What would you name it?

lpolpo22

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December 2002

What would you name it?

Posted by lpolpo22 on Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:15 AM

OK, the aircraft company you work for has created the most ass-kicking, meanest looking, ground attack aircraft ever made. It's your job to name name this bad boy. Something that hasn't been used before, and let's be real, a name like "Disemboweler", would never be used. I kind of like "Hammer".

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:26 AM

Skyhammer?

Ruthless Buzzard?

The Winged Wrecking Ball?

George Foreman?

Sorry, not and entirely serious answer!

I do like "Skyhammer," though.

~Brian

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:52 AM

Buzzsaw.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:11 AM

Canopener?

Mongoose?

Wolverine (or any animal of that family)?

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lpolpo22

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December 2002

Posted by lpolpo22 on Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:26 AM

OK - in the humor catagory I have "Freddy Kruger" and "Jason" ( Good thing I didn't mention ear biting)

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

Skyhammer?

Ruthless Buzzard?

The Winged Wrecking Ball?

George Foreman?

Sorry, not and entirely serious answer!

I do like "Skyhammer," though.

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Lufbery

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December 2002
From: Harrisburg, PA

Posted by Lufbery on Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:13 AM

Warthog. :D You can't get much more kick-assy, mean-looking, or effective than that.

Okay, okay. A new one: Thantos (Greek for death).

Regards,

-Drew

-Drew

Build what you like; like what you build.

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lpolpo22

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December 2002

Posted by lpolpo22 on Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:14 AM

Matbe I should mention just what this plane is capable of, in addition to the usual ordinance found on the A-10 it has:

50mm chain gun with 'Active" uranium shells

Flame thrower

Proton torpedoes

"Acme" anvils

Water balloons (The paint filled kind, not that sissy stuff)

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wibhi2

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March 2003
From: Brooklyn

Posted by wibhi2 on Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:24 AM

hahahahaha........a flame thrower on a ground attack craft, now that would be interesting.

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning" -Robert Duvall, Apocolypse Now

3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation

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upnorth

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December 2002
From: Canada / Czech Republic

Posted by upnorth on Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:02 PM

I'm not sure you need to name it anything, any enemy that came within sight of the thing wouldn't last long enough to care what you called it. :-)

With all that heavy weaponry, what are you using to get it off the runway into the air in the first place? How many engines and how much horsepower a piece?

Don't name it anything if you can't get it into the air to scare anyone with! :-)

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:31 PM

"I am created SHIVA, the destroyer, death, the shatterer of worlds"

Ancient Hindu text (at least i think it's close)

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:13 PM

no comment, crusher, and the 1/1 ____(name there)

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wayne baker

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February 2003
From: Medina, Ohio

Posted by wayne baker on Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:17 PM

You could call it Devastator II after the the Midway torpedo planes, and this time mean it, or you could call it the Pixie and fake out the enemy.

I may get so drunk, I have to crawl home. But dammit, I'll crawl like a Marine.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:43 PM

I would call it the "GRIM RAPER". Big Smile [:D]

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Torio

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December 2002
From: Cornebarrieu (near Blagnac), France

Posted by Torio on Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:15 PM

Attila ?

Thank you all for coming José

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lpolpo22

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December 2002

Posted by lpolpo22 on Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:20 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by upnorth

I'm not sure you need to name it anything, any enemy that came within sight of the thing wouldn't last long enough to care what you called it. :-)

With all that heavy weaponry, what are you using to get it off the runway into the air in the first place? How many engines and how much horsepower a piece?

Don't name it anything if you can't get it into the air to scare anyone with! :-)

Briggs & Stratton 6.75 HP - Uses a really LOT of runway.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:10 PM

Acme anvils? I love it!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:09 PM

Oh, oh, I've got it.....

The "Ex-wife"

viscious, huh?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:12 PM

nwilliams - is that the prototype, the experimental, or production version ?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:46 PM

Got a whoooole bunch

Shrike
Broadsword
Annihilator
Apocalypse
Dragon
Centurion
Rapier
Gladius
Crossbow
Excalibur
Adjudicator
Knight
Mantis
Chimera
Palomino
Basilisk
Wyvern
Hellhound
Brute
Minx
Hellion

Kraken - sea-monster, good for attack aircraft, particularly ASW aircraft

Ajax - a character from the Odyssey, lives in Hades, sounds cool and would provide a skeleton character for squadron insignia

Wraith - good for a stealth fighter

Dervish - good for a helicopter

Amazon - warrior, would be great for adorning squadron insignia similarly to how the way Tomcat squadrons have the Tomcat

Savage - it has been used before, but it sounds so awesome, then again, it might be thought politically incorrect

Instigator - this one is just trouble