Shmavis
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The Iron Roadblock?
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Good Lord! What's with all the commas? Sorry, but I guess I'm just one of those people whom it bothers.Originally posted by Corvidae:I dont alow them to cross either,, they were in cover,, and safe,, i wanted them to move along the gully, remaining in cover,, i asigned waypoints, to move along the gully, one platoon at a time,, well spaced, keeping in cover, and i hit go,,,,, and they all ran out from cover to the hill,,, even the units that had no move orders at all,,, and after that, they ignored all move orders to go back to cover,, the orders spontaniously switched from the ones i gave, to the new run or sneak orders,, and this always happened,,, after i surendered i looked at the map, the enemy had no los to the gully, the gully was as safe as i had assumed it was,,, , i explored the gully, it was deep, wide and passable, full of scattered trees and spots of forest,,,, but my units abandoned it, for no reason, and went strait to the hill, nice bare hill, fully exposed, even my arty spoters ran up and died,, worse yet, the only platoon that didnt do this,, was a conscript comand squad with zero bonuses, leading 3 squads of green infantry, they stayed in cover, the rest of my forces rushed to the hill and got slaughtered, i didnt order them to go there,,,,,,,,,,, When i do send troops across open ground,, i spread them out and use smoke,,,
[ December 27, 2004, 03:23 PM: Message edited by: Shmavis ]
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Well, crap. I just had a(some might say) funny screenshot that I wanted to show. I'd say I'm a computer primitive, too. I'm off to Image Shack, I guess.
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I was just wondering if you can post screenshots from your hard drive, not an image from some URL. Is that possible? Please, excuse my ignorance.
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I should like to mention that Mr. Beevor also stated how brutal the Soviets were in trying to bring the situation under control during a discussion I saw on CSPAN, I believe. He related how a German woman was desperate to save her companion from the drunken abuse of a Russian soldier and managed to find a Russian lieutenant. He followed her back to the place where her companion was and promptly shot the soldier in the head. Though, as others have stated, it was payback time.Originally posted by spartan1:Berlin: the downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor is a book that I would suggest for anyone interested not only in the battle aspects but also to the attrocities of Red army and how unhuman they treated the German population, raping and killing anything standing on their way and I am sorry to hear that somebody can call this a "payback" to the previous German attrocities.
We all need to pray for the victims of this war from any side they come from.
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You know, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly we stray from the topic. Hmmm...my wife just shot me in the crotch with a rubber pellet pistol. Why did the kids get her that for Christmas? I hope everyone had a wonderful one. I own Will Fey's book and enjoyed the personal accounts, but it was not an objective work, as any engagement where the SS didn't shine or at least perform adequately is either ignored or barely mentioned. I only recently discovered that Kurt "Panzer" Meyer *gasp* surrendered! Tore off his SS runes, if I remember correctly. Fey and Kurowski failed to mention his fate and I had wondered about it.
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Are FT teams' potential to explode due to the vulnerability of their fuel tanks modelled by their general frailty?
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Who knows? If they could have the story revolve around one or two people, say, a German and a Russian tank commander, a film that would interest a wide audience could be feasible. Then again, will many people care about a clash between two basically evil empires? I would say, also, that the world was ready for a film like "Saving Private Ryan" after so much corn.Originally posted by David I:Sergei,
I can't remember that many hetrosexual scenes in Saving Private Ryan (great movie). The problem Hollywood has is that they try to go for that "formula" that will get everybody's interest, by doing so they create artificial situations in order to fit in some romance, or that tender moment, or that product promently displayed. When they do they lose their audiance, the ones they are so desperately aiming at, because it feels fake.
Compare "Saving Private Ryan" (or better yet "Band of Brothers") and "The Gates of Stalingrad" (or as I call it "Lust in the Rubble"). The one made millions and it's DVD is owned by millions, "Gates.." on the other hand is dead.
Kursk done the right way, don't tell the whole story, but tell enough so that the audiance feels the scope of it, could be a winner.
Unfortunately in the Robber Baron situation in Russia, it is unlikely to happen. To bad.
