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Kevin Brooks wrote:
"Guy Alcala" wrote in message snip Kevin, it wasn't a problem, and the logic chain and acronynm use was fine. Lots of acronyms was just part of what made KP's posts so special. Here's a tutorial I once wrote, explaining how to read Kurt's posts: LOL! Nice job. When are you going to come up with the complimentary "How to Explain Simple Concepts to Henry Cobb"? I haven't the energy to waste on that. To put the concept as simply as possible,"Yew cain't teach someone what don't want to larn." Guy |
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Kevin Brooks
Not in this argument it is not. The poster was claiming that we should be able to forego attack helo operations in favor of systems like Strix for the deep attack role--and Strix is NOT a deep attack asset, by any definition. Oh no I didn't g, and, besides, I was explicitely speculating... While I agree that Strix certainly isn't a deep strike AT asset like AH's, I'd think that it can do some of the AT job of AH's in CAS. A small country not being able to afford everything, may have to do difficult choises between dissimilar systems. My speculation was that if Strix is seen to improve the AT capability of the Royal Army significantly, it may be one reason why they haven't gotten (expensive) attack helos. Besides, putting Strix and AH's in the same category is rather modest compared to that some Finnish top brass - quite seriously - drew a parallel between anti-personnel mines and AH's a few years ago. (The logic being that if the AP mines have to be abandonded due to international agreements, AT minefields will be too easy to clear, and thus AH's are necessary to maintain the AT capability). |
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"Guy Alcala" wrote in message . .. Kevin Brooks wrote: "Ron" wrote in message ... Be careful Kevin, dont want to have to call you Kurt Plummer OK, I give...what/who is a Kurt Plummer? It's late here, and I am scratching my head... Brooks Its kind of a joke now that he does not seem to post here anymore, but his postings seemed to be composed almost entirely of acronyms. Those who have been here for a while will know who i am talking about. Your post wasnt near as bad as his, I just saw an lot of acronyms and thought of him. Gee, thanks Ron, you really know how to stroke a guy's ego... :-) Messeur Plummer apparently abdicated about the time I started participating in the group (nad no, damnit, that should *not* infer that I am him, or he is me...). I *usually* try to include the full nomenclature for any acronyms that might be unintelligible to the general, but militarily knowledgable, reader. I think most folks here know what GMLRS and ATACMS are. That said, I reread that passage after I wrote it--it was not the acronyms that bothered me so much as the rather tortuous logic chain I was trying to contstruct. Not one of my better efforts, I'd agree. Mea culpa. Kevin, it wasn't a problem, and the logic chain and acronynm use was fine. Lots of acronyms was just part of what made KP's posts so special. Here's a tutorial I once wrote, explaining how to read Kurt's posts: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...41.8414A898%40 postoffice.pacbell.net&prev=/groups%3Fsafe%3Dimages%26ie%3DISO-8859-1%26as_u group%3Drec.aviation.military%26as_usubject%3DPlum mer-English%2520dictionary %26as_drrb%3Db%26as_mind%3D12%26as_minm%3D5%26as_m iny%3D2001%26as_maxd%3D29% 26as_maxm%3D2%26as_maxy%3D2004%26lr%3D%26num%3D100 %26hl%3Den Guy I think you could also be the winner of the longest URL ever posted award. It's certainly the longest I've ever seen. But unlike most of the others, clicking on it did work. Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Joe Osman wrote:
snip I think you could also be the winner of the longest URL ever posted award. It's certainly the longest I've ever seen. But unlike most of the others, clicking on it did work. Ye gods! I had no idea it went on like that. Guy |
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In article , Guy Alcala
writes Kevin Brooks wrote: "Ron" wrote in message ... Be careful Kevin, dont want to have to call you Kurt Plummer OK, I give...what/who is a Kurt Plummer? It's late here, and I am scratching my head... Brooks Its kind of a joke now that he does not seem to post here anymore, but his postings seemed to be composed almost entirely of acronyms. Those who have been here for a while will know who i am talking about. Your post wasnt near as bad as his, I just saw an lot of acronyms and thought of him. Gee, thanks Ron, you really know how to stroke a guy's ego... :-) Messeur Plummer apparently abdicated about the time I started participating in the group (nad no, damnit, that should *not* infer that I am him, or he is me...). I *usually* try to include the full nomenclature for any acronyms that might be unintelligible to the general, but militarily knowledgable, reader. I think most folks here know what GMLRS and ATACMS are. That said, I reread that passage after I wrote it--it was not the acronyms that bothered me so much as the rather tortuous logic chain I was trying to contstruct. Not one of my better efforts, I'd agree. Mea culpa. Kevin, it wasn't a problem, and the logic chain and acronynm use was fine. Lots of acronyms was just part of what made KP's posts so special. Here's a tutorial I once wrote, explaining how to read Kurt's posts: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...414A898%40post office.pacbell.net&prev=/groups%3Fsafe%3Dimages%26ie%3DISO-8859-1%26as_ugroup%3D rec.aviation.military%26as_usubject%3DPlummer-English%2520dictionary%26as_drrb%3 Db%26as_mind%3D12%26as_minm%3D5%26as_miny%3D2001% 26as_maxd%3D29%26as_maxm%3D2%26 as_maxy%3D2004%26lr%3D%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den Guy When I first encountered KP, I thought the reason I couldn't understand him was my own ignorance. My eventual conclusion for 99% of what he posted was BS/WTF. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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