Formerly Babra

Yep. Just finished a rather challenging game with a tactical victory. Tho' my opponent's Tigers and Pz IVs had been silenced forever, I was more struck with the dead Shermans it took to achieve it. As the Iron Duke said, the only thing more melancholy than a battle lost is a battle won. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Fat? Hell, the fridge is too far to get fat. What I'm gettin' is a bad back though. Gonna change my nick to Sciatica Boy. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

That "poltergeist" phenomenon has saved my ass at least once. Spotting the moving wreck allowed me to swing a tank gun over to cover that approach. As I flamed the nasty bugger sneaking up on me I made a mental note never ever to push wrecks aside when moving forward if at all possible. One for the hint book. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

It truly is a long overdue step in the right direction in the world of wargaming. And, the endless grog complaints notwithstanding, it is, in fact, bug free. A few quirks which are easy to get used to, but nothing definitely buggy. I don't know any games that can say that at all. Worth every penny, and I'll buy the next one too. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Hehehe... some of us played them scenarios over and over for MONTHS, waiting for the golden day *IT* would be ready. For variation, adjust the Computer player up to 150% of starting forces. Welcome to our world. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Cut my teeth on AH and SPI. My friend and I had so many, I can't remember who owned what any more. I think Napoleon's Last Battles was the first one, though, closely followed by Panzer Leader -- ugliest maps in wargaming history, but it sure was fun. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Ditto on the Harrier (Hetzer). Lean, mean, & full of beans. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Try it against a human opponent. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

17 pounders were indeed rare (relatively speaking). The Firefly variant was barely ready in time for Overlord and a rush program was needed to outfit as many as they did. In the US Army there was initial resistance to the introduction of bigger guns from the tankers themselves, who were comfortable with the 75. This didn't change until the 76 had proven itself. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Anti-personnel mines come in many forms. Some explode when you step on them. Others, more feared, spring into the air a second or two after they are tripped and explode at waist level, spraying shrapnel. An arm hit is not an unlikely event. As for the levitator, I had one of those too, or so I thought. It turned out it was just an illusion from the angle I was viewing at. Are you sure you're not seeing the same thing? ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

I'm yer huckleberry. You be the big bad Germans. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Sure does. If you don't "own" the location, you get nothing for it. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MacMogul: Shoulda bought a tank instead of the damn TDs. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Amen, brother. I was appalled to discover (in the middle of a firefight) that the Wolverine has a "very slow turret". I'd rather have a fast turret anything than one of those, no matter how sweet the gun. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Amen to that. I'm looking forward to scenarios featuring the Trois Rivieres, Van Doos, Chaudieres et al. They fought hard, died hard, and will forever be remembered. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

There isn't a hell of a lot of difference functionally between the A(n) models, except maybe the cast (A1) versus welded (all others) hulls, which may give the A1 some extra protection, but BTS will know the answer to that. Same holds for the British Shermans, but any Brit Sherman ending with a "C" in its title is one to treasure. To decode the Commonwealth names, the final letter in its title indicates what armament it has: A = 76mm gun (American type) B = 105mm howitzer C = 17 pounder (an awesome Tiger killer) ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

It is unlikely I will ever play by TCP/IP and thus don't miss it a bit. PBEM suits my schedule much better. This is not to say that inclusion of TCP/IP play isn't important for the game as a whole though. PS: SS Pansy -- whose turn is it? ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Whoops, looks like we forgot to expel one (That was a joke) If Canada were the size of Switzerland, bilingualism wouldn't be a problem for anyone, but since so many people live hundreds, even thousands, of miles from French speaking regions, it becomes somewhat problematic. As for Quebec language policies... f'get about it. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Not a WW2 weapon, but I always loved that 81mm direct-fire mortar mounted under the .50 cal on some US Navy Riverine craft. Seen some great hootch-levelling footage of those in action. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

The 20mm in SPR was the single barrel variety. Still a nasty piece of work. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

And just to further fill out everything you ever wanted to know about the word FlaK, the F and the K are capitals because in German nouns are capitalized. Same goes for StuG (Sturm Geschutz), KwK (Kampfwagen Kanone), etc. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

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Greetings and congratulations from Etobicoke. You're cleverer than I -- I would have just wept in frustration. Fortunately my mailbox is so miniscule even the mailman had to forgo it and left me a card instead. Happy gaming. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

I had one buttoned and wasn't able to target anything. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Thanks, Kevin. I was -- ahem -- gently pointed at that website last night, but as proof of what I'm not sure. Use as a prime mover makes sense, but I can't believe such an unsuitable vehicle would ever be used as an APC. Can you imagine cramming a section and their equipment into that tiny turret ring? Still, if there's evidence out there that these vehicles were used as anything other than tractors, I'd like to have a look at it. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Ah! Gotcha. Well, good luck with it. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.