Re: Two AARs--John Atkinson vs Laserlight

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
> 
> John M. Atkinson wrote:
> 
> >Yeeps.  As near as I can figure, I was thinking 15, not 10.	Too
tired
> >to think--much driving, followed by much drinking in too small a time
> >frame.
> 
> I hope you don't do that in the field (drink too much, that is)...
> 'Course, if the Kosovars and Serbs offer you as much plum (brandy?
> liquour? whatever) as they've done to some of my KFOR-deployed
friends,
> not drinking too much might be difficult without upsetting the locals
> <g>

No, it won't be.  US forces are on a no-booze status when deployed. 
Stupid, but there it is.  Part of reason--we have two kids who will be
going to prison for getting blitzed in an Albanian's house and "loosing"
ammunition, night vision equipment, a plugger, some illum flares, and
misc other equipment.  But the first three are sensitive items--very
much bad to lose.

> Your battle sounds like a pretty historical result, too - an NRE
> commodore engaging an alien squadron with unknown capabilities gets
his
> head handed to him by an alien with at least some experience of human
> designs, and your violent reaction to the outcome mirrors Humanity's
> panic in the early stages of the Xeno War quite well ;-)

Heh Heh Heh. . . 

John M. Atkinson