Hakko Ichiu

I notice that some tanks in the demo (the Tiger, at least) have kill rings on the barrel. Is there any differentiation between green/veteran/elite/etc. tanks with this, i.e., do veteran tanks have more kill rings than green tanks? Certainly this is something that the enemy could see from quite a distance. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Also sprach Sosabowski: Riesberg: He does a mass charge against my Amis. Oh yeah, that'll work! . He then decides to pick on a tankless tank team of mine, who (miraculously) picks off his moratar team survivors and the 'schreck team. I won't even bother telling the rest. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What was this freakin' military genius trying to do? Recreate the Charge of the Light Brigade? Shermans to the left of them, Shermans to the right of them... Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

Definitely worth watching. It's an excellent overview at the "big picture" level. Covers politics, home front, effects on civilians as much as the military angle. Narration and scripting are excellent (hey, it's Larry Olivier, so what do you expect). The only thing is it's a little dated -- maybe 30 years -- and historical knowledge has advanced a lot since then. Some areas aren't covered at all e.g., Enigma and other Bletchley Park stuff, while others are somewhat glossed over, like Stalin. Still eminently watchable and very informative. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Babra: Ah yes, The Dam Busters. Yet another one you'll never see on the late show any more, due to the politically incorrectly named dog <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I believe they recently ran it in the UK (over Xmas?) with all references to the dog edited out. Maybe they should digitally re-master the film, edit the dog's color and name it "Charley". <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Sahara - A Humphrey Bogart flick from the war years. Worth watching just to see the M3 Grant move, fire, and be a tank in the desert. Otherwise, just the usual propaganda bull... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Bogey's final speech is a rousing example of the above. I love it when the Krauts surrender and they're all shouting "Wasser, Wasser". No wonder Bogey ended up running a bar at the other end of Africa Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe [This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 02-09-2000).]

In no particular order: Gallipolli - One of the only movies I can think of that actually made me cry. Reflexively anti-war, but so are most post-1960 war movies. Zulu - The nice thing about Roarke's Drift is that (from the British side) you can show it at the level of the individual soldier. IMO, one of the more balanced depictions of war and warriors that's out there. And the scene with the fire step really gives meaning to the term "weight of metal". One thing I'll never understand is why Colour Sergeant Bourne didn't get a VC. Stalingrad - Watching this is the equivalent of putting your psyche through a meatgrinder. The Enemy Below - Limited scope of this Tin Can vs. U-boat duel makes for excellent on-screen tension. Great performances from the leads. The Great Escape - This is more a personal favorite than anything else; I've probably seen this one more often than any other flick. Great performances all around(excepting James Coburn's lame imitation of an Aussie). It's even based on a true story. Other faves: Breaker Morant; Kagemusha and Ran(I didn't include them up top because I'm not sure they're truly war movies per se); Sink the Bismarck; Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence; The Sands of Iwo Jima; The Dam Busters; and many others... Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

Fair enough, but from the text of the damage assessment, I would have thought I'd popped the turret clean off. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe

I have to admit that I was rather nonplussed when one of my StuGs fired on a Sherman 75+ and scored a "Front Turret Penetration at Weak Point" that didn't result in any apparent damage to the target. This was in Chance Encounter, BTW. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe