Terence
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Forgive me but does anyone really think this thing will work as advertised?
I realize that the carefully calibrated showpiece model that is lovingly tended by PHDs in white coats will work fine, but what about the production models, produced in Russian factories, and maintained by the Iranian army?
Im not trying to offend any Russians, because I have a great deal of respect for the country and its people having lived there for some time, but the production discipline of the factories and the QA process is not highly regarded.
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Are women less likely to shoot to kill? Less likely to shoot at all?
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I protest. I protest in the strongest manner possible.
Anyone attempting to satirize American usage should render Foreigners as "Furriners", not as "Forigners."
Example of usage: Step off, you funny lil' furriner, less I bus' yew inna mout'.
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Hope the brisket worked out ok, if you guys are reading, this here friday night. Seanachai's post leads me to believe it did....
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Okay deal, but you get some reading glasses so that the wink, grin and evil stirring laugh at the end of that post don't escape your sight,like they obviously did.Originally posted by Mr Furious:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by British Tommy:
Mr Furious,
I see by the tone of your message that you haven't studied the war in the desert
May I suggest you get a few books out and start reading them!
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I do believe that is a faggot.
fag·ot also fag·got
1. A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together.
2. A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars.
tr.v. fag·ot·ed, also fag·got·ed fag·ot·ing, fag·got·ing fag·ots, fag·gots
1. To bind into a fagot; bundle.
2. To decorate with fagoting.
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When incoherent alone won't do the job, you need surly and incoherent.
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You're both idiots. Nobody took out the SS from the game because of pressure from Jews.
Also, if you knew anything at all, you'd realize that Jewish groups concerned with WW2 and the Holocaust are interested in telling everyone the horrible truth about that time period and NOT interested in denying, covering up or changing the truth.
Get a clue before you start pointing fingers at "the jews."
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Fascinating information. Thank you all for taking the time to post.
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And Snoochypoo is a tailwagging idiot that no one in town would trust with a burnt-out match.Originally posted by Seanachai:Terence is a "Bored of the Rings" Grog...
(I kid, I kid. I kid because I love.)
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LOL!Originally posted by Jack Carr:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Andreas posted: I know - they probably just go rid of the Hakenkreuz and the collectible pictures of 'Heroes of the 3rd Reich
Can you imagine the grenadiers at the front being given a tin of chocolate and then trading Knights Cross winner cards with their kamerades...It would have given the Third Reich a whole new twist. No pun intended. </font>
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Also hamster:
Go for the eyes, Boo!!
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As we learned in the Glorious Bren Tripod Thread, not everything that got issued by the army was used.Originally posted by Andreas:Far more mundane, I think it is a safe assumption that copious amounts of alcohol helped cope with stress on all sides as well.
An amphetamin, called Pervetin, although falling under the drugs laws in Germany, was delivered in huge quantities to the Wehrmacht.
Also, Schoka-Kola (Chocolate with very high caffeine content), and Dextro-Energen (high energy sugar tablets) were used to keep soldiers
'on guard'.
For German speakers, here is the thread where I got that information from. I would not see it as a primary source, so the usual healthwarning applies. It is a good forum with some knowledgeable people though.
Any sources talk about actual widespread use of Pervitin? Ill say right from the start that for the average German ground pounder, it sounds a LOT more useful than the Bren Tripod...
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Found this on Usenet, and it does contain some unsourced assertions about drug use by forces in WW2, but with but I cannot vouch for it...
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES newspaper.
It was in the August 22, 1988 issue, pages 18 and 19:
FLYING ON AMPHETAMINES IS NO DEPARTURE FROM TRADITION by Susan Katz Keating
...(there was) a recent report that fighter pilots stationed in West Germany
are issued both stimulants and sedatives.
The administration of drugs to pilots was a featured item on "Monitor," a West
German investigative television program. Germans reportedly gasped in horror
at the thought of American pilots zipping over Europe, giggling madly while
carrying loads of weapons. The civil aviation community in the United States
responded with similar expressions of shock: Civilian agencies do not --- ever
--- condone flying under the influence of drugs.
But the Air Force, which might have been expected to deny or downplay such
news, simply shrugged its official blue shoulders and said, in effect, "What's
the big deal?"
The drugs are indeed issued, says Col. Russell B. Rayman, chief of Air Force
Surgeon General's Aerospace Medical Consultants Office. "It's a safe,
sensible policy. We've never had an accident with this, and it's smart."
The tablets, which are prescribed under strict conditions for pilots on
long-distance flights, are credited as lifesavers in a situation known for
its enormous physical demands. ...
In their use of artificial stimulation, airmen were taking their place in a
long military tradition. Historians have speculated that soldiers in the
Civil War coped with their arduous marches by using cocaine. The drug is also
believed to have been used in the Spanish-American War, and the German's
winter march against the Soviet Union during World War II was made possible
by amphetamine supplements.
"The German army along the Eastern front used Benzedrine extensively," says
military historian Shelby Stanton. "They dispensed it to the line troops.
