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    What really happened to the Russians in 1941

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by blue division:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Soddball:

    A fair assessment would be that whilst it might have been geared for warmaking, it was not geared for war-winning - the total warfare that was required - until mid 1944, by which time it was far too late.

    In Hitlers version of reality, it was equipped for winning the war. The Army was big enough to defeat France and UK combined.

    As for the Russians (and the US too, to a lesser extent), they were racially inferior and therefor would be defeated by will alone.

    So to Hitler, he had the right Army. </font>

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    Pimp my TNT-chucking ride, it's the Cheery Waffle Thread

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by _Axe_:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Snarker:

    Just read the Peng. It seems Boggs will not be joining us in a joke or two anymore. A good man. 494.gif

    Goddamn it!! I thought it was some sort of cruel joke at first. :(

    I can't believe it.

    When Jim's wife was very ill, Jim and I used to spend more time talking by e-mail than playing.

    He was one of the nicest people I've had the privilege of meeting on the internet.

    I still can't believe it. :( :mad: :( </font>

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    CMx2 Hit/Kill Physics Questions

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by 76mm:

    Isn't there also an issue about the size or width of turrets not being taken into account, leading to too many hits on thinly armored, but narrow turret fronts? Thought there was a thread on that some time ago...

    76mm

    There have been concerns raised that since turret size relative to hull size is not considered (the whole vehicle is given a 'silhouette' value), tanks like the Panzer IV (with 50mm of turret armour on a very small turret frontage) are unfairly whipped.

    Personally, I'd also like to see the armour rating for the Sherman reassessed. 89/0 on a turret that is visibly curved cannot be right.

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    What really happened to the Russians in 1941

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by blue division:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />The Germans weren't ahead in terms of mechanising their army, were they? I was given to understand that 90% of the Landser walked to battle, even later on in the war.

    I was thinking of the complete package of Army and Air Force, with industry providing it with munitions to keep operations going. All of this requires machines - that is what I meant, rather than motorizing the Army.

    I don't think that there was another country - other than Japan maybe - that was quite so geared up for warmaking as Nazi Germany in 1941. [/QB]</font>

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    What really happened to the Russians in 1941

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by blue division:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Bigduke6:

    From what I have managed to glean from the Soviet accounts the early stages of the war, from the Red Army side obviously the early war experience could be lumped into a great big "every unit for itself."

    The Red Army was still modernizing in 1941. It could have sone better in this regard, but most of the promising officers had been shot three years previously.

    So you have basically an army that is still stuck in the pre-mechanized era to a large extent (they still didn't appreciate just how violent the coming conflict would be - unlike Hitler who had a very clear idea).

    It is perhaps unfair to criticise the Soviets - the Germans were ahead of everyone else in this regard until 1942, when the rest of the worlds resources for warmaking were brfought into play. </font>

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    A serious business proposal for BFC

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by _Axe_:

    EGYPTIAN ORDER OF BATTLE

    Contingent Commander (Army General)

    8 x Light Chariot

    Equipment: Armed with hand weapon, light armour, composite bow, javelins, shield.

    Chariotry – in 2 units, each with standard, musician and leader

    Equipment: Armed with hand weapon, light armour, composite bow, javelins, shield.

    15 x Chariot Runners

    Equipment: Armed with hand weapon, javelins, shield.

    Infantry – archer, spearman and marine units each with standard, musician and leader

    20 x Spearmen

    20 x Archers

    20 x Nubians

    20 x Marines

    Equipment: Spearmen armed with hand weapon, throwing spear, shield

    Bowmen armed with hand weapon and composite bow

    Nubians armed with hand weapon and short bow

    Marines armed with bows, javelins and shields

    Where's your source? Mustapha Ali Al Kabir clearly states in his book "Early ranged weapons of the Pharonic Era" (Chapter MCCXXXVII, page 14,298 para 4) that the short bow (Kalai-alkal) wasn't in use until the later part of the 1st century BC?

    Only a bald man with a badger nailed to his chin would attempt to grog-bluff on this forum. :mad:

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    Cheery waffles make the steps from which TNT is assembled; Goodale shows the path

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by Watson & Crick:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Soddball:

    My turn processing time for Alpine Summer has dropped from 11 minutes on my old computer to 22 seconds on my new one. Now that's angryolized processing power!!! :mad: :mad:

    Is this why your turn rate was so slow?? Now you can lose that much faster. :mad: :mad:

    What kind of rig do you have now? </font>

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