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I'm not taking it personal at all Adler, seriously I could care less, I'm just telling you that Alaska aint that rough and that it sounds odd for you to say "They wouldn't achieve a single mission in Alaska" when I know what spec ops members have achieved and are required to achieve.
Soren said:And so I brought forward the Sirius Patrol Team, which use dog sleds and roam across greenland's large stretches of ice (The guys from the US ober there are in the mild areas) which IS a harsher inviroment that Alaska with lower temperatures and much harsher weather in general.
Soren said:Furthermore I don't see myself as important at all Adler, so your continious habbit accusing me of that is tiring to say the least. I don't accuse you of being an uptight bastard do I ?
Soren said:Why come across harsh against me just because you disagree with what I say, why not just present a counter argument free of insults and the startingshot to a personal argument?
Soren said:Ok so you don't question my service with the military, fine by me, I appreciate your trust, but truthfully it really matters little to me as like I've said I know what I've done and I don't need to prove anything to anyone. All I can do is share what I know and then present my arguments.
Soren said:Now are you honestly not implying that in YOUR opinion I think of the German commandos as "Über soldiers". Come on Adler, that really wasn't necessary and I'm quite sure it wasn't meant to make me laugh either, correct ??
So hopefully you'll get back reality soon
I have to say this but Soren you don't have a clue about the Northern regions of N America have you ever been north of 60.
I did a month TDY in Badafoss and another in Stavenger the climate is moderated by the Gulf Stream . I wasted to much luggage on Arctic gear as opposed to winter gear when I did the deployment to Badafoss
Now to the members posting in this thread:
I wish to apologize for derailing this thread so badly. Everyonce in awhile I go through these phases with Soren.
I will try not to do it so much in the future.
Yeah I'd also like to apologize very much to all on this forum for being such a hardcore Nazi sympathizer that Adler has to constantly keep me in check! Man if he would but leave me alone for 10 sec so I could convert you all! Damn it!
PS: The F4U-4 was made in Germany, be sure!!
A . Google Snag Alaska
B. Yes I've had Frostbite got it in Wainwright Alberta in 82 it was only minus 40c while on excercise . I was foolish
C. been to greenland several times it was easy to catch flips out of Goose Bay and it was something to do on days off
D .you have no idea about the Arctic in any shape or form as indicated by your posts
Does Alaska often experience -50 degrees Celcius ?? Now THAT is harsh!
I should not take this personally, but that is a very serious accusation you just made!
I have never claimed you were a nazi sympathizer! You want to ****ing put words in my mouth?
Bring it on!
Um actually yes.
From Fairbanks on up temps regularly reach -52 to -60C, with an average temp of -50C. You have to keep a engine heater plugged in at all tims so your car will start in the morning. When you go to a grocery store, you dont turn your car off.
Below Fairbanks, Alaska regularly gets temps in the extreme spectrum of both sides. In the summer it can reach 35 C in the summer and -50C in the winter.
I had a friend in Anchorage (born and raised, live his whole life in Alaska) who went up to Barrow (very top of Alaska) to work for 6 months. He quit after 3 weeks because he could hack it.
In the summer Anchorage usually doesn't experience anywhere near -50 degrees celcius. I experienced -60 in Siberia, and at that temperature I would agree that any form of mission would be problematic. Amazingly people still manage to live there though. But forget about sleeping in a tent..
Why would they get on an allied cargo ship? Why cant they get on a ship from Argentina or how about this...
If you can get through it...
In the end an U-Boot is still the worst idea.
That's my opinion too.
And Alaska would still be pointless.
A. There are no targets to cause terror with.
B. The population is so small in an area larger than most of Europe. The entire population of Alaska in 1942 was only 72,500 people in such a larger area. Many of the people lived in remote areas and would never even know the Germans had landed in Alaska and most of the US population would never ever find out either because communications sucked in Alaska back then.
C. There are much better targets that are easier to get to on the main US continent.
I believe that Alaska was run by the military or it was a military zone
Now to the members posting in this thread:
I wish to apologize for derailing this thread so badly. Everyonce in awhile I go through these phases with Soren.
I will try not to do it so much in the future.
Remember it would be done at the same time as the attacks in the US Canada to achieve as big a terrorfying effect as possible, letting the US public know that you can strike at them everywhere any time if you wish. Defeating your enemy phsycologically has its benefits.
There are much better targets that are easier to get to and a lot more worth while in the continental United States. That is my point, that you seem not to get...
What accusation ? Also didn't you notice the smiley ??
You see Adler, we're only human and my above post was very clearly a sarcastic joke, something which you can't say about your Über soldier 99.9% German appraisal remark cause you see the difference is I meant nothing of what I said in the post you just responded to while you did in the one I responded to.
freebird said:IMO the best method to get German Commandos to N. America is to land them on the east coast of Mexico, where any nosy port inspector could easily be bribed. From Mexico they could even DRIVE right into the US from Texas, New Mexico or Arizona
Bullshit...
In the summer Anchorage usually doesn't experience anywhere near -50 degrees celcius.