OFF: UK Charts

[Carl Edlund Anderson]

On ons 5 aug 1998 10.06 -0700 "BREVARD, Adrian R." <abrevard at SHL.COM> wrote:

> But would you want to be a driver or gunner in a tank?

     Gods, no!  I might get shot at!

     I'm a historian, and as such have an excellent understanding
that wars are _dangerous_.  I prefer armchair-generalship as both
cheaper and safer :)

> Air battles are more glamorous and modern day warfare says you must rule
> the skies to win a war.

     Bah!  Glamourous.  Bunch of sissies :)  When it comes to
aircraft I like the big, slow sluggers like the P-47 (and its
spiritual descendant, the A-10).  Or tactical bombers like the
B-24.  Or even logistical workhorses like the C-47.  Snazzy
modern interceptors like the F-16 and -15 put me to sleep :)

     F4Fs and F6Fs were pretty cool, and even the Corsair was
OK.  But I was never as into the Pacific Theatre.

> Besides the Air Force is the only
> branch of American forces where you can sleep in a bed during conflicts.

     Well, besides the Navy ... ;)

Cheers,
Carl

--
Carl Edlund Anderson
Dept. of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic
St. John's College, University of Cambridge
mailto:cea20 at cus.cam.ac.uk
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~carl/