AK47 Day 2021 - News and Announcements

[Sean Clark]

I think it shows the strength of the forum to be honest. And it's great to see some new names.

Now, when's Crete? 😊

[John Watson]

If Neil is a man of the cloth his troops should be well turned out.
Mike don't get me started on Spurs. Belgians or not, I can't believe that we haven't appointed a new manager yet. I suspect that there is poison in the air down White Hart Lane.
John

[Colonel Kilgore]

Now, when's Crete? 😊

Touché!

Er - once you've painted your forces, Sean 

Simon

[Wardy64]

John I still believe COYS

Dave

[Wardy64]

I have to agree with Simon, well done Sean, I am excited about it and I am not even taking part.

Dave

[Hman]

Hi everyone,

I can't join you, however, I will play a solo game on the Day...

The original rules, as I am not a counter revolutionary, like the rest of you 

Howard

[Smoking gun]

I am not a counter revolutionary I am a free man and a revisionist.

Best wishes,
Martin Buck

[Sean Clark]

Sounds like a call to arms is needed to resolve the situation.

[Big Mike]

Sean,
One question for your to resolve from the archives, who was the former colonial power of our benighted African country?
Mike

[DorchesterBede]

Sean

Sorry to be so late to the party, have been away on my hols - I have kept up with what has been going on but couldn't remember my log in! an age thing perhaps? Now thanks to track and trace I have had to return early to self isolate for four days, have taken a lateral flow test which is is negative    so just a case of waiting around until 2359hrs on Friday.

I do have an AK47 army but can't for the life of me remember what it is though as I have not used it since the 'competition' Oxford way a long time ago (10 years?).  I will have to dig it out to have a look, I do know it is an 'African' army with a lot of militia some regulars but none of those nasty professionals a couple of tanks but I am not sure what else. I do remember the 'competition' was good fun and not a competition at all. I lost both games - I think we played solo in the morning and doubles in the afternoon.  I also remember Miles's helicopter causing me no end of problems, sorry  challenges.

On the downside my current shift pattern has me working on Saturday 9 October however that is some way off and  life on the border may have changed by October . Put me down as a possibly, maybe, you never know .

Chris 

[Sean Clark]

Cheers Chris. We need to revive our on table rivalry! Not sure we've ever played AK47 though 😃 I'll put you on the list.

[Sean Clark]

Sean,
One question for your to resolve from the archives, who was the former colonial power of our benighted African country?
Mike

The colonial history of uMbongo is a long and complicated one. Originally colonised by the Belgians under the rule of Leopold, it was 'sold' to the British in a long forgotten diplomatic deal that saw the Belgians numerous artefacts from the British museum.

In the 1880's, Britain then clashed with France over mining rights on what was then the border with Logosia to the north. For a time, France laid claim to around 50% of the land mass and wanting to avoid a colonial war with a European friend during the ongoign campaign in the Sudan, the British government conceded territory they saw little value in retaining.

Post the Great War, France gave up any claims to the land which reverted entirely to British rule, until independance in the 1950's. The history of exploitation of its natural resources by the colonial powers is a sad but familiar one. Evidence of the colonial rule of Belguim, Britian and France is still evident to this day. French is the most commonly spoke language in the country. Architecture remains in place, and in some cases remarkably intact, showing the opulence and grandeur of the era. The Presidents palace in Kalubya is a great example.

[Big Mike]

What an intriguing country, Sean.
Some of the chaps are thinking of booking a short holiday in uMbongo to take in the local culture and enjoy the architecture.
Mike

[Sean Clark]

If they stick to the coastal regions they should be fine. Inland is slightly more risky though 😂

[John Watson]

Mike, my friend Field Marshal Lord General the Earl of San Serriffe was telling me only last week of his most excellent holiday in Umbongo. He told me it is genuinely a banana republic as he has personally seen the banana. Also he enjoyed the public executions or he would have done if the firing squads had been trained to shoot straight. By the time the elite palace guard had reloaded their weapons the Umbongo Freedom Fighters (UFF) had untied their restraints and fled. Fortunately the presidential feast at Maceedees made up for it.
Cheers
John