----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Wohlert" <martin_wohlert at hotmail.com> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:04 PM Subject: Re: Defender always wins? (Was: Re: on contradictions and such) > Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com> wrote > >>Okay, what's flack? I doubt it means a public-relations specialist. > >> > >>Jerry Friedman > >> > > >From: "James Griffin" <umbraenoctis at hotmail.com> > >>Heh, > > > >It refers to a barrage of hits thrown out that the attacker must advance > >through to come in range, hopefully getting hit (vitally) whilst conducting > >said advance. Think WWII Anti-aircraft fire versus a strafing run. > > > >James Griffin, > >Still Another Vlad faN > > > > It's from German FLiegerAbwehrKanonen, flak. > > /Mrtn > Air Defense Cannon, for those who kann nicht Deutsches sprechen. (Or is that gesprecht? It's been to long. . . ) Jeff G. With a preemptive strike.