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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Colin: Ramelle scenario now up<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> that one loaded OK, but the herllisheim.zip OP doesn't - no complaint, just FYI (I've got my hands MORE than full now). (And I'm just about to sign in!!)

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chuckd: Come on! None of you have got it yet! Yes, it is Monty Python, but what was the flick? "And Now for Something Completely Different" That pair of shiny new pennies is clearly mine. Chuckd<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> But BEFORE that it was simply a sketch in an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. (and yes, I have been reading the rest of the thread)

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Pham911: The mortars have been explained, but keep in mind that you can't move the mortar after setup or indirect fire won't work anymore. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I've moved mortar teams all over creation and still had nearby HQ's spot for them. On the other hand, it never even occurred to me that the HQ could be hidden and still spot. Is that a bug or a feature? (Finally, most of my experience has been with 1.03 - if you're telling me things are different in 1.05, I'm gonna be unhappy).

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by buddy: Yeah, I think that would change the way you would deploy, well, yourself.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I played a PBEM in which a zook operator by the name of Corporal Norwood utterly failed to distinguish himself. But on the other hand, he was alive at the end.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by NCrawler: I just got up. They are on the way to Tom now... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Great! Who is Tom and where is his site.....

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shandorf: I use them solely to take out TCs. Other than that they can burn up thier ammo pretty fast shooting at infantry. Jeff<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> A while back, this same discussion recommended putting them someplace semi-safe with good field of view and then leaving them alone. I.e., let them pick their own target. I do this and it works well. Not only did he keep three tanks buttoned for most of a game, he also made a gun crew abandon their gun.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jeff Duquette: This is part of a report produced by the 21st ARMY Group, ETO. Data was collected from actual tank damage assesments between March - May 1945. You can view part of this document at: <LI>And last -- with only a 3% share -- tank damage atributable to H.E. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> But I wonder if this means that artillery doesn't hurt tanks (comparatively speaking) or merely that tanks don't usually stand still while they're getting pounded?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Panzer Man: .but what word processor have you been using for the movie files?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sorry. I was off for a bit - the word processor I used was WordPerfect 6. I tried Word and WordPad (the one that comes with Windows ) and neither worked. Even when saving a file as txt, they added something to the file that kept CM from reading it. It was amazingle tedious and fortunately I have a different email account that allows me to download email into Pegasus on my machine, where I can save things directly. Makes my life MUCH easier.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jaakko Harlas: Just select "Join Multiplayer" from the main menu and then "Load E-mail". <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> If the file is OK, this will work - but a LOT of bad things can happen to a file, including having gunk inserted by any of the programs that handle it along the way. One mistake I made sometimes was saving the file before it had completely downloaded - thus chopping of the end. Everything looked OK when I glanced at the top of the file - it wasn't until I started looking at the end and realized what I had done.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Panzer Man: I thought it was hotmail,but I see others are using that as well<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I used to use Hotmail, but don't (for reasons which will become obvious). I had to use Netcape, not IE (tried, no luck). The attachment couldn't be saved, I had to cut and paste. And I had to paste into a NON microsoft processor (actually, notepad works for the orders, but the movies are too big and Word puts gunk in the file, even if you save it as text). I have no idea if there might not have been a better way (but trust me - I tried LOTS of things before stumbling upon that particular combination).

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Madmatt: I got a ton of guaze in my mouth but i think it wnet ok.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Idiot!! I should NEVER have bet on sex change!!!!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Flipper: starship troopers the movie that killed casper van dien's acting career <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You know? You're right. Some good DID come out of that...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by coe: can anybody fill in the rest?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Another is "Ach! Mein Bein!" Ow! my leg! and there's my favorite: Done in a heavy handed German accent: "Let's get out of here!" from troops who promptly vamoose. (Note: I have some of the mods, and don't recall precisely which ones).

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The CM Borg: Until now. assimilated <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> DOH!!!

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Claymore: I'm still one step ahead of the Borg. He must have a problem assimilating us Scots. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I have figured out that the way to get around the Borg is to begin by posting in a nonchalant manner as though you've been here. He/She/It then feels that he/she/it -must- have assimilated you at one time or another. You kind of come in under his radar (or whatever that eye thingy is). Anyway, it worked for me.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fernando: There were other vehicles like ambulances recovery vehicles and ¼-ton trucks not included in the game.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Isn't "1/4 ton truck" the official designation for what we civilians call a "Jeep"? (PS to Fernando - The computer get's fixed Sat. I should have a turn back on Sun.)

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JoePrivate: I have found that scenarios with a large number of vehicles and their movement paths is what pushes the size of the movie pbem file up, upwards of 1.6 megs.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> In a current PBEM, Fernando is helping me get those file sizes down - as he wipes out my forces they're gettin' REAL small....

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Iron Duke: "Right on target!" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Your quote was very apropos - a PBEM opponent was moving a panther up to take out my Stuart. He diligently ensured that the Stuart was buttoned up and pointed the other way - not only did the Stuart (buttoned) spot the Panther, he swiveled the turret, got a hit on the first shot in the only area of the front that a 37 can penetrate. I'd rather be lucky than good any day.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hakko Ichiu: Yeah, he's just phoning it in these days. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> These Borgs today don't know what it is to assimilate!! When I was a Borg....

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Cuchulainn: Another thought of a conflict in the same era. What were the battles like in the Spanish Civil War? I confess that my knowledge here is very sparse indeed!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Or (a bit silly maybe) - suppose Patton (as quoted in the movie) got his way ans the US and Russia went to war immediately after defeating Germany.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Grognerd_Fogman: by the way, will this patch allow me to kill the Tiger mantle with a crewman? You know, a weak spot?... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> But how would you launch the crewman?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Turbine: I'm a raw newbie, and I haven't tried PBEM yet, but I think I'd enjoy giving it a try.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Two points: 1) I'd wait and put in the 1.04 fix (and make sure your opponent does) before you get started. (You probably thought of this, but just in case). And , -definitely- PBEM. I started out as a total novice and had decided not to try PBEM until I played enough to "know what I was doing" - can't recommend that LITTLE enough. It makes all the difference in the world to play a human (even though I'll probably get beat - badly! - I found out later my opponent was a -serious- student of the period) So, in short, go for it. (and BTW, I'm an immeasurably-less-than-total novice now! - but I'm learning)

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by John Kettler: blast falls off dramatically as range decreases (forget the exact mathematical expression, though). John Kettler <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> John, A simple-minded conservation of energy argument would suggest that the blast would derease the the inverse square of distance - is it that simple (and if not, is there a simple explanation for the deviation)?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by aka_tom_w: Ka BOOM! K-kill -tom w<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Another "Tobruk" player?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Darren J Pierson: seeing my name on screen helps to reinforce this belief. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Speaking of which, does anybody know how the names are chosen? I only mention this because there is a certain Cpl. Norwood in a bazooka team that I =deperately= need to survive in a current PBEM that I don't think is going to.