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  1. Improve your Country's Military

    Yeah, I have nothing against Lockheed, the C-130 is a remarkable plane but I think the JSF is trying to be a "jack of all trades" but in reality, like most of the time, "master of none." Agreed though, I would not be surprised if there is some greasing of palms here, Eisenhower did have a point...

  2. Improve your Country's Military

    United States: Air Force: I am a fan of the F-5/F-20 planes. Instead of going whole hog for the F-22, I'd go with F-15SE's instead. I'd keep the current F-15's and F-16's. I'd dump the B2 bomber, too expensive to run. I'd keep the current B-52's and B-1's, maybe add more B-1's, perhaps...

  3. Improve your Country's Military

    Agreed, for some reason the F-35 JSF screams "junk" to me.

  4. Slavery in the CSA

    I'd say 1900's, that was my vote, although no later than 1920. Around 1900, you had the internal combustion engine coming into use as well as the electric motor. Although they say the cotton gin helped slavery remain as it was, I think with those two new technologies, it would have had the...

  5. Eyes Turned Skywards

    My condolences on the loss of your uncle. I know my uncle worked on the development of the Titan 1a and 2 at Martin Marietta before he joined NASA. I've heard how horrible those chemicals were and when I saw videos of the failed launch of Gemini 6A, I saw clouds of the stuff billowing out...

  6. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    I never admited this in public before, but I'm the same way with Matchbox cars. ;) :D

  7. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    I've heard callers from there on our talkshows, so yeah, KDKA does get out far. KDKA's tower and transmitter is in Allison Park, PA, it would be possible the nukes could have got it. Back in the 1930's, the original tower was in Saxonburg, PA, if it was still there, it most likely could have...

  8. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    @Chipperback - Thanks, just wanted to know the status in case if I write viginette. IIRC, We still had Governor Thornburg then, Casey won in 1986. I wonder if Beaver Valley 1 and 2 made it?

  9. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    Keep up the good work, Chip! BTW, this might have been posted but what is the status of Pittsburgh and the surrounding area?

  10. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    KDKA here in Pittsburgh makes much the same claims although IIRC, I think Pittsburgh got it here. I know KDKA's transmitter is just north of the city in Allison Park, PA. It was (we got a new antenna in 1994) 718 feet tall, built in 1937, maybe it could have survived, I don't know. The only...

  11. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    I'm an amateur radio operator. It could also be atmospheric too although I'd rather have more dependable communications like HF for example. I did pick up an Air Force plane over Nebraska here in Pittsburgh in the 372 Mc range as well as Looking Glass from time to time on my police scanners...

  12. So Harry Turtledove is a nice guy

    Same here, HT is the one that got me into reading alternate history.

  13. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    You also have ARES, Amateur Radio Emergency Service, and RACES, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service active as well. BTW, the Civil Air patrol also works closely with amateur radio as well.

  14. Most wasteful weapons project after 1900

    Agreed. I think the M-16 series is good enough although looking back, it would have been better to have a more powerful round much like the 6.8 Remington SPC or even the .243 Winchester, 270/280 Remington or even the .280 British.

  15. Most wasteful weapons project after 1900

    Yeah, my idea is not only to cut costs but potential targets that could create more fallout that could spread across the U.S. I'd also like to cut down down on the fallout that would contaminate the land we need to grow crops on. Cities and military targets are bad enough and do create nasty...

  16. Most wasteful weapons project after 1900

    Oops. Brain fart there, I stand corrected.

  17. Most wasteful weapons project after 1900

    You made my points exactly. Plus when you create a "whack a mole" situation, you make more targets. No matter what, if there is a war, we will get creamed with nukes and fallout but it would be a lot worse with you target every square mile. At least with less land bases, you will reduce...

  18. Most wasteful weapons project after 1900

    OK, here goes: Gold: B-2 bomber for the reasons I typed. Silver: MX Missile, dittoes Bronze: The XM-29 rifle. Any basic infantry weapon that needs batteries to work and/or fully function is a no-no. IIRC, the .223/5.56mm NATO still works without batteries but I don't think the...

  19. Most wasteful weapons project after 1900

    I do agree on the B-2 and G-41, the G-41 is basically an updated HK-33/93 and the B-2 seems to be based out of Missouri only, you have to fly insane distances to the mission and insane distances home. I do think Stealth is overrated, the B-52 and B-1 can do the same thing the B-2 can. If I had...

  20. Land of Flatwater: Protect and Survive Middle America

    I have my grandfather's 5 tube, 1953 Philco radio with the CD symbol just above the AM band, where the 1600/1700 kc expansion is now. Back then, it was used by the authorities for two-way radio communication.
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