lol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Puppy1
> Hi Jim, > I didn't know your dad was into World War I biplanes. I use to do some > model planes myself when I still had some site. I even built a couple of > gas powered model planes you could fly on a kite string. I use to spend > several ours out in the back yard near the corn field behind my house > flying my gas powered model planes around. > Anyway, as for the name of the game, Puppy1, that was pretty obvious to > me since I am somewhat of a Historian. Though, one biplane tactic I > really, really, really wish Puppy1 one had was the tail gunner. That > would give the enemy fighters a real surprise when they tried to loop > around on your 6. However, the game is correct in that most biplanes > didn't have tail guns and used fixed machine guns in the front that had > to be lined up on the enemy to score some kind of hit. > The funny thing is that many of the early World War I biplanes had huge > problems between the timing of the machine gun fire and the engine prop. > it was not uncommon to be firing a stream of machine gun bullets at an > enemy fighter out there and shoot your own prop off. As a result you > would loose your engine prop and be kissing the ground a minute later. > Zoom! Splat! > Oh, shoot! What did I do? Houston I think we have a problem. No, you are > just going to hit the ground in, oh, 30 seconds. See you on the > otherside. be seeing you, friend. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________ NOD32 3228 (20080630) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
