Viceroy

I often play VK's with some Fusiliers. I've never played the GBj's .... no wonder I always lose So, I'd like the VK's but perhaps their uniform would be a little drab. I'm sure the GBJ's would look "pretty". Whatever provides the best eyecandy should be the choice.

Fairbairn-Sykes Trench Knife. no Brit says "bloody f--king hell" ! It's bloody hell or f--king hell not the two together. I don't normally teach swearing I agree it would be nice to hear more voices. For the American ones I'd like some Texan, NY and Southern. I guess it's a question of someone having the time. Wouldn't it involve some big downloads though? Voice files can be really big.

FWIH my vote would go for MacArthur.

I would say Slim too. I think he's about 1/100th as well known as Monty.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> i just can't bear to hear ... "FIYUH ONLY ON MY OHDUH!" for too much longer. ] <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Fairbairn-Sykes Trench Knife, but most British accents are non-rhotic and will sound like that. You mention the "real" Northumbrian accent, do you mean the so called "burr" that was distinctive of the region? I doubt if you could find a speaker who sounds like that today. "Cockney" would be very easy to get. Accents have changed over the last 50 years, so we're not going to get anything really authentic. To give some of the Flavor you're looking for a mixture would be perfect ..... a cocktail, with some Scouse, Yorkshire, Glasgow, Belfast, Bristol, Cockney and RP for the Officers would be fun and not TOO hard to obtain. Recording isn't easy though. It's hard to sound relaxed as you read the lines and not sound either too hammy or too bored.

Stacheldraht, I think "A War to be Won" Murray & Millett ISBN 067400163X is excellent. Good coverage of all the theatres and easy to read with clear headings and index. They share their opinions of many of the key commanders which I enjoy. They never could be accused of standing on the fence I forgot to mention, this book is great with "The Cassell Atlas of the Second World War". Brigadier Young. ISBN 0304352861 Both books are avaialable at amazon.com [ 06-28-2001: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

The_Capt but doesn't the game then become "Combat Engineer"? And no QB's which are a popular part of the game? CM2 does try to be accessible to non-grogs like myself. Would your version of the game sell well enough for the CM series to continue? BTW how does TACOPs handle the engineering side of battles?

To Taiwan it was about $55-60 dollars all told. Took about 10 days. So, I would reckon on about $10+ to Australia. Took about 10 days. Well worth it when I consider how many hours of fun I've had with CM. Play the AI until you get bored and then start PBEM, where the real fun begins.

Hualien, Taiwan. Originally from Surrey/London UK.

Stacheldraht, you're right about the brave job the engineers did. In CM they are there to finish the engineering tasks that couldn't be done before ..... perhaps the most risky jobs, but ones that don't take a lot of time. I understand your point about minefields, it's just I don't see how they can be fitted into the average 30min game. Perhaps in n operation with 5/6 games and in game 1 and 2 the mine clearing takes place.

But the problem is gameplay. Clearing lots of minefields would be very boring and rather impossible within the typical 30 turn game. As it is now, we just assume the engineers did the job the night before.

Dorosh, JasonC, "Senior generals are prima donnas and self-aggrandizers as a matter of course," Very true indeed. How do you rate Zhukov? I'm curious why no one on this thread has touted his name as a possible contender for best commander. I've seen his name on the worst commander thread which amazes me.

Dorosh, I'm reading Murray & Millett "A war to be won". While they are never shy about offering their opinions on various commanders (I enjoy that) they generally rate Monty as quite good. They do feel he messed up on the Scheldt big time. By halting at Antwerp in September and not cutting off the German forces he missed an opportunity. It allowed the Germans to strengthen their defences making the Canadian forces task very difficult indeed. The Canadian 1st army was concentrating (Monty's orders ) on Boulogne and Calais, rather than the crucial approaches to Antwerp. The forces in the Scheldt were given very low priority for supplies by Montgomery until the RN complained to Ike. Antwerp was taken intact on Sept 5th but the first convoy didn't arrive until Nov 28th. Considering the supply problems facing the Allies this was an awful blunder. It would seem that Montgomery was concentrating too much on Market Garden and ignoring the Scheldt. Ironic how he is often portrayed as a cautious General who wouldn't take risks, yet he gambled a lot on MG when he should concentrated on the "plodding" task of the clearing the Scheldt. It's great to have the advantages of hindsight.

