Geoff Winnington-Ball Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 It was brought up on another thread that we here at Tanknet have a truly international readership. WE know it, but it's time for all to to speak up... Name:Age:Country:Service:Interest:Tanknet:Comments: Mine first post. Pipe up so people here know who they're dealing with! Edit to add TANKNET WORLD TOUR link....Tank-Net World <font size=1>[Edited by Geoff Winnington-Ball (16 Oct 2003).] [Edited by MODERATOR (15 Nov 2003).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Murph Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: MurphAge: 41 (0ld enough to know better) Country: Texas!Service: Infantry (Heavy mortars (4.2") and Mech Inf)Interest: Computers, guns, booksTanknet: Charter member, before that the old Heavy Metal site for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Winnington-Ball Posted December 20, 2001 Author Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Geoff Winnington-BallAge: 48Country: CanadaService: ex-infantry officerInterest: WW2 Commonwealth (see my profile)Tanknet: Co-founder & Senior Administrator Comments: I just love the old guys, the fellows who went to war as kids in the forties and came home to try to make this world something they believed in, despite their nightmares. I think I was born a generation too late... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sargent Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: King SargentAge: 55Country: Alaska, USAService: ROTC training, no active service, policework.Interest: Books, weapons, military historyTanknet: Since the OOULD FORUM.... charter member of TankNet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ant Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Markus KempAge: 23 Country: GermanyService: Logistics/maintenance (We used to repair Leopard 2A5 MBT's. Dunno the proper English term for that job.)Interest: history, physics, programming (C/C++), naval sim's and flight sim'sTanknet: don't know what I'm supposed to type here. I think I joined the fora about 1 year ago or so. [Edited by Red Ant (20 Dec 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Master Blaster Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Michael J. SteeleAge:50Country:USA (Colorado)Service:US Army 21 years. Master Gunner M60A3, M1, M1A1Interest:Tanks, Politics, Good discussionsTanknet:Master Blaster - Late to the party, but a supporter. Comments: I really like this group, there is a world wide sample of thought on just about any subject, and if you don't see one ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwshaw Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Greg ShawAge: 34 (for another couple of weeks at least)Country: USA, Ohio for the last 6 weeks, Utah for the previous 25 yearsService: noneInterest: history, computers, shooting, snowmobilesTanknet: the old, old forum, sometime in winter 96-97 IIRCComments: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Alan Woods (everyone calls me Al)Age: 42Country: USA (Nebraska)Service: 10 years active, 3 years Reserve in Military Intelligence - Russian Language TranscriberInterests: AFVs of all types, Military History, Computer wargamingTanknet: Lurking, then fairly active posting for about 2+ yearsComments: I visit a lot of sites, but only this one regularly. Good mix of useful info & humor. Hopefully someday will make an I&I. [Edited by Al (20 Dec 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Evans Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Anthony O. EvansAge: 39Country: USA (Utah at the moment)Service: 10 years infantry crew served weapons, mostly machineguns (USMC)Interest: Military history, SF, Computer Science, getting my BS by the time I'm 40Tanknet: Plankowner; Heavy Metal for two years before thatComments: Where else can you get good war stories that don't start with "There I was..."? [Edited by Tony Evans (29 Nov 2003).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dwight Pruitt Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Dwight Pruitt Age: 44 Country: United States Service: Armor Crewman-US Army, Indiana National Guard. 19J and 19 E Interest: Cold War Armor, Medal Collecting Tanknet: Ever since Mike Brunk pulled the plug on Heavy Metal. Stumbled on to that site in 1996. Comments: Like Geoff, I spend most of my free time learning about men who paid the ultimate price during WW2. Those men, who didn't want to be soldiers, but still gave up their futures to defeat evil. The same men who left the cities and farms to defeat forces comprised of men who were raised from childhood to be soldiers. My website: http://www.lorwings.net/PurpleHearts/index.shtml [Edited by Dwight Pruitt (13 Jun 2003).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Williams Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Colin WilliamsAge: 40Country: USA (California)Service: None that I rememberInterest: My Family, Military history (up to about 1953), History, Politics, Baseball, Eating, Cooking, and World Peace (that always impresses the judges!)Tanknet: In at the beginning. Lurked and then posted on old forum for a couple of years.Comments: Best place to go on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan W Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Allan WotherspoonAge: 40Country: CanadaService: NoneInterest: Military history & modern military affairsTanknet: Charter Member & Shareholder. Moderator in AFV forum.Comments: I second Colin's comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name:Boris KoganAge: 20 (don't tell the bartender)Country: Brooklyn Service: USAR 12B (Combat Engineer, Mechanized,) 1 1/2 years, ROTC Interest: military and other history, aikido, biology