Kanonier Reichmann

You were smitten with what's-her-name? You have weird taste. I don't think they even let her make movies any more. Michael </font>

There were military targets in Dresden, breaking morale of the civilian population was not the sole cause of the Dresden raid. </font>

I think Doc Sinister made a valid point. If you're able to throw up ant sort of anti-aircraft fire at all it greatly improves your chances of the strafing run/bomb run missing. I've noted that when your own troops aren't able to put up any ack ack then the enemy plane is invariably deadly accurate. Another thing to note is that the greater the experience level of the plane the greater chance it has of identifying the enemy and bombing accurately. Perhaps Rudy you have been unfortunate to be up against veteran pilots or better each time. Regards Jim R.

I believe Paul Schmidt aka Paul Carell used to work for the German wartime publication Signal which was little more than propoganda. That's not to say that what he's written is worthless but take that information into account when reading his description of events. I would suggest it would be hard for him not to be biased with his real life experiences taken into account. Regards Jim R.

Near as dammit! Sheeeesh!!! Regards Jim R.

I'm thinking of Wreck here and I'm also thinking... thank god for everyone else participating in the tourney! Regards Jim R. </font>

I'm thinking of Wreck here and I'm also thinking... thank god for everyone else participating in the tourney! Regards Jim R.

Good question. There's never been any official reply as far as I can tell. Regards Jim R.

BEWDY! Regards Jim R.

The way I see it the Grant should, in theory, survive on the battlefield much better than any other tank provided one keeps it hull down to the enemy. Bearing in mind that only approximately 25% of all hits impact the upper hull when it's hull down then the exceptionally strong turret would take the brunt of the hits and probably deflect most if from anything 50mm or less in size. I'm wondering however if this was historically noted as being a major problem when the Germans tackled Grants? Did they regularly complain that their AFV's (and even occasionally 88's!) could barely penetrate the turrets of Grants when engaged at greater than point blank range? To me it seems the Grant in 1942 and early '43 is the Allied equivalent of the Soviet KVI in 1941 provided they're used sensibly. Does this seem reasonable? Regardfs Jim R.

Sounds good WWB, looking forward to it. Regards Jim R.

If only 25% can hit the upper hull when a Grant is hulldown then it follows that all other hits will impact the "uber-turret" where even high velocity 88mm shells have trouble penetrating at 700 metres. Does this seem reasonable when one considers that an 88 in CMBB was able to routinely penetrate IS 2's at pretty decent ranges? Seems a tad unusual to me and if it's the case then I don't see why the U.S. ever bothered to upgrade to the Sherman when they had a far more resilient design from day one. :confused: Regards Jim R.

What troubles me is that the picture of the scene shows a pretty clear and still quite light blue targeting line to the target so I wouldn't have thought it was a case of a very marginal ability to spot the target from the firers POV. It does seem pretty weird to say the least. If that targeting line was a very dark and marginal colour then I could rationalise the 0% exposure but not the way it's portrayed in this screenshot. Regards Jim R.

My father was a pilot in the RAAF flying Mosquito night fighters in 456 squadron from late 1942 until the end of the war. They were based initially at Valley then Middle Wallop and later at Ford and Church Fenton in the U.K. He and his navigator were credited with damaging a Dornier 217 over Sussex but were unable to finish the job when friendly searchlights locked onto his plane by mistake rather than the German and was forced to undertake immediate radical manoeuvres to avoid being targeted by friendly fire. Later in the war his squadron engaged in intruder patrols over Munich's airfelds when they were based in France. An unidentified aircraft on the ground was claimed as damaged in a sortie over Schleissheim. Regards Jim R.

My father was a pilot in the RAAF flying Mosquito night fighters in 456 squadron from late 1942 until the end of the war. They were based initially at Valley then Middle Wallop and later at Ford and Church Fenton in the U.K. He and his navigator were credited with damaging a Dornier 217 over Sussex but were unable to finish the job when friendly searchlights locked onto his plane by mistake rather than the German and was forced to undertake immediate radical manoeuvres to avoid being targeted by friendly fire. Later in the war his squadron engaged in intruder patrols over Munich's airfelds when they were based in France. An unidentified aircraft on the ground was claimed as damaged in a sortie over Schleissheim. Regards Jim R.

My father was a pilot in the RAAF flying Mosquito night fighters in 456 squadron from late 1942 until the end of the war. They were based initially at Valley then Middle Wallop and later at Ford and Church Fenton in the U.K. He and his navigator were credited with damaging a Dornier 217 over Sussex but were unable to finish the job when friendly searchlights locked onto his plane by mistake rather than the German and was forced to undertake immediate radical manoeuvres to avoid being targeted by friendly fire. Later in the war his squadron engaged in intruder patrols over Munich's airfelds when they were based in France. An unidentified aircraft on the ground was claimed as damaged in a sortie over Schleissheim. Regards Jim R.

A much more noticeable and easy to pick up on test is to simply ask a New Zealander to say the number that precedes 7 and comes after 5. If the guy says "six" then he's an Aussie and if he says "sex" then he's a Kiwi. Regards Jim R.

What about the "little blemish" in 1.03 where the purchase of wire, minefields and roadblocks cost you (the defender) casualty points equal to their purchase cost. Would you consider that a minor problem? Regards Jim R.

Yes, I imagine we are probably the only country in the world that actively hunts its national symbols as represented on its crest. i.e. the Kangaroo and Emu. I think it says something about our personality. Can you imagine that occuring with the bald eagle? Regards Jim R.

You haven't been reading these boards for long have you. Regards Jim R.

Shouldn't that be you "patched" your grandmothers recipe? Regards Jim R.

I believe what you're asking for is called a CMAK Strategy Guide which BFC may well release a little while down the track but at extra expense. It's called "making a profit" Regards Jim R.

It's called the Edward Woodward "Callan" stare into the distance as if you're not there. If you've never seen the classic Pommy series called Callan then I guess you'll have no idea what I'm talking about. Regards Jim R.

Forget limiting it to the 20th century. Any war period. There has never been a 'clean' war </font>

No one said anything about a CM of the Intifada. They were talking about the Arab_Israeli wars, that is to say, the full scale land wars between Israel and Syria/Egypt/Jordan. </font>