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Maybe here too, depending on what our idiots in Congress do.

No. Especially when there is snow and ice on the roads and the inbreds don't how to drive their cars or SUV's in such weather. And it was Christmas so staying home really wasn't an option.

I don't find him remotely funny, but enough people, including other actors, find him funny enough to the point that his movies make money and major stars are willing to work with him.

A remarkable actor and human being.

Sorry, I don't find that remotely fair to France, they lost 4.3 % of their entire population during WWI, twice as much as Great Britain. The United States lost 0.1 %. We were and are fortunate to have two large oceans between us and our enemies, preventing us from dealing with the horrors of what our European allies went through. As for WWII the real failure was in their civilian and military leadership and being just as unprepared as every other Allied country. I've come across references to French soldiers fighting the Germans and not retreating, knowing they would lose, to cover the evacuation from Dunkirk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties

Sigh. I know what author and series this came from.

Too bad cruel & unusual punishment is illegal

Shorten the firing pin

Even without aircraft and overwhelming numbers, the Yamato would have had her hands full. American radar directed fire control was so good that the Iowa class could reasonably expect to start scoring hits at almost the maximum range of the 16" 50 caliber main guns. At 40,000+ yards the AP shells would have gone through the Yamato's deck armor (8" to 9") without a problem. http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.php Yamato's 18" 45 caliber guns did not quite have the penetration of the 16" 50 caliber main gun, although they would have penetrated the deck armor of any American battleship at the same range. What Yamato did not have was a fire control system anywhere near as good as American fire control. Somethng else to consider is that an Iowa class could match Yamato's top speed at 50% of engine power, so the American commander could dictate the range of the engagement at will.

Depends on the source. The US Navy's pre-war doctrine was based around the battleship, with the aircraft carrier for scouting and support. Pearl Harbor changed that, with most of the Pacific battleship fleet damaged, lacking enough oilers to re-fuel the battleships and keeping the undamaged battleships close to the West Coast against a possible invasion.* It fell to the aircraft carriers to take the fight to the Japanese while the old battleships were re-built and the new battleships entered service. Before Pearl Harbor, the battleship faction thought their ships and a major surface action would be the deciding factor. The aviation faction thought they were the future, but the the battleship faction had more influence. *There was no chance of an invasion, but we didn't know that at the time. As far as I can tell, no Western country took Japan and it's military seriously before WWII.

Probably less about speed and more about driving it long/far enough to get all the moving parts up to the correct temperature. I found only driving my car around town for a few miles a couple of times a week running errands led to me getting O2 sensor errors. I started driving 30 minutes each way on the highway to shoot skeet and the errors went away.

I would get into so much trouble!

I usually hit Walmart maybe once a month or when I need to get things that are significantly cheaper at Walmart (laundry/dishwasher detergents and Fresh Pet for the dog). I usually go about 3 pm, right after work. Most of the retirees are done running errands and most of the kids are still in school. Mine is clean, the meats, fruit and vegetable are at least as fresh and cheaper than Stop & Shop. On there rare times I ask for help, the employees try to help, even if they aren't always successful. They also employee people who wouldn't get hired by most other retail stores due to issues that don't quite qualify them for government assistance.

Good Movie https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/the-last-great-cavalry-charge-of-ww1-the-jodhpur-lancers.html Major General Pratap Singh

Flying the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc

Yes, but it is HEAVILY regulated. Off the top of my head only Dillon Aerospace does it and that's because they use it to test the mini-guns they make. for the US Government. I do not include people firing full auto guns out of the side of a helicopter for wild pig pest removal reasons.

Oops, missed that part Ok, I was doing it from memory and what I recall reading was that Japan's atomic program was never that serious and made minimal progress.

Maine has it's own state match. The Maine Marshals have been kind enough to step up and host the Tri-State due recent, unfavorable changes to MA gun laws and people from out of state.

Even if we had lost the naval battle at Midway, we still would have won the war in the end. I've read that some people don't think the Japanese would have been able to successfully land troops and conquer the 2 islands that made up Midway. Japan could not match our industrial output and the various new classes of US warships would start arriving in the Pacific about a year after Midway, if not sooner since the US would have tried to rush those ships into service even sooner after the loss of Midway. Japan lacked the logistical assets to keep Midway supplied, something that Japan had problems with during any major campaigns. Japan never had a serious atomic weapon program and lacked the ability to deliver an atomic bomb to a target in the Hawaiian Islands or CONUS. The details and dates might have changed some, but a Japanese victory at Midway would not have changed the outcome of the war, unless the politicians lost their nerve. FDR was many things, not all good, but he (and Truman) were not the type to lose their nerve.

Typical Rick Estrin songwriting, funny songs with a bit too much truth and backed by a great band.