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Illustrated Vignettes
Barkhorn1x replied to Bil Hardenberger's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
Fun stuff! -
The epic Bulge movie that never was
Barkhorn1x replied to MG TOW's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
...and "A Bridge Too Far" is pretty good. But that Bulge movie really was crap. -
Just saw this and - WOW! Great work.
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My thoughts exactly!!
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GREAT STUFF - as always! Thank you.
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This is going to take..ages :(
Barkhorn1x replied to Fuser's topic in CM Final Blitzkrieg Maps and Mods
Take care Fuser. -
Me too. I gotta wait till month's end!
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Nice!
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Final Blitzkrieg Dealership
Barkhorn1x replied to CMFDR's topic in CM Final Blitzkrieg Maps and Mods
Excellent! TY. -
Can you identify the mystery vehicle?
Barkhorn1x replied to Andrew H.'s topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
But they were used in battle = Operation Nordwind in Alsace in Jan. '45 a company from a heavy JPz Abteilung equipped w/ JTs was attached to the rebuilt 17th SS PzGr Div. to give it some offensive punch. Now I doubt you would see the JT and the Sturm Tiger together. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/653rd_Heavy_Panzerj%C3%A4ger_Battalion -
There is a bunch of film shot of the FJ unit in question and they are all wearing FJ helmets.
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Cat Tactical Icons Seem to Work with Demo
Barkhorn1x replied to TGarner's topic in CM Final Blitzkrieg Maps and Mods
Nice job IanL. -
Quick Battle tutorial video
Barkhorn1x replied to FroBodine's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
I for one would like to see one as I find the selection process difficult to understand. -
CMFB stream starting in a few minutes
Barkhorn1x replied to ChrisND's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
Cool battle, cool toys. -
TY as I did not know this.
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Spotted what I think is another error. The US get's Combat Engineers as reinforcements about 10/11 turns in. But they are labeled as Pioneers and that is the German term and not the US term.
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On page 2 of the briefing it looks like the Friendly Forces and Enemy Forces paragraphs are opposite of what they should be.
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Typo in the Lutrebois briefing = "34th ID has been tasked...". Should be the 35th as the 134th IR belongs to that formation. A small point I know but we do love historical accuracy. Source: http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_24.htm
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Back & Considerably More CMFB Period Savvy
Barkhorn1x replied to John Kettler's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
True the artwork is usually very good. But content goes from poor to acceptable w/ only the Aircraft of the Aces and the Aviation Elite series rising above the acceptable level. Th -
Amazing!
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Back & Considerably More CMFB Period Savvy
Barkhorn1x replied to John Kettler's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
Welcome back. I I've read four Osprey "Duel" series books to date and I find them to be very poor overall and not worth the $$. -
Final Blitzkrieg is in Final Candidate
Barkhorn1x replied to ChrisND's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
Me too. I laughed when his Jumbo '76 immobilized and then his Jumbo flame lost it's optics to the Flak panzer. A run of BAD luck there! -
Suggested reads for Bulge / Ardennes??
Barkhorn1x replied to gnarly's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
OK boss. No offense intended. -
Suggested reads for Bulge / Ardennes??
Barkhorn1x replied to gnarly's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
...and there is a new book by Antony Beevor with a very similar title: "Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble". Don't have much info on this boo as it was published in Dec. Here is a review from the New York Times Book Review. Be warned as it shows the NYTs pet obsessions; an emphasis on war crimes, the common man and a refusal to recognize heroism from straight white males. (One wonders how differently they would view WWII if Eisenhower was a black trannie.) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/books/review/antony-beevors-ardennes-1944.html?WT.mc_id=2016-KWP-AUD_DEV&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=AUDDEVREMARK&kwp_0=85380&kwp_4=452772&kwp_1=254596&_r=1 http://www.amazon.com/Ardennes-1944-Hitlers-21-May-2015-Hardcover/dp/B011T6NFSW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1452955771&sr=8-4&keywords=Hitlers+last+gamble -
Suggested reads for Bulge / Ardennes??
Barkhorn1x replied to gnarly's topic in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg
Surprised no one list "Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge, Dec 1944-Jan 1945" by Trevor Dupuy. Despite its "pulpy" title it is a super detailed account that approaches the subject matter from an operational level systems perspective. It includes many maps and 130+ page appendixes on the TO&Es and doctrines of the armies involved. It is a bit dry and perhaps overly detailed at times. I view it as a good companion to "A Time for Trumpets" as they compliment each other due to their different approaches to the subject matter. http://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Last-Gamble-December-1944-January/dp/0060166274/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452955771&sr=8-2&keywords=Hitlers+last+gamble