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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

About what time would be best? I'm tied up until a bit after 5pm Gyrene

Thanks!

Quick question: What port does CM use again? (Can't find my manual) Thanks Gyrene

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>

I want a much longer AAR from you when we get done in Corona! Gyrene

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

I'll wait for CMBB...I want to make the first DoberMine Mod. Gyrene

Actually, I don't do vehicles because I'm too lazy to look up the correct markings and all the details needed. Gyrene

Could very well be the reason. Gyrene

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

Nice work Måkjager...Your mods and Andrew's makes me not want to try vehicle mods as I couldn't measure up! Gyrene

Freaky, You have the coolest nickname on this forum, bar none! Gyrene

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>

Cool, I'll be there so I can whine some more about how much BFC is teasing us! Gyrene

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

The game will not run in OSX, make sure you boot up under OS9 Gyrene

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

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

Oops, there are no pictures from the June 22 So Cal meeting as there was no June 22 So Cal meeting! Is anyone out there ready to give this another shot? Some time later in July or early August? Is the Santa Monica Aiport still a good destination? Gyrene

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

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

It's kind of like having a 4 digit come in here and say he knew Madamatt back when he had hair. You know it's BS. My work is done, off to Coventry with me. Gyrene