Hakko Ichiu

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Trooper: I'm an Axis player in Command Decision though. My Italian Armored division has crumbled in the face of many determined British defenses! (Actually, in defense, the Italians aren't quite that bad in CD terms.. could be worse. Every try playing a wargame with 1940 Belgians? Man, did I get massacred) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That's interesting -- and probably indicative of a bias on the part of the designers -- since the Belgians fought well in 1940, better than the French overall, if John Keegan is to be believed. Much of their problem stemmed from their strategic dispositions and lack of armor, rather than a lack of fighting spirit. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

The infamous double post strikes again! Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe [This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 04-06-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by iggi: Baked Chicken Breast 8 chicken breasts, skinned One 9-ounce package sliced Swiss cheese 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can cream of celery soup 1/4 cup water 1 cup crushed seasoned dressing mix Preheat oven to 350°F. Lay chicken breast in baking dish and top with Swiss cheese. Mix soups and water in separate bowl and pour over chicken and cheese. Top with seasoned dressing. Mix. Bake at 350°F. for 1 hour. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Oh my gawd, I think I'm going to be sick... Ethan (cooking w/ Campbell's <shudder> ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

CM2 -- Damn, it's cold! CM3 -- Damn, it's hot! CM4 -- Sauve qui peut! No, but seriously: CM2 -- Fire in the East CM3 -- El Alamein to Anzio (yeah, I know it goes either side of that too, but this is an exercise in marketing, not truth) CM4 -- The Blitzkrieg Begins Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

36. Started playing AH/SPI wargames at age 10 or so. In many ways, CM is the computer game I have been waiting for since I first laid eyes on a personal computer back in 1979 or so. Bravissimo, S&C. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Johan Brittz: I have a bit of a problem with my neighbours cat assaulting my pet ducks and when I saw this weapon I knew that it would solve my problem. My local gunshop says they're out of stock. Any idea where I can buy one?http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/clmf/faeseq.html<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I would try something less extreme for starters: how about bitter apple spray instead of FAE munitions? Probably less collateral damage to your duck flock too. Besides, ducks respond much better to low temperature slow cooking. Mmm, roast duck... Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

John, I can understand your frustration, but it's very hard to juxtapose the concepts of "serious" and "Dukes of Hazzard". Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

Which one of you took it? http://uk.news.yahoo.com/000402/2/a2sgv.html Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Major Tom: Wake, well, there was a major screw up there too, equal to that of Market Garden. A task force based around the Saratoga, commanded by Rear Admiral Fletcher made a half assed attempt at relieving the garrison. He took his sweet time, and was EXTREMELY close to Wake when the commanders at Pearl finally called him back. If he would have put any sort of effort towards getting to Wake, 18 More F4F's and some more Marines could have landed, making another invasion attempt impracticle. However, they were risking an Aircraft Carrier. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think that's a judgement call. Having already lost the cream of the Navy at Pearl, the idea of CinCPac wanting to husband his resources is not entirely ridiculous from a strategic point of view, although the relief force might have turned the tide at Wake. One account of the battle that I seem to recall indicates that the Marines could even have repulsed the final Japanese assault, had their C&C not been knocked out. I'd have to go back and check on that. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> I think that there were 12 Wildcats of VMF-211. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You are correct. There were 8 on the ground when the first Japanese air assault began -- 7 of those were destroyed. I think another was shot down in the first air battle. Short term memory is the second thing to go Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Major Tom said: PPS. Ol' Blood & Guts, I can cite you a few instances of the instability of the Pacific in early 1942. Bataan, Wake and Guam come to mind. This can be countered by the "brilliant" actions of some very "competent" British Generals in Singapore and Burma though:) I wouldn't rate MacArthur very high either though. Just remember, the Americans had their share of defeats and setbacks as well. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What you say is undobtedly true overall: the U.S. was woefully unprepared for the Japanese offensive of '41-'42. In the particular case of Wake Island, however, although the garrison had eventually to surrender in the face of overwhelming Japanese force, it was definitely a tactical victory for the Marines. They held out for, IIRC, three weeks despite the odds, repelled five separate Japanese assaults, scored the first U.S. kill on an IN ship and tied down Japanese forces that could otherwise have been committed elsewhere. All this with approximately 2,000 men, a few 5 inch naval guns, and one plane (7 of the original 8 Wildcats on Wake were destroyed in the initial Japanese air assault). Ethan

