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« Reply #3122 on: December 04, 2021, 12:31:54 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 03, 2021, 10:22:04 PM
The photo belongs to William Powis of the 11 ACR, dated 1970.

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Nice picture!  An AH-1G Cobra that is.
One thing about Cobras assigned to air cavalry units--like that one--is that they didn't carry the maximum load of rockets.  Instead of four 19-shot rocket pods, they carried two of them plus two 7-shot pods, as that one is.  The reduced weapons load enabled them to carry a full tank of JP-4 for increased range/time on station.  Cobras in aerial rocket artillery units typically carried four 19-shot pods for increased firepower, but with less than a full tank they had less range.  Those are twin 7.62mm mini-guns in the turret.  Could have been twin 40mm grenade launchers, or one of each.
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« Reply #3123 on: December 04, 2021, 02:12:46 PM »


This is an AH-1S (ECAS) (later called "AH-1E") Cobra from 1-17 (Air) Cavalry, 82nd Abn Div, in Operation Urgent Fury--the invasion of Grenada in Oct-Nov 1983.  I was assigned to that squadron--platoon commander of the scout platoon of A Troop--at the time.  Note the mix of 19-shot and 7-shot rocket pods and the 3-barreled 20mm cannon mounted on the turret.  Either of the rocket pods on either side could be replaced by TOW missile racks holding four missiles each.

The 82nd Combat Aviation Battalion had a company of newer AH-1S (Fully Modernized) (later called "AH-1F") Cobras.  They were better-suited to killing Soviet tanks in Germany than ours were, but ours were better for our cavalry missions--reconnaissance and screening.  Their version had a big, heavy IR suppressor on the exhaust--the best recognition feature.
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« Reply #3124 on: December 05, 2021, 08:21:31 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 04, 2021, 10:00:08 AM
well, I plan to visit Columbus in May/June

I better give it a try

I was amused by your spelling of fried japanenoes ;)
Get the four way onion (no beans) and use hot sauce.

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« Reply #3125 on: December 05, 2021, 09:24:36 AM »
Can you get it without the noodles, and with cornbread instead?
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« Reply #3126 on: December 05, 2021, 11:47:25 AM »
Chili on top of noodles resembles the "Darlin'" of the late, great Denco Cafe in Norman.

That had elbow macaroni as the noodles.



This is supposed to be it, but that's not how it was served in my day.  Back then, it was served in a black oblong plate, made of some sort of thermoplastic, with a hot steel liner.

The eggs on top would have been an extra-cost option, and were called "two lookin' at ya."  And there was no little cup of dipping stuff.  There were two squeeze-bottles at each table.  One had Creamy French dressing in it; the other had Green Goddess.  A basket of probably-made-on-site greasy tortilla chips was also served.  They are called "hardsies."  The eating technique was to take a hardsie, scoop up some of the noodles and chili, then squirt a dab of dressing on it.  Then eat and enjoy, while listening to Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, Charlie Pride, et. al., on the jukebox.  Nothing in town better than that at 2 a.m.!
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« Reply #3127 on: December 05, 2021, 02:10:52 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on December 05, 2021, 08:21:31 AM
Get the four way onion (no beans) and use hot sauce.


sounds like my preference
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« Reply #3128 on: December 05, 2021, 02:31:26 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 05, 2021, 09:24:36 AM
Can you get it without the noodles, and with cornbread instead?
They won't have cornbread.  You can get it with no noodles, I did once, it was awful.
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« Reply #3129 on: December 05, 2021, 03:25:10 PM »
crackers would be a good substitute for noodles

the folks in Indiana like to have crackers on the table with butter
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« Reply #3130 on: December 05, 2021, 03:29:50 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 05, 2021, 03:25:10 PM
crackers would be a good substitute for noodles

the folks in Indiana like to have crackers on the table with butter
This is common at old-school Tex-Mex places, too.  Saltines, butter, and salsa.  You dip the crackers in a little butter, then into the salsa.
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« Reply #3131 on: December 05, 2021, 04:19:51 PM »
They have crackers, I never thought of it, just get a bowl of chili with the cheese and use crackers.

When I was a kid, I'd eat saltines with  butter at restaurants as an appetizer, which I didn't much need, I could eat a lot.  I was 6'4" and under 180 in HS and ate a ton.

Somehow I added weight over the years.
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« Reply #3132 on: December 05, 2021, 05:18:31 PM »
Interesting article about semi conductor industry coming to Texas

utee what do you think of this

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/texas-will-be-home-of-semiconductor-manufacturing-amid-chip-shortage-gov-abbott
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« Reply #3133 on: December 05, 2021, 06:40:32 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on December 05, 2021, 04:19:51 PM
They have crackers, I never thought of it, just get a bowl of chili with the cheese and use crackers.

When I was a kid, I'd eat saltines with  butter at restaurants as an appetizer, which I didn't much need, I could eat a lot.  I was 6'4" and under 180 in HS and ate a ton.

Somehow I added weight over the years.
don't see it much around here in Iowa, but in Indiana, they will have 2 or 3 types of crackers in the little cellophane wrappers and squares of butter for appetizing before the meal.

Bread and butter is more common here.

haven't noticed the melted dipping butter 
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« Reply #3134 on: December 05, 2021, 06:48:19 PM »
May 1922: 78-year-old Robert T. Lincoln (son of Abraham Lincoln) is helped up the steps at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

May be an image of 4 people and people standing
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« Reply #3135 on: December 05, 2021, 11:47:10 PM »
Robert Todd Lincoln was Lincoln's only child (of four sons) to live to adulthood, and he never had any children.  So he was the end of the line for his family.

He served as our Minister to the United Kingdom during Benjamin Harrison's administration and as Secretary of War in the James Garfield-Chester Arthur administration.
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