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PenguinSalsa posted:That's the joke That article led me to this and now I'm convinced this is the perfect plane for the Hired Goons. 
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Grizzwold posted:That article led me to this and now I'm convinced this is the perfect plane for the Hired Goons.  I want a wing of those and the Berkut
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Grizzwold posted:That article led me to this and now I'm convinced this is the perfect plane for the Hired Goons. I love the dude's justification for the bomb on the top of the plane: "Well where else was I supposed to put it?"
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Oct 12, 2017 22:44
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Dr. Snark posted:I love the dude's justification for the bomb on the top of the plane: "Well where else was I supposed to put it?" That's going to lead to some serious "hold my beer and watch this" piloting
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Grizzwold posted:That article led me to this and now I'm convinced this is the perfect plane for the Hired Goons. That looks like a cross between some kind of anime nonsense and a ten year old's fever dream. We need it. I kind of want to build one and paint it in the Hired Goons' colours. PenguinSalsa fucked around with this message at 22:57 on Oct 12, 2017 |
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Oct 12, 2017 22:52
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Hexenritter posted:That's going to lead to some serious "hold my beer and watch this" piloting . . . you were in a 4G inverted dive with a MiG-28?"
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RandomPauI posted:Are there any other games like the shipbuilding/warfighting game? Are there any based around planes? Rule the Waves, if you're into WW1 era politics, botes, and battleship design. Casemates 4ever.
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Yooper posted:Rule the Waves, if you're into WW1 era politics, botes, and battleship design. Casemates 4ever. the RtW thread that got linked earlier is amazing. Drunken Kaiser Wilhelm ranting about light cruisers being crap was awesome.
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Hexenritter posted:the RtW thread that got linked earlier is amazing. Drunken Kaiser Wilhelm ranting about light cruisers being crap was awesome. We need our own Kaiser Wilhelm except sometimes I think it's just Jack. He's just too competent for it, though. Too many good arms, too.
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I would have tried ditching terciary batteries entirely in favor of torpedoes. One battleship got a hit with a torpedo, QED it's completely valid and will always work. Were torpedo casements a thing? RandomPauI fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Oct 13, 2017 |
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RandomPauI posted:I would have tried ditching terciary batteries entirely in favor of torpedoes. One battleship got a hit with a torpedo, QED it's completely valid and will always work. Yeah. Experience wise, I've got a post on the magical concept of the torpedo battleship (sadly obsoleted by the battlecruiser) somewhere. In reality, underwater torpedo tubes sucked on battleships.
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Hexenritter posted:the RtW thread that got linked earlier is amazing. Drunken Kaiser Wilhelm ranting about light cruisers being crap was awesome. The beautiful irony of that rant is that the goon-designed Berlin-class protected cruiser (hugely overgunned with twin 8" turrets fore and aft - CLs usually mount a bunch of single 6" guns) turned out to basically define "terror of the seas" for most of its existence. 
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Arguing about procurement is my favorite part of this LP. Hopefully I can survive long enough to have Yooper put me in a sexier French aircraft.
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Realbarrow posted:The beautiful irony of that rant is that the goon-designed Berlin-class protected cruiser (hugely overgunned with twin 8" turrets fore and aft - CLs usually mount a bunch of single 6" guns) turned out to basically define "terror of the seas" for most of its existence. Yeah, it was super expensive but it completely dominated in its niche. It had an armored cruiser's guns and a light cruiser's speed and range. It was the battlecruiser concept writ small. Fisher's mistake with the battlecruiser may have been making them as big as they were, the Berlins could cope with an AC, and dominated everything else with any range; just about the perfect sea control vessels.
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RandomPauI posted:Were torpedo casements a thing? I'm reminded of the Furutaka, and what the designer begged the IJN to not do to it, and then how it died. Groggy nard fucked around with this message at 10:37 on Oct 13, 2017 |
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 Confirming Sunday for the mission. Likely around the times posted below. I've run this scenario so many times and made so many script revisions(fixes) I'm now up to version 93. Stream watching people : Please remind me to both hit record and to clear the losses and expenditures.  Also prepare yourselves for... PROCUREMENT!  This will be a combination package. Each supplier will have a CORE offering. Some of the suppliers will have optional offerings as well. Not all suppliers will offer the good stuff, nor is the cost at a significant bonus for all suppliers. More to come, but representatives from BFLM, K&P and Ivanov have been plying Herbert with Cristal and girls from the BeanSnappers on US-34.  Look at that smile. Dude is happy.
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And of course, this is coincinding with my trip to I don't think I can watch the mission on a phone, but if I don't, I'll have a 300 post backlog once I get back!
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Good luck, Hired Goons. It looks like you're going to need it. https://youtu.be/rWPp7EcJOy4
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EDIT: Crossposted a question about which Russian planes are at which base from Discord. Answer is below. [5:02 PM] Yooper: weird, Discord won't send the russian names [5:02 PM] Yooper: Klyuchi is support [5:03 PM] Yooper: Yelizovo is combat aircraft Realbarrow fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Oct 13, 2017 |
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Bacarruda posted:Good luck, Hired Goons. It looks like you're going to need it. Lol, welp, we sure poked the bear.
