Paco QNS

Yep. The first posts date from the 31 of August, 2002 and include the yells of happiness from the demo release... Wish for a bone, though ...

Must be added the Trubia tank: A very short number (4) were built in Spain in 1928-36, inspired by the FT 17. It weighed 8.9 tons, was armed with 3 MG´s -one in the hull and two in a segmented turret (which allowed independent 360º to either one). It also had a stroboscopic sight in a cupula and new tracks. Was used by both sides in the Oviedo battle. Lots of photos here -though the text is in spanish-: http://www.terra.es/personal3/carros1/home.htm - - - An excellent article by Zaloga: http://libraryautomation.com/nymas/soviet_tank_operations_in_the_sp.htm - - - Saludos.

Begin here: LE BLOCUS DE DJIBOUTI PENDANT LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE http://www.stratisc.org/pub/pub_LabrousseMROC_20.html http://www.memoire-net.org/local/glma.html A general view in: LE VERROU DE LA MER ROUGE L’armée et la côte française des Somalie 1884-1977 http://www.stratisc.org/partenaires/cfhm/rihm/82/RIHM_82_PAIRAULT2.html And here is what you are asking: http://stonebooks.com/history/somaliland.shtml Regards. (( Edited to add: I doubt any reinforcements were possible in 1941, due to the blockade. )) [ August 14, 2003, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: Paco QNS ]

All you wanted to know about military radios: http://www.armyradio.com German WWII radios, see Section VII for backpack (and Section XIII): http://www.armyradio.com/Default.htm?http&&&www.armyradio.com/publish/Articles/William_Howard_German/German_Radios.htm and Russian Military radios, see Section III : http://www.armyradio.com/publish/Articles/William_Howard_Russian/Russian_Mil_Radio.htm Regards.

Spanish PM Jose Maria Aznar sends the U.S. people all of our solidarity. As a terrorism-stricken nation, we empathize deeply with you. All terrorists are the same, enemies of the democracies, and must be fighted until their extintion. (not exact words, but that is the message). ----------------------------------- ((Unconfimed: newspaper "El Mundo", web: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Las bases americanas en España, Rota (Cádiz) y Morón (Sevilla), se encuentran en estado de alerta desde las 11.05 horas de hoy, según ha podido saber elmundo.es. Las autoridades mantienen mutismo absoluto.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That is <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> U.S. ((joint, mus point)) nav-air-bases in Spain are in alert status since today´s 11:05 hours ((local-time?? => that´s a few hours previous to the WTC attack!!)), as known by www.elmundo.es All authorities keep absolute silence.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------------------------- BTW, after identified the objectives for reprisal, I sure can tell we gladly will concede the usual permissions to use our joint bases for it. ((As we do in Gulf War. Quite a bunch of B 52 flied from Moron base)). --------------------------------------- Wish all terrorists have a single neck!!! ---------------------------------------- "Oh, Lord, give our hands calm, to make our shots precise, give our hearts piety, to make our shots un-hated." From parachutists pray ----------------------------------------- God help us all..... ((Another plane crashed in Camp David!!))

T V Abu Dhabi has informed: FDPL has asumed the attacks. (impossible to confirm now). All Internet is very colapsed (BBC,...) One of the towers is falling....

Yeah. Follow pious Loui advice. And, even if you are a disbeliever, it will help you. Praying relaxes you, and controls your logic (but thinking-killer) anxiety. So pray and relax, and begin to revolve in your mind where is you most precious treasure. Sincerely, good luck, I am absolutely serious.

Well, considering your last notices, enlist me as a german company "hauptmann". (Since I only play IP battles, not tried yet PBEM, assume can´t enter bigger battles). Sending you an e-mail. Thank you.

Hey, Eric -agree wholly-: A radio is "the most dangerous/lethal weapon ever devised". Who wrote that, in an invasion "I" beginning country context? (novel) And BTW, is reflected in CMBO -give thanks to "Absolute Spotting"- though not totally well done, neh? ((Beg pardon, an experiment is required)).

