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Yeah. Cranberry sauce, anyone?
To me he tried to pull him AWAY. In real life, it is really impossible to guess where to push.
I do agree with you in that those two boys would not have ended that close...
In the last scene, the Ferrari owner wanted Sarti to retire. Sarti's car arrives late. So Sarti is heard in the film that happens to drivers that have fallen from grace.
Because back then, the law said "you get in a car on the side closest to the curb." In a car parked in a two-lane street, that is the passenger side.
People followed the law closer.
When you start insulting or hurl personal attacks, you have lost the argument. So, poor loser, what does it feel? Or rather, HOW do you feel?
But the command was "Starboard thrusters." Not "Starboard. Thrusters."
If the command "starboard thrusters" is given, it means that the thrusters in the starboard side were to be used. So the ship would move left.
On the other hand, the command "Starboard. Thrusters." implies that more than one set of thrusters were to be used. Then your explanation makes logic. Front left thrusters and right rear thrusters firing to move right.
Have you heard "opinions are like...?"
Your opinion is more like your hole.
It does not matter whether I am a general or not. I imagine that in war, in a battle, all logic goes away. And soldiers have to resort to all sorts of means. And plans.
The air drop was only half of the campaign. No American units on the land make this operation "mostly British." If it had been "Operation Market" we can then argue that it was mostly American. But "Garden" had an entire Corps,
Wikipedia reports there were 41,000 total soldiers participating. The Airborne troops were three divisions and one independent brigade. There were 10 brigades in the armored and motorized units. Three divisions are about 9 brigades. 6 American brigades and 3 British.
So yes, by this token Operation Market-Garden was a "MOSTLY BRITISH" operation.
Your response to A Bridge Too Far re "Operation Market Garden" not being mostly British, yes it was mostly British.
American troops were only two divisions. The 82 and 101.
The British had:
One parachute division, the 6 Airborne.
XXX Corps. A Corps is about two to three divisions.
There was also the Polish Brigade.
So 2 American divisions and at least 3 British divisions, and 1 Polish brigade. This is why it was "mostly British."
Because the US Flag on a dirty jacket was/is disrespectful. Just like putting the flag on the pants is. When you sit down on the ground, you are grinding the flag in shit. In places that people shit, pee, etc. It is like stepping on the flag.
It is done by firefighters in burning buildings. Now laugh again at your stupidity!
Some things do not make sense.
Particularly, even after the plane crashes down, the wings rupture, there is fire. He takes some time to get out. And when he does get out, the <b>ENGINES ARE STILL SPOOLING </b>fast!
In a real accident, the wings break, the tanks are damaged and the fuel lines break down. So the engines would not be turning at the speed they were before the crash. They would be <b>SPOOLING DOWN! </b>
As a matter of fact, they may be torn from the wing as it would be among the first things to contact the water.
But this is Hollywood, thus, <b>LETS IGNORE REALITY!
Though this is an old post, hopefully this will reach the original poster.
Adults will not find this funny. Or at least soldiers or those that have served will know about it.
When soldiers are marching, they look towards the VIP. In most armies, the command is "eyes... RIGHT" and to recover from that, it is "Eyes... FRONT." It is considered a type of salute. As the group of soldiers are 6 feet from where the governor, general reviewing the parade, Kaiser, or President, the command "Eyes..." is given. When they reach the person, "RIGHT" or "LEFT" is ordered. As they pass, all columns are looking to right or left. Except the one closest to that person. This column then guides the entire formation. Otherwise all the soldiers move to the left or right. All the armies do this.
In the German army, at least under both the Kaiser and Hitler if these two were reviewing troops, as they start walking down the line of soldiers, all are looking towards the leader and as the leader reaches them, they snap their eyes to the front. It is not funny. I do not know if the current German Army does it. I am sure other armies do it as well.
No it is not insane. Port and starboard refer to sides of the ship, whether you are on one side. Or are you saying that it would also be insane to refer to left and right sides of a spacecraft?
These are terms used in ships and airplanes. Left=port. Right=starboard. Aft=back. Stem=front. Stern=back. They are as seen from the point of view of the crew. What is insane is referring to east, west, north, and south.
Would you also say that using "above" and "below" would also be insane? It would not. As "above" can be "over" the person saying it in one spacecraft even if "above" is "below" to another person in a different spacecraft.
But if you read the actual message I typed I did not repeat "ave." I typed "wave."
This points out you are a lamebrain with nothing serious to comment.
Yeah. And you are a general with plenty of hours planning and executing operations?
It happened whether you liked it or not.
Late reply but agree. Rebs fired at a column of Union Cavalry. Not at a particular person. So, like they say, "being in a bad place at a bad time..." the bullet found her instead of a Union soldier. Remember the Rebs were outnumbered, so were very eager to fire and run.
Sorry for the late posting.
Boots were cut for two reasons. Injuries swell the area where hit, so it is more difficult to remove. And painful. Plus you do not know what was injured. Was(were) there a broken bone(s)? You do not know. Plus after the bullet went into the boot, it was ruined. Does not matter it was cut, after a bullet hole.
Cavalry rode away to safety on their horses because their duty was never to go one-on-one with infantry. Cavalry used carbines. Infantry used rifles. Rifles had longer range than carbines. If you remember Gettysburg, the conflict opened with a fight between Union Cavalry versus Reb Infantry. I think the Union commander was Brigadier General Bufford. He was concerned, and was very relieved when the first Union Infantry appeared. And even though Bufford's force did hold the initial fight, they had to cede ground. In front of Infantry.
The job of the Cavalry is to scout. Figure where the enemy is. In some cases it would extend to quick raids.
Answer the point I made. The ship is turning against the direction ordered. I cannot believe you are correcting grammar mistakes I posted freely, not being paid for posting in here.
Why not hold the director and script writer to the same standard? They are PAID to be correct!