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Should we shoot of a message to Halsey that we heard rumors that more Russians vessels are inbound?
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Bacarruda posted:Good luck, Hired Goons. It looks like you're going to need it. The real question is, do you drink vodka or gin martinis?
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We're still on track for Davin Valkri's Ultima Weapon in about 14 hours. We will be going into a deadly theater where the bulk of the Russian Pacific Fleet is just a SAM away. The stakes are higher than ever : St. Lawrence Island and then maybe Alaska itself. If we can get the Russians to turn around we'll not only prevent an escalation but also earn ourselves the good will of the US Navy. It will be bloody. It will be filled with explosions. It may even be the end of the Gripen Wing as we know it. Prepare yourselves Hired Goons. Ultima Weapon is upon us. Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/hiredgoons_pmc Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=channel?UCiOYtWCdFz_b8BL-AWaaMzg After that will be a theater teaser and then procurement.
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Yooper posted:We're still on track for Davin Valkri's Ultima Weapon in about 14 hours . . . Sounds like a perfect Sunday morning; Lady Grey Tea, Strawberries, and Death on the High Seas.
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Well this one is running at 3am my time so looks like I'll miss all the action. I'll look forward to being bewildered and disheartened tomorrow when I wake up.
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Yooper posted:We're still on track for Davin Valkri's Ultima Weapon in about 14 hours. We will be going into a deadly theater where the bulk of the Russian Pacific Fleet is just a SAM away. The stakes are higher than ever : St. Lawrence Island and then maybe Alaska itself. If we can get the Russians to turn around we'll not only prevent an escalation but also earn ourselves the good will of the US Navy. It will be bloody. It will be filled with explosions. It may even be the end of the Gripen Wing as we know it. I can't loving wait.
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Night10194 posted:Yeah, this poo poo legitimately merits Mobius. I know that I'm going to be blasting Megalith during the stream because I'd be hard-pressed to find a better time to use that track than this op.
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I mean we are up against actual Yellows and we are trying to (sort of) prevent a world war. This is an audacious, dangerous mission that if it succeeds, rightly makes Hayard-Gunnes legends.
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Dr. Snark posted:I know that I'm going to be blasting Megalith during the stream because I'd be hard-pressed to find a better time to use that track than this op. It really is an amazing song and fits the situation perfectly
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Great, now I can't stop picturing Herbert Kornfeld as an former USAF aircraft mechanic who's pissed at everyone stealing poo poo from his toolbox.
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So I found out about this http://fortune.com/2017/10/07/marvel-comics-cancels-northrop-grumman-avengers-crossover/ I would assume this goes through in the Hired Goons timeline. Question is, what would it mean for a Disney PMC if/when we fight them?
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That whole thing reminds me of that Schlock Mercenary storyline where Tagon's Toughs get a cartoon about them.
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Dreamsicle posted:So I found out about this http://fortune.com/2017/10/07/marvel-comics-cancels-northrop-grumman-avengers-crossover/ The same thing it has always meant for Disney; profit margin, buying out any entities that would compliment its existing portfolio, ruthless efficiency in cutting under-performing assets, and PROFIT MARGIN.
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CourValant posted:The same thing it has always meant for Disney; profit margin, buying out any entities that would compliment its existing portfolio, ruthless efficiency in cutting under-performing assets, and PROFIT MARGIN. So does this mean if Disney offers a job do we work for them or not?
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wedgekree posted:So does this mean if Disney offers a job do we work for them or not? I don't think its much of a choice if the decision is to either fly for or against Disney. Take on Russia and China? No sweat, not even worried about it. Piss off the Mouse? Nah-uh. To date no one has crossed 'Mickey' and survived to tell the tale; if they can get Red China to play ball and allow them to run TWO theme parks under Disney 'rules', what do you think they'll do to the Hired Goons? Besides, I will not be denied the opportunity to write: Operation: Fantasia Operation: Aurora Operation: I Fight For The Users
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Dr. Snark posted:I know that I'm going to be blasting Megalith during the stream because I'd be hard-pressed to find a better time to use that track than this op. Night10194 posted:I mean we are up against actual Yellows and we are trying to (sort of) prevent a world war. This is an audacious, dangerous mission that if it succeeds, rightly makes Hayard-Gunnes legends. Tythas posted:It really is an amazing song and fits the situation perfectly Gentlemen, if I may interject. We are fighting Russians in an insane airplane-focused world gone terribly wrong. The time has finally come for the absolutely fantastic soundtrack of the otherwise garbage Assault Horizon to shine. I hereby submit essential listening for all personnel launching against the Pyotr Velikiy battlegroup in this year of our demon-lord 2023: Rush, Naval Warfare, White Devil, and finally...Keep Alive. EDIT: Now in playlist format for your listening pleasure: Operation Ultima Weapon. Realbarrow fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Oct 15, 2017 |
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