Forever Babra

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mace: while not a supporter of elitism in any way, I'd just like to add that I retained full functional use of my pre-server crash nickname! Mace<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I hate you most of all.

I hate you all

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Iskander: ha'Shem has it in for you, bud! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The Old One has had me black-listed from the day I first dodged a coathanger. I am the bastard of the world. Nijis, Moriarty, JShandorf & Herr Oberst have it in for me too, but I've got the drop on them...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Moriarty: Mebbe it's part of Canada Week in the pool.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Time to prattle, time to play, Mary Artery. Send that file along on the double-quick now, while my blood is up.

Because every time the forum screws up, my ID gets flushed or something. Let's see, I've been respectively... Zigster Babra Formerly Babra Forever Babra Babra (thanks to the move to the new forum) and now this.... AAAAAAaaaaaaarrrrghghhh...... :mad:

Bitch.

Same thing happened to me and I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it any more!!!! Okay, I feel better now....

I keep getting a "Hack Attempt Logged" message when I try to use the Babra nick. I know I'm a hack, but sheesh...

Another bloody identity lost.... BOLLOCKS!!! This makes like five now... I hate you. I hate you all.

Like I said, I'm no expert at German rank insignia. I used the "subdued rank insignia" table at http://www.kneller.com/Wehrmacht/ to reach my conclusion. The standard rank table might have been more appropriate.

While I am no expert by any means on German rank insignia, there are four distinct bars on his collar visible in the pic. An Oberleutnant would have only three. Also, the pic comes from a German-language web site, which is less likely to make that sort of error. Re senior officers at the front, there is some debate as to whether the morale effect on the lower ranks witnessing such scenes outweighs the loss of control inherent in such activity. Certainly Rommel's biographers have laid this charge at his door. But, if an officer is already out of contact and has no control to begin with, he loses nothing and gains everything by going forward. I'm wondering if the latter situation didn't occur in the German Army more frequently than we might suppose. In the case of Viezenz, 21 tank destruction badges would definitely indicate either some sort of hot-head or the unluckiest Colonel in the Wehrmacht. But, as Armornut suggests, he still had balls as big as church bells. ------------------ "Good for burn infantry. WERY cheap!"

Such behaviour was in no way limited to Germans in olden times. We have the examples of Wolfe and Montcalm, army commanders killed in the same battle; the Duke of Wellington yelling "92nd, LIE DOWN, and leaping his horse over the prostrate square to escape the pursuing French cavalry; and thousands of others. But in WW2 it seems the Germans were the only ones with senior officers in the thick of it consistently enough to be notable. ------------------ "Good for burn infantry. WERY cheap!"

This is precisely one of the points Reynolds drives home repeatedly (and then some more) in <u>Steel Inferno</u>, taking especial care to describe German divisional and corps officers with headquarters in the saddle. Other notable examples of gold braid in the firing line, such as Rommel in Africa, stand out. I have a theory about this. Ahem. My THEORY, (by A. Elk). I am wondering whether the less advanced communications net (or interdicted communications net) in the German Army didn't spawn this fortunate by-product of senior officers up front. If regimental or divisional commanders have rapid access to full and complete tactical updates and good communications with their subordinates, they not only have no reason to leave their HQ, they are foolish to, since they will then lose control. On the other hand, when information is sparse or conflicting, competent senior officers MUST go up to find out the situation, which can drop them into some interesting situations. Urquhart at Arnhem is a fine example of this. Just a thought. ------------------ "Good for burn infantry. WERY cheap!"

Okay, well I'd still go with the Villers Bocage Op. It has, to recommend it, a famous cool guy; famous cool tanks; some wild fighting; some interesting secondary equipment such as mortar half-tracks, 20mm half-tracks, scout cars &c; air power; and a good mix of terrain. ------------------ "Good for burn infantry. WERY cheap!"

I usually let my opponents pick that, and they almost always pick dry and overcast, which is an unlikely combination at best. But now that you've mentioned it, I'll ask for mud more often. I'm not looking forward to dragging VVSS Shermans through it though ------------------ "Good for burn infantry. WERY cheap!"

I don't know who Trotter is, but if it's for mass market consumption I would suggest a historical scenario, or better yet Op. Since poor misguided non-grogs know nothing about WW2 except "Tigers are Kewl", VB would be a good choice.

Bloody email server is all fecked up again. No turns for any of you slack and idle bags. Not that I would have sent one anyway. You all blow. ------------------ "Good for burn infantry. WERY cheap!"

Shhh... Don't tell anyone, but a birdie tells me that armour penetration data in CM2 will include variables caused by electron spin. It's only a matter of time before the Copenhagen interpretation is applied...

Hell, we didn't even have calculators. But back in those prehistoric days when we did draughting with a pencil and typing was for girls and sissies, every test and every assignment in every course had marks deducted for spelling errors. My, my, how the times have changed...

Yes, that's a real war-dog. British SAS as a matter of fact.

I like it. ------------------ "Good for burn infantry. WERY cheap!"

Oberstleutnant Günter Viezenz, who earned 21. While browsing the net I came across a reference that mentioned approximately 10,000 Panzervernichtungsabzeichen were issued -- the equivalent of 50 Russian Tank Corps.

Just to complete stevetherat's comment, when the shell is fired, the gun moves backward on its mounting (recoil effect). When the fast-moving gas expands through the holes in the brake, it strikes the flat surface at the muzzle and applies forward pressure to the rearward-moving barrel, thus retarding recoil.

There isn't much shrapnel effect from reactive armour. It is still dangerous, but by keeping a safe distance and/or in cover, the infantry is not unduly threatened.

Didn't look quite right when I wrote it either, but the thought of saying paint one more time drove me to it.