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Old 07-08-12, 12:18 PM   #1
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Default Soldiers vs. Aerostat

The US Army faces its greatest foe: a giant out of control balloon.


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Old 07-08-12, 12:36 PM   #2
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Brilliant

But who designed that mooring station, and why didn't they give it more line ?
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If you wanted some of our old barrage balloons you only had to ask
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Old 07-08-12, 02:24 PM   #4
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If you wanted some of our old barrage balloons you only had to ask
We didn't want to take the last remaining aircraft in the RAF.
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Old 07-08-12, 02:30 PM   #5
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Ouch.
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Old 07-08-12, 03:19 PM   #6
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Old 07-08-12, 06:36 PM   #7
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The US Army faces its greatest foe: a giant out of control balloon.



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Old 07-09-12, 07:13 PM   #8
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We didn't want to take the last remaining aircraft in the RAF.
Candidate for best one liner in next years subsimmies
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Old 07-09-12, 09:03 PM   #9
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Candidate for best one liner in next years subsimmies
Yes. Definitely yes.
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