DavidI
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Sweet! Having read "Panzer Aces", I would very much like to play this scenario.
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Citizens On Patrol!Originally posted by Ace Pilot: Is this the same Hollywood that figured six Police Academy movies weren't enough?
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Hmmm. I suppose Hollywood figured one movie and the bazillion books about the battle were enough.
My wife found out a couple of years ago that she has an uncle in Liege,Belgium(from some of her grandfather's escapades while in the ETO). As it turns out, he was very proud to learn that he had an American father and loves the US. He's also the president of a WWII/US Army veterans association, the name of which I can't remember just now. Apparently, many of its members were born of unions between American servicemen and Belgian women.
Now, here I am in England and I can't get over there for the anniversary. *&%^$#@! I guess I'll search for some photos of monuments.
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I agree with this statement, except I'd prefer Haile Selassie introducing "Three Mo' Tenors".Originally posted by Seanachai:What if I showed up in the biological sink of southern Indiana and beat you to death with a hoe. No, a 'hoe', goddamnit!
Okay, perhaps that wasn't in the proper spirit of the topic.
Well...given the scenario you posit...George W. Bush would have decided on war against France (the weakest link) with the declared intent of 'putting an end to Vichy weapons programs aimed at WMDs', with the stated hope of 'breaking the stranglehold of terrorist regimes and introducing a Democratically Elected nation into Europe.'
Then he would have declined to use US troops to police the ongoing nightmare in the former Soviet Union.
Then he would have charged Britain another late fee on White Papers showing how much more they would have been able to suck up to the US if the US had entered the War before Hitler's victory.
Finally, Instead of bemusedly watching News Reports on Fidel holding on to power, despite anything approaching sanity, we'd be bemusedly watching yet another horrifying 'Three Tenors' special on PBS introduced by 'Il Duce'.
Oh, and 'Adolph' would still be a viable name for boy children in Europe and portions of America, like Ohio and the Southwest...
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The "If Only" operation comes with CMBB Special Edition. You get a platoon of Brummbars in it. I suppose it's at the Scenario Depot, too...yep, it is.
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Thanks! Sorry for my belated response. I noticed many different spellings for the names of people and places, by the way.
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Ah. Could I have that in English, please? I checked the scenario briefing again and it was, apparently, the bishop of Bamburg with whom he had the exchange. In my searching I was only able to find references to the bishop of Wurzburg. I guess he had a lot of bishop enemies.
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So, what exactly did he say to the bishop of Wurzburg? I'm tired of searching for a quote.
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I thought "peng" was one of the sacred words...whatever.
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My wife discovered she had Belgian relatives a couple of years ago. So, I'm trying to see if we can go to Belgium this December. It should be sweet.
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Whoops! Don't I feel sheepish. Sorry about the confusion. I found my book yesterday. Yay!Originally posted by Harry Yeide:Okay. Shmavis: I actually said that it was Combat Mission that was the greatest wargame ever and got me going on the book. I recommend strongly that you buy another copy, or maybe two just to be safe.
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Hah! I can't believe it. I recently bought(and lost, dammit)your book, Steel Victory. You wrote that CC5 is the greatest tactical wargame ever, or something to that effect. I couldn't help thinking, "Man, has he even heard of CM yet?" Of course, I had no idea that you were a forum member. Nice pics, too.
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Wow. This is really comforting. So many times, I pretend I was doing something else when the wife comes home, usually after me. "Uh, hey! I was just...doing laundry! The kids? They're...uhhh...playing in the yard! Yeah, that's it. Screaming? No, they're just having fun." Unfortunately, she knows what time is set for the screensaver and only has to look at the monitor, but this thread has given me some good ideas. I wish I had a son with whom I could share CM, though. *sniff*
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No, I just can't stand dial-up service. I have tasted of the sweet nectar of cable and DSL.
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Oh...excuse my breach of etiquette. I lost control again. I lost contro-o-ooooool.
WG to SS patch?
in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
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I just bought CM Anthologies for my brother and he is looking for a patch to change the lame WG symbols to SS. Can anyone point me in the right direction? He has version 1.03 CDV.