Moriarty

Ah, Lorak the Loaf, welcome back. TC Schutz awaits to visit and revisit destruction upon thee. As to the listings, it pains Bauhaus for me to mention again his 98-2 loss to the valiant, albeit decrepit forces of Moriarty. You may also list my loss to young Hiram, if you have not already recorded such deeds. Many thanks for your continued efforts. Oh, and Schutz bids your forces: Die A Lot More Now . ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hiram Sedai: What are crommies? Are they the kryptonite for the King of South Philly? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> A Crommie is short for the 75mm version of the British Cromwell medium tank (which by all rights should have been shredded by his Tigers and Panthers). ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Elvis: No takers in my challenge (with the exception of Hiram whom I feel I will always have some sort or game going with. I understand your fear people. I have been afraid to play with myself lately (down bauhaus). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Elvis ... is that you? Why don't you send a setup my way. I'll give the opportunity to EVEN the score. As I recall it's Moriarty 1, Elvis 0 (you do remember Villers Bocage-Tiger) where my Crommies laid waste to your Wittmann-led Tigers and Panther, don't you?). ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 12-11-2000).]

I have noticed no significant effect of HQ on shortening FO's time to FFE. However, I have noticed that a combination of highest experience/quality level you can get coupled with target within LOS or a TRP are the most effective ways to cut time to FFE. Probably just stating the obvious but them's my 2 cents. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Time for a wee game update: PushBroom: Last turn. Can't really say who's going to win this one. He fough a good fight ... for a Frenchman. Chuppy: Just getting under way. Good thing his MG can't shoot so good. My spotter farts in his general direction. BlouseMouse: Doesn't know what's coming or from where. Old Firm Gummer: Just getting started. Gerbiltoy: Gored a platoon in the heavy woods and banged up a Hetzer. Who'da thought he'd use elites. My vets are going to have a rough go of it. jdmorseorless: AI gives him a Panther and I get ****e. Fortunately, on the surreal night landscape, visibility about 70m, he can't kill all my valiant troopage. He's taken to Lorak's tactic of urban renewal. Lorak: Haven't heard. Must be planning something special for TC Schutz. It's pretty near the end but I still can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Seanachai: Has knocked out an ATG. His pommies took it in the shorts on a wooded hill. Kept running back into my arsonists. Then he began shelling the snot out of that hill. Fortunately, my guys had already evac'd their positions. They really enjoyed watching all those things go boom in the night in the positions they no longer inhabited. Spamdorf: Have accepted his challenge and returned the setup. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Today we will learn the difference between 'walk' and 'move', ... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes, but CM certainly will not be complete until the "serpentine" move is modeled. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I vote the useless git gives up his horrible original name, and gives up his horrible spew of initials, takes on the whole shame of his second 'juniour member' status (after all, everyone who really counts would know the history of his constant reincarnations), and come back with a truly good handle.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> 'e fancies 'imself a Scot ... I say Haggis. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> My signature is repeated, for annoyance.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Off target as usual, Bates. You are the annoyance and a minor one at that. Those "great quotes" you tout are pathetic. Maximus and Rob/1 are a couple of truly great thinkers. Jeff is the only one in your sig with a brain and the ability to use it. You, on the other hand, conveniently take his "quote" out of context ... a practice common to the weak of mind and character ... to suit your purposes. You have done nothing to "better" the game or the board. One can hope only that your threatened "artwork" would be sufficient to get you banned. You were nothing when you came in, you are nothing now. Fellow, 'pudlians, just as with Makhno and others who attempted to befoul our foul home, ignoring Bates likely is the best course. Just my zwei pfennig. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by IPA: The Scots have always formed a very large portion of the British Armed forces, but often don't get the recognition they deserve. OT off the top of my head, as I recall at least 50% of the British Troops in the Gulf were Scots. IPA <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Aye, if all you had to eat at home was a bowl of steaming haggis, you'd join the army, too ... any army ... just to go off and find somefink edible. (No, I haven't had true haggis but its a great word/meal to poke fun at). But, if you're talkin' whisky ... I'd stay home for a good single malt any day. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

Another classic, David. Well done. ------------------ "Moriarty, you suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

You could also use the "CM -- Opponent Finder" segment of this board. Just my 2 cents. ------------------ "Moriarty, you really suck." -- Dunno, but somebody must've said it somewhere along the line

FUBAR: Fecked up beyond all recognition SNAFU: Situation normal still fecked up SUSFU: Situation unchanged, still fecked up TARFU: Things are really fecked up ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

