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Banksy

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1917. Echo the comments of others on here. Enjoyed it immensely.
 

GJW

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Misery with Kathy Bates and James Caan (1990). My ideal date night. 7/10
 

Alistair20000

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Watched the film last night and thoroughly it. One criticism would be the total lack of sentries that allowed Schofield to approach Devons unchallenged.

Yup, no Devonshire accents and no quotes from the Graun means that Exonians must have been thin on the ground as well. ;)
A point made by others and as it is such an apparent goof I would have expected the film production team to have spotted it. So, is there a logical explanation ? Would there have been any circumstances where no sentries would have been posted ? :unsure:
 

Antony Moxey

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Joker. Superb portrayal of a man abandoned by society and his descent into madness, plus a rare insight into how a comic book baddie came into being. I mean, when do we ever get to see why the bad guys are the bad guys? We’ve seen most back stories to the heroes yet it’s always seen as just a given that Batman will face Joker without any explanation as to who Joker was or, more importantly, WHY he was.

Anyways, I liked it a lot and whilst Joker has always been far fetched as a villain (he is from a comic after all), his story is a very plausible one. Ten red noses out of ten squirty flowers.
 

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A point made by others and as it is such an apparent goof I would have expected the film production team to have spotted it. So, is there a logical explanation ? Would there have been any circumstances where no sentries would have been posted ? :unsure:
My link will show you what length the British Army was prepared to go in WW1 in order to gain intelligence so it stands to reason that they would be fully prepared for a reciprocal response from the enemy.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-trench-raids

During my time in Germany during the 60's I drove the "big wheelers" on the graveyard shift (to avoid enemy aircraft) supplying tank ammunition for the 16/5 Lancer's Conqueror and Centurion tanks so I was excused guard duty. However, guards were still posted around the clock by these people..

 

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My link will show you what length the British Army was prepared to go in WW1 in order to gain intelligence so it stands to reason that they would be fully prepared for a reciprocal response from the enemy.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-trench-raids

During my time in Germany during the 60's I drove the "big wheelers" on the graveyard shift (to avoid enemy aircraft) supplying tank ammunition for the 16/5 Lancer's Conqueror and Centurion tanks so I was excused guard duty. However, guards were still posted around the clock by these people..

Excuse me for digressing slightly, but I was informed recently that during WW2, ammunition trains headed for Devonport Dockyard were escorted by fighter planes from RAF Exeter, not only to protect them from the Luftwaffe, but also from potential E Boat attacks along the seawall from Dawlish Warren to Teignmouth.
 

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Excuse me for digressing slightly, but I was informed recently that during WW2, ammunition trains headed for Devonport Dockyard were escorted by fighter planes from RAF Exeter, not only to protect them from the Luftwaffe, but also from potential E Boat attacks along the seawall from Dawlish Warren to Teignmouth.
Excuse my ignorance, but what damage can a submarine at distance do to a train convoy on land with torpedoes? These were the days before sea to air (to land) missiles I take it?
 

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Excuse my ignorance, but what damage can a submarine at distance do to a train convoy on land with torpedoes? These were the days before sea to air (to land) missiles I take it?
E Boats were fast small boats that could come very close to the shore, Not submarines, If you want to know how much damage they can do, Go to Slapton Sands and see the memorial to hundreds of US Serviceman practicing for D Day who died because of E Boats intercepting them
 

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Excuse my ignorance, but what damage can a submarine at distance do to a train convoy on land with torpedoes? These were the days before sea to air (to land) missiles I take it?
E Boats not U Boats. Fast motor torpedo boats also fitted with deck guns. They mullered a practice D Day landing at Slapton Sands in 1944, with significant loss of life.
 

iscalad

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Excuse my ignorance, but what damage can a submarine at distance do to a train convoy on land with torpedoes? These were the days before sea to air (to land) missiles I take it?
U-Boats would surface and use their gun to sink ships, no reason they couldn't shell the railway.
 
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