Isher
August 2, 2009, 12:43 AM
rbernie -
Regarding the recent elimination of the German/Mauser thread. My Dad was with Claire Chennault - 14th Airforce - in China, during WW II. He was shipped off with a uniform and a Garand. They were called the Flying Tigers. There was a point at which, during the massive Japanese advance down the peninsula, they were abandoning several airstrips each day, and literally running South, but still putting planes in the air and fighting North. Their purpose was, in desperate conditions, to fight another day. The guns they used are a piece of history, but only that. Greater is the historical content of WW II. I don't see how you can separate the two, by the simple elimination of a thread which addresses this history. OK. If this forum is only about technical aspects of guns, in modern times, i.e. what Walmart is selling this week so be it. We will be the poorer for it.
isher
Regarding the recent elimination of the German/Mauser thread. My Dad was with Claire Chennault - 14th Airforce - in China, during WW II. He was shipped off with a uniform and a Garand. They were called the Flying Tigers. There was a point at which, during the massive Japanese advance down the peninsula, they were abandoning several airstrips each day, and literally running South, but still putting planes in the air and fighting North. Their purpose was, in desperate conditions, to fight another day. The guns they used are a piece of history, but only that. Greater is the historical content of WW II. I don't see how you can separate the two, by the simple elimination of a thread which addresses this history. OK. If this forum is only about technical aspects of guns, in modern times, i.e. what Walmart is selling this week so be it. We will be the poorer for it.
isher
