Gyrene

All the flaming that went on in this thread made me think of one thing: Could you imagine the chaos that would ensue if BTS made morale values a public number like in ASL? It would create a civil disturbance... "6??? What do you mean US Infantry only gets a morale of 6????" The s*** would really hit the fan when USMC units came out with their morale of 8 Gyrene

Looks nice, but kind of Hot-tubbish...I don't know if I should shoot at it or grab a towel. Make the wood look like old railroad ties (Noise filter+craquelure and a dark color layer above it in "color" mode if you are using Photoshop) and we'd be set. Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> I did an apprenticeship with the local airline, including time on R1830's and Gipsy Majors - now I work for the local feds! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> An airline running round motors? Jeez, how long ago was this? I did mostly helicopter stuff, all kinds of Bells and Sikorskys and I did a stint at Generous Electric O/H'ing CF6's. Got laid off from that easy gig and went off to try my luck in graphics. Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> I've played hotseat with my girlfriend twice. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Heeheeheehee (Giggle like a school boy) Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Is it true that a bunch of the Enola Gay crew went crazy or something in the years to follow when they realized how many people they killed and the way it was done? Just curious... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think Paul Tibetts had some emotional problems after the mission, especially due to the fact his name is the only one that ever comes up. The bombardier never gets mentioned and he pulled the trigger. Gyrene

Stalin, one of my instructors at A&P school here in the US (Airframe & Powerplant, the FAA name for a mech's license) is a USAAF veteran, he joined in 1937 got out in 1969 (32 years!) he served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He served with a P39 Squadron in Guadalcanal, and later with a P38 Squadron in the Pacific. He's just retired from the school, lots of great stories from him, he was merciless with ex-servicemen, really held us to a higher standard. You're right about the early turbos. Wasn't one of the problems with Spitfires the lack of a pressured carb? Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> What was the name of the guy who dropped a first A-bomb? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The pilot of the Enola Gay? Paul Tibetts? Gyrene

Tankman, you could play hotseat with more than one person, give one control of the armor and the other control of the infantry. As far as points, play whatever you have time for. Waiting for your opponent to get done with his turn could get frustrating in hotseat games, institute a time limit (3 minutes and you're off the chair) or prepare for a long day. Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I play hotseat games almost sometimes. They take much less time than PBEM, but much longer than brushing your teeth. The point values can vary tremendously. Sometimes they are for alot of points, other times they are for hardly any points. Many people debate whether they are fun or not. Some people say we will never know. Hope this helps. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Do hotseat games have as much CM2 as CM2? Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I wish you would have posted this after my final exams, I've already wasted over a 1/2 hour on the site. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hehehe, I just poked around a bit, bookmarked it and got the hell out before it sucked me in. Gyrene

Stalin, Turbos were used only towards the end of the war (P38's had them) and they did have lots of maintenance problems due to heat cracking. I had heard of double piston per cylinder diesels but didn't know of any examples, thanks! Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Will you have time for a Bn. level game? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> About how many turns? I will probably have. Gyrene

Skipper, supercharger, forced induction systems which achieve higher than ambient pressure in the intake manifold: Engine driven (Via belt, direct to crankshaft etc) or exhaust driven (i.e. Turbochargers) were very common, all late war fighters and bombers had them, the P39 was a failure as a fighter because it did not have one. If you are thinking of Power Recovery Turbines (PRT) like some later model R-3350's had they are not what I am talking about. I am a licensed Aircraft Mechanic, and part of my education was devoted to large piston engines, both inline and radials, I don't want to sound like an a-hole, but I can assure you that WWII engines did have superchargers. Gyrene

I was wondering the same thing...I started the thread. Some of the flames from my other thread most have ignited this one and it vaporized. Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>> benefit of supercharging No such thing in a WWII plane engine. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'll let you reconsider that statement and do some research. Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> No, I am killing them... there is a difference. BTW, I must say that I appreciate the way you are retreating your men from one 81 barrage to the next. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I am not retreating them, they know how to retreat all by themselves. And stay smug about your puny 81's...You got another 5 seconds of clear skies. And Abbott, I look forward to hurting your Germans again next weekend. Gyrene

