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Gonna vote for Golgotha
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May 4, 2017 21:11
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I'm dumb and all these plans are too complicated for me so I'm just going to go with what I know in my heart to be true - that Anime is
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May 4, 2017 21:14
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I always wanted to be a lion tamer when i was a kid, sounds good to me!
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May 4, 2017 23:40
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One more for Liontamer
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May 4, 2017 23:52
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Golgotha
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May 5, 2017 00:08
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Just caught up with the thread (20 hours or so, what a read/watch). Voting Liontamer.
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May 5, 2017 00:15
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Golgotha
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May 5, 2017 01:27
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 Voting is closed!   A damned close vote. If it was any closer than that we'd have done a run off. Thanks to everyone who submitted a mission, this was a big plate to fill and hopefully I don't gently caress it up!  We'll see how it goes, but in the future I see us doing shorter strikes.
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May 5, 2017 01:31
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Hopefully bombing all those runways won't badly impede our ability to operate further north once the ground forces advance. Hell, it's very possible the Free State will disintegrate on its own and we won't even be needed for that stage of the conflict.
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May 5, 2017 01:52
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paragon1 posted:Hopefully bombing all those runways won't badly impede our ability to operate further north once the ground forces advance. The dictator needs to get to Cabinda for that, and the Angolan Navy is kind of a joke.
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May 5, 2017 01:57
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They can cease to be a coherent entity/run out of Kickstarter money even if the Dictator hasn't reoccupied every square inch of their land. From what little we know it sounds like they're wavering on the edge already, another good cracking or two and they'll all be running back to their vape shops, summer homes, and College Republican clubs.
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May 5, 2017 02:48
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Are you implying I made a bad investment building a Polo Ralph Lauren store in Malange?
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May 5, 2017 03:27
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Crazycryodude posted:They can cease to be a coherent entity/run out of Kickstarter money even if the Dictator hasn't reoccupied every square inch of their land. From what little we know it sounds like they're wavering on the edge already, another good cracking or two and they'll all be running back to their vape shops, summer homes, and College Republican clubs. Yeah if they run out of money then they can't afford mercenaries anymore. Though that is less likely now they've taken a mine.
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May 5, 2017 03:41
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May 5, 2017 03:42
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The eyes of the world are upon us 
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May 5, 2017 03:44
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Is... is that monkey groping the reporter? What happens in Angola stays in Angola, I guess.
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May 5, 2017 03:47
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Crazycryodude posted:Is... is that monkey groping the reporter? Dont kinkshame 
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May 5, 2017 03:48
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Loel posted:The eyes of the world are upon us Somebody paint "HEY Y'ALL WATCH THIS" on a Paveway, kthx
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May 5, 2017 03:50
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Neophyte posted:Somebody paint "HEY 'YALL WATCH THIS" on a
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May 5, 2017 03:48
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Cathode Raymond posted:I know the Iris is way shorter range but the hit rate is much better and we might want to consider it for some missions. It would be better to specify a custom WRA so that our F-4s get a little closer before letting loose. If we're not up against people with active homers (and, so far, we seem to have faced opponents wielding mostly SARH weaponry), we can also get away with telling them to fire 1 instead of 2 at most contacts, since they'll be forced to either fly straight into the missile and die or evade and spoil their shot once your aircraft is outside their radar's field of regard.
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May 5, 2017 03:57
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Whelp. Here's hoping the teams striking at the airports don't miss too badly.
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May 5, 2017 03:57
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Now for the mission briefing 
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May 5, 2017 04:05
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Honestly I'm just excited to hear Bac have to pronounce all the names in that plan.
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May 5, 2017 04:24
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Wait, why are they sandbagging in Luanda before our op? I think we may have a leak. 
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May 5, 2017 04:25
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power crystals posted:Honestly I'm just excited to hear Bac have to pronounce all the names in that plan. There are only two Japanese names in that plan, and I gave him pronunciation guides in the script, so SHUT YOUR MOUTH. God, you come up with a plan and all these people can talk about is the callsigns...
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May 5, 2017 04:25
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Davin Valkri posted:There are only two Japanese names in that plan, and I gave him pronunciation guides in the script, so SHUT YOUR MOUTH. Well now that's just cheating  I am actually amused on some level watching the naming patterns people come up with for their plans' elements (Wrestlemania still #1 in that department) since everybody seems to have their own go-to source of those things.
