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    Another day of Allied heroism

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    CavScout -

    You are walking home late at night. I come up to you and shoot you. You knew it was dangerous to walk home late at night, therefore it is your own fault that I shot you.

    Or similarly, there's the old rape argument. By wearing sexy clothes, women attract rapists, and are therefore to be blamed for being raped.

    Do you believe in either of those arguments? If so, you're calling me naive?

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    Another day of Allied heroism

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    Jesus CavScout, and here I thought Scipio's post was annoying enough, and you have to come along and take it to a whole 'nother level of annoyance.

    Do you seriously believe that it's morally justified to bomb civilians?

    Do you seriously believe that every German civilian killed in Dresden voted for the Nazis in '33?

    Goddamn. Read a ****ing book or something. You really have no clue.

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    Another day of Allied heroism

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    Was the bombing of Dresden wrong? Yep.

    Was the bombing of London wrong? Yep.

    Do two wrongs make a right? Nope.

    Did every combattant commit acts which were immoral? Yep.

    Is this thread going to get locked up? Yep.

    Please grind your axes elsewhere.

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    A call to all German wargamers!

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    I always get a kick out of people who state that the German restrictions on Nazi symbology is an attempt to cover up or forget the past.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the national Holocaust Memorial scheduled to be built smack on the Unter den Linden? I also seem to remember a neighborhood in which, on every street sign, one of the Nürnberg laws is posted along with the date it was adopted.

    From what I understand, the majority of Germans grow up knowing quite a lot more about their past than the majority of Americans, or of most nations that I know, know about theirs.

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    History Quiz

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    Ah, didn't notice the part about the question being limited to 1942. I'm not even sure we'd begun sticking Merlin engines into the P-51s yet.

    Hrm...actually, I still don't think the FW-190 was the best fighter of this period in the war. From what I've read, both technical specs and memoirs of pilots at the time, the Spitire Mk. IX was equal to the 190 in many respects and outclassed it in some.

    Don't get me wrong, the 190 was a brilliant plane, and was probably the best fighter the Axis fielded during the war (I'm not sure I'd count the Me-262, it had a great kill ratio but IMO it simply didn't see enough action to be accurately rated), but at each stage of its development there seems to have been at least one Allied design which could go one better.

    On the other hand, most of the memoirs I've read regarding Spitfire v. 190 were from the British side, probably because fewer German aces survived the war, so I am aware that those are almost certainly biased. But still, based strictly on the specs, I'd go with the Spit.

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    History Quiz

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    Originally posted by Tanks a Lot:

    Regarding question 11:

    I think the FW-190 was still the best fighter in the world during 1942.

    It was excellent at low altitudes, but IIRC it didn't have a supercharger, and so was of limited effectiveness at the altitudes at which most combat took place on the Western Front.

    For my money I'd probably take a P-51. There's something to be said for good looks smile.gif

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    I hate to say this, but I think I found a bug... A BIG bug...

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    Also remember that when infantry are depicted throwing grenades at a vehicle, that's simply a graphical reprentation of a close assault. Meaning, they're throwing grenades, charging with their guns, putting sticks through the spokes or whatever else a squad of infantry can do to make a vehicle crew's life a little less cheery.

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    I hate to say this, but I think I found a bug... A BIG bug...

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    Actually, I've noticed this as well. Close assaults seem to be much less effective than they used to be, and I think Jeff's test proves pretty well that there's something more than **** Happens going on.

    I also feel that infantry are still too hesitant to use their organic LATW, but that's not really nere nor there at the moment.

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    Combat mission for free?

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    When talking about Napster, a lot of people focus on the big record companies and multimillionaire bands like Metallica. Hell, people say, these guys already make enough money, what's it going to hurt if I download some MP3s?

    The trouble is that the big bands aren't primarily the ones getting hurt by Napster, it's the small bands. Often small bands are given record deals with puny advances, but decent royalties. What's more, the advance often then has to cover operating costs like recording and production. The band is basically gambling on the success of their record. If it does well, they may break even. If it bombs, the record company hasn't really lost anything.

    Now, where Napster messes up the business model is in the royalties. No sale = no royalties = hard-working band goes back to waiting tables.

    About a year and a half ago, a band I was playing bass on and off for released an album. I didn't actually play on it, but they were my friends and I was happy for them. It was a good album, they had a small college tour lined up, and I thought they had a decent chance to sell some copies.

    Which is why it was so disheartening to see the entire album up on Napster about a week after the first show on their tour.

    Don't kid yourself, folks, downloading illegal MP3s does **** up the business model, and it does hurt people who don't deserve it. It is stealing, and it is wrong.

    That said, BMG is instituting a subscription service. It's not corporate-sponsored theft, so I wouldn't worry about this. Bertelsmann is the largest entertainment corporation in the world, IIRC, so they're hardly looking to give stuff away.

    In concept, I think downloadable music will help the music industry in the long run, IF folks can ensure that the artists get paid for their work.

    Sorry for the rant, but I do feel strongly about this.

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    game favors armor way too much

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    There were minefields laid around Mannerheim line well before the war started.

    Well before and well before.

    Well before that even, AFAIK. I believe that the Finns began laying down mines in the area that would be fortified as the Mannerheim Line during 1919-1920, during the Russo-Polish war. I am not positive about this (have only seen reference to it in one source), but it would have made sense to do so.

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    game favors armor way too much

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    Yeah, and if you read any of the later posts you'll noticed he clarified himself.

    Whatever, I suppose if you're looking to find prejudice wherever you go, you'll find it. Pardon me while I go eat my bratwurst and listen to some nice Wagner, or something.

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