Iron Chef Sakai

The KV-2 had a nice anti infantry gun, but the tank was not that great. The KV-1 performed much better. Take a look at the sillouette of the KV-2, looks like a very bad design to me. As for the exact ammo load outs, this i do not know off hand. I'm sure there are some people on here who do though so i would'nt worry about it.

well, maybe these designated "blocking squads" were established later, and maybe there was no official SOP for the NKVD troops shooting deserters, but it is a fact that the NKVD acted as a de facto blocking force as early as 1941.</font>

NKVD troops wore "green hats" as the regular Soviet troops called them. They lingered in the rear areas (away from the front line action) and would shoot anyone SUSPECTED of desersion. As a result, even troops given proper leave from their units on the front lines were anxious as they passed through NKVD checkpoints. :eek: </font>

Here are some reasons of the Germans initial success in the east, T-34's armed, or unarmed... 1.) It was a surprise attack. Stalin did not beleive the Germans would attack, that soon anyway. 2.) Blitzkrieg. The Soviets along with the rest of the world did not use this tactic or had time to learn how to defend against it.(dated tactics.) 3.) The Purge. Stalins massive purges of the military officer class of the 30's greatly decreased the quality of the Soviet military leaders, and functionality for many reasons. 4.) Liberation. When the Wermacht came crashing inot the Ukraine, the people saw the Germans as saviors from Stalin. Many would have swelled the Germans ranks and fought for the Axis if not for the Death Squads moved in behind the army. 5.) Stalin. I beleive someone has the exact directive number the supposed man of steel issued to the armed forces of the Soviet Union (22?) Not a step back. Stalin had ot learn the hard way to let his Generals do their job.

This is not why the Germans initial advances happend. The operational T-34's and KV's could have had all the ammo they needed, the same thing would have occured. Contrary to popular belief, the tanks alone are not battle winnners, the bulk of the fighitng load was carried by the infantry. Also, even a fully loaded T-34 will be just as vulnverable to a Ju-87 or Me-110 attack.

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Bump........I definelty need to see that place! I did'nt know anywhere like that existed!

One problem Jason......lightning is completly unpredictable, you can have an average but lightning does not follow rules all the time. Your assuming that the bolt of lightning will follow the path of least resisitance, (to get to the ground to cancel out)but this is not always the case. Some may be shocked by this, but a bolt lightning, or even electricity in general for that matter does not always follow Ohms Law.

So your related to a bunch of bungling inbread British twits then?</font>

I thought i've seen the Iron Chefs come close to commiting Hiri Kiri when they lose to a challenger.......the last thing that show needs is a tactical combat game where 2 oppononets of the highest skill are pitted against each other in a scenario in wich both oppononets have a set number of turn to defeat the other, one will bring glory to himself and family, where the other is dishonored and shamed....hmmmmm nevermind i think those crazy chefs have more stratedgy in the kitchen then we do playing a tactical combat simulator. Those guys are so intense a close game of CMBO would probably calm their nerves.

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Very cool....thanks guys. Are there any big world war 2 museums in DC? I've never been but i heard the Air and Space museum is realy nice. Are there any museums for tanks and such? I've been to Patton Park, theres only one sherman just hanging out in a field near a howtizer there.

And I, child, am a descendant of English Royalty. You may kneel, peasant, and await my pleasure while I go crack that upstart Charles alongside the head for his awful behaviour. Call me cynical, call me judgemental, but I can't help but wonder at a thread started by 'IronChef4', no email address given, responded to by 'Iron Chef Sakai', freebie yahoo account given, in which the two exchange chummy remarks about the 'Iron Chef' program. Add to this the fact that the thread is about whether there are any 'Yong' (note classic 'Iron Chef Sakai' spelling technique) CM players, and Iron Chef Sakai shows up to claim, yet again, to be 24, when every one of his posts points to someone in the 12-14 age group, and I very nearly strain a facial muscle attempting to keep an eyebrow from rising in disbelief. Really, lad. It's degrading to hold conversations with yourself to maintain a fiction. </font>

It could be interesting, In Panzer General 2 there is a Spanish Civil war scenario. Only game i know of that ever touched on it.

It gets funnier every time you make this claim. On the other hand, no one actually believes it, so maybe it's your priceless sense that you're actually fooling anyone that is the most amusing.</font>

I was'nt exactly sure how the game engine handled it only because of how the squads were handled in 3's. I did'nt know if that had to compromise anythin in the game, or if it was all exactly modeled. In any case the modeling looked fine to me in CMBO, but that picture of that KV-1 realy just stood out so much it made me wonder how vehicles were modeled mass to environment wise.

I recently saw a picture of a Soviet KV-1 Heavy Tank in another thread here and i had a question. I did not realize how big that tank actualy was until i saw that picture, for some reason i always assumed they were slightly bigger then a T-34 with heavier armor, sort of like a Russian Matilda if you will. Lots of armor but not a giant. Will the KV-1, and the other AFV's be modeled to scale? Will it look as gigantic in the game as it did in that picture? Or will it look smaller then it actualy was?

Hehe, what about Morimoto? He's pretty good too.

Haha, i would think of it more in the sense of a hydra.

I'm 24, hey you should have been made your name Iron Chef Kenichi, hehe

Good Christ! Ok, Seanachai, I owe you $5... you were right. There are people that dense</font>

Makes sense, i beleive it was Hitler who thought the Soviet Union would collapse after and attack. I can't remember who exactly but did'nt mostof his high command try to dscourage him from attacking the Soviet Union in 1941? It was inevitable that they went to war with one another, but i am pretty sure alot of the High Command wanted to wait till 1942?

I agree.

I found the lyrics to the song..... It was just before dawn One miserable morning in black '44 When the forward commander Was told to sit tight When he asked that his men be withdrawn And the generals gave thanks As the other ranks Held back the enemy tanks for a while And the Anzio bridghead was held for the price Of a few hundred ordinary lives And kind old King George sent mother a note When he heard that father was gone It was, I recall, in the form of a scroll With gold leaf and all And I found it one day In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away And my eyes still grow damp To remember That his majesty signed With his own rubber stamp It was dark all around There was frost in the ground When the tigers broke free And no one survived from the Royal Fusiliers, Company C They were all left behind Most of them dead The rest of them dying And that's how the high command Took my daddy from me

"When the Tigers broke free" by Pink Floyd i think not only has a good sound to it, but is a more honest account of war IMHO. (that stands for in my honest opinion right?) :confused: