Moriarty

Ya git, Peng was never as lame as he was made out to be. He was a tough opponent in the Beta Wars ... especially Chance Encounter. But that was another day, another time in a galaxy far, far away. ------------------ "Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change." -- Oddball "Crap." -- Moriarty

I don't recall you ever besting me. Might just be wishful thinking, though. ------------------ "Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change." -- Oddball "Crap." -- Moriarty

I would just like to state for the record that I am not and never have been JWG's love child. We were just friends. And the photo that Slowanna refers to obviously was the result of poor image making with an obvious wide angle lens on the part of blousemouse. Photographers always are looking to show people in the worst possible way. ------------------ "Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change." -- Oddball "Crap." -- Moriarty

Ahhh, yes. Browning Hi Power; Belgian made; 9mm; 13 in the hand 1 in the pipe. And, yes, I am in the US of A ... about 45 miles (72km) NW of Chicago. ------------------ "Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change." -- Oddball "Crap." -- Moriarty

Tank driver in "Kelly's Heroes" with a sparkling disposition ... like mine. ------------------ "Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change." -- Oddball "Crap." Moriarty

OK, you East Coast slime ... I really hate to do this as I am above all that but the last turn I have on file (dated 1 Feb 01) is an Allied turn. Since I am playing the noble Axis soldaten, I must surmise that you have ignored, misplaced or are recoiling in terror (still) and taken refuge in your TCP/IP flailings. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Lorak, grab your chisel and mallet and scribe thusly: Peng: Win Moriarty: Loss (add another asterisk) Vielen dank. I'll let the winner provide the gory details. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

move along. nothing to see [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 02-05-2001).]

Point of order, you East Coast neanderthal. I opened up a big can of whup on you in Villers-Bocage Tiger and you ain't anywhere near victory in our current game. Gah, the only embarrassment was your setup. To date, you still are (and will remain) 100 percent loser against me. * Edited to add insult. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 02-05-2001).]

Aye, ya simpering sot. If you'd checked your e-mail, you'd have seen the turn, boy-o. By the by, I was at work ... wishing I was drinking Scotch. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Terrified of you, an unwashed Californian ... apologies to the thread for the redundancy. Bah. You do, however, have excellent taste in Scotch whisky, I'll grant you that. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

MarkedForDismemberment, you lower-than-low spawn of a couple of broken down Pansy IIs. You call that an example? Feh! And who better to know about grog threads, eh? Ya sniggering wannabe. Hating us all right now, bah. Prove it, mister. Spill forth your bile, your execrable hallucinations of grandeur and your unconscionable visions of tactical superiority on the battle field. Having just eked out a major loss to the unrivalled incompetence of Sham-a-lama-Ding-Dong-Dorf (am I dating myself, or what?), I feel the need for speed, greed and a trusty but rusty iron steed. Send a setup. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

I don't care if there's heat for this but I sincerely hope that any warnings and bannings are applied equally. It takes two to tango and escalate a situation until it gets out of hand. There have been previous situations where one person was booted while another, who was just as much at fault, was not. (Note: that is the perception anyway and perception often is taken more as fact than fact itself). If MrHappy's posts are considered out-of-line, so too should be the one from Kitty that took this to the next level. I, for one, do not appreciate making up quotes under another person's name in any context. Just my 2 cents. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Gimp, you aptly named interloper, time for you to hobble on your way or prove yourself. The mere intimation that Peng be sanitized, dressed up in his Sunday best and trotted out on parade for all the simps (a relation?) on the board to see is ridiculous per se and the work of a mindless automaton. Peng is the pre-lobotomy R.P. McMurphy of the board ... the Bull Goose Loony of the loonie bin known as the cesspool. Now be a good little gimp and toddle off as best you can to the real people. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

They're less expensive now than they were and, if I recall correctly, BTS has made it harder for tanks to hit the gun slits. They'll still be taken out but it's not as certain as it was in earlier versions. (Besides, if you plant an AT team nearby the bunker but under cover, your opponent may get cocky and bring his armor in close as it's only an MG bunker) I'd agree with you here. The pillbox/bunker is a fixed defensive asset and, therefore, should have the ability to pre-range sites in LOS. Definitely not ignorance ... how you gonna know if you don't ask. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

When you are selecting units from the fortifications menu, as your cursor hits the various pillbox/bunker choices the information will show up at the bottom of the screen. One of the choices has a single MG, another (a bit more expensive) has 3 MGs. There is an 88mm bunker and a believe a smaller ATG bunker, maybe 75 mm, if I recall correctly. Hope that helps ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 02-01-2001).]

