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    By the way, the Virginia War Museum in Newport...

    By the way, the Virginia War Museum in Newport News has an M1917 on display in their entrance way.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2024/03/VAWarMuseum_vwmlobby-1.jpg

    Bob
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    The turret looks wrong for it to be a Renault. ...

    The turret looks wrong for it to be a Renault. Here's a Renault:
    https://www.milsurps.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=135342&cid=1&stc=1
    There's always a little confusion about these because the...
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    An M1917 "Six-ton Special Tractor" in the last...

    An M1917 "Six-ton Special Tractor" in the last photo.

    Bob
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    We've got Mossie #1 living down the road here in...

    We've got Mossie #1 living down the road here in Virginia.

    Bob
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    Interesting, How do they sound? Bob

    Interesting, How do they sound?

    Bob
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    I'm fascinated by the integrated unit. Bob

    I'm fascinated by the integrated unit.

    Bob
  7. Looks like Hotel zum Türken but the perspective...

    Looks like Hotel zum Türken but the perspective is complicating things.

    Bob
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    Yep. I've got a well-loved vintage Corgi Morris...

    Yep. I've got a well-loved vintage Corgi Morris 850 Mini like the one below that is significant because my family owned a couple of those in the '60s and early '70s.
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    The proud UK Marshall guitar amplifiers were...

    The proud UK Marshall guitar amplifiers were originally made in Milton Keynes. Some of them now made in Vietnam. I am actually looking at one of these Vietnam-built models:

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  10. Well, this one went to politics in the expected...

    Well, this one went to politics in the expected time. Closed.

    Bob
  11. AT&T said it was a procedural error in...

    AT&T said it was a procedural error in implementing a growth in the system.

    Bob
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    Welcome back! I'm glad you are back out in the...

    Welcome back! I'm glad you are back out in the general population!

    Bob
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    Get well soon! We appreciate all your hard work...

    Get well soon! We appreciate all your hard work on the POD. By the way, I just got out of the hospital myself. The laptop was the only thing that kept me sane.

    Bob
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    My father and I both shot sharpshooter and we...

    My father and I both shot sharpshooter and we both had glasses when we did. I would have done better if my glasses hadn't been broken.

    Bob
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    They were slow to rise to the greeting but it...

    They were slow to rise to the greeting but it eventually happened!

    Bob
  16. I grew up with an Armalite survival rifle in the...

    I grew up with an Armalite survival rifle in the house. It was fun but not particularly accurate and there was that feed problem.

    Bob
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    Yeah, my CMP rifle was pretty loose. Do remember...

    Yeah, my CMP rifle was pretty loose. Do remember that bedded stocks aren't legal for JC Garand matches, last I checked.

    Bob
  18. Thread: Who Me!

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    Away from home and my wife says his nibs is...

    Away from home and my wife says his nibs is totally discombobulated by my absence.

    Bob
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    MY father had one as his main backpack the whole...

    MY father had one as his main backpack the whole time I was growing up. Of course, military surplus wares were everywhere back then.

    Bob
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    Happy Birthday!!! Bob

    Happy Birthday!!!

    Bob
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKr9eja-1cw Bob

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKr9eja-1cw

    Bob
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    By the way, here is why she is called "Wisky." ...

    By the way, here is why she is called "Wisky."

    https://www.milsurps.com/

    On May 6th, 1956 in heavy fog she collide with DD-510 Eaton and suffered bow damage. She was sent to Norfolk Naval...
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    I'm sorry, I was quoting the figures for the...

    I'm sorry, I was quoting the figures for the transverse bulkheads at the for and aft ends of the citadel lower, which were in fact 8" thick. The upper citadel transverse bulkheads were 4"-5.71"...
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    It must weight several hundred pounds! WWII...

    It must weight several hundred pounds!

    WWII history ~ I am fairly sure I read in my book "Pursuit" that the Rodney scored a direct hit on Bismarck's Citadel with one of her 16" A.P.C projectiles...
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    The citadel armor is seventeen inches thick. ...

    The citadel armor is seventeen inches thick.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2024/01/imagesqtbnANd9GcRlNladIQEHPeV00e2Gum6erl-1.jpg

    Bob
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