Yep, and in Kursk all those russian "pak- fronts" were preplaced, fortified and -last but no least- enmasked. Another animal -not much asked for- is the mule. All heavy weapons for mountain warfare and partisans, were mule-ported. I have both spanish manual for mortars and IG guns, and even the spanish 50 mm Valero mortar - licensed by british to produce it as the 2 inches- was mule-ported. But, and this is a very big BUT, all the well trained horses -of most armies-, were most probably killed within their first heavy-engagements month. Same with other animals: mules, camels, dobermines -by definition- Their substitutes were not well trained to "sustain" so much BAaaaNGS and BUUUMMm, so the prudent course was to keep them well in the rear, safely guarded by - for example- the political commissar, given his reliability. (("Anyone else, tovarich, in case of problems will take horses and - posting them- arrive to Valdivostok!"))

You mean, something like this?: Franz W. Seidler Phantom Alpenfestung? Die geheimen Baupläne der Organisation Todt

Wes proposed: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Whilst on the subject, Allied Paratroopers and German Fallschirmjaeger should be able to paradrop with their VF`s. The flag and associated extendable pole could easily be carried in a weapons container.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Believe it or not, but Germany "conquered" an entire CONTINENT in a similar way. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>"Ice Reichis loosely based on a real-life Nazi expedition to the continent in 1938-39, where the Germans sought to lay claim by dropping swastika-marked spikes from the air. When they came ashore, they actually gave a Hitler salute to penguins." by William Dietrich<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Also in this page you can read -before the last, in Foreign News-: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>"New Schwabenland, Antarctica, a portion of Queen Maud Land, was surveyed from the air and mapped by a German Antarctic Expedition of 1938-39."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ((Talk about coincidences, on the same year -last item of Sciences- <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Googol, a name for 10 raised to the power of 100, is said to have been invented in 1938 when U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner asked his 9-year-old nephew to think up a name for a very large number, specifically, 1 with 100 zeroes after it<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> which turned to inspired the creators of Google, the best searcher, IMHO. -which helped me to find this webpages, and many others-, lots of thanks from here! )) Back to the topic, imagine a host of fighter-bombers "planting" their VFs anywhere on the map. Talk of close-ing support.

Whole-heartly agree, and -going far away-, I propose to: A) put eagles on the top of French flag-poles (german ones had them also, IIRC, but -having in their claws the un-PC symbol, must be relegated to the hen-house). include other VF-symbols, citing only a few: 1) campaign kitchens; 2) wine stocks (SMTHNG remembered, but wh? 3) real hard-drinking stocks; 4) .....-houses ---CENSORED--- any more proposals?

The issue about a suppossed handled-barrel for the MG 42 is probably based on other most modern MGs, based or inspired on the "machine-gun" per excelence. A good example is the spanish Ameli (from "AMEtralladora LIgera"= MG light), more inspired than based -different fire mechanisms-. It is 5,56 mm and was designed by Col Jose Maria Jimenez Alfaro from CETME, for the company Santa Barbara. The Ameli MG has a handle on the barrel, very useful to change it, as with a 900 rpm cadence it gets quite hot. The same handle doubles as the handle for the MG, supported by the rearsight-base. It can be appreciated here, in a bigger photo: La CETME Ameli (the handle is painted green). ((BTW both the barrel length and the firing cadence were options, IIRC, first on demand and second on any MG, changing a piece to lower cadence to 600 rpm. At least a short series (60?) of a dual-fed (for both-30-rounds-and-belt model were produced, but I assumed it was not-accepted -too expensive, complicated, or all-of-the-above)) A very good web on german light MGs is hereMaschinengewehr 34 and 42 by Justin "Loose Cannon" Riggir Regards,

Thank you, Schrullenhaft. Tienes que instalar esta OpenGL 1.2.1 en tu carpeta Archivos del Sistema/Ampliaciones. Bájate ese parche de aquí (descarga esta CM112.SIT.BIN): CM 1.12patch Debería funcionarte incluso con la demo. [ 07-27-2001: Message edited by: Paco QNS ] [ 07-27-2001: Message edited by: Paco QNS ]

Primero, por favor, no grites. Traduction: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Sorry, I don´t speak english. Can somebody spanish-speaker help me? I have got an I-Mac special edition 450Mhz, and I can play CMBO but I can´t see any data on the tables, turns, troops state,... Must be something on computer configuration, since the demo was equally affected. Does somebody out there know what happens? Thanks beforehand. :eek: <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Eh, Ernest, con qué tarjeta gráfica tienes tu ordenador? Hay varias discursiones en marcha sobre problemas de "nieblas" en las tablas de los I-mac con Geforce y Nvidia. Siento no poder ayudarte más. Saludos.

