Romulus
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As for English language publications, Prof. Nafziger published 3 volumes that deal with the Italian TO&E. They are very detailed but not complete. Anyway you can buy them on his site for 20$ each:
Otherwise just ask what you need and I will post (or send to your email address) them.
By the way, may I ask you where I can find more information about the campaign you're organizing?
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Moreover you drive on the left while we drive on the right. As for Euro, I don't know what you're referring to but I really enjoy going around Europe with no need to exchange money. Which from what I've experienced is worth it.Originally posted by gautrek:Also we have pounds as money while Eruopeans use the Euro.Which from what i have seen isn't worth anything .
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Maybe you can find also this thread useful:
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Hey,
I guess this is the new multiple post world record
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I thought that England is in Europe :confused:Originally posted by Holien:look too much like Europe rather than Jolloy old England?
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John,
I took your advice and I posted the link in that forum.
Peppe
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I must have missed something. Andrew has already uploaded the Italian uniform mods for CMAK??!? If so, then I would like to say "thank you Andrew for your hard work". Now it's time to check CMMODS.com
Thanks again
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A rough draft of the campaign rules can be now found at:
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Firstly, I would like to point out that I'm not the founder nor the administrator of this campaign. I just applied for the command of an Axis infantry battalion and my request was fulfilled so all the following is what I assume and what I expect the campaign to be on the basis of the several clues I found around.
There should be several roles: army commander, division commander and battalion commander. There's also an hexagon map of North Africa where, I guess, the strategical planners (army and division commanders) have to deploy and move, according to the forthcoming rules, the available battalions. Once two enemy units enter the same hexagon, the tactical commanders (the battalion commanders) enter the playing field and fight that specific engagement through CMAK.
All the battalions have their specific and historically correct TO&E. I applied for the Axis side so I gained access through a userid and a password to the Axis HQ of the site where I can read all the available units, their TO&E's and their commanders of my side. In our HQ (and, I presume, also in the Allied HQ) there's a forum and a chat room where I can meet the other officers and can discuss about our tactics and general strategies.
I know the available battalions for the Axis side but I cannot talk about them as I could reveal some important information to the enemy.
Anyway, if someone is interested, he can apply. Once the application is accepted then he can choose one of the remaining vacant commands.
As for the time commitment, I think we should wait for the official rules to come out this weekend.
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The campaign should start at the end of May and the rules should be published by next weekend as it can be read on the campaign official site:
PeppeWe are now taking applications for members. We are filling up quickly so if you are intersted get your app in asap. We are down to about 15 open spots if that. Hope to hear from you all soon. Rules page will be up by weekend and other goodies before then. The campaign will kick off its first turn at the end of May so there is time to get in guys, dont wait. Glenn Wade founder -
I have applied too but I haven't received any reply yet. Are you sure the campaign is still on?
Peppe
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Maybe I didn't read carefully Gambara's posts but it doesn't seem to me that he has ever said that Italian training methods are better than British ones. As I have already pointed out above, he was just maintaining that similar events are judged and interpreted in different ways depending on the country you consider. That's it. So I can't really understand what the training methods have to do with Gambara's statements.Originally posted by Michael Dorosh:I trust Gambara is getting his research notes together, I look forward to his dissertation on training methods in the Italian Army and how they were superior to that of the British.
I apologize if I didn't catch the real meaning of what you are saying.
Regards
Peppe
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I don't think Gambara was talking about a "competition in number of defeats" between the British and the Italian military during WW2. Guess he just wanted to point out how similar events and situations are interpreted and judged in completely different ways, depending on the country you consider.Originally posted by Sergei:Or is there some kind of competition going on?
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Some good stereotype-free information about Italian military in WWII can be found at the following sites:
www.geocities.com/italianisti/
Here is a thread about the employment of Italian equipment in CMAK.
Peppe
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Yeah, you're right. It's the same person.
Peppe
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Thanks for your efforts.
I will download and play your scenarios for sure.
Peppe
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Andrew,
I am looking forward to downloading the NA Italian uniform mod. Please let us all know when it will be ready. Thanks for your efforts.
Peppe
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Mark, you were right: the Regia Aeronautica (Royal Airforce) introduced the first reliable monoplanes only in the Summer of 41. They gradually substituted (even if not completely) the biplanes during the war.
The following Italian aircrafts have a different availability date:
G50 available from April 41 instead of July 40
Macchi C200 "Saetta" available from April 1941 instead of July 40
Macchi C202 "Folgore" available from November 1941 instead of July 40
Junkers JU87 available from April 41 instead of June 42(the 96th group, deployed in Misurata, was entirely equipped with this German manufactured plane)
The following Italian aircrafts were equipped with a different armament:
Ro37 had three and not two 7.7mm MGs
Cr42 did not have any bomb. Actually there was a "CB" version (acronym for fighter-bomber in Italian) equipped with 2x100 kg bombs (and not the single 550 lbs bomb of CMAK) but it was deployed in April 1941.
So the Cr42 should not have the bomb load before April 1941 and the bombs should be 2x100 kg and not 1x550 lbs.
The following planes should be left out of the Eastern Africa theatre as they were never deployed there: G50, Macchi C200, Macchi C202.
***Off-topic***
Mark, Paco has already translated my signatures very precisely. The first one was the saying on the standard of the Templar Knights during the Crusades.
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Mark, I don't know much about the Italian Airforce but I should have some good sources from which I can gather some information. Hope to find the exact dates you are talking about.Originally posted by Mark Gallear:Romulus - do you know anything about the Italian Airforce as the lists show all the Italian plane types appearing at the start of the war and go all the way through the Italian lists. I know that the Italian Bi-planes were used first then joined by the first monplanes which then replaced them.
Any ideas on the exact dates - this is something BFC should be able to fix.
Mark
Anyway it doesn't seem that all the previous remarks I made were taken into real consideration in this thread.
Peppe
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Sorry about the double post.
[ January 30, 2004, 11:17 AM: Message edited by: Romulus ]
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As it has been pointed out in my previous message, the 88/56 guns were quite common in the Italian Army in North Africa since the "AS42" TO&E for motorized divisions, issued in January 1942, provided a 88/56 battalion in each divisional artillery regiment. They played a key role in the battle of Gazala as you can read in the following quotation:Originally posted by Mark Gallear:That is of course true but Romulus in his post said that the Ariete Division had been supplied with German 88s and manned by Italian crews. I had wondered if the Italians only used them as AA guns.
This passage seems to suggest that they should be in the Italian lists. Still not sure how common an event it was for them to be used as AT guns. However, the passage does give the impression that the Germans supplied them with the idea of them primarily being used in the AT role :eek: . The quoted battle was in Feb/March 1942.
"The italian AT Battalions are the contribution of ground-breaking research conducted by Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani. These units, ignored in German and British histories (to the point of not
even being mentioned or being accused of being German), made a major contribution to the Axis effort in the Battle of Gazala. The 5th Bn (originally the 18th) and the 29th Bn were both armed with German 88mm AT/AA guns..."
[source: "Italianisti" Discussion Group ]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/italianisti/]
You can also check on the book by Greene and Massignani "Rommel's North Africa Campaign" that you can find on the CMAK suggested reading list.
Peppe
[ January 30, 2004, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: Romulus ]
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