Ninety percent of their army had to march on foot, day and night. It was
more important for them to keep punching during the Bliztkrieg than to get
a good night's sleep. The whole damn army was hopped up. It was one of the
secrets of the blitzkrieg." ...
Paratroopers and special assault troops in the US Army were also given
stimulants in battle in World War II, says Stanton. ...
The Army's Special Forces ... were issued amphetamines for use on long-range
reconnaisance missions in the Vietnam conflict. Teams infiltrating Laos, for
example, were issued survival kits that included 12 Darvon, 24 codeine and
six dextroamphetamine tablets per man for each four-day mission. Former
Special Forces operatives also report receiving steroid injections before
embarking on strenuous, deep-penetration assignments.
"Some people were really junked, and had to be taken off the drugs," said
one former operative. "They got hooked from the frequency of their missions
--- not from breaking into their kits and getting high."
Air Force pilots, meanwhile, are issued stimulants only under fishbowl-like
conditions governed by the service's surgeon general's office.
"We use these medications only under very controlled and special
circumstances," says Rayman. Amphetamines are mainly prescribed for fighter
pilots on long trans-oceanic missions or on special flights of two or three
days' duration requiring frequent in-flight refueling and crossing several
time zones. ...
Amphetamines are made available to pilots on these high-stress flights, says
Rayman, only after a long process of consultation between the aviator's
commander and a flight surgeon ...
Pills are doled out in small increments before a flight; unused tablets are
collected and destroyed afterward. "Pilots are not required to take them,"
says Rayman. "The great majority don't even use them, but some say they feel
good having them available, just in case." ...
- Jonathan Jacky, University of Washington, jon@gaffer.rad.washington.edu
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Comrades!
How common was amphetamine use by German soldiers (Luftwaffe, Heer, SS, Fallschirmjaeger)during the 2nd World War? I have looked on the internet and found a reference to benzedrine as FJ equipment on Feldgrau, and some other mentions in passing to Methedrine as used by the Panzer troops, but not more specific than that.
I was wondering if anyone here has any more information.
Im not trying to gather string for any given argument, just interested in what, if any, drugs were handed out to which troops during combat.
Thanks in advance.
Terence
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WEDNESDAY??? Who can wait that long????
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That would be the Bez PantalonOriginally posted by Bruno Weiss:Oh no, here they come, the Nyet Pantyloons.
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Pushkin is sublime, and kudos to Mr. Salt for his excellent translation.
I propose an alternative which is considerably less literary, but may compensate by being slightly more modern: There's a saying in Russian (apologies for no cyrillic font) : Nac Malo, no mwi v' tel'nashkax.
It means "We are few, but we are wearing sailor shirts." Its a nod, I think, to the significant achievements of the revolution and civil war by the sailors in the Tsarist-then-Soviet navy. (I think they overlook the Kronstadt rebellion)
A 'telnashka' is that blue and white striped sailor shirt that you still see today as part of certain Russian military uniforms-- the Interior Ministry's OMON (Otdel' Militsia Osobonovo Naznacheniye) troops use them, and perhaps the Airborne, as well.
Some day I intend to create a scenario with the same title "Nas Malo... " about an small band of Soviet Naval Infantry holding off the facist hordes.
V'pered k pobede!!! Smert Fashistam!! URAAAAAA!!!
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I think you should go ahead and post the AAR. If you can stay away from political commentary, I'm sure it will be happily reviewed by the community with no ill will, or reminders of past unpleasantness on either side.
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Wow, a Russian criticizes a Westerner's attempt at modding a Russian uniform?!?!!? I'm astounded.
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Nooo Yaaawk in the Hizzouse.
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Wrong. The gayness level will go critical if we start to invite each others femenine side to the movies.</font>Originally posted by Ariel:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BulletRat:
This threads gayness level is rapidly reaching critical - BFS plz fix or do somfink!
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AAaaah, now the Juggernaut has started to roll, no force on earth can keep it from its appointed goal: A comfy place where beer is freely vended...
Anyone got some ideas?
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Adding Units To Scenario
in TacOps 4
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Hi Everyone,
I’m a new player of TacOps. In fact, I just downloaded the game a little while ago and played Team OHara as my first real run through as a scenario. I took quite a beating, but that’s not why I’m posting.
During the first royal asspounding I received, courtesy of the OPFOR and the AI, it occurred to me that a helicopter would be darned useful in scouting for and perforating the Red armor which was so persistent in its rude assaults on my positions.
I resolved therefore to add a helicopter to the forces at my disposal using the tools described in the manual.
Imagine my consternation when I found the Add Unit option entirely greyed out during the setup phase even when I tried selecting and unselecting the Umpire tools option. Any ideas on how to activate the add unit menu or the other Umpire Tools?
Thanks in advance for any replies and thanks to the Major for all the hard work on a really fun game.
Best,
Terence
PS. I won but took 76% casualties, which I imagine is still a failing grade in a real military. Unless Jenna Bush or maybe Jenna Jameson is living in the town at objective A or something.