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Now I am even more puzzled - who would have been higher than Major?Originally posted by average:Duntroon is our version of sandhurst. The first class graduated in 1908 or 1909 and formed the core of the standing army's officer corps.
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Im not sure about why they would have been thus restricted except to suggest that perhaps it had to do with the problems of having a force draw down and the long term sustainabality of the forces.
[ June 09, 2004, 12:15 PM: Message edited by: Lithuanian ]
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Seems as good a place as any to post this:
What is a Duntroon graduate, and why were they not permitted to rise above the rank of Major in the 1st AIF?
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Yes, thanks much for that link. I had actually seen that long ago, but presumably before the jump-up you refer to. Mining it now, if there are any night ones that jump out, let's hear it.Originally posted by JonS:First (about 18 months ago) there were five, then (over Christmas - New Years 2003/2004) about 20, now its 45. I don't know when the latest jump up occurred - I wasn't excpecting it till next southern-summer (varsity holidays = cheap labour). The plan was always to do all 50 of them. Of those 50, about 40 relate more-or-less directly to 2(NZ)Div. Thus, any battle that the Div was involved in is covered in quite emarkable detail, and from any number of angles.
BTW, the "Episodes and Studies" contain a number of small magazine-type pieces that cover particular facets, some of which would make for very good CMAK scen sources. I'm thinking of Guns Against Tanks inparticular, and also Takrouna (which I've already mined extensively).
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They do briefly it seems, but then they just disappear.
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They do briefly it seems, but then they just disappear.
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So did I, maybe they reman the HMG. The other possibility is that it was a FOW result - never really prisoners?Originally posted by Kobal2:Uh ? I thought prisonners were unarmed whenever they surrendered ?
Anyway, I was pretty ticked at the perfidious Hun - it was CMBB by the way.
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So did I, maybe they reman the HMG. The other possibility is that it was a FOW result - never really prisoners?Originally posted by Kobal2:Uh ? I thought prisonners were unarmed whenever they surrendered ?
Anyway, I was pretty ticked at the perfidious Hun - it was CMBB by the way.
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Yes, they do unsurrender. I had one HMG surrender, then open up on me 2 turns later - need to take them into your control.
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Yes, they do unsurrender. I had one HMG surrender, then open up on me 2 turns later - need to take them into your control.
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Looking for book recommendations or, even better, links to accounts of night attacks by the Kiwis. I have read a few things that mention them, but nothing of a scenario-building nature.
Actually hoping for a wad of cash from their military
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Thanks for the recommendation - have been curious since I read a note in another book calling Isurava(sp?) an 'Australian Thermopylae', but have never run across an account when book-browsing.Originally posted by gibsonm:Try “Ragged Bloddy Heroes” - an account of how the 39th Bn (a militia - reserve unit) stopped the Japanese.
Battalion size engagement too, the Kokoda actions would make a fascinating CM operation.
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Well to conceal your lack of knowledge start by calling it the Kokoda TRACK (not Trail).Originally posted by gibsonm:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Lithuanian:
In my admittedly poor understanding, the Kokoda Trail was pretty much an Aussie show.
Trail makes it sound like some sort of nature walk (and pi@@es off the guys who were there). </font>
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Sure but even if they did do it, all you would do is bleat that there weren’t Americans in it. </font>Originally posted by gibsonm:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Lithuanian:
Many Australians fought heroically and with tremendous tactical innovation in the Pacific Front.
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Many Australians fought heroically and with tremendous tactical innovation in the Pacific Front.
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I suspect that if placed in a situation where he had to, he would probably still do just fine. After all, a certain Sergeant York didn't want to shoot at people.Originally posted by Spears:and whats this bollox id share a trench with u any time????? lol have u met him ... probably not....... (he said he cant shoot at people no more) ..... dont read very well do u .... i wouldnt share a trench with someone who cant shoot at enemy, but then im not a yank am i
Turns his back and walks away
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USMC 150m short of the PPCLI
"The U.S. magazine says the Canadian snipers from the Edmonton-based 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry battle group surpassed their U.S. counterparts, adding "Canuck snipers supposedly had the highest number of confirmed kills in the Shah-i-Kot Valley fight. "A source in Kandahar working with the Canadian sniper teams estimated 'well over 20 confirmed kills at long ranges.'"
The magazine, known for its war-zone reporting, also said there were unconfirmed, but widely circulated reports, of a "2,400-metre kill [chest shot] against the driver of an enemy resupply truck" by a Canadian using a .50 BMG McMillan Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW). It said the record for the longest shot by a military sniper in action was 2,250 metres by gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock, USMC, near Duc Pho, South Vietnam, in 1967 with a Browning .50 HMG mounting an eight-power Unertl telescopic sight. The magazine details how a three-man team of Canadian snipers went into the battle of Shah-i-Kot during Operation Anaconda alongside U.S. units, including the 101st Airborne's 3rd Brigade "Rakkasans." "When the American grunts became pinned down, the three Canadians and three accompanying U.S. Army Special Forces shooters armed with M24 Remingtons went to work. "Moving to a vantage point, they began picking off al-Qaeda fighters engaging the 101st infantrymen. For more than an hour they fought it out with heavily dug-in al-Qaeda fighters." The magazine, which interviewed one of the snipers back at his base in Edmonton, said the Canadians attached to the 101st, "received a bit of a culture shock seeing the wealth of gear and support the U.S. Army receives, in contrast to the Canadian Army. They also experienced the U.S. infantryman's unique Hooah attitude and esprit." It said the Canadian skills were well-known. Canadian snipers had won top honours at the U.S. Army Sniper School's first international sniping competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. Canadian snipers learn their skills in the Sniper Cell of the Combat Training Centre's Infantry School at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick, according to the magazine."
'nuff said
Canadian Inf vs. Panther
in Combat Mission - Tips and Tricks
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They will probably try to get the TC's jersey over his head, try and give him a good pounding.