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Sneak Preview in Southern California
Gyrene replied to ACTOR's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
Cmon, don't wuss out! We can get you nice and drunk before you ship out! Plus AF basic is a breeze, no sweat! Gyrene -
Sneak Preview in Southern California
Gyrene replied to ACTOR's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
About what time would be best? I'm tied up until a bit after 5pm Gyrene -
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Quick question: What port does CM use again? (Can't find my manual) Thanks Gyrene
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Indirect Machinegun Fire - continuation
Gyrene replied to Michael Dorosh's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
It may not have been completely lost. in The Last Parallel, the author, a Marine vet (I forget his name; it's been over 40 years since I read the book) describes taking out patrols into the Chinese lines at night. They were frequently pursued back to their own lines by irate Chinese, and to discourage that practice he made an arrangement with the crew of an M16. During the daylight hours they registered on a patch of ground that the patrol would be withdrawing over. That night, sure enough the patrol would be stepping boldly back to their lines with the Chinese hot on their tails. When in the right position, the patrol radioed the M16 guys to open fire, which had the desired effect of driving the pursuers to ground while the Marines made their getaway. This was sometime around 1952-53. Michael</font> -
How MGs will change - A Chicago AAR comparison
Gyrene replied to JasonC's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
I want a much longer AAR from you when we get done in Corona! Gyrene -
CMBO and CMBB for Mac OS X
Gyrene replied to Lucas Villegas-Aristizabal's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
I got it to work before, but why would I have a nice video card and a 17" LCD display if I'm going to play it like that. I might as well go back to my old iMac, no offense. I will be buying CMBB because as a Mac-only guy (i.e. a beggar when it comes to games) I can't be a chooser. It sucks, but what can we do? Gyrene -
Indirect Machinegun Fire - continuation
Gyrene replied to Michael Dorosh's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
Could very well be the reason. Gyrene -
Indirect Machinegun Fire - continuation
Gyrene replied to Michael Dorosh's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
Mike, I remember reading in Chesty Puller's biography that indirect machine gun fire was becoming sort of a lost art by the time WWII started. (Puller himself was a strong believer in that use of MG's) Most US MG crews were trained in inderct MG fire from tripods before & during the early years of WWII, but for whatever reasons the practice fell out of use. Gyrene -
books...
Gyrene replied to freaky ol'man w/very long wings's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
Freaky, You have the coolest nickname on this forum, bar none! Gyrene -
SC, GA, NC, FL residents - here is your preview!
Gyrene replied to jwxspoon's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
starting from Hamilton Ont.: Starting from: Hamilton Arriving at: Myrtle Beach, SC Distance: 971.8 miles Approximate Travel Time: 21 hours 4 mins Now I know most of you could drive it FASTER than that , but there is a border crossing to figure into it and there is no way I could make it there in one driving day. (10-12 hours) Sooo... thanks, but no thanks -tom w (Rats! Foiled again!) :mad: </font> -
Sneak Preview in Southern California
Gyrene replied to ACTOR's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
Cool, I'll be there so I can whine some more about how much BFC is teasing us! Gyrene -
Modders are letting us down
Gyrene replied to Michael Dorosh's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
I seriously thought about making an intro movie mod, but the 30+ meg final size and the trouble I'd have finding a host for it kind of killed that idea. Btw, whose font color is that you are using? Gyrene [ July 07, 2002, 12:06 PM: Message edited by: Gyrene ] -
I agree with both ASL Vet and Dorosh, if it's a secret then keep it secret and shut up about it if we are nowhere near being close to seeing the game. The level of secrecy and knee-jerk reactions to every new "When will it be out" thread is bordering on ridiculous. Are they unveiling a new revolutionary operating system that will change the way people use computers or a war game for a relatively small niche market? Maybe we are all to blame for being so excited and loyal about this game and it's successor. Maybe we should all just ignore the development of CMBB and just leave the forum and go do something else to maybe later check out the game if we happen to stumble across a review on a magazine or web site whenever from now. After well more than a year of teasing, reading about how "we showed the game to 4 people and they all really really loved it, but don't bother asking because we swore them to secrecy, but take our word for it, it's really good" is like a bad joke. Gyrene
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MAC: Demo stalls loading 3D graphics
Gyrene replied to aithdim's topic in Combat Mission - Tech Support
The game will not run in OSX, make sure you boot up under OS9 Gyrene -
Pictures from the June 22 Southern Cal. meeting.
Gyrene replied to Gyrene's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
The reason the two beach cities came up is because frankly they suck less than most inland cities, although Pasadena is a kick-ass town bar-wise. How's July 27 or 28 to start? Gyrene -
Pictures from the June 22 Southern Cal. meeting.
Gyrene replied to Gyrene's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
I would, if I didn't have other plans. It doesn't have to be Santa Monica. Hell, I drove to San Diego for the last one, and it was worth it in my opinion. Newport was a popular choice last time this topic came up. Gyrene -
Another stupid Pershing preview
Gyrene replied to AndrewTF's topic in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
Damn it Andrew! Now you'll have all the mod sluts clammoring for custom request mods! Good stuff btw! Gyrene -
There's a couple of campaigns like that in progress, both the CMMC (CM Meta Campaign) and the lighter-hearted (But no less ass kicking!) Onion Wars Campaign. Gyrene
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The questions were: CG declined to take the test, as he was not a Marine after all, but honorary Marine Mike Dorosh did pretty well and got 7 out of 14 right and Yaphank has to be the real deal as he got 13 out of 14 including the hidden Bonus question by getting his Training Battalions Squared Away. Well done. Here are the answers: -Last 4 of your Social Security Number -3rd Battalion (Yes, but 2nd is still the best ) -Black Patent Leather Belt -Field Day (Not as fun as it sounds) -Smedley Butler has 2, Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller has none -A Gunner is a Warrant Officer, outranking a Gunny, which is a Gunnery Sergeant -Pizza Box = Marksman Award, FireWatch = National Defense ribbon (Or the Warm Body award) -Butterbar is a 2nd Lt. -Wave the spotter disc, white side out. Wave or Maggie's Drawers are both correct -Pulling Butts -Jody...The bastard! -Boots -**** on a Shingle = Biscuits & Gravy or Chipped Beef on Toast -An 03 is a Grunt. (0311) Combat General, if you are not a Marine then do not claim to be one, as we tend to take such claims of membership to our cult rather seriously...Go "join" the other 3 services in your imagination, it's safer. Back to our regularly scheduled programming. Gyrene