Concrete pillboxes do have 3 MGs and they really do chew up soft targets very fast ... 'tis better to give than receive in this instance. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Topplement complete. Lorak, if you would be so kind, please increase my loss total by 1 and increase Shandorf's win total by 1. Muchas gracias. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Alroighty then, how's aboot an oopdate. chupnuts: My patented disjointed attack has him wondering. The plan is working ... berli: He still thinks I'm going to follow his shoot-n-run troops blindly into traps ... Feh!, I say. I can walk those guys into traps all by myself. blousemouse: Has just experienced a coordinated arty-armor-infantry attack, much to the chagrin of his FJs. It's a good thing his arty couldn't hit the state of Texas ... not that that would be a bad thing, mind you. Pelvis: Thinks he has a chance. Nope. Rune pretty much took that away in Turn 1. Geier: Too soon to tell. Goanna: The battle has yet to be joined but I'm sure it (another Rune-ism) will live up to bloody expectations. Kitty: Big ol' tank fight a brewin' on Berli's "tank map." Her Panther crew is spending a lot of time in church lately. Pray as much as you want, boys, I got a shell with "salvation" written on it just for you. Lorak: Already whining about Berli's 52-card-pickup game. Troops are strewn about all over the map. It's night. It's foggy. It's raining. What'd ya expect? Mystery guest: I have been challenged by someone who says he'll taunt his way into the pool after he drags the innards of what's left of my troops around the map. We'll see. I think my conscript Volksturms are up to the task, don't you, Berli? Senility: Sasquatch likely will win this one but he'll be sorely bloodied doing it. After having done the fire dance a couple of times, he now has met the 3 MG pillbox. Never knew infantry could be cut down so fast, hehe. Spamdorf: He'll win this one soon, but I'll take away a couple of moral victories. Finally, an AT minfield worked. And, what a beautiful sight to see 3 squads walk headlong into a dug-in flamethrower. There's some hurtin' cowboys there. thumpnuts: Well, he's holding most of the cards, i.e. a couple of Panthers, in this one but there are still some challenges facing our sometimes-contributor Thumpre. So, there we have it. In true fashion, I'm well on the way to losing most of my games. Top that, Lorak. muahahahaha. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Sir Stuka, has a nice ring to it. Well done, outstanding in fact. Marriage and Knighthood within the space of a week. You leave me Squireless but that's the natural course of events. Your charge, as always, go forth and slay. You done good. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

There also are gamers who get just as much enjoyment out of the chess-like strategy involved -- both during the game and setup -- executed perfectly to achieve the goal. These players also appreciate the dedication to realism, but could hardly be considered grogs ... grogs with training wheels maybe, but not grogs. For them, it's not just bells and whistles. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

CM: 56.2 percent Sims: 23.6 percent Shogun: 20.2 percent ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Nope. Don't quit until your infantry has had it. (Of course, if you're playing the Brits and your PIATs are done for, you're in a bit more trouble because they don't have squad-level AT assets like 'fausts or rifle grenades. I rather enjoy defending with infantry against a CA attack. Very challenging. I've played to a draw, but have not won doing that (against human opponents). Learned alot along the way, though. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Yep. TCs usually get wounded or dead when he is sitting out of the turret, which gives him much more visibility than when the tank is buttoned. If the Allies get in the first shot or two and take him out, the tank essentially is out of action. Dunno how it came to be designated the H-39. I think it was around before 1939, but I could be mistaken on that. I know it was a French tank, not a German design. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Sorry, Bog, I was probably unclear in my snideness. If the TC gets whacked, the driver would be left to do everything. That's why he usually bugs out. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line