Poor Old Spike

Sorry Pillar mate,I thought YOU were surrendering when you suggested ending that non-ladder training game and beginning a bigger Combined Arms job,so I'm waiting for YOUR surrender file!

Nuku mate-I NEVER repeat NEVER use "seek hull-down" because its too unreliable. Instead,I use views 1 and 2 to get my eyeball down in the grass and mouse around,adjusting my "hunt" movement path lines as necessary,and it works just fine!

Hey Tigrii mate!--Sorry I can't add anything to the HT discussion,but I just have to congratulate you on your topic title about "longwinded tacticians",well done! Sweet Jesus can't they talk and talk! War is SIMPLE,and just a matter of plain commonsense,there's no need for intense tactical study or anything else! I joined the Rugged Defense pbem club in early Feb and will shortly have finished 65 cmbb games in 10 weeks,all in my fast simple style and have somehow got to the top of the ladder without reading any longwinded tac articles at all! If I can do it anybody can!

In a game against Maroule,I worked a group of about 7 T-34's into a dominating flank position on a ridgeline,but his invisible sniper took off the head of EVERY unbuttoned tank commander on successive turns! Even when I ordered them to stay buttoned, they would unbutton as soon as the action phase began,and CRACK!--off would come another head! I always buy snipers myself now...

No tank in the world (not even Tigers) can stand up for long against infantry throwing plenty of grenades and molotovs etc at them. Each "hit" brings the "knocked out" or "abandoned" message a little closer. Problem of course is getting your inf within throwing range,as they'd obviously be cut down by tank fire and supporting inf fire if they had to cover too far a distance,so do the next best thing and let the tanks come to you! Try to strip the enemy's supporting inf away from his tanks with longrange bombardments and MG and on-map mortar fire (or even barbed wire and anti-personnel mines,so that his tanks have to come on unsupported to capture the flags. That's when your lurking inf can break out the grenades and molotovs close up!

I NEVER,repeat NEVER use the Hulldown command because you can't trust it. Instead,get your eyeball down in the grass at view level 1 and 2 and use your judgement!

Gentlemen! Check out my earlier topic and my replies in it entitled "Ladder top spot up for grabs!" to satiate your burning curiosity about my true identity! Also check out the Rugged Defense site and click on POS's name at the top o' the ladder to see a pic of me in all my glory! (BTW-that's also the pic which I send to women in dating agencies,but have had no luck so far,I must be one ugly sonofabitch,I dunno. I even tell 'em I'd shave my moustache off if it tickled 'em too much..) :cool:

Hey amigo, Bravo! 1.8.2 canones anticarro,ATG en una emboscada! That's the way to do it mate!

Observation--In 65 pbem games over the last 9 weeks,mostly Aug 42,in which I've played roughly half as German and half as Russian,(usually PzIVG early-longs v T-34/76 mod 43 earlies) the Russian long-range gunnery is always slightly inferior.

To my fans who suggest I see a shrink,I was sent to one by my solicitor last year in connection with an impending court case against me,and was pronounced SANE,and have got his report to prove it!--"Mr. Godwin is an unconventional strong-willed man which would explain the present difficulties he finds himself in blah blah.." Its not fair! I don't want to be sane and normal,I'd be bored! (BTW-One of the questions he asked me was "do you masturbate?..) :cool: [ April 05, 2003, 09:08 PM: Message edited by: Poor Old Spike ]

Poor Old Spike is:- Mick Godwin (54-yr-old hardcore grog and Commandant of Headshots Battle Academy) Flat 2 295 North Road West, Plymouth PL1 5DJ England. (phone 01752 250 928) (e-mail mickplym@aol.com) Anything else? (Oh by the way-I daresay I shall be popping up in various cmbb competitions etc.) :cool: (Edit to add-Any of you hotshots can of course look me up if ever you're in town or need a place to stay) [ April 05, 2003, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: Poor Old Spike ]

