http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/ A forum for military service members to kick back and banter. en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:43:43 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/images/misc/rss.png http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/ http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/field-mess/64081-my-new-toy.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:17:13 GMT Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wish :wors:

World's most expensive motorhome: The gold-covered £2m mega-caravan with its own roof terrace - Yahoo! Cars ]]> The Field Mess tankie http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/field-mess/64081-my-new-toy.html http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/field-mess/64040-hand-held-claymores-davy-crockett-moon.html Wed, 29 May 2013 13:19:32 GMT Here is a previously classified document of such epicness, I had to share. Ever wonder what the range of the Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifle would be on the moon? How about a hand-held claymore mine on a stick? Did you know you could easily survive standing next to a 2 lb high explosive... Here is a previously classified document of such epicness, I had to share.

Ever wonder what the range of the Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifle would be on the moon? How about a hand-held claymore mine on a stick? Did you know you could easily survive standing next to a 2 lb high explosive charge on the moon at a distance of only 6 to 8 feet or so, because the blast does not propagate? And do small arms really work on the moon? How about nukes? The answers are surprising.

Project Horizon (9.6 MB PDF file) - The year is 1959. A group of scientists and ordnance people were tasked to determine the best way to defend an American lunar outpost from those pesky Soviets... believe it or not. The resulting document is fascinating.

And the illustrations = right out of flash gordon! :biggrin: ]]> The Field Mess Chogy http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/field-mess/64040-hand-held-claymores-davy-crockett-moon.html http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/field-mess/64032-us-memorial-day.html Mon, 27 May 2013 07:42:58 GMT My deepest respects to all US military personnel who have served their nation honorably, and especially to those who perished while doing so. With far more eloquence than I can muster, these 24 notes express it beautifully. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WChTqYlDjtI My deepest respects to all US military personnel who have served their nation honorably, and especially to those who perished while doing so.

With far more eloquence than I can muster, these 24 notes express it beautifully.

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