Here is an interesting bit of historical trivia. The US 8th Air Force actually had bases in the Ukraine for a short time. From June to September 1944, the 8th Air Force started a shuttle run of bombers that would take off from England and Italy, bomb targets in Germany then fly on to 3 bases in the Ukraine, Piryatin, Mirgorod and Poltava. The reasoning was mainly to show solidarity with the Russians and to hit Germany from an unexpected quarter.
The mission was called “Operation Frantic”. I don’t think it was much of a success. One reason is that the Luftwaffe bomber arm was still fairly strong in the East. Some Luftwaffe planes saw the American bombers heading into Russia. Then when a shot up P-51 crashed in Poland, it had documents on the Russian bases. Luftwaffe command was notified and they send Fliegerkorps IV, nearly 350 He 111s, to pound those bases while the B-17s were lined up in neat rows due to lack of space. It was the 8th Air Force’s costliest single operation of the war.
I didn’t even know about this until I read it in World War II magazine.
This isn't really a "rule" but…
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O.k. if you’re the Americans (or if your from another country) , but just a little strange for any other countries :-? :D .
Why is that? When we play A&A, we like to really get in the mood. The only problem is that I my Russian accent tends to blend in with my German accent. I gotta get a multi-lingual dictionary! :D
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Like the idea! I like putting on some old metal like Slayer….
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That’s not exactly the point, but we have a lot of other music that we play as well.
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I understood you put on music to match the Nation –-
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great idea!!
(hmmm… wonder where the nearest psychiatric ward is) :lol:UK: God Save the Queen/King or Rule Britainnia
do you play them (ie: piano guitar etc) or do you play a cd, mp3, tape, etc?
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geez mat… he’s at camp Virginia… great Instrument eating weather :lol: …
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A: These are played from an mp3 file, and
B: I haven’t had a chance to play A&A out here. :)
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:D Sounds great fun, whats the Drinking A&A Variant?
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Check out this link for more information:
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Lol sounds great!
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@Grigoriy:
B: I haven’t had a chance to play A&A out here. :)
ahhh, but wouldn’t that be fun!!! :wink: 8)
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@Guerrilla:
@Grigoriy:
B: I haven’t had a chance to play A&A out here. :)
ahhh, but wouldn’t that be fun!!! :wink: 8)
It would be, but our military website blocker prevents us from finding websites under the category mp3, so I couldn’t get the songs. Besides, I’ve been having trouble finding enough players for a game (and the game).
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@Grigoriy:
@Guerrilla:
@Grigoriy:
B: I haven’t had a chance to play A&A out here. :)
ahhh, but wouldn’t that be fun!!! :wink: 8)
It would be, but our military website blocker prevents us from finding websites under the category mp3, so I couldn’t get the songs. Besides, I’ve been having trouble finding enough players for a game (and the game).
the shipment bag that you payed $65.87 for s/h…. and they tossed it overboard?? :wink: :roll: 8)
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@Guerrilla:
the shipment bag that you payed $65.87 for s/h…. and they tossed it overboard?? :wink: :roll: 8)
No, I just don’t have one. :(
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@Grigoriy:
@Guerrilla:
the shipment bag that you payed $65.87 for s/h…. and they tossed it overboard?? :wink: :roll: 8)
No, I just don’t have one. :(
ouch…
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We used to play the theme song from ‘Das Boot’ when the germany navy attacked and Star War Death March when japan had a go…
i think the respect in our quad when down after the rumors spred too much… :evil:
but it was so much fun :D
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DAS BOOT IS A KICK @SS MOVIE!
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Here is a link to some good German WWII Wav files… maybe you can contact this guy and get some of them in MP3 format.
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