Andreas

How long is that string? In numbers please. Did they break it down by reason for rebuild? All the best Andreas

Not as far as I know. All the best Andreas

If eating an MRE warm makes a difference, it is not EPA, since there it makes no difference. It tastes like ****, you only have a choice of eating warm or cold ****. It is therefore pointless to warm it, and that obviates the need for an EPA-heater. No need to thank those who developed EPA for their foresight in this matter. The canned sausage is rather nice though, and almost makes the Panzerplatten edible, but you eat that combo cold in any case. All the best Andreas

EPA All the best Andreas

I think number of kills is irrelevant, since it is not a function of tank quality in today's conflicts, but of target availability. And with that most of what people think has been proven in the field is gone. I do think however that battlefield experience is important in terms of performance during MOUT operations, including ability to withstand small arms and RPGs, mortar and rocket hits; durability on mission; impact on the supply chain that has to keep units operational; crew comfort during long missions; other 'soft' stuff like this. All the best Andreas

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Youtube, fascho propaganda device of choice. All the best Andreas

No it doesn't. All the best Andreas

Field experience with Leos exists from Bosnia, and soon will be available from Afghanistan, if the Canadians send them there. It will be interesting to see how they do in the threat environment and environmental conditions. Performance in the field against outdated Soviet trash is pretty much irrelevant, unless somebody seriously wants to argue that a Leo II would not be able to dispatch a T-72 in the same manner as the M1 does? All the best Andreas

There were separate stereoscopic rangefinders in existence, from a portable 90cm version to a not-quite-so-portable 8m version. That does not mean the Sf14 could not do it though. I'll ask grandpa, maybe he remembers. All the best Andreas

Best wishes to her and the family. All the best Andreas

Matt has left BFC? :eek: :eek: :eek: All the best Andreas

Remember the 80:20 rule? All the best Andreas

KrSch should be Kradschützen, i.e. motorcycle-borne reconnaissance infantry. All the best Andreas

KrSch should be Kradschützen, i.e. motorcycle-borne reconnaissance infantry. All the best Andreas

I'd buy the game if they American soldiers did the Lumberjack Song after every airstrike. Once the Brit module comes out, they could make remarks along the lines of "Come and see the violence inherent in the system.", while having a cuppa. All the best Andreas

He just got his conclusion wrong by looking at things without taking the larger context into account, AIUI. All the best Andreas

Some things work across all cultures. All the best Andreas

Drop me an email please, at the email in my profile, if you are not too busy with Luder Bamsen. All the best Andreas

Actually, I think you can drink it whenever. Before, after, during. It is just excellent stuff. At least the Zwack produced one. Note to self - must buy bottle of Palinka at the airport after meeting. All the best Andreas

I wouldn't give that stuff to my goat, if I had one. I still can not understand how Hungarians got the idea that you drink Unicum BEFORE a meal. The only possible explanation I have is that it gives the food an opportunity to cover the taste of that vile drink, and that it does not interfere with you getting wasted on something decent, such as this, which is clearly the only good stuff they make, and kosher to boot, so it makes you feel virtuous AFTER the meal. Actually, that does make sense. I look forward to my trip to Buda and Pest next week now. All the best Andreas

And very nice spirits they make. The plum Slivovitz (Palinka?) is excellent stuff. All the best Andreas

I am not sure if there were 'units'. The SD was an intelligence service, controlling party loyalty first and foremost. So I would expect some representatives to be present anywhere the Wehrmacht went. While the SD was involved in the creation of the Einsatzgruppen, it was not synonymous with them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicherheitsdienst All the best Andreas

Ordinary German Wehrmacht units were perfectly capable of committing reprisal crimes without anyone from the SD enticing them to do so. Whether they did or not was primarily due to local command policy. If local command was not into the business of reprisal, the SD in a military area of operations would also not normally be able to conduct them, on a large scale at least. Individual killings of suspected spies/resistance members are a different story. All the best Andreas

I was in the Luftwaffe. When the weather got too bad for our Herren Offiziere, the 72 hour exercise was stopped and we all went home. On the truck on the way home, I could see French infantry being trucked in, without awnings covering the loading area. If it does not kill you, it makes you stronger, I guess. All the best Andreas