Hey Olandt, a few webs on the "Division Azul" La Division Azul ((you can see the right-shoulder patch/shield -only difference with Heer standard uniform-, alongside with the same patch on the helmet -right side-. Apart from the blue shirt, a few of them wore a swan patch on the uniform, spanish medals,...)) Blau Division La division española de voluntarios ((especially nice maps , and notes on uniforms)) Los soldados españoles del III Reich ((contains, among other things, another map of K-B Mapa Krasny Bor )) )) Regards. ((Hola Leta, Bienvenido a este Foro))

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>When did being a crack unit mean you are on crack? The Stuart advanced on the infantry in the same turn they backed away from the Hetzer.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I will cite the CMBO Manual, page 78: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>"CRACK The best veteran soldiers achieve this level.Able to fight independently and overcome superior forces.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Please, tell us to what amount you ordered it to Reverse: Near commander´s defilade? Full defilade? Far away back than defilade? <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>In the Case 1 I had given no further orders to the Stuart and it started moving on its own.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Tactical AI give that new order. I repeat: a)While backing your Stuart saw enemy infantry and engaged it. The Hetzer contact faded and was dismissed; b1)While been in full defilade respect the Hetzer, your Stuart was able to shoot at the infantry (-which was flanking you, neh?-) with its gun and coax MG (Did the AA MG was ammo depleted? -that is my guess-), and then advanced to secure the kill with its bow MG; b2)or the enemy infantry contact didn´t fade when the Stuart finished its retrograde movement. Then -as a Crack unit- it independently advanced to attack it. That is the Tactical AI (TAI) in CMBO. Live with it -or die with it-, as Maximus recomends: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>learn what does what under certain circumstances and then just don't do things which would invoke such behavior. But sometimes you can't help it anyway. So basically just learn the game and how things work then you'll know what to do and what not to do.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> In other words, don´t fall into: "Sea lo que Dios quiera" -spanish- (God´s will be done) "Insch Allah" -arabic- (IDEM) "Nischevo, nischevo" -russian- (Nothing, nothing...) and so other fatalistic thinking in all continents, You must know your men/women, even if they are virtual ones. (IIRC Mr Tzu wroted something about this: "He who knows his own reality, but ignores the enemy´s ...) IRL it happens constantly... ((edited to remove the null in bold; and re-edited to begin a cite by Sun Tzu)) [ 07-22-2001: Message edited by: Paco QNS ] [ 07-22-2001: Message edited by: Paco QNS ]

In the fourth battle (the ME one) of Operation "No rest for the weary" I have seen the first german HMG pinned, taking cover and UNARMED, with a last survivor. Usually they surrender when reduced to one and well beaten. (edited to add: It continued to be a Speed class :slow / Transport class: 2 , though. (Is he carrying a unserviciable weapon? I assume this is the Standard-Operation-Procedure => "MGs are expensive, Mr.", I´m listening all Sarges to say)) On the contrary, a six men crew from an 81 mortar KO -complete with all hands- is a Sèed class: fast / Transport class: 1 ((Not that mortars are cheaper!)) I asume it is coded in this way. [ 07-21-2001: Message edited by: Paco QNS ]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Case 1: 2 Stuarts stalking a Hetzer. (..//..)...the Stuart reverses no problem, Hetzer out of sight, no problem. Then the Stuart spots an infantry squad of in the distance and starts to advance on it...(..//..)This was a Crack unit, BTW.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well. You wanted it Crack for something, no? Obviously, its Fastness conduces to Over-eagerness. As in "Real Life" . In the moment you concede/promote freedom to take decisitions, you must consider that they can be disastrous. IMO, a Green one will have simply machine-gunned the infantry from cover (and the Crack/AI "decided" to put in use the bow MG, too. On the memory matter, can´t say: Did the Hetzer contact lowered to the flag? If so, ... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Case 2: My PzJg IV/70 comes upon an M10, open terrain.(..//..)The movement orders must have come from Hitler himself! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hummm. What movement order did YOU give it? Was that JgPz HUNTING or MOVING/FAST-MOVING -as I think-? If the second is the answer, well, it´s explained in itself: moving overrruled engaging. That was your order, and it fulfilled it. ((Lesson to write on the notebook: When there is a possibility of CONTACT!, always HUNT. Case 3 ??? Well, I assume it is explained by itself. Very well, keep it short! And easy to answer -I love socratic methods- <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Case 4: My Hetzer (..//..)After waiting about 10-15 seconds to shoot it decides that a second Chaffee 90 degrees right and about a 150 yds away is a BETTER target. It gets the kill but the first Chaffee escapes. This was a Crack unit. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> It killed it, a possibly more menacing unit, and you are ranting (and blaspheming, even! ). See Case 1 on Crack/AI Was it with a first shot, too? Do you think it must have killed both them -and their crews- with the remote-MG in order to not deplete gun-ammo? On the issue of Spotting, make a search on Relative/Absolute Spotting and be patient. We will have to wait until CM II code-rewrite. My two pesetas. (next year, they will be useless, anyway) Regards.

