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Fleet Tactics Author Wayne Hughes, Who Influenced Generations of Naval Officers, Dies at Age 89 (Seapower) RIP.

They are people for everything, this guy makes impressive model torpedoes : http://www.pt-boat.com/torpedo/torpedo.html

Why oh why can't the sheeple in Canuckistan understand this? District of Columbia et al v. Heller

Join the fun at the "Harpoon Wargames" group on Facebook (I just whipped it up tonight, pretty basic). http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37152062266 Facebook is kinda freaky, people coming out of the woodwork and such.

The story starts in an alternate universe with the battlecruiser Amagi fighting the ABDA elements in Java Sea, and later all is more complicated ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyermen

Just "Modern Chinese Maritime Forces" on the interview, on the desk, screen right side!

From Army Times Google Earth teams banned from military bases By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press Posted : Friday Mar 7, 2008 13:24:40 EST WASHINGTON — Citing security risks, the Pentagon banned Google teams from making detailed street-level video maps of U.S. military bases after images of a Texas base ended up on the popular Internet site. A message sent to all Defense Department bases and installations around the country late last week told officials not to allow the mapping Web site to take panoramic views inside the facilities. Google said taking such pictures is against its policy and that the incident was a mistake. Air Force Gen. Gene Renu…

Now that the US has elected Obama, I think it is time to remind everyone that the annual vote for Pooner and Lifetime Pooner is approaching. Voting will begin December 1st. There may be some trinket awards this year for the winner, any ideas are welcome. A USNI tie or cufflinks cross my mind as potentials... For more details and to view the past winners, visit http://www.harpoonpages.com/poonervote/pooner-Intro.php

Is there an easy way to do this?

Well, I've taken the plunge (or the crash dive, as it were) and picked up a copy of Silent Hunter IV. Just completed my first "Submarine School" mission. Now to convince my fellow submariners to also buy the sim.

Merry Christmas one and all. May your every Harpoon related gift request be fulfilled!

What do you think is going on in this photo?

Time for me to rant a little more about gun control. The VT shootings are more tragic madness, I'm afraid, which will undoubtedly be exploited in ridiculous, despicable fashion by the gun haters. They'll have much less success in the United States, I'm sure, which by most measures is far more advanced in its gun laws than the rest of us poor sods, but it will be milked to the hilt by the liberals up here in Canuckistan. To summarize how I feel, if it wasn't obvious to you already, is what I think constitutes a properly worded online poll question: "If a mass killer was executing you and your friends one-by-one, would you prefer to have a properly-trained and licensed,…

... starring a "Shattered Armada" scenario (Enrique Mas Ayala, an interesting and sad Spanish Civil War story). http://www.wargamevault.com/product/145352/Shattered-Armada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_submarine_C-3 Crew list: http://www.mundosubmarino.es/OP/pecios/sub_c3.html

Too funny not to share ... http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-20-stupide...-vehicles-ever/

"Wings level...cleared Hot!"

I'll be watching. This series, going toward midnight each night, has been putting a cramp on my Harpooning. Go Mets!

Just wanted to say hello as I am new here (is this the right place to do so?). I do not actively play harpoon myself (I am a land war gamer) but follow all things military rather casually, and naval warfare is one of them. As I cannot contribute a lot in this field I will mostly be lurking in the General Quarters sections. Rattler

Battle Along the Tziepov Major John F. Schmitt, USMCR – Marine Corps Gazette – April 1999. Adapted for TacOps v4. Original Scenario: here. My version of the map will be posted here. If you cannot read it due to size limitations and would like to see the map graphic shoot me an email. Notes: USMC Tanks – M60A1; Host Nation Tanks – Leopard 1A5; Host Nation APC – M113; USMC Arty – Arty Bn 10 ICM/27 HE/3 Smoke; USMC Air 10% chance. Opfor Tanks – T-72BMS+ATGM AT-11; Opfor APC – BTR-70; Opfor SAM – SA-7B; Unaided visibility 3500m, thermal 4,000. Arty and vehicular smoke defeats thermals General Plans: Blue – per the actual scenario, Alpha LAR movement to co…

A neat interactive map showing US military presence worldwide since 1950 to present ... http://www.motherjones.com/military-maps/