The excitement of P3 and the mystery of....

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british_eh

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[FONT=&quot]As we all seem to have a sense of excitement about the release of P3, and have no doubt it will pique all our expectations, there still remains the subtle nuances of trivia and mystery. To look at what fascinates us, and provides that little extra spirit of pursuit that captures our imagination; will Between Heaven and Hell, Over Flanders Fields provide a little more?[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]It is mid morning, having just left the 209th Squadron with our Sopwith Camels, on patrol near the Somme River. As we make our way, we are suddenly witness to a Jasta DR1 diving on Lieutenant W. May. As he dives , Captain R. Brown is able to briefly intercede, but is forced to break off, to prevent a crash into the ground. The DR1 pursues his quarry, but becomes an inviting target to the Royal Australian Artillery, who have commandeered this part of the Somme. The Australian 24th Machine Gun Company is in a good position to find the DR1 a reasonable target. The bright red triplane is no longer in pursuit of the Camel but glides on, making a landing of sorts in a field on a hill near the Bray-Corbie road, just north of the village of Vaux – sur – Somme. The aircraft is not badly damaged from gunfire, and the pilot seems to have sustained only several wounds, alas, one is critical.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]As we know ground fire is something of a concern to the pilots, Mick Mannock being downed from such, and as we know, Between Heaven and Hell, Over Flanders Fields has not only ground fire, but soldiers enabled to do such; will we see the mystery of the Red Baron brought to a triumphant close?[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Just wondering?[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Cheers,[/FONT]
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This whole ground fire theme gets more and more complex as the fighting went on. Used to stay above 1500 feet, that kept you safe from ground fire, as that type of weapon couldn't elevate enough to target you, afterall it was 1916, same weapon was in use protecting the airfields, but with a different mount which allowed elevation, so there you need 2000 feet of altitude

But a squad of men with their bolt-action rifles have no trajectory limitations, while their low rate of fire means they only get 2 shots at you.
But 100 Rifles could ruin your day :costumes:
 
Hope you read this post PD (posted by a Canadian too) - once again an Aussie is responsible for downing the Red Baron :wavey:
 
Well, according to a documentary I saw on TV a while ago they "proved" that the Red Baron was blown off course by the wind and fell prey to an Australian machine gun position.

But then we shouldn't always believe what we see on television.

Personally, I'm more inclined to believe the Snoopy theory.
 
I think it was May's excellent luring of MvR into position that deserves the credit.
 
Oh yeah would that be anything like London Bridge we sold you guys a while back ;)
 
One week Later ...

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Oh fun... a guessing game!!! .... ah.... let's see...

Pic #1 is a large Head of Lettuce that has a road-flare shining through it.
Pic #2 is my buddy Ralph wearing an Alien suit to our local 'Advanced Rivet and Welding Class' Graduation. As you can see it was a real hummer of a party and he can barely stand up. Good 'ole Ralphie!!
Pic #3 is a scene from the 60's show 'F-Troop', where they were testing a new style 'peace-pipe' with the local natives and won a trophy from a Cereal box.

Am I close? I hope so! What do I win? A copy of Phase3... ah... jeeze, I have it already. Oh well... ;)

OvS
 
My theory is that he had a premonition that some guys would be making a simulation of WWI aerial combat and if he survived the war, then in the game he would shoot everyone down and noone would enjoy the game so he purposely flew straight at the Aussie AA battery at the same time allowing May to tail him. He died so that we would survive on BHAH.

Or. that trickster Schaefer put those 7.62mm shells in the pocket of his flight jacket and when he put his hand warmer in the pocket, the shells went off inflicting the controversial wounds. So neither the Aussies or May shot him down.

Then again, there was the myopic Frenchman on the grassy knoll.....:costumes:
 
Chuck Norris pointed at him and yelled "Bang!" He didn't need to yell, though. That was only for effect.
 
I reckon he looked down to check his privates were still in tact then Brown shot him and the bullet of course looks like it came from below. QED. This is fun :)
 
Please, Please, let not forget Plaxico Burress, the star wide reciever for the New York Giants. He accidently shot himself, in the thigh, at 2am in a Bar, in New York City, with an unregistered handgun.

Sooo stupid, strange things do indeed happen. He's been suspended for the remainder of the season, plus the playoffs, and the Superbowl, Lord Willing. It'll be interesting to see if Big Bucks Athletes, get special treatment.

Because in New York City, there's a MANDITORY 1 year behind Bars for having an unregistered handgun.

It's the only way they can keep a lid on that powderkeg of a town. :medals:
 
Special Treatment fo celebs

Some years ago when he was dating J-Lo, Puff Daddy (as he was then known) was caught with an unregistered concealed handgun coming out of a nightclub in NYC. I don't remember what eventually came of it all, but I am near positive that he never served any time.

...now that I think of it... Perhaps MvR was shot down by Tupac... you know, the whole East vs West feud..? :tgun2::sniper:... maybe THAT'S what started it all!:costumes:
 
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