Diesel engines do require higher tolerances, especially in the fuel pump and piston rings. One big advantage of diesels is fuel economy, and in the Eastern Front this was no small matter. The problem with diesels is that they can't spin as fast as gasoline engines, so horsepower numbers are lower for diesels than gas engines of the same size. I could go into why diesels can't rotate as fast as gasoline engines, but its beyond this topic. Diesels do produce more torque at lower RPM's than gasoline engines due to the much higher compression ratios they run at (7.5:1 for a typical 1940's gas engine compared to 14:1 for a low-end diesel). Torque is a good thing if you trying to move a heavy object like a truck or tank around. Aircraft engines were much more efficient than Tank engines because they are optimized to run at a set RPM and they usually had the benefit of supercharging and higher octane gas available (Higher compression possible). The same radial engine found in some Shermans would put out upwards of 300 more HP in aircraft trim. Jim R. probably has it right, diesels tend to be much more reliable and along with the fuel economy benefits it was attractive enough to the Soviets to put with the extra hassle in making them. Gyrene

Paton_Returns would take Patton out anyday! Btw, when did the General Forum become a sensitivity training area? All you flames are belong to me. Gyrene p.s. Berli is hurting my Canadians. Help!

Berlichtingen, a good parallel between the Fallschirmjäger and the USMC was that both were also fighting for institutional survival. Both had a very tough fight just to prove that they were needed, the Fallschirmjäger after they lost their airborne missions and the USMC to prove that their duties couldn't be filled by the Army. Gyrene

Michael, first off thank you for the excellent, educated reply. I fully understand Japan's 1900's distortion of the Code of Bushido and that the Japanese themselves fuly expect to be treated the same way if they were captured, but I still don't approve of it, or the war crimes commited by SS troops. (Please note I said SS and not "German Army") Yes, Marines mistreated and often executed many of the few Japanese prisoners they captured. You are right about the Japanese not being efficient as the war progressed, but considering after 1943 their mission was to cause as much damage as possible before their own inevitable demise, they were successful at that. I agree that the German Army was extremely efficient (I read somewhere their casualty received to given ratio was the best of the war, early Russian Front numbers might have tipped the scales, though.) and was probably the best, bar none from 1940-1944. Its a well known fact that many Japanese stragglers continued to fight the war for decades after the War ended, that is a loyalty that will probably remain unmatched. (However misguided) Gyrene

Boba Fett and Litchy, you can save your righteousness, you are not convincing me. If you were really so averse to the violence of war you would not be playing this game, or even reading this thread. When the first "keeper of the morals" made his post all the "me too's" chime in with their "Yeah, you're right, war sucks, yuk" Of course war sucks, but every single person that plays this game has an interest in warfare in some level, anyone who denies that is nothing but a hypocrite. If you weren't interested in the grittier aspects of combat you would play a look-down 2D war game. I did not denigrate any nation with my comments and I will stand by the validity of my original post. Yes being a good soldier involved being an efficient killing machine. I chose the Japanese for their efficiency, but I hate them for their brutallity against prisoners and civilians. I'm not some blind war-loving freak, I've seen first hand what's left after War is done with people. I never understood people who come to this forum and play this game and pretend to be some f'ing sensitive, there have been several discussions about the best tanks and the best weapons, but do you forget that there were people inside those tanks and those weapons were used to kill people? Maybe if you only talk about the tools you can have a pretty, sanitized picture in your head about what those tools were used for. If War of the discussion of War offends you, then I'd recommend you try a different game and a different forum, and in the mean time avoid this thread and any like this one altogether and leave me and the people who understood my original intent alone. Gyrene [ 05-01-2001: Message edited by: Gyrene ]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> The way to avoid a flame is not to belittle the contribution made by other countries, it's as easy as that. Mace btw *Group hug* <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Mace, this thread would be a good case study for Psychology students. They could dissect it to see just when the thing spiralled out of control. lol Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>You're right on the money there, Itchy, there's no bitchier forum anywhere – if the initial question is asinine and infantile enough. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> WRG, so are you telling me that my question has no merit what so ever? Why is my question infantile and asinine? I guess the everyone else who made a geniuine post on this thread is also infantile and asinine. Please enlighten me, I'm keen to hear your mature and astute observations. Gyrene

I stumbled across this page while looking for something else. It is packed with transcripts of documents relating to WWII. Here. Gyrene

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Hell, even the most cursory of examinations indicates that the best soldiers of WW2 were the Brazilians. They are the only nation not to have suffered a serious military fiasco. There were no Brazilian Kharkovs, Kasserines, Dunkerques or Dieppes, no Guadalcanals or Singapores. Just a bunch of Josés doin' a job with little or no recognition. Heros every one of 'em in my book. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Babra, being of Brazilian descent you bring a tear to my eye! Their contribution in fighting men might have been small, but they did capture Mt. Castelo and a German division. Brazil was also a huge source of raw materials for the US during the war. Gyrene