Forever Babra

OMG, a Frenchman with a paintbrush -- art for the nearsighted. I can't wait for such Monet-esque offerings as "Sherman au Matin" and "Jour d'A.T." ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

I believe this was the incident which prompted me to leave the forum for a couple of months. The concentration camp pics were a bit much. Like the dead and the banned, this incident belongs to the past, best forgotten.

Nobody is talking about censorship, Mantaray. We just don't want to cause BTS any problems due to the laws of other countries. EDIT: Oh, and please don't speak for me and what I want to show people. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant [This message has been edited by Forever Babra (edited 02-26-2001).]

Bravo, kitty. Please put Herr Oberst into German trim -- it will make crushing him all the sweeter. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that, if the BTS Forum and its refreshing monkeys last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their most putrid hour." ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

He sure was. The Erl King got him. Always loved that poem. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

That game was by SPI. I used to see it on the shelf at the game store (remember game stores?) all the time. Nobody I know ever bought one. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

It has been raised before, but not for nearly a year I think. We're hoping. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

And if your opponent is kind enough to fire from the same elevation. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

Clearly you've never run amok with a troop of Churchill Crocodiles. Oh, the mayhem, the glorious mayhem... ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

Well, I don't have Hogg's Mortars book, and, ike I say, the source I referred to is not terribly reliable most of the time. But what I know about metallurgy would fit on a pin-head. Maybe John can throw us a bit more info. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

Oooh, now there's a fine idea. The top medal from each nation prominently displayed in the centre. Knight's Cross Medal of Honor Victoria Cross Legion of Honour (?) And the Poles get...something red and white no doubt.

What I'm worried about is some country using an image like that, however innocuous, as an excuse to ban the import of CM. Not good for BTS. Not good for us. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes The Un-Rant

Neato. You might want to exercise caution when posting that second one though. Certain countries have laws against that. I'd hate to see BTS get in trouble because it was on their forum. Personally, I hate to see history sanitized, so it bothers me not at all. ------------------ Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? - Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. Stereotypes

That IS weird. EDIT: I just checked the (not terribly reliable) "Complete Encyclopedia of Weapons of WWII". They suggest the problem was not in the baseplate but in the manufacture of the bombs themselves. The bombs were intended to be forged, but the required forging facilities were not available so they had to be cast instead, which impaired their range due to a poorer ballistic shape. The entry did not mention by how much the payload was impaired with the cast bomb, if at all. I generally trust Hogg on things artillery, but the Encyclopedia explanation sounds more plausible to me. [This message has been edited by Forever Babra (edited 02-26-2001).]

Interesting. Just checked that and you're quite right. The American 4.2 inch is about 50% more expensive too, but I thought that was because it had more tubes in a battery. Explanations?

They must make 'em with Texas chili. ------------------ Stereotypes

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Never noticed, but your theory is good. ------------------ Stereotypes

Well, Mercury was put together on very short notice. There were no transport planes available to lift the 22nd from Romania to Greece, since they were already marshalling for the attack on Crete. It's no good wearing out hundreds of aircraft before you need them for an assault. With Barbarossa only a month away, the rather flimsy rail net in the area was probably maxed out moving the divisions involved in the local conquest either home for refit or to their jump-off positions in the east, as well as carrying supplies and munitions to the forward areas for the coming storm in Russia. If it was practical to have brought in the 22nd in time for Mercury, they would have done it, I'm sure. [This message has been edited by Forever Babra (edited 02-25-2001).]

The assault troops on Crete for Operation Mercury consisted of the Luftlande-Sturmregiment (Generalmajor Meindl); the 7. Flieger-Division (Generalleutnant Süssmann), and the 5. Gebirgs-Division (Generalmajor Ringel), which had been bought in to replace the 22. Infanterie-Division which could not be transferred in time from Romania, where it guarded the Ploesti oil fields.

2cm Flak 38 L/65 mit Sonderanhänger 51 ------------------ Stereotypes

Tang - handle. Blade up.

I always carried my combat knife on the upper left web strap, tang down, under a battle dressing. Never had any unfortunate incidents.

Ooooh, yes. Forgot about that one. Had a catchy theme song though