As I've been mentioning elsewhere,I'm retiring from Rugged Defense shortly as soon as my current games are finished,to pursue other projects. So here's a golden opportunity for those who've pointed out my 65% win ratio is nothing special. After all if a crap player like me can become a Cmbb Ladder Leader,ANYBODY can do it! Simply drop an e-m to RD boss Ed Vos at cyberfox@rugged-defense.nl and you're IN, no complicated membership ritual to go through like in BoB,and you'll be on the ladder as soon as you complete 3 games,wow, not 10 like in BoB ! "I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,straining upon the start..!" (Henry V) Go for it ! :cool: [ April 05, 2003, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: Poor Old Spike ]

Gentlemen!--As Broken and other dudes have pointed out,my win percentage in Rugged Defence is only 65% ! This means that ANYBODY who is a crap player like me can get to the top of the ladder! So what are you waiting for,go for immortality! Just drop an e-m to RD boss Edwin Vos at cyberfox@rugged-defense.nl and you're IN without any lengthy membership procedures of any kind to go through ! And you get on the ladder after completing just 3 games,wow, not 10 like in Bob! When I retire from RD shortly the top spot will be wide open,so here's your chance to win the crown of glory! :cool: ("I torment myself to catch the English crown,a torment from which I will free myself,or hew my way out with the bloody axe!" (Richard III) [ April 05, 2003, 10:07 PM: Message edited by: Poor Old Spike ]

Broken mate,haven't you cottoned on that I only do it to wind up the kids in the forum,its almost as much fun as playing cmbb to see 'em getting all hot and bothered! I've been doing it for ages in here under different names such as Veteran Gamer,Scatterbrain Kid,Licensed Fool,Combat Cuckoo,Headshot,Gutshot and Blikdat,and got banned all 7 times,with the 8th on the cards! The way I see it,the more times somebody is banned,the more of a man he is ! I just LURV taunting the kiddies by reminding 'em that I'm the Rugged Defense Cmbb Ladder Leader! As I say,I could be banned again anytime,but rest assured I'll always be strutting my stuff on forums and message boards elsewhere! :cool:

I'm talking about the characters who squawk "Gamey!" at you,usually when the games not going their way,or when you've just beat 'em! They constantly complain like little gels that "you un-historically took too many guns/Hetzers/panzerschrecks etc" or "your tactics are unrealistic and you'd be court-martialled in the real world" or " you gamily hugged the map-edge" blah-blah-blah! These whingers are a pain in the ass for us all,so just don't play 'em again,and they'll soon get the message when everybody avoids 'em! Personally I just let my opponents use whatever tactics and play style they like,I couldn't care less what they do,and would never complain once a game is under way. And I'm still Rugged Defense Cmbb Ladder Leader! Even I get called gamey sometimes by sour-grapes losers,and I'm one of the most fair and popular guys around,as proven by the 65-odd games I've had in Rugged Defence over the last 8 weeks! :cool:

A Montgomery despatch to all troops on eve of Alamein:- "When I assumed command of 8th Army,I said that the mandate was to destroy Rommel and the Axis armies in North Africa as soon as we were ready. We are ready NOW"

I'm presently looking at the possibility of forming a friendly club of my own (not ladder) based on the games already-in-place handicap system,so that the more games a player wins,he gets a heavier and heavier h/cap slapped on him. Any grog worth his salt would enjoy the challenge of fighting a battle with say a 50% h/cap on his back! I also intend to draw up ultra-simple "parameter packs" like my very popular Aug 42 Meeting Pack which most of my opponents have become become hooked on and want to go straight into re-matches time and again! I shall create a similar pack for each year of the war,and also do packs for Attack/Defends,so that a degree of cohesiveness can be introduced to the currently uncomfortably-sprawling parameter maelstrom. :cool:

I am! I'm the Rugged Defense Cmbb Ladder Leader and am glad to help anybody :cool:

I'm in Plymouth, England.They're a weird bunch down here,the city's always been isolated from the rest of England by the huge brooding bulk of Dartmoor,so not only we all inbred mutants down here,but all the witches and wizards who used to live in caves on the Moor have long since come down to add their DNA to the gene pool,meaning that not only are we hideously ugly and mutated,but our minds don't quite work properly either. For example,the woman who lives in the flat across the landing from me often stands with her ear pressed against my front door,just listening and muttering curses and spells under her breath. Real X-files stuff!

