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Old 12-31-2017, 09:24 AM   #76
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Here's a good illustration of the Sussex and the plane.
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Old 12-31-2017, 09:43 AM   #77
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Thank you, sir!

Some more info has emerged:

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Her Task Force was attacked by 2 "Val" suicides (Mitsubishi type 99 dive-bombers): one was shot down by escort carrier Ameer and the second by Sussex.
However, this latter one bounced on the surface of the sea and impacted the cruiser's hull above the waterline, causing a 2 metre dent.
Later in the same day Sussex downed another aircraft.
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There is no mention of an explosion so effective anti-aircraft fire and a large slice of good luck seem to have saved the day.
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Old 12-31-2017, 10:22 AM   #78
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Nothing like a fat slice of luck.

With sprinkles.
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Old 12-31-2017, 11:04 AM   #79
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Ahh, good find, that explains a lot.
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Old 01-18-2018, 09:35 PM   #80
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Neighborhood bully and his gang...
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Old 01-22-2018, 01:41 PM   #81
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Dat be da old and busted...
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Old 01-22-2018, 01:44 PM   #82
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Dis be da new hotness:

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You see this coming atcha, you're gonna have a bad time.

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Old 01-23-2018, 01:38 AM   #83
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When the Wasp & Co hove into view, Tojo shook.
When the those new kids come around Kim Fatty the Third, ain't scairt.
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Old 01-23-2018, 02:30 AM   #84
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Only 'cuz he's bug nuts.
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Old 01-23-2018, 10:13 AM   #85
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Well yeah, but that doesn't help. People with delusions of invincibility are the most dangerous.
If Kim Fatty the Third or Tiny Hands starts shit, and are squashed like a bug 35 seconds later, that doesn't necessarily stop the shit he started. Think of the military like a huge boulder on the side of a hill with one little chock to keep it there. Some asshole pulls that chock and stopping that boulder once it's in motion is a Herculean task.
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When the Wasp & Co hove into view, Tojo shook.
Tojo wasn't the Emperor.
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Old 01-23-2018, 11:58 AM   #87
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Think of the military like a huge boulder on the side of a hill with one little chock to keep it there. Some asshole pulls that chock and stopping that boulder once it's in motion is a Herculean task.
Awesome metaphor dude.
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Old 01-23-2018, 05:02 PM   #88
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When the those new kids come around Kim Fatty the Third, ain't scairt.
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Only 'cuz he's bug nuts.
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Well yeah, but that doesn't help. People with delusions of invincibility are the most dangerous.
You're disagreeing with someone agreeing with you.

I'm just saying the only reason he "ain't scairt" is "'cuz he's bug nuts". Any sane person would be scairt.
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Old 01-23-2018, 08:43 PM   #89
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Tojo wasn't the Emperor.
Who said he was?

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You're disagreeing with someone agreeing with you.

I'm just saying the only reason he "ain't scairt" is "'cuz he's bug nuts". Any sane person would be scairt.
I'm not disagreeing, I'm reiterating that makes him worse.
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Who said he was?
He can crap his pants all he wants; the Emperor thinks things are great.

Similar to Kim. I expect his generals know that a war would be a disaster for them, but who's going to tell him?
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