Your website is invaluable in keeping up with the latest news as well as showing us what has what fascinating events happened historically as well oh, and the occasional tweet or picture of the day. I could probably spend all day reading here. I do wish to thank you and send my best regards. I’ve never commented; not totally up on the Koreas.
@TC, thanks for commenting and reading the ROK Drop. I hope you enjoy reading through the archives.
Smokes
4 years ago
2 days until the USFK commander dangles that curfew carrot again. Anyone giving odds on the outcome? My money’s on some half-assed revision where it’s still in play. 😎
That policy will have everybody ready to Fight Tonight™.
…presuming the enemy is taxi drivers.
J6Junkie
4 years ago
I’m sure Fatty will get people into the office on Christmas with his special gift.
JoeC
4 years ago
Most of the discipline problems during the curfew years were … if not underage drinking … curfew violations. I willing to bet that latter metric drops to zero overnight.
ChickenHead
4 years ago
“The letter criticized a 1992 law that barred civilians and military personnel -who are not on security duty or part of a law enforcement investigation- from carrying guns on military installations, despite the fact that civilian-contracted security often falls short of physical fitness standards and on performing their duties.
Furthermore, the communique pointed out that one of the students killed was standing watch at the time of the shooting- completely unarmed.
“ENS Joshua Kaleb Watson was a small-arms instructor and captain of the rifle team at the United States Naval Academy. Yet when charged with standing the watch, he was equipped with nothing more than a logbook and a pen,” the letter noted.”
setnaffa
4 years ago
In a completely different direction, Operation Ten-Go was the suicidal charge of the Yamato and an anti-submarine escort to assist in the defense of Okinawa.
In the event, Admiral Mitscher’s aircraft stole the scene and sank the pride of the Japanese fleet; but Admiral Spruance had ordered Admiral Deyo to take some of the older battleships and their escorts to prevent Yamato from achieving her goals. I think it was partly because Mitscher hated the Big Gun Club, and partly out of shame for how poorly the Hornet’s Air Group did at Midway.
It could have been quite a slugging match with the IJN supplying Yamato, 1 light cruiser, and 9 destroyers vs the US Navy’s Idaho, Tennessee, Maryland, West Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, 7 cruisers, and 20 destroyers. The Yamato’s greater range, larger shels, and the more deadly Japanese torpedoes could have made it much more evenly balance than mere numbers might indicate.
If I had the time, I could probably figure out the best way to simulate that. I am certain there are multiple computer programs that could. I even played a couple different battles on my friends’ front yards during my school days with plastic models, tape measures, dice, and Seapower II from ALNAVCO. But those days are in my past.
But I have only just learned of Task Force 54 and the Battleship Duel That Never Was. So if any of you know people who still do wargaming, and might be willing to simulate that alternate history event, I would be grateful for news…
Lee Se-dol beats Korean-made AI in 1st round
There’s hope for humanity against AIs and Skynet.
charliem
4 years ago
j6junkie, Lee was given 2 free game pieces to start.. a replay in 2 days will be on even terms.
But Lee would have won no matter what …he pulled a Captain Kirk by making a shockingly weird move in the 78th round (say reports)…the AI had a nervous breakdown and started making irrational moves before finally resigning. Good for Lee. Good for humanity. We can handle weird.
Your website is invaluable in keeping up with the latest news as well as showing us what has what fascinating events happened historically as well oh, and the occasional tweet or picture of the day. I could probably spend all day reading here. I do wish to thank you and send my best regards. I’ve never commented; not totally up on the Koreas.
Welcome, TC! I should be more like you.
@TC, thanks for commenting and reading the ROK Drop. I hope you enjoy reading through the archives.
2 days until the USFK commander dangles that curfew carrot again. Anyone giving odds on the outcome? My money’s on some half-assed revision where it’s still in play. 😎
USFK Ends Curfew*
https://www.usfk.mil/Media/News/Article/2041401/usfk-ends-curfew/
Well sheesh… glad I’m not a betting dude… 😳
*again.
That policy will have everybody ready to Fight Tonight™.
…presuming the enemy is taxi drivers.
I’m sure Fatty will get people into the office on Christmas with his special gift.
Most of the discipline problems during the curfew years were … if not underage drinking … curfew violations. I willing to bet that latter metric drops to zero overnight.
“The letter criticized a 1992 law that barred civilians and military personnel -who are not on security duty or part of a law enforcement investigation- from carrying guns on military installations, despite the fact that civilian-contracted security often falls short of physical fitness standards and on performing their duties.
Furthermore, the communique pointed out that one of the students killed was standing watch at the time of the shooting- completely unarmed.
“ENS Joshua Kaleb Watson was a small-arms instructor and captain of the rifle team at the United States Naval Academy. Yet when charged with standing the watch, he was equipped with nothing more than a logbook and a pen,” the letter noted.”
In a completely different direction, Operation Ten-Go was the suicidal charge of the Yamato and an anti-submarine escort to assist in the defense of Okinawa.
In the event, Admiral Mitscher’s aircraft stole the scene and sank the pride of the Japanese fleet; but Admiral Spruance had ordered Admiral Deyo to take some of the older battleships and their escorts to prevent Yamato from achieving her goals. I think it was partly because Mitscher hated the Big Gun Club, and partly out of shame for how poorly the Hornet’s Air Group did at Midway.
It could have been quite a slugging match with the IJN supplying Yamato, 1 light cruiser, and 9 destroyers vs the US Navy’s Idaho, Tennessee, Maryland, West Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, 7 cruisers, and 20 destroyers. The Yamato’s greater range, larger shels, and the more deadly Japanese torpedoes could have made it much more evenly balance than mere numbers might indicate.
If I had the time, I could probably figure out the best way to simulate that. I am certain there are multiple computer programs that could. I even played a couple different battles on my friends’ front yards during my school days with plastic models, tape measures, dice, and Seapower II from ALNAVCO. But those days are in my past.
But I have only just learned of Task Force 54 and the Battleship Duel That Never Was. So if any of you know people who still do wargaming, and might be willing to simulate that alternate history event, I would be grateful for news…
http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=280541
Lee Se-dol beats Korean-made AI in 1st round
There’s hope for humanity against AIs and Skynet.
j6junkie, Lee was given 2 free game pieces to start.. a replay in 2 days will be on even terms.
But Lee would have won no matter what …he pulled a Captain Kirk by making a shockingly weird move in the 78th round (say reports)…the AI had a nervous breakdown and started making irrational moves before finally resigning. Good for Lee. Good for humanity. We can handle weird.