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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 13:29
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..."Because the Lady loves Milk Tray"...
 
Old 2nd Jan 2018, 14:58
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Well, we tried the 37mm anti-tank gun, but too much recoil slowed the kite down
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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 15:01
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"Air Launched Tomahawk Cruise Missile" was specified - unfortunately the manufacturer had abbreviated it to "Tom Cruise Missile.
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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 18:30
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Self loading pilot with self loading pistol
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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 18:32
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Taking a tip from Yug Fat Win, the Donald went one step further
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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 21:48
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A still from the low-budget modern remake of "Dr Strangelove - Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb".
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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 22:28
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"Eyes" on Target took on a whole new meaning with the advent of "Not So Smart" bombing tactics.
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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 22:45
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The Gunner's hairdo still looked good, thanks to Donald Trump's "Lack'o'Hair Lacquer".
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Old 3rd Jan 2018, 01:04
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"And this is the MK 2 version, the MK1 version equipped with a flare gun and dropped as IR countermeasures failed to draw many volunteers."
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Old 3rd Jan 2018, 07:03
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Or...

This, of course, is the MKII. The MKI was inadvertently dropped during a 4G pull up over the target...
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Unfortunately there were no two seaters left on the ramp to hijack.
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Old 3rd Jan 2018, 09:37
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When they upgraded bitching Bettie to bitching Bertie, room had to be found the mount the larger item, this, due to its location, needed to be fitted with an SLP to alert the pilot that he had something to say.
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Old 3rd Jan 2018, 11:41
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You know, if you give me a jerry can, I can extend our range as well.
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Old 3rd Jan 2018, 11:49
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The armourers were insistant that it was one of those new fangled 'smart weapons' because he had an IQ in double figures.......
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Old 3rd Jan 2018, 20:56
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"Browning"

"You mean the pistol?"

"No - the seat of his pants!"
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Old 4th Jan 2018, 09:00
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Nobody had hijacked a single seat aircraft before, but Carlos had an idea...
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Old 4th Jan 2018, 11:29
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And it comes with built in sytems redundancy.
How so?
When its arm gets tired, it can hold the pistol in its other hand.
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Old 4th Jan 2018, 11:33
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We've noticed during the trials that high levels of UV can occasionally affect the accuracy.
How so?
Sometimes its sunglasses blow off.
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Old 4th Jan 2018, 15:44
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Old 4th Jan 2018, 19:43
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Originally Posted by CAEBr
The armourers were insistant that it was one of those new fangled 'smart weapons' because he had an IQ in double figures.......
.....which rules out the Marines then.
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