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May 5, 2017 04:29
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Davin Valkri posted:There are only two Japanese names in that plan, and I gave him pronunciation guides in the script, so SHUT YOUR MOUTH. I kind of hope there's a moment where he reads out the name, then pauses and mutters "who the gently caress came up with these names anyway..." power crystals posted:Well now that's just cheating Ever seen any of the Combat Mission threads? People love making silly names for location purposes (though for some weird reason Pokemon is always the most popular pattern from what I've seen)
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May 5, 2017 04:47
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Dr. Snark posted:Ever seen any of the Combat Mission threads? People love making silly names for location purposes (though for some weird reason Pokemon is always the most popular pattern from what I've seen) There's two reasons for this: 1) Place names, callsigns, operation names, and other things in military planning are inevitably based on the culture, pop and otherwise, of the military in question. The generation currently graduating from West Point or going through Basic Training will probably be more familiar with Pokemon and football teams than, say, defunct cars and car brands. 2) Pokemon names are fairly distinct from each other, and there's a wide variety of ways you can sort them. There's very little chance of confusing, say, Pidgey, Hoothoot, Taillow, and Starly on the radio.
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May 5, 2017 04:52
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Little worry about overlap with real names of places, organizations, people, or equipment with Pokémon as well.
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May 5, 2017 07:14
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I'm not sure we should be cheering for the Dictator dismantling the Free State. One, it makes him stronger, and unlike Team Reddit he has some idea how to take advantage of the territory, infrastructure and funds. Two, it means we don't get to bomb them. And we all know a Royal Rumble is a ton of fun, yeah. power crystals posted:Well now that's just cheating Golgotha or Liontamer, it don't really make a drat, because you cannot beat Wrestlemania 13 in callsigns, and that's the bottom line, because Thunderlips said so!
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May 5, 2017 07:39
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Added Space posted:Wait, why are they sandbagging in Luanda before our op? I think we may have a leak. Because the Free State already bombed it once? Also I feel that news coverage was rather biased. 'The Shadow of Liberalism?' we've established the end goal is a Social Democratic Angola, here.
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May 5, 2017 07:52
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If you're interested in what actual callsigns are used, here are some actual military callsigns: http://monitoringtimes.com/MilitaryCallsignList-APR09.pdf http://www.udxf.nl/MCL.pdf And the individual callsigns of pilots (really just nicknames, but don't tell a fighter pilot that to his face). http://www.f-16.net/callsigns.html Luckily, we got to choose our own callsigns, but I think we should do what real fighter pilots do and have a Callsign Night. Pick callsigns for new goons, pick new callsigns for old goons, etc.
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May 5, 2017 09:58
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Operation Golgotha has been approved, Hired Goons! Briefing at 0600.  https://soundcloud.com/user-626960519/operation-golgotha-1 https://youtu.be/Om56tZTAvnc e: fixed! Bacarruda fucked around with this message at 12:10 on May 5, 2017 |
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May 5, 2017 09:59
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quote:Nutsbe (added: 28 Jun 2014) quote:Paps (added: 28 Sep 2015) quote:Love Handle (added: 10 Jul 2014) 
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May 5, 2017 10:08
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Bacarruda posted:Operation Golgotha has been approved, Hired Goons! Briefing music http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?vide...ame=Hired+Goons
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May 5, 2017 10:27
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Man, I'm kicking myself because I came up with a new pilot/callsign inspired by the pilot naming conventions. I kinda picked Pike as a shout-out to HEY GAIL's lovable Landsknechts. Oh well, I'll keep it in my back pocket if Pike gets shot down.
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May 5, 2017 11:04
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Callsign night sounds like it would be pretty fun, actually.
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May 5, 2017 11:10
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I've only just learned this thread exists, and goddamn I am excited for this op.  Crazycryodude posted:Callsign night sounds like it would be pretty fun, actually. I was in a campaign where we did just that- everyone had to share their characters backstory, the more colourful the better, and their wingmates would pick their callsign. It was good times. Paingod556 fucked around with this message at 11:33 on May 5, 2017 |
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May 5, 2017 11:29
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Crazycryodude posted:Callsign night sounds like it would be pretty fun, actually. I agree. I'd make a Google spreadsheet that people can edit. Put everyone's SA name and current callsign on the sheet. Then let people add callsign suggestions for other goons. Goons can vote on the ones they like the best. And after the votes are tallied, people have a new callsign! Since it is a little extra hassle, Yooper can choose to add them to the game or not. Maybe only have them apply when we got to the next theater?
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May 5, 2017 12:14
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Bacarruda posted:I agree. I'd make a Google spreadsheet that people can edit. Put everyone's SA name and current callsign on the sheet. If we want to make up 'real' names/backstories for our pilots, would those be included instead? Mayb just like one sentence stuff like 'former airline pilot' or 'discharged from UAE Air Force for buzzing skyscrapers'. Because I think I have a pretty good one for my next pilot if Pike bites the dust...then again, aiming for a specific callsign is just asking for trouble, I guess.
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