Herr Oberst2

We have all heard mention of the Emails going back and forth between Fionn and Martin during their battle. I would love to be able to marry those Emails with turns, just to see the kind of ribbing that was going on. Well guys? Huh? Huh?

What is not a myth is that Typhoon pilots tried to come in from behind so the rockets had a chance of hitting the thinner rear armor. Research has fixed the probably cause of Michael Wittman's demise in his Tiger as a rocket through the back deck, igniting in the engine compartment, and eliminating the crew in seconds.

But Herr von Kelly died in his Panzer!

I would like to personally thank the both of you for your excellent AARs. Not only was this immensely enjoyable reading, but hopefully we readers will survive a little better from your insightful commentary. If either of you make it to the Wash.DC area, drop me a note and I'll buy a round... or two... or three

And while we're at it... T-37 - 1 MG, 585 rnds T26C - 2 MG, 2405 rnds BT - 2 MG, 2015 rnds T-28 - 3 MG, 8320 rnds T-60 - 1 MG, 780 rnds T-70 - 1 MG, 945 rnds T-34 - 2 MG, 4420 rnds T-34/76 - 2 MG, 4420 rnds T-34/85 - 2 MG, 1955 rnds KWIA - 2 MG, 2080 rnds KWII - 3 MG, 3055 rnds KV-1Ss - 4 MG, 3087 rnds IS-2 - 4 MG, 2631 rnds

US--- M3 Light (Stuart) - 2 MG, 5435 rnds M3 Medium (Grant) - 1 MG, 3100 rnds M3 Medium - 3 MG, 9200 rnds M4 Medium - 3 MG, 5050 rnds M4A3(76) HVSS - 6 MG, 6850 rnds Sherman VC - 2 MG, 6170 rnds British--- Light Mk.VIc - 1 MG, 2700 rnds Cruiser Mk.I C.S. - 3 MG, 5000 rnds Cruiser Mk.II - 1 MG, 4050 rnds Cruiser Mk.IVa - 1 MG, 3375 rnds Cruiser Mk.VIA - 1 MG, 4950 rnds Infantry Mk.I - 1 MG, 4400 rnds Infantry Mk.II - 1 MG, 2925 rnds Infantry Mk.III - 1 MG, 3150 rnds Crusader Mk.II - 1 MG, 4950 rnds Cromwell Mk.V - 3 MG, 5550 rnds Valentine Mk.I - 1 MG, 3150 rnds Churchill Mk.III - 3 MG, 7575 rnds Churchill Mk.VII - 3 MG, 7125 rnds French--- AMR - 1 MG, 750 rnds R35 - 1 MG, 2500 rnds H39 - 1 MG, 2400 rnds FCM - 1 MG, 3000 rnds S35 - 1 MG, 1250 rnds B1 bis - 2 MG, 5100 rnds [This message has been edited by Herr Oberst2 (edited 09-21-99).]

From Panzer Truppen, Vols I & II Pz.Kpfw.35(t) - 2 MG, 2700 rnds Pz.Kpfw.38(t) Ausf.A-D,S - 2 MG, 2700 rnds Pz.Kpfw.38(t) Ausf.E-G - 2 MG, 2700 rnds Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A-B - 2 MG, 2250 rnds Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.a-c,C,D,F - 1 MG, 1425 rnds Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.A-D - 3 MG, 4500 rnds Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E-G - 3 or 2 MG, 4500 rnds Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.H,J,L,N - 2 MG, 3750 rnds Pz.Kpfw.IV Neubau - 3 MG, 6000 rnds Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.A - 2 MG, 3000 rnds Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf. B-C - 1 MG, 2400 rnds Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.D-G - 2 MG, 3150 rnds Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H-J - 2 MG, 3150 rnds Panther Pz.Kpfw.V Ausf.A-D - 2 MG, 5100 rnds Pz.Kpfw.V Ausf.G - 2 MG, 4800 rnds Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B,E - 2 MG, 4800 rnds Pz.Kpfw.VI(H) Ausf.H1 - 2 MG, 4800 rnds [This message has been edited by Herr Oberst2 (edited 09-21-99).]

See what you've done BTS?!? I spent half an hour in a software store today. Lots of new releases out, but in the end it was "Why buy this now, when CM comes out it'll just gather dust." A week ago, I did get Tiberian Sun, mainly for play against folks at work, my son at home, and brother across the net. But it's just marking time...

Fionn, I'd just mount it (the Panther barrel) to the roof of the car... Outta be alot of clear lanes ahead of you that way... [This message has been edited by Herr Oberst2 (edited 09-19-99).]

Speaking of wives, get this... a wife who contributes to my miserable attempts at "grogging". For my birthday this past Friday, among other things, she bought me "Panzer Truppen", Vols 1 & 2. Now is THAT a cool wife or what?

Hey Ithai (hope I spelled it correctly), I was feeling pretty studly with my dual Celeron 400's under NT with the new Abit BP-6 motherboard. Then a guy at work one-ups me by doing the same upgrade motherboard, but dropping in dual Celeron 500's. Celerons use the same SMP capable core as the PII, although Intel plans to tweak the Celeron core, rendering it non-SMP, since dual Celeron machine setups were killing PII and PIII sales... For apps that make use of multi-processors, that is a killer machine. For multi-processors, all I'm hoping is that CM will use em if it sees em (hint hint). [This message has been edited by Herr Oberst2 (edited 09-18-99).]

Speaking of nasty armor, as the Jerries, I hope never to see a Matilda shooting cannister at my infantry running around. Jeez, that stuff decimates platoons if it catches them.

If I were commanding that phalanx of Shermans and saw that, all the Jerries would hear would be Monty Python re-runs... "Run away!!" "Run away!!"

"It don't matter how you do it, just do it like you know it." It's not a wartime quote, but a good one nonetheless. Oh, and "Badges? Badges? We don't need no stinkin badges!" [This message has been edited by Herr Oberst2 (edited 09-14-99).]

If you play a cookbook offense or defense, then a scenario will get stale after a few plays. My experience (with another game with a few C's in it) is that people are different. Yes, playing the computer, I may be able to wax several scenarios easily after practice. A person, who knows what the "battlefield conventions" are, is much more likely to mix in something unexpected, or "non-doctrine", just to throw the game out of a doctrine directed set of moves. Reread the ongoing comments with Fionn and Martin, and you'll find their analyses of their opponents quite insightful. Yes there has been a frightful cost of US units left to fight to the end, where other players might have drawn back to play a more hit-and-run defense. I think the key to designing a "good" scenario is to make the force levels on both sides adequate for, but not assured of victory. We have all seen that massed artillery can be murderous. Would I have done that? Probably not. After seeing the effects, will I do it? Maybe... and its the maybes that keep a well designed scenario playable over and over. My $0.02.