Splinty
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KG Tannenbaum,was that the one led by OberstLeutnant Nicklaus?
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You guys are the best! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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This is getting surreal!
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Nothing like combat by Christmas tree light!
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I loved Wild Bill's Elsdorf scenario,nothing like heavy tanks going at it!
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As far as mixing Fallschirmjager with heavy Panzers goes, what the about the Ardennes?
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Thanks for the info. I've had PE on my harddrive fore a long time,I'd play it more than I do but CM takes up too much of my time!
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Will routed and broken squads generate more than the "normal" amounts of feces and urine?
Will elite and crack squads emit less?
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I did know that infantry replacments were pathatically untrained,I didn't know the same was true for tank crews.
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What I found interesting was the amazingly inexperienced replacments the tankers were getting. Not only were they not veterans,they weren't even trained tankers!
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I want to know where the chainsaw is!
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Thanks to all you vets from a fellow vet.
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Excellent work,I've always wanted to be able to put the right units in the right places!
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Man,you guys are fast! Thanks!
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Germanboy:
That seems like a good idea to me, the reading that is. For the record, while I asked you to do a search, I also supplied the official (BTS) answer to your question. The search is only necessary if you want to read it yourself. I did not slight you for asking the question.
As for untested and therefore 'green' - I always marvel at this short-circuiting of reason. Let's see - the US troops defeating the Iraquis were all green, since they had never seen combat, while the Republican Guard was certainly veteran/crack, because they were engaged in an 8-year war with Iran in the 80s. Is that the logic? If so, you neglect the potentially huge effects of training over actual experience. An example of the period in question: 12th SS was 'green', according to your logic. They had never seen combat before (apart from their NCOs and officers, who according to von Schweppenburg apparently were not very good quality). Yet they fought excellently.
Finally - if you can not stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. You will have to realise that there are a lot of people on this board who read an awful lot about the history of WW II, and it is generally a good idea to listen to them. I have put my foot in my mouth more than once here, but when I was corrected, my attitude was never 'uh you naughty man - how dare you correct me'. You come here with a very strong opinion, but obviously incapable of accepting it to be thrown out by evidence. Tough. If a discussion for you consists of everybody agreeing with your point, maybe you want to think about that approach, it will not be very fruitful, neither here on the board nor anywhere else in Real Life™.
Have a nice weekend.
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FYI most of our commanders and senior NCOs were Viet Nam vets and many of our middle ranking officers and NCOs had been in Panama or Grenada,
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40 years young,or some other cliche.
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Bumpity Bump!
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Done and Done!
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Fantastic work guys! As always you're the best! Thanks.
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by iggi:
Do you have any tatoos? Are you taking any medication? Take your pants off and face the wall.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Let's just check his dental records.
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Don't forget the whipped cream and cheeries!
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Weren't the "Guards" units considered elite?
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Yes there was a Bridge at Remagen,it was assaulted by the 10th Engineer Battalion.
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Two important points are being left out of this disscussion:
1. The Allied island hopping strategy of the whole Pacific War was aimed at the Invasion of Japan,if not for the Bomb we WOULD have invaded without doubt.
2. The estimated human cost of that invasion was 4,000,000 lives.
Having said that I think the Bomb as a weapon of war and of deterrence was the most dangerous and foolish thing humanity has ever devised.
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Become a Dog of War
in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
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Right then! Join the Dogs of War! Move it,move it move it!
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