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Major Tom: If you are talking about individual engagements, then the British will still outnumber the Americans. How small are we going to get? Theatres of action, actuall battles? Frankly, I am starting to wonder the point to this discussion, so what if someone fought in a few more battles, does this make their commitment to the whole more important? I am wondering where this discussion is really heading. I really don't like it when someone states that the war was won primarily due to the actions of one nation or group of people. This just isn't true. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Maj. T., I certainly wasn't trying to stir the pot on this. I merely wanted to point out that the Pacific War was far too big to be considered one front, especially if one wants to count Iraq and Norway as front yet still compare 'apples to apples'. Take out any one of the Big Three Allied powers and the course of the war is altered considerably. The same holds, to a lesser extent, for the "second tier" powers as well. It is a false conclusion to equate casualties suffered with importance to the war effort. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Major Tom: Oh man, this is just too good to pass up. American fronts. North Africa 1942-43 Italy 1943-45 South France 1944 France and Germany 1944-45 The Pacific 1941-45 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Saying "The Pacific" is rather like saying "Europe". Break it down a bit -- i.e., to the level of "Norway" -- and American fronts in the Pacific become: -- China -- Attu and Kiska (hey, if Norway is a front...) -- The Phillipines -- Australasia/Coral Sea -- Western Pacific/The Island Campaigns -- Iwo Jima and Okinawa Also, don't neglect the Battle of the Atlantic, in which American and Canadian participation were as important as British. Oh yeah, does Indiana Jones taking on the Nazis in Egypt count? Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: As for the main gun, no optics, no gun. They weren't equipped with iron sights or even a shotgun bead, and with the optics gone, the gunner is inside a drum.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The M4 development article on CMHQ states that the M4 did have an iron sight on the main gun for quick and dirty gun laying when unbuttoned. Don't know if that was on later models though. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wesy: But Major Tom...not to extend this thread, but I'd also state that W. Europe/Japan also benefited from the war (for Japan and Germany - at great loss of property and life relative to the allied powers during WWII - with the exception of the USSR) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As my professor of modern Japanese history liked to point out, Germany and Japan had their old, turn of the century industrial plant completely demolished and re-built to the latest modern standards at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer. No wonder they made great economic strides in the 50s through the 80s. As a side issue, does anybody know whether the USSR ever paid back its debts accrued during the Lend-Lease program? Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by guachi: I became interested in WWII at the age of four. Loved all the planes and tanks and stuff. Got the American Heritage Picture History of WWII as a gift when I was five. the book is, like, 600 pages long and is a 'coffee table' sized book. Tough reading and brutal pictures for a five year-old! One of the very first pictures is of a person liberated from a concentration camp. I don't even need to open the book to know what the picture looks like. It took me two years to finish that book... and it is still sitting on my bookshelf behind me. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I remember that book, although I was a good few years older when my family got it. Unfortunately, it's not my copy, so it's still sitting on my folk's bookshelf. An excellent broad view of the war for younger readers -- and a definite influence in my development as a student of military history. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>From Hundminen: Seems like there's an awful lot of that going around. I wonder how many history teachers or professors ended up in history due to the process of elimination, rather than genuine interest. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As someone who narrowly avoided a career in academic history, I can assure you that -- at the university level at least -- the competition for professorships in history is extremely tight. There are a lot of unemployed history Ph.D.s out there. It is pretty unlikely that a history professor at a good college ended up there by default. The default positions go to other departments that I won't talk about for fear of starting a thread on PC. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Simon Fox: You can't go past The Ardennes Offensive 2 It's topical to CM It's even better than the original It's got an excellent AI It's got PBEM It's made by an Aussie company (SSG) It's FREE and the fate of the original game is a testament to all the reasons why CM isn't being sold retail also this free release is being used by SSG as a test for internet distribution so support it! http://www.ssg.com.au/tao/tao_1.htm <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Second the recommendation for TAO2. It's a great little game, and the price is right Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

OK, so when does the Angel open up the Seventh Seal? In the words of the inestimable George Thoroughgood: "Tell me, who do you love?" Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

To pass the time, I've been playing another indie game, "King of Dragon Pass" from A-Sharp ( www.a-sharp.com ). It's a turn-based 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting that is completely unlike CM, or pretty much any other game for that matter. I'm enjoying it immensely, even though I keep running out of cattle. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe [This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 03-28-2000).] [This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 03-28-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rick614: Tail wind and fast greens. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Titanium core xtra distance grenade thrown by Sgt "Long" John Daly? Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by R Cunningham: Reading this thread, something occured to me. Since CM will never be sold in stores, it will never go in to a bargain bin either. This probably isn't signficant in the near term, but how many games from the big publishers get sold this way? How many people out there wait for the bargain prices versus the people who can't wait and buy immediately? And how many wil never pick up CM simply because they don't want to pay full price for any game regardless of quality? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I expect that once CM2 is released BTS will offer CM1 at a discount price to attract new players. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Black Sabot: I never DL the original 2 scenario demo from BTS. Instead i snagged it off of PC Gameworld.com and it went thru w/o a problem. I just now tried to DL the extra scenario and got the same error message: Internet Explorer cannot open ftp://ftp.battlefront.com/pub/demos/cm_ce.zip. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Are you running some sort of intermediary program between you and Explorer that uses a 'localhost' proxy server, e.g., WebWasher or SpamTrap? These can have issues with ftp. Try disabling your proxy server and see if that works. HTH, Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mch: I WAS reffering to combatants.sorry if that wasn't verry clear.Just interested to see how much of this anyone has seen in CM.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> that's certainly been my experience. Remember though, that when you have realistic tactics, e.g., no tank rushes, then a certain proportion of your units will be at the sharp end, while others will be guarding flanks, laying down suppressive fire, etc. These actions are very important -- they save the lives of the guys at the sharp end -- but they don't necessarily rack up a huge bodycount. One more way that CM provides excellent realism. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

What about dust from moving AFVs, especially on dry days? ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Speedy: That no-one has mentioned the advent of the 'Lucy' spy ring as determining the end result of WW2 I find amazing.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> We may never know for sure, but one theory I heard was that Lucy was being fed Ultra de-crypts by UK intellingence assets in Zurich. It allowed London to share vital intel whilie maintaining the secrecy of Ultra. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fionn: Lee, I see your point but as a groundpounder the only thing that concerns me about airplanes is which side they're on. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As a groundpounder, all you should care about wrt Jabos is which side they're hitting! Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe