ziparoo

Here is my addition: Recites-The-Princess-Bride Guy - This player is not the norm of what you'd expect when playing a certain demographic. He may come from a redneck backwoods and enjoys swilling moonshine and listening to banjo tunes, but inside he is a sensitive soul who plays Combat Mission and watches "romantic comedy adventure films" on the weekend.

And white on black for SS units?

Do I win a prize for this trifecta? M4A3(76)W Sherman takes a shot: Shot penetrates a PzIVH, halftrack and then gets a spall result on another PzIVH: Do I at least get a stuffed toy?

My 2c worth: 1. Germany fatally stalled their offensive outside Moscow in the winter of 1941. This failure puts the myth of German 'flexible offensive doctrine' in a new light IMHO. It also puts 'the spectacular blitzkrieg victories of 1940 in France' in a new perspective - i.e. why did they get it so wrong in 1941 if the Germans were so uberperfect in the early war years? If you answer 'Hitler' - well not until later in the war and this really was an operational level failure in 1941. 2. Don't over-think it. Combat Mission is surprisingly realistic (or simulationist) for a computer game, so any reading you can do is worth its weight. In reality, combined arms of infantry and tanks was seldom practised to perfection. My advice - always use combined arms! Tanks supported by infantry and visa versa. That is - tanks will get schwacked by bazookas/panzerfausts without infantry nearby and infantry really like bulletproof cannon/MGs to support their assaults. Don't under-estimate guns in defence.

Ooh, squeal like a girl! Sounds like the time you put your kilt on backwards during dress ups in front of the mirror. Bit like closing the gate after the horse has bolted. When did this thread become so uncivilised ? I can get more hospitality from a pashtun with a smoking AK on a thursday night.

[tap] [tap] [tap] Is this thing on? Excuse me for being a bit woobly on my feet late on a friday night with a few beers under me belt. I used to be known as ozi_digger back in the day as a lad. That was when I used to play pbem with such greats as Seanachi (is he still alive?, god I hope so, this is the Peng thread afterall, I can be irreverent) and JonS (get that Crete disk in the mail?). I've shared private correspondence with Steve (do ya want some cam uniforms?) and argued with Emrys (HMGMA # CAN-1-10215-07). Well this CMBN thing is a doddle. Can't understand why I put it off so long to learn it. Well... it is a challenge thread after all... so take advantage of my Green status while you can. Who wants a piece of me?