coastie99 said:
JerryR said:coastie99 said:
Would easily be sunk by one of those old battleships with a Ram on the front :mrgreen:
Dang, CJ! I thought you were having us on, since Austria and Hungary are land-locked! I thought maybe there was a joke in the translation of Viribus Unitis, so I googled the term and found THIS!capnjuan said:Hi Coastie: you folks could use one of these to get after those kamikazee whalers....a (real) Dreadnaught, the Austro-Hungarian Viribus Unitis.
Not much, evidently.capnjuan said:It's not altogether clear what went into making Yugos...
capnjuan said:Hi Coastie: you folks could use one of these to get after those kamikazee whalers....a (real) Dreadnaught, the Austro-Hungarian Viribus Unitis.
capnjuan said:Despite the fact he doesn't own a Guild, he's fairly prosperous.
Amazingly beautiful boats; just like the Ities...whatever they do has to look good too; there are early Itie WW2 aircraft designs that look completely Art Deco.coastie99 said:So; while we're pursuing a nautical theme, I've always thought that the Guiseppe's should share first prize with Krysh's mob, for most attractive battleship design.
Hi Jerry; it might be an oxymoron ... or a nitromoron ... or a heliumoron ... woulda thought that any wealthy guy would want to own a Guid; nearly every poor guy wants one...or a dozen. cjJerryR said:Is this an Oxymoron :?: Doesn't figure :!: Owning Guilds = poverty, not owning Guilds = prosperity (unless you waste the money on Martins or Taylors and get even poorer) :mrgreen:capnjuan said:Despite the fact he doesn't own a Guild, he's fairly prosperous.
capnjuan said:Hi Jerry; it might be an oxymoron ... or a nitromoron ... or a heliumoron ... woulda thought that any wealthy guy would want to own a Guid; nearly every poor guy wants one...or a dozen. cjJerryR said:Is this an Oxymoron :?: Doesn't figure :!: Owning Guilds = poverty, not owning Guilds = prosperity (unless you waste the money on Martins or Taylors and get even poorer) :mrgreen:capnjuan said:Despite the fact he doesn't own a Guild, he's fairly prosperous.
That, of course, would be the collective 'you' .... cjJerryR said:Well, if I gave way to GAS to acquire as many Guilds as some of you, I'd be homeless :shock:capnjuan said:Hi Jerry; it might be an oxymoron ... or a nitromoron ... or a heliumoron ... woulda thought that any wealthy guy would want to own a Guid; nearly every poor guy wants one...or a dozen. cjJerryR said:Is this an Oxymoron :?: Doesn't figure :!: Owning Guilds = poverty, not owning Guilds = prosperity (unless you waste the money on Martins or Taylors and get even poorer) :mrgreen:
coastie99 said:capnjuan said:Hi Coastie: you folks could use one of these to get after those kamikazee whalers....a (real) Dreadnaught, the Austro-Hungarian Viribus Unitis.
So; while we're pursuing a nautical theme, I've always thought that the Guiseppe's should share first prize with Krysh's mob, for most attractive battleship design.
http://www.regiamarina.net/arsenals/shi ... tle_us.htm
And how about the gorgeous Andrea Doria ? Nothing prettier been launched since.
http://www.andreadoria.org/TheShips/Default.htm
Thanks Richard; what a flat out gorgeous ship and what fun tooling around the decks in the 3D views; not sure they ever decided who destroyed it. Much speculation here about US mobsters vying for control of the Stevedore's Union in addition to the .... eh ... usual suspects; disgruntled Martin and Taylor owners ..coastie99 said:But; the Frogolians scoop the main awards for this...............http://www.alae.us/Normandie/ Plaudits to Comrade Yourkevitch. Eternal damnation to all the front-bums who contributed to her destruction.