Sen.Blutarsky 0 #1 February 23, 2006 I realize the Russian navy is hurting for ships these days but you would think that they’d at least have some photos of their former ships laying around somewhere … Russians Perplexed By Military Day Billboards Featuring US Battleship Created: 22.02.2006 15:13 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:13 MSK MosNews Ahead of the Defender of the Motherland Day, celebrated in Russia on Feb. 23, Moscow streets have been decorated with patriotic festive banners containing a picture of the famous American battleship the Missouri, local media reported. Although it was evidently a mistake of a picture editor, Russian officers are angered. “They were going to offend us, were not they?” a captain Vladimir Zakharov said in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets daily. “We do not have our own arms any more, they say, look at the foreigners’ one! Not so bad congratulation!” … Source: http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/02/22/battleshipmistake.shtml Blutarsky 2008. No Prisoners! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #2 February 23, 2006 I had to take a second glance as I thought the jet was an F-15. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #3 February 23, 2006 Looks like the designer used a stock photo and didn't realize what it was. I have a flag at home that my dad and I got to raise up the mast on the Missouri. It really is an incredible ship...it just isn't Russian. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sen.Blutarsky 0 #4 February 23, 2006 QuoteI have a flag at home that my dad and I got to raise up the mast on the Missouri. It really is an incredible ship...it just isn't Russian. Thank goodness I visited the ship before the Russians appropriated it, all this while I’d believed it would be Japanese tourists who would eventually take over. _Very_ cool that you got to raise an American flag on her when she was still ours. Blutarsky 2008. No Prisoners! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylegioner 0 #5 February 23, 2006 Russia has own arms...May be fu***ng designers don't know it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