Keep on Magua ... there's interest out here. Sorry to hear your phancy ain't feelin' too well, PushBroom. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Maximus: He may have lost interest due to the Panzertruppen Buildings. But I don't know, just a hunch though.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> It has been my experience that the mod builders get along just fine. No need to stir ****e up that ain't there. Just my 2 cents. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> ...days when men were men and dalems were not genetically modified ... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> dalems? I'm sick to bloody death of dalems. Boiled dalems. Fried dalems. Dalems in dalem sauce ... Or were those lupins. Nah, must be dalems. Simper off somewhere else dalem. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

On a Mac it's as easy as CMD-SHIFT-3. done deal. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CaSCa: Okay, try this one. I'm playing a QB with a friend who knows as much about WWII as I know about the inner workings of the female mind. Since I chose the 'no force restrictions' option in setup, he went on and bought a mixed force of Amis and Brits. My tanks are facing US infantry backed by piats.(Or would be if I'd bought any tanks. Since I'm defending on a flat rural map with moderate trees I opted for a 'shreck behind every bush, lot's of arty, at guns, mines, wire, trp's, and many many hmg's, but I digress) Did this mixing of nationalities ever happen? I believe at times that Monty had US divisions under his command, and Bradley may have had some British working for him, but now I'm wondering if the various allied nationalities ever comingled at the CM level? If it did I would expect that it would have been out of necessity, rather than planned. Have any of the grogs out there heard about it happening? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> If "no force restrictions" is agreed upon by both sides in a non-historical scenario, you've got nothing to worry about. However, if you're playing "historical" or "realistic," then you're better off not mixing nationalities. In a squad-level situation, you're not likely to run into these mixed-nationality situations. It can get a bit dicey for those (like me) who know little about historically accurate mixing of units, i.e. paras with leg units. Also, if you pick Fallschirmjaegers on the German side, you'll note that the only armor available to them are StuGs. This is historically accurate. Thus, a company of crack FJs supported by a company of elite King Tigers would be considered gamey. In short, you're always safe if you and your opponent work out the limits before the game begins. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters." [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 12-01-2000).]

Then send a turn. TC Schutz has oiled, polished and cleaned every orifice of his StuG ... the only remaining piece of working armor ... in order to finish what you started. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

rats. double post. move along, now, nothing to see here. [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 12-01-2000).] [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 12-01-2000).]

And the other thing I don't like about the Brits is that they repeatedly disobey orders to retreat and turn to run headlong into full squads of crack fallschirmjaegers hiding in their fox holes, don't they Seanachai? Oh, so you think you're going to mortar my positions? You have to find them first. Muahahahaha! ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters." [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 12-01-2000).] [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 12-01-2000).]

Nix, 1.05 fixes a bunch of stuff so it is worthwhile. 1.1 beta has the TCP/IP (as long as you're not on Win2K). But even if that doesn't matter to you, there are even more tweaks and fixes ... and it's a pretty good bet if you do any PBEMing, your opponent will have it. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

Very sorry to hear about your loss, Lorak. I have known that pain and understand well your feelings. Welcome back. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

I'm beginning to use the UK/Poles/Canadians more. I've had some decent luck with the Croms in Villers-Bocage Tiger (a Crom I figured was dead meat whacked 2 Tigers at pretty good distance before the Firefly got in position) and the Churchill can take quite a beating. With the infantry, I guess the things that make me reluctant to use them are: 1) Squad for squad comparisons show less firepower than US counterparts, whether you're using regular infantry, paras or engineers/pioneers. It's a consideration if you know you're going up against FJs and GJs. 2) UK rifle squads don't carry AT weapons as do the US (rifle grenades) and the Germans (panzerfausts). 3) That infernal contraption known as the PIAT. Its only benefit, in my opinion, is the lack of the plume when it fires ... making it virtually invisible from the ambush. But, its slow rate of fire and horrible accuracy at greater than 100m or so (sometimes less) also can cause problems. (Once had 2 veteran PIATs fire, from ambush, with good LOS at a Puma that was 100m or less away and miss. 20 shots ... nothing but dirt. The only thing that saved their lives was that there was no plume to give away their locations. The Puma crew evidently was laughing so hard the vehicle didn't move until after all 20 shells had been fired. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Waxx_IK: The American is still here! You can't get rid of me! I shall always be here! Muahahahahahahahahahahaha! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> And then there was Ear Waxx, the Ugly American, with absolutely nothing to say, no reason for being and wasting good air of the pool. ------------------ "I came to Casablanca for the waters."

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bauhaus: <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Stuka you trained chimp. Monkey wanna banana? Do you do everything your Nugget asks of you. I suppose in your spare time you pick lice from his tiny little melon in order to keep him happy. And as far as the ice age excuse.....hmmmmm, didn't someone say take all the time I can. Well, I did......stinking work. Hopefully, I'll have a setup waiting and I can actually return the turn by the time you're done wiping your sponsor's sphincter. Now, be prepared to wipe my bits from your nugget's nose.