Tuhhodge mate-Remember the setup and buy screens are tremendously powerful,and I dread to think what other vitally-important things you may have overlooked,such as the Force Mix/Div Type settings! E-mail me anytime if you need advice. SPIKES LAW-Games are often won or lost at the setup and buy screens :cool:

Yes Gian its a fun game,and if you ever want to take me on in a friendly fun pbem let me know,as I enjoy helping newbies get the best out of the game.You can choose the setup and everything but hold it down to 25 turns and 1500 pts will you,and slap a 50% handicap on me because I like a tough challenge! E-mail me anytime mate :cool:

And don't trust the red targeting lines too much either.Sometimes you can plonk a red line on a target in the orders phase(and he may have one on you),yet at the start of the action phase both lines might disappear even though they haven't moved,and nobody shoots!

Fionn,no,sorry mate! General Guderian said "Weigh up the odds before taking the risks" and after weighing up the params of your creation I know I'd probably lose because they're so artificially-manipulated and engineered and tweaked, and look like some lumbering Frankenstein's monster! No disrespect,but ENJOYMENT is the name of the game in my opinion,and I simply wouldn't enjoy wading through your 60-turn 3000-point creation,I haven't the time! It's spring here in Plymouth UK,and I'll be out a lot strolling along the seafront trying to pick up rich old widows from the cruise liners that call in here,as well as haunting the posh little bars and bistros around the millionnaires yacht marina,so my time will be limited anyway.My main priority in life is to find a rich bird so we can **** the rest of our lives away,I'm sure you'll understand.(And I'm sure the lucky lady will appreciate my lovemaking style which is like my wargaming style--fast brutal and decisive) BTW-Did I mention I've told RD I'm leaving the club after my current games are finished?Boss Edwin replied "Stay if you like", but I'm definitely going.The scoring system makes it too easy for me to stay Top Gun,and therefore there's no challenge in it for me any more. I came,I saw,I conquered,I walked.. :cool: PS-Watch out,I'll be back! (But not necessarily under the same handle..) And the angel in human form said:-"Why do you ask my name,seeing it is beyond human understanding? (Judges 13:17) [ March 30, 2003, 04:01 PM: Message edited by: Poor Old Spike ]

Jaws,you are gamey! You KNEW my T-34/76's wouldn't be able to frontally penetrate your Stug IIIF(lates),yet you still bought them. I NEVER buy them,because I prefer games where the tanks are equal and fair,that's why so many people enjoy playing me,because I play with decency and honour,and will NEVER pull cheap tricks on them! BTW- I've told Rugged Defence I'm leaving the club when my current games are finished because the scoring system makes it too easy for me,and there's no challenge in it for me any more! Edwin the boss says to me "stay if you like",but I'm definitely going!(My time for gaming will be severely limited anyway as its spring here in Plymouth UK,and I shall be hanging about on the seafront more and more,trying to pick up a rich American widow off one of the cruise liners that regularly put in here,as well as haunting the posh bars and bistros around the millionnaires yacht marina to find a loaded bird to shag the rest of my life away with.I'm sure the lucky lady will appreciate my lovemaking style which is like my wargaming style--fast,brutal and decisive) However,I shall no doubt resurface somewhere or other,but not necessarily with the same handle! Watch out,I'll be back! :cool: I came,I saw,I conquered,I walked... [ March 30, 2003, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: Poor Old Spike ]

By the way gentlemen,I've already told RD I'm leaving the club when my current pbems are finished because there's no challenge in it any more because of my unassailable lead. I think their scoring system makes it too easy for me. My win percentage is only around 65% after all. Hey!-If I can get to the top spot,anybody can do it! Go for it! :cool: