Formerly Babra

Not much help at all, Stuka. But thanks for pushing it to the top anyway... ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Jawohl. Your wife doesn't know that? And she does translations? ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Them Pz IVs ain't nothin' to brag about neither ('cept that magic one that deadline is using to exterminate my fireflies from long range). Check the manual for engineer abilities. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

I'm pretty saavy on kangaroos, but I'm still looking for info on the elusive "Stuart Kangaroo". Anyone have Hunnicut's "Stuart" to check this out for me? I have serious doubts about the existence of this vehicle and/or its usage. AFAIK, the Priest and Ram varieties were the only kangaroos to see action. I could be wrong, and if I am I wanna know about it. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Juardis: Why on earth would you listen to music?!?! This is a battlefield dammit, not a concert hall. American Robins are chirping, arty is dropping in the distance, motors are idling. THAT's the music<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Oh, baby, all them negative waves... ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

If shrapnel is flying all around, I want my helmet where it belongs -- on my noggin. If I don't want to expose my bits, I just go in the bottom of the foxhole. Standin' in it has gotta be better'n wearin' it on your head. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Pardon my ignorance, but under what circumstances exactly would one be required to use one's helmet as a potty? Is the ground (or the ocean) not good enough? Saving it for something special? ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mensch: ...nothing like hearing a Newfoundlander screaming at the top of his lungs, telling his lads to move thier butts<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hehehe... "G'wan, B'ys! Where'd dem PIATs go, eh? I turn'd 'round an' dere dey were, side by each, GAN!" ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rex: I've paid $45.00 for entire games that I didn't play for five hours...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I always get the "full hour" ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Just to throw things back a bit, I think most folks missed my reference to the comparison between casualties at Waterloo (1 day) and Gettysburg (3 days). The casualties were approximately equal, with approximately equal forces engaged. The short answer to this quizical factoid is that, despite the greater accuracy, killing power and loading times of the rifled musket with minie ball, tactics had CHANGED between 1815 and 1863. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Haven't seen it happen in a long while, but there were earlier reports (and one experience) of Tanks being immobilized by a sharpshooter, presumably with a driver hit. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

I'm sure deadline will be back. It's only been a couple of days. I was only joking about scaring him off. I wouldn't say I'm winning either, but I did have fun with that PIAT team. KO'd an armoured car, side penetration on a Tiger (damage unknown), track hit on another Tiger (no damage). Expended all his rounds (no mean feat! Have you seen how long it takes to reload them things???) and slipped away back to his lines without ever once coming under fire. Too sweet. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Guachi - that's "Harper's History of the Civil War" (a centennial reprint), Conway's "All The World's Fighting Ships", and of course Hunnicut's "Sherman". You are quite right, there are at least a dozen more strewn around, but they're all over (and under) the chesterfield, where I do most of my reading. Ah, the good life. Think I'll have a beer... ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

He doesn't love me any more either, Pat. <sniff>. I think he's still upset about my lone, unsupported PIAT team lurking through the village molesting his armoured cars and big cats without ever being spotted... Maybe we can start a jilted players club, eh? ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by paullus: It was not until the development of the tank, and tactics on its use (WWII & the panzers) that offensive power once again was on top.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I would say it was the advent of Stosstruppen infantry tactics (infiltrate past main points of resistance and launch schwerepunkt at weaker sectors) which negated static defences. All the advent of armour achieved was to make exploitation faster, deeper, and thus have more strategic consequences. It also gave a new name to the tactics developed in 1917 - Blitzkrieg. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by IntelWeenie: IIRC, the Soviets made some special AT hand grenades (I can't for sure remember if they made it into WWII), including a couple models with a cute litte parachute to make sure the shaped charge was pointing the right way... Can anyone confirm WWII usage of these? If so, will they be included in CM2?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Here's an extract from the Panzerfaust website on the Panzerwurfmine, which fits the description of the item you're talking about. I don't know if the Russians had anything comparable. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Because of the problems to stabilize the dedicated anti-tank grenades for flight - the shaped charge needed to be pointed straight at the armor to work efficiently - the Panzerwurfmine ("tank throw mine") or PWM (L) (L for "lang" = "long") was developed by the Luftwaffe weapon's bureau (the Luftwaffe also contained ground forces in the form of it's field units and the paratroopers). The weapon weighed 1.36kg, had a length of 53.3cm and used a stabilizing assembly of four fins made of canvas at it's rear. It was introduced into service in May of 1943 but proved rather impractical. Still, 203,800 were produced in 1943. It's successor model was the Panzerwurfmine Kz (Kz = kurz ("short")) that weighed only 1 kg. Flight stabilization now was achieved by a long canvas strip that rolled out when the weapon was thrown and extended from it's rear. The warhead had a diameter of 11.4 cm and carried a shaped charge of 500g that had an armor penetration of 150mm.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Praetorian (n.) Any member of the bodyguard of the later Roman Emperors. Considered in their own minds to be elite, but considered by historians to be amateurs and traitors, easily swayed and more easily bought. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Nice to know I'm not alone in my passion, Guachi, but I'm not so sure Häagen Dazs, chips, soda, beer and, ahem, rolling papers, constitute food ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Whether or not an invasion scenario would be fun, there's a million and one other applications for a sand texture. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

I hate the crud, no matter who I'm playing. It takes troops an eternity to hack through a few metres of it, and they usually get their asses capped doing it. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

Some images of my life since CM arrived... ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE. [This message has been edited by Formerly Babra (edited 07-16-2000).] [This message has been edited by Formerly Babra (edited 07-16-2000).]

For sure. M16 with quad .50s has a very high coolness factor IMO. I'm hoping we will see some new vehicles introduced gradually as time progresses.

Red Army was also still recovering from the purges of '38. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.

I think you are referring to the TRP, the tareget reference point. It is a preplotted artillery target. Your mortars may target it if they haven't moved.

I for one don't care for vehicle reinforcements appearing from anywhere except a map edge. ------------------ It's a mother-beautiful bridge and it's gonna be THERE.