Tanknet: since the winter of 1999Comments: man, you guys are OLD. I'm gonna feel like even more of a jerk for disagreeing with you than I already do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard g Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Richard GreenupAge: 52Country: AustraliaService: ex Army ReserveInterests: Australian and associated army history WW1 and 2, motorsports, world affairsTanknet: arrived around the time of the lively Sherman WarsComments: plenty of interesting views and people here, this is the place to come for definitive military technical information, and subjective comments on everything else except my objective views of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Markus Jansson.Age: 23.Country: Finland.Service: Conscription done and in reserve now.Interests: Weapons & weapon systems, computer security & privacy, military history, society & politics, beer.Tanknet: Arrived...long(?) ago. Comments: Nice forums indeed...and remember to check my homepages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Hebert Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name:Gerry HebertAge:35Country:CanadaService:Canadian Infantry (1st Bn The Royal Canadian Regt.)Interest:IPSC Shooting,Long Rifle,Firearms CollectingTanknet:since 1997ishComments: An outstanding knowledge base from persons of all ilks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Werther Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Name: Alexander Wolf Age: 26 Country: Germany Service: 1 year mech. Inf., now active Army Reserve Interests: history, programming (flash), reserve webpage, travel and Tanks... Tanknet: simply the only international place to hear qualified people talk, including many views - not the common industry ad´s and the own national army officers ... Comments: stay as you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth P. Katz Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Name: Kenneth P. Katz (but call me Ken)Age: 38Country: USAService: US Air Force, 2Lt-Capt, flight test engineer (1985-89)Interest: Military equipment and history, wargaming, aviation and aerospace, politicsTanknet: Heavy Metal since 1996, Tanknet since it openedComments: I flight tested the V-22 as a Boeing employee; member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy; there is an impressive collection of intelligence, knowledge and experience within this community. [Edited by Kenneth P. Katz (21 Dec 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Weaver Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Name: Dan Weaver Age: 19Country: United StatesService: NoneInterests: biophysics, nanotechnology, economics, literature, military (moreso the non-technical aspects thereof), making bread, drinking alcohol, and learning things.Tanknet: Um, 1997? I posted extensively until the past few months, and now I find myself reading more than posting. I finally realized that I didn't know much about military matters, so I started keeping my trap shut. Comments: Hey. It's Tanknet. I've been here since 1997 and I find myself checking the site several times a day, so there must be something right about it. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Jones Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Name: Harold JonesAge: 37 soon to be 38Country: USA (Colorado)Service: 8 years active Army on M60A1/A3s M1/M1A1s, 1yr USAR Mortor Gunner, 4yrs IANG TOW missile repairInterest: History, Tanks, BeerTanknet: Stumbled on Brunk's forum in '96 been here ever since.Comments: You owe it to yourself to make it to at least one I&I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanjoe Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Name: Ivik Lyberth HansenAge: 18Country: Denmark/GreenlandService: noneInterest: warfare, computer games, roleplaying, reading and politicsTanknet: I found the old forum in 98Comments: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AdamMachell Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Name: Adam MachellAge: 41Country: USA, USA, USAService: Active Army 16 years Interest: Tanks since the beginnings.Tanknet: I started on the Brunk forum, M1Buck guided me there. My first "discussion" was with LIC. I've been here since the start.Comments: I spend entirely too much time here. [Edited by AdamMachell (21 Dec 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swede Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 (edited) NAME: Thord WedmanAGE: 40Country: SwedenService: Mech inf. Squad leader, three tours of UN service, ex. platoonleader Swedish homeguard.Interests: Scuba diving, american fotball, military modelling, AFVs of all sorts.TANKNET: Been here for about a year I think.COMMENTS: Nice place, I check it out atleast 3-4 times a day Check my AFV site: http://www.the-swede.com <font size=1>[Edited by The Swede (21 Dec 2001).] Edited April 29, 2007 by The Swede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Sallows Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Name: Brad SallowsAge: 37Country: CanadaService: Admin officer with a reserve medical unitInterest: military mattersTanknet: drifted here shortly after becoming web-connectedComments: always appreciate another myth debunking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Fredriksson Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Name: StefanAge: will be 35 in mid-January.Country: SwedenService: 10 months conscript-time at KA1 (coast artillery) 1986-87, 6 months UN service Bosnia -99.Interest: Skiing, computergaming, trekking...Tanknet: -96 or -97? It was when Steel Panthers was fairly new iirc.Comments: No, not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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