Moriarty

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

They suck. The fact you had that tin can in an ambush position accounts for the kills. Yes, the TC was a jack of all trades. A sniper will disable it (by taking out the TC because you can't drive, load, aim and fire at the same time and that's the reason for the slow RoF). They're slow movers and a 50 cal will tear them up. Other than that, they're great. You got lucky taking out anything bigger than an unarmed Jeep. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-28-2001).]

Uh, Joe, that nearly ranks right up there with one of the greatest excuse bits in film history: "No I didn't. Honest. I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake, a terrible flood, locust's. It wasn't my fault!! I swear to God!! " ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

When venturing into grogdom, I find it wise and refreshing to go back to the beginning ... no not the beginning for Fezzik, Inigo and Vizzini ... but the true beginning. OK, Joe, enough refresher, on with your grogginess. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

I'm a newspaperman by trade, never been right in my life. Lower than low, lower than a lawyer and wouldn't presume to know what's right. You'll have to do a better job of taunting than that to get my attention. Besides, I lose more than Lorak, so a good taunt is all I have to look forward to.* * Ending the sentence in a preposition was intentional on the part of the author. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Despite the kind words and recommendations, pustulations (sic) and rendering of bona fides by some of the highly eh-steamed members of the 'pool, The Lawyer's obvious bid for inclusion into this exclusionary fraternity of sewer rats, castaway alligators and other such denizens of slime is bereft of a singular taunt and challenge. That is unless my fellow pudlians would extend to this uttermonger the same courtesy as was shown to the Bald One. What say ye? ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Outstanding, Mace. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Normally, I'd love to take advantage of your assistance but Friday is 26 January 2001 on the calendar in the US of A. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Greetings, Cesspudlians. Operation Lizard is out of the closet. Berli's 93-7 victory, which was aptly attributed by the Lizard to unfairness, may have stirred some thoughts about what lay ahead. Once we settled the who's-turn-was-it debacle in the, ahem, "modified" Last Defense, the true meaning of Operation Lizard became apparent. The first hint could have been the 81mm mortars landing on target 8 seconds into the first move. (TRPs are wonderful things, aren't they?) However, when the 14-inchers came in on T-2, taking out the KT, a StuG, 3 of 4 HTs, etc., it was apparent this wasn't your mama's Last Defense. Almost disappointing that the eight fighter-bombers and nine 76mm M4s in reinforcement didn't get to play. It was agreed upon that the "farce" should go no farther. Lorak, no need to chalk this one up to anything more than fun. We have begun one of Rune's creations. My thanks to all who participated, thought about participating in and wanted to participate in OPLIZ ... and remember the only standing order: FIRE AT WILL. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-18-2001).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Goanna: Ye of the extreme wussiness (if there is any question - this definitely means YOU!) So if you think I owe you a turn (Moriarty), you are on crack. Keep those turns coming, losers, as i have quite a jones to work off here in the next two weeks. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You scandalous dog, you cur, you wretch, you fowl fiend. You do owe me a turn. Or is it that you're shrinking away in fear? Knowing that at any moment the big guns of my massed armor will open up and shred every bit of humanity on your side of the ma ... oh, ****, I've got the Americans ... oops, um, neveryoumind. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Bah, on Texas and NC. The Wisky ruled. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

And now, here's a blast from the past Cabbages and Kings thread, which I reread for the fond memories (no, not just the announcement of Goanna's one and only surrender to me), but Steve's lockup message caught my eye. OK, I am closing this one up. I refuse to let this thread become the one that is the first go reach the 200 mark, so better to nip this one in the bud. Plus, I think our server will crash if there are any more smilies put into a single thread Steve Does anyone find it ironic that Steve was at one time worried about the Peng thread reaching 200 posts. (I'd use a smilie here but I swore off them in the Beta days). ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-14-2001).]

double post. nothing to see here. move along. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-13-2001).]

