*** So instead of talking about tactics or military maneuvers next time they go to a meeting, they could just bring their cases and have a party. Vic *** My recollections from college days, oh so many years ago, suggest there are plenty of folks that think that's the way to learn anything. I'm tending towards tee-totalling myself, mind you. I'm thinking that between Reinhard and Yang, both are close in fighting their enemy, but the Brat excells in handling 'allies'. Brings to mind one thing: I noticed in the translation that fellow soldiers/crews/fleets are referred to as 'allies'. It seems awkward in English, and I was curious if anyone had comments on the Japanese from which it's derived. Not that US references of 'friendlies' isn't subject to ridicule. Ask George Carlin. /lurk on The_Beast -Douglas J. Evans, curmudgeon One World, one Web, one Program - Microsoft promotional ad Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer - Adolf Hitler