ICM1947, emrys beat me to it. [ 06-27-2001: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

Stalin's Organ, the British commander in the desert was O'Conner. A shame he got captured. Dorosh, I agree that some of the criticism of Montgomery is unfair, like his "slowness" in Normandy. But don't you feel he did a poor job of supporting the Canadian troops clearing the Scheldt? As for Rommel, his crossing of the Meuse in 1940 seemed a remarkable performance FWIH. When this topic comes up on the various threads, few seem to put forward Zhukov's name. How come? Also, IMO Slim was a great leader who did well with his "forgotten" 14th Army. [ 06-27-2001: Message edited by: Viceroy ]

Tom, that is just the kind of grass I've been looking for. I can't wait!

Niles, I tried a search on the web, but didn't come up with anything. Considering he would be coming up for 80, he probably has passed away. A great book "If you survive". I enjoyed it more than Macdonalds "Company commander", though my favorite was Gantter's "Roll me over". I like to think these books have helped my handling of infantry and mortars in CM. I need to read something on tanks as I still seem to be useless with them.

Grey_wolf, go to http://www.battlefront.com/ and click on the Order here! link then you'll see ordering options. BTS say they'll take International money Orders in US dollars. BTW it's well worth the effort.Best game I ever bought. Might be easiest if you beg or borrow someones credit card ..... don't steal one though

I got Teddy Roosevelt too!

Dorosh, thanks for the info. When I used the term Nazi, I meant it in broad terms rather than "Nazi war criminal". I'm sorry I used the word rather carelessly. I should have made myself clearer. I just suggested it as a possible reason for the rejection of Sajer by some of the GD. As you've read Spaeter then maybe you know if that argument holds water.

Dorosh, I wasn't trying to make you angry, as I have a great deal of respect for your opinions. Most of the GD's and most other Germans come to that, were pretty sympathetic to the Nazi cause. Sajer included! Most did belief in the "aryan" racial ideas. I thought that was pretty accepted. You have read Spaeter's works, so you can correct me if I'm wrong. Is he now totally anti Nazi? While his political sympathies may or may not have changed, this doesn't mean I dispute the validity of his GD history, which I'm sure is very good. I've read extracts of the GD history and it was good reading.

MickeryD, you say Wolverine was a post WW2 nickname. That's interesting as the Brits coined the names of many vehicles like the Sherman and Priest. Strange why they were slow of the mark with the M10. Thanks to all of you for your replies, I think I've got some idea of their usage now.

Dorosh, you're correct that some of the GD veterens said it was fake. Of course, as Nazis with their racial beliefs they would be reluctant to accept that one of their most well known vets was not "pure" German! In Sajer's book he sometimes meets hostility from GD's for his Frenchness in accent and ideas. 2 points that the critics have never fully acknowledged: 1/ If he's lying, why are there no daring tales of his exploits? 2/ The guy spoke limited German. So no wonder he got some details and names wrong. Having lived overseas for many years in different countries, I can assure you that being surrounded by a language and hearing it every day, doesn't automatically mean you'll learn it fluently.

gunnergoz, thanks for the reply. I read the same figure of 1648 Wolverines from Ian Hogg's "Allied Armour of WWII". I think the Brits got the non-gasoline engines.Most of these were converted to Achilles in late 44/early 45. What I'd like to know is how the UK forces used them. Did they accompany infantry like the US used the M10's?

Best war book I've read. Even the US military guy who claims it's a fake, agrees that it's a great read. For the horror of war on the Eastern front it can't be beat. Some details are wrong. So what? Ask me details about the "famous" Private school in England I went to 15 years ago and there would be many details I'd get wrong. I can't remember if the blue blazer I wore as a uniform for 5 years, had a breast pocket on the left or right side. Does that make me a fraud?