Despite the best efforts of illness, relatives and job interviews I have returned, as foretold absolutely nowhere! And now to some belated replies (if your post was just a vote then rest assured it has been counted even if not replied to below)
The War Monger - I believe this is your first post on this thread, in which case welcome and I'm pleased to have you along. A different name among the usual suspects is always a nice thing to see.
Duritz/Davout - I'm pleased to see armoured unity has been maintained and the caucus has rallied. Though Brother Davout still has much work to do in educating the newer posters about posting etiquette.
Nathan Madien - I like the fine wine metaphor, though I fear you may just have crushed my dream to retire and start charging for these updates.
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RAFspeak - You do know the Zero really wasn't a very good aeroplane don't you?
Derek Pullem - Windmills are potentially silly I concede, but that is somewhat point of the exercise. How else would I get challenge of trying to write sensibly and relevantly on an unusual subject I wouldn't normally chose?
RobbieAB - Your somewhat thoughtless swiping off the top of the page will not make you popular around here you know?
With the second part of tanks in Spain now almost written my thoughts are turning to the next update, thus I know arbitrarily declare -
Voting closed.
Final Scores, from last to first;
Peruvian-Ecuadorian border clashes -
8 votes
Japan's poking everybody with sticks -
10 Votes
Windmills vs Watermills. -
23 Votes
Franco-British industrial relations -
32 Votes
Thus after the tanks of Spain we will be heading off to the heady world of industrial politics in France, Britain and her Empire.
