Viceroy

Yes, I find it's the amount of armor that really increases the PBEM file size. So, a scenario can be described as "small" in terms of map size, but if it has heaps of Tanks, HTs etc the file will be pretty big. [ March 19, 2002, 01:24 PM: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

KwazyDog, As it is people with 32mb cards will may have their textures downsampled one level Is that likely to happen in large/huge scenarios only?

Dorosh, still off thread I'm afraid but just FYI Ordinary Men Browning has a good 30 page section at the end of the book devoted to Goldhagen. I know there is no love lost between those two but you might want to check it out in your library. I must admit I'd pretty much written off Goldhagen's work before ... guess I'll have to try and get my hands on a copy now.

Tero, this particular book does not epitomize scholarly study and source critique. So what historians do you suggest then? I mean, perhaps your criticism is justified as is Dorosh's of Bartov. But it does seem to be a feature of the BTS forum that NO historian is worthy of the name. Maybe it's a grog thing.

Dorosh, Stacheldraht said: Others, of course, want to minimize the horrors committed by Germany or other combatants for numerous reasons. Lots of military history fans seem to do that with regard to Germany out of barely hidden admiration for the German military, which is pretty creepy considering the use to which it was generally put. That's exactly how I feel. But he made another good point when he said I suppose many people want to paint all of Nazi Germany as utter evil incarnate so that all the terrible loss and suffering and sacrifices somehow make sense after a fashion or seem to have a purpose in the grand scheme. BTW Dorosh, maybe you should try The Desert Generals C.Barnett and/or Churchill's Generals Keegan as they are both interesting and the British Generals described are far from colorless in these books.

Dorosh, I would especially draw your attention to p56-7.

Pondscum, yes, thanks for the tank tip ... I'll start using that right away in my PBEM games. Toran, you asked about why the tanks sometimes fire their MG's first rather than the gun. The coax MG the gunner uses was lined up right next to the big gun. When he fired the MG the tracer rounds would show him exactly where his shells from the big gun would hit. So the MG was often used to make sure the gun was aimed correctly. Source:Tank K.Tout is packed full of details about fighting in a Sherman in Normandy.

Das Reich, Blitzkrieg Deighton is a good intro book. Readable and cheap! Germany's Lightning WarGilbert has great photos and maps, decent text and not too expensive. Or are you looking for something very detailed, dry and "definitive"?

According to Mollo from 1941 to April '43 Polish forces raised were mostly sent to the UK or Middle East to serve with British forces. After that they were used as Soviet forces and had the same equipment. They retained Polish cap badges though. By 1945 there were over 200,000 Polish troops making up 10 infantry divisions and 2 armored brigades.They were most directly involved in the fighting from Aug '44 to May '45.

rhudat, I think this is what you're looking for http://users.erols.com/chare/cm/ scroll down to the end of the page.

Wbs, p42 of the book. One German soldier had been killed and 36 local residents including women were rounded up. 1/2 were hung and 1/2 were shot by the GD. But if you want to believe they were looters then go ahead.

Dorosh, Omer Batrov is a Harvard professor IIRC and his works are quoted and used by other historians like Glantz, Weinberg, Keegan, Kershaw etc. Or are they "poor" scholars too? I'm sure if I did somehow scan the photo too you, you'd claim the people lying on the ground were merely taking a nap and the kindly GD soldiers were using their "water guns" to splash their faces and gently wake them up so they could all have a nice friendly game of soccer. [ February 25, 2002, 09:48 PM: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

I don't have a scanner. Go buy the book if you're interested .... and no, those victims were not "looters" [ February 25, 2002, 08:56 PM: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

Dorosh, what about the GD execuetion squads in Serbia? In particular April 22, 1941 at Pancevo. In the photographs the GD cuff label on the right sleeve is clearly visible as the officer aims his gun to finish of one of the 14 civilians lying dead or dying alongside the wall. A big crowd of German soldiers is watching. Check out The German Army and Genocide ISBN 1565845250.

Apache, sorry to hear about your problems I've used DA for 2 years or so with IE5&6 with never any problems. Weird how that stuff is sometimes. Though I like DA I never noticed a big speed gain on the dl, I liked it for the resume feature. Best of luck with one of the other dl programs.

My favorite is "Tin Tanks". And it also contains Poles and Fireflies

History buff, I have a photo with a caption showing the 1st Lothian and Border Horse in their Shermans "relaxing after the eventual capture of Arnhem on 12 April '45." Actually, looking again at the same book, further on it says that the Canadian I Corps, "attacked Arnhem on the 12th (April) and took it on the 15th". [ February 20, 2002, 07:31 AM: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

I still play the AI from time to time. When the AI is defending I don't find it too bad an opponent. [ February 18, 2002, 01:44 PM: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

FOwler, I don't have Soldiers of the Sun but it looks like a good one to me. Don't be put off by one anonymous review at B&N You might be interested in The Rising Sun by Toland and Eagles Against the Sun by Spector. Burma by Allen uses a lot of Japanese sources. For the view of the average Japanese soldierTales by Japanese Soldiers by Tamayama is fascinating. Maybe not exactly what you're looking for but it's such a great book I have to recommend it is Quartered Safe out Here. You could also try some of the books at Nafziger http://home.fuse.net/nafziger/index.html Let us know if you find anything good!

I'm sure Combat Mission HQ has them http://www.combatmission.com/

Go to http://www.combatmission.com/ and dl the CMMOS stuff.

Yes, a big thank you to the guys at the scenario depot. Related to that, I have an opinion poll going on this topic. Click the link if you're interested. It's less painful than having to write a review http://www.combatopinion.com/polls.php

Lmandrake, those 1000pts are for the defender, you as attacker get more points, which you'll need! I forget exactly, but if you want 1000pts as attacker then select 600/700 points or so for the defending forces.

Matt's hairdresser is the one who knows all the secrets

Terror, my favorites are Panzertruppens buildings, DD's trees, Magua's Normandy grass and Ben Bittner's (sp?) skies. But try to dl the all the CMMOS stuff because then you can fiddle around to your hearts content