And now for something completely different: An update. Berli -- wants me to blindly follow his troops into trap af ter trap in his bocage map ... which is outstanding by the way. What does he take me for? Some kind of id... uh, don't answer that. BlouseHouse -- Has no idea what he is in for. He drew first blood, but alot more of his will be flowing soon. Shandorf -- has the upper hand. Whacked my TDs who just didn't know what the feck they were doing out there. Seanachai -- has finally brought out the big gun ... the Churchill. He keeps asking for an armor joust. I keep telling him I don't have any armor. Silly game we play. PushBroom -- has yet to respond in our pre-hiatus game, which is down to the last turn. Could be a draw. Could be a minor vic. Elvis -- Off to a bad, very bad start, courtesy of Rune. Seems some of his troops were set up in the middle of a company of cranky Boche. They were quickly dispatched. Goanna -- haven't heard back from the wily Lizard in our return-to-roots game of LD. Kitty -- Got in the first lick, as it were. But, there's a lot of game to be played. Sgt. Morgue -- Is doing what he does best ... beating the snot out of my guys. Lorak -- Setup will be headed your way ... it's a Berlichingen special. Your last chance to choose a side. Thumpre -- Move and parry, move and parry. Serpentine, Shel, serpentine. Gunfight really just getting under way. Peng -- It's about down to hand-to-hand combat now. He's finding out how nasty FJs are at short range. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-13-2001).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by scooleen: I tried to do the Hurtgen forest, December 1944. Obviousely I used alot of Pine, and scattered trees, but I couldnt figure out a way to allow a good balance of a heavy german push, against an ill prepared Allied front. After you make your maps, and select your units, how do you position them when the game starts so they all arent side by side across the back of the map? Thanks for your help.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Scooleen, preview the map in the scenario editor and place the units where you want them in the setup zone ... or even out of the setup zone. It's also how you move the VLs on your map. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-13-2001).] [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-13-2001).]

Let 'em rush the flag. Then I know where the majority of their stuff is. Now, it's no longer a meeting engagement, but an attack/defense with both sides having the same points and the defender unable to dig in. Further, now it's a matter of using what assets you have to accomplish the mission at hand. If you think about it, that's what the majority of commanders faced on a daily basis. Just my 2 cents ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

The PIAT is ungainly, heavy, very difficult and time-consuming to load and it's trajectory is akin to a long throw from centerfield toward home plate ... in short, it's not very accurate. The rare instances that it hits something, it generally can either take it out or slow it down. Perhaps most of your experiences have been better than mine. I had two veteran crews at <100m miss with all 20 shots. The only reason they lived as that the Boche armor never saw the plume ... and they were too busy laughing. I have found they are most effective at 100m or less ... for obvious reasons of flatter trajectory and proximity of target. That it has no plume is about its only redeeming quality. Just my 2 cents ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by David Aitken: I think all this discussion of hull rotation brings up an important point: If you're trying to attack someone, all you need is a friend to distract them! You approach your target, who readies themselves for a frontal attack and keeps their thickest armour facing you. Then your friend approaches from the flank, and your target turns to face this new threat (in v1.05 they would only have turned their head to look). Now that their weaker flank armour is exposed, you can proceed to punch them in the kidneys! If, however, they ignore the flanking threat and remain facing you, your friend can punch them in the kidneys instead! The CM forum is such a wealth of useful information.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Your survivability would be increased if you do the flank attack and your very, very good friend who would do anything for you approaches from the front. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Got 12 games going now, never played TCP/IP. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

When it comes right down to it, you are your own master of the game. An infantry-only game can be just as challenging (sometimes moreso) as racing around in armor in an ubertank slugfest. So, too, is limiting armor to the light tanks and armored cars. I disagree with Mr. Heidman that Fionn's rules do little more than redefine the ubertank, moving a few notches down the scale, as it were. The armor in the Short 75s can just as easily be taken out by the 37mm and 50mm equipped ACs and lights as by another 75mm tank. And they are more susceptible to AT weapons. I would submit that there are no "ubertanks" in this rule. The true ubertanks have few equals from the lower ranks. Fionn's rules are a good starting point. But what you do with CM is limited only by how you and your opponent limit yourselves. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Horncastle: One of the best war films ever is I think its simply called "Tank" and its about a T-74 ( or something ) in Afganistarn ( spelling??). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You're definitely talking about "The Beast." "Tank" was a very bad movie with James Garner rumbling around in a restored M4. I'm a fan of "Firebase Gloria." Different war and all but ya just gotta love R. Lee Ermey. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Nice to see Fionn's still got that old fire. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

As someone who uses an ISP and has played hotmail users on occasion, can I just say that I hate the 1MB file size limit. Thanks, just wanted to get that off my chest. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-11-2001).]

When in doubt, take a derivative. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Well, well if it isn't a grand reunion in the ol' pool. PushBroom, it's your move. Let me know if you need me to re-send the last turn. I'm probably the only one you had a chance at beating. And E.coli Meeks has returned. How nice. I feel a sudden need to use the toilet ... terlet for you Easterners. And last but certainly not least, GoJoanna king of the tongue-flickers. We are starting up a game of Last Defense ... well known to veterans of the Beta War. He has promised much retribution on me for Operation Lizard as I was ratted out via an e-mail from a 'pooler who shall remain nameless (Hiram). ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-10-2001).] [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 01-10-2001).]