Not in my manual. (Manual version 1.1 accord to the @ page) Please, Coach36, can you give us the exact cite, including page? Regards, (edited to explain: it´s in the copyright page, not numbered "-8" -minus eight page-) [ 07-19-2001: Message edited by: Paco QNS ]

Thanks Steve for your explanations (and re-explanations) on all issues. For your patience, too. So, here is one of the points where is "FUZZY LOGIC" in CMBO showing its face (in a stealthy fashion, of course ). I have always loved "fuzzy logic" (probably because of my fuzzy mind ). ------------------------------------------ On the issue of LMG based squad tactics, a couple of excerpts from spanish manuals: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>INFANTRY Tactical and organic fractions: 311. Division (...) (,,,) ... (,,,) Company 3 Platoons((="Secciones")) Platoon 2 Squads (("Pelotones")) Squad 3 Teams (("Escuadras")) ( 1st for LMG, 2nd rifle and 3rd grenadiers ((alternatively: 1st LMG, 2nd & 3rd rifle-grenadiers)) Team 6 men From: "Rules to organize and prepare the ground for combat" Book I 1927 page 151<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> A few more cites -from a 1938 manual- in a next post. Regards.

Taken from ROYAL MARINES official page "Origins can be traced back to the formation of the first commando units. These units were formed in 1940, at the request of Winston Churchill in a call for “specially trained troops of the hunter class, who can develop a reign of terror down on these (enemy occupied) coasts”. First Royal Marine Commando named RM “A” Commando (now 40 Commando Royal Marines) was formed on Valentine’s Day 1942. In 1943 these commandos were grouped into brigades and 102 RM Brigade was formed. 102 RM Brigade was later renamed 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, having spent time under the title of 3 Special Service Brigade. During the D-Day Royal Marines manned landings two thirds of the landing craft and 5 RM Commando Units also took part. At the end of World War Two the Army Commandos were disbanded and the commando role was taken on fully by the Royal Marines." The only scenario I have found them represented is the Saint Nazaire operation by Ski ( Teamski@flexnet.co.uk). They are represented as Elite airborne and engineers. One of my first history books was "Commando", by Peter Young. A real must in the subject -though only covered their first years-. Regards.

Even wilder! I have been able to place a Pillbox-gun in a hull-down position (and confirmed against a Sherman -who was in hull-down also!-). The duel was won by my gun.(against AI), After all, the "Hull-downology" is a really weird science (more an art!, in fact). If you are interested, consult this related page -I posted it before, but was lost in the collapse-; it is quite interesting, though is modern-and NTC oriented (a bit Gamey, even! ): Categorization of Intervisibility Lines Regards,

David Aitken writed: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Officers have far too much to do on the battlefield to think about fighting.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As a matter of fact. That was the main reason to under-arm them. All of us must remember that in certain armies was usual the promotion from the ranks. Not giving the regular weapon to the officers/NCOs was a way to remind them not to get engaged in a personal battle -as they were used to do-, but to command his units. ((A similar practice was done in ungunned-command-tanks -though also to gain internal space-.)) But it was usual for them to pick the rifle of a dead soldier (justified as to not abandon it), and making themselves less conspicuous in the battlefield. ((Off topic, but the dissimilar armament of soldiers/leaders is way old. From roman armies (centurions carry sword and a vine-stick) or renaissance ones (all sergeants carry a halberd) Regards,