A new novel by Tom Clancy, called Locked On.
http://www.tomclancy.com/
Available tomorrow.
Can’t wait to read it!!!
Mike

A new novel by Tom Clancy, called Locked On.
http://www.tomclancy.com/
Available tomorrow.
Can’t wait to read it!!!
Mike
Wow, on June 14th you can again read a book by Tom Clancy (although again co written)
You can find out about the book at his official website at: tomclancy.com.
There is also an excerpt of the prologue which you can find here: prologue excerpt
you can buy it here:
I finished reading Dead or Alive a while back and really enjoyed it, as I enjoyed many of his books. I really like that I can keep following the characters from previous books in this series. Jack Ryan, Jack jr., Chavez, Clark
etc.
Mike.
The following table shows the ranks used in the United States Army. The order of rank is from lowest to highest rank.
| Rank/Title | Insignia | Pay Grade | Abbreviation | Enlisted/Officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | No Insignia | E-1 | PVT | Enlisted |
| Private | ![]() |
E-2 | PV2 | Enlisted |
| Private First Class | ![]() |
E-3 | PFC | Enlisted |
| Specialist | ![]() |
E-4 | SPC | Enlisted |
| Corporal | ![]() |
E-4 | CPL | Enlisted |
| Sergeant | ![]() |
E-5 | SGT | Enlisted |
| Staff Sergeant | ![]() |
E-6 | SSG | Enlisted |
| Sergeant First Class | ![]() |
E-7 | SFC | Enlisted |
| Master Sergeant | ![]() |
E-8 | MFG | Enlisted |
| First Sergeant | ![]() |
E-8 | 1SG | Enlisted |
| Sergeant Major | ![]() |
E-9 | SGM | Enlisted |
| Command Sergeant Major | ![]() |
E-9 | CSM | Enlisted |
| Sergeant Major of the Army | ![]() |
E-9 | SMA | Enlisted |
| Second Lieutenant | ![]() |
O-1 | 2LT | Officer |
| First Lieutenant | ![]() |
O-2 | 1LT | Officer |
| Captain | ![]() |
O-3 | CPT | Officer |
| Major | ![]() |
O-4 | MAJ | Officer |
| Lieutenant Colonel | ![]() |
O-5 | LTC | Officer |
| Colonel | ![]() |
O-6 | COL | Officer |
| Brigadier General | ![]() |
O-7 | BG | Officer |
| Major General | ![]() |
O-8 | MG | Officer |
| Lieutenant General | ![]() |
O-9 | LTG | Officer |
| General | ![]() |
O-10 | GEN | Officer |
| General of the Army | ![]() |
O-11 | GA | Officer |
Warrant Officers
| Rank/Title | Insignia | Pay Grade | Abbreviation | Enlisted/Officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrant Officer 1 | ![]() |
W-1 | WO1 | Officer |
| Chief Warrant Officer 2 | ![]() |
W-2 | CW2 | Officer |
| Chief Warrant Officer 3 | ![]() |
W-3 | CW3 | Officer |
| Chief Warrant Officer 4 | ![]() |
W-4 | CW4 | Officer |
| Chief Warrant Officer 5 | ![]() |
W-5 | CW5 | Officer |
Rank Insignia and descriptions are from the following wikipedia page: US Army
Click here to go back to the Red Storm Rising map
The following table shows the ranks used in the Russian Army. The order of rank is from lowest to highest rank.
| Rank | insignia | Enlisted/Officer |
|---|---|---|
| Private | Enlisted | |
| Efreitor | Enlisted | |
| Junior Sergeant | Enlisted | |
| Sergeant | Enlisted | |
| Senior Sergeant | Enlisted | |
| Sergeant Major | Enlisted | |
| Warrant Officer | Enlisted | |
| Senior Warrant Officer | Enlisted | |
| Junior Lieutenant | Officer | |
| Lieutenant | Officer | |
| Senior Lieutenant | Officer | |
| Captain | Officer | |
| Major | Officer | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Officer | |
| Colonel | Officer | |
| Major General | Officer | |
| Lieutenant General | Officer | |
| Colonel General | Officer | |
| General of the Army | Officer | |
| Supreme Commander | Officer |
Rank Insignia and descriptions are from the following wikipedia pages Military ranks of the Soviet Union
Click here to go back to the Red Storm Rising map
Dead or Alive, is the name of the new novel written by Tom Clancy, it will be out on December the 7th, 2010.
Have a look at his website: Tom Clancy
You can pre order it from Amazon:
F-15 Eagle – F-16 Fighting Falcon – P51 Mustang
| From Abbotsford Air Show 2006 |
Wikipedia entry: Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle
Wikipedia entry: Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
Wikipedia entry: North American Aviation P-51 Mustang
A-10 Thunderbolt 2 “Warthog”
| From Abbotsford Air Show 2006 |
Wikipedia entry:A-10 Thunderbolt 2
This is a test to see if I can embed pictures using Picassa web albums in my posts, and apparently it works.
- Mike
I totally forgot/ didn’t know that there was actually a game called Red Storm Rising for the PC (Published in 1989). As I was curious to see what the game was all about, I registered at the site and downloaded the game (here is the link: http://www.classic-pc-games.com/pc/simulations/red_storm_rising.html, to actually download the game you will have to visit a sponsor site and fly through some hoops).
In the game it is World War III (just like the book) and you play a United States Submarine captain tasked with stopping the Russian Navy. You can be a captain in different classes of submarines, such as the Los Angeles class, the Permit Class, etc.
I only played it briefly last night and got stuck at one of the screens because I did not know which keyboard commands to use.
The graphics of the game are horrible but then again the game was published in 1989 and alot has changed over the years.
Enjoy!
