JulianJ

LOL.

[Fumes] ☹️ That autovoiceover drove me mad - couldn't get to the end of the vid. If that's the state of robots, they won't be taking our jobs soon :-).

I just found this on Youtube. There is an English translation from an aggrieved Ukrainian, but I found it fascinating - a look at a well-equipped sniper team, with an electronic warfare specialist on board, with an EW anti-drone weapon, and the team themselves have a western commercial drone among other western kit.

Do let me know if you encounter any problems, so I can fix them.

I've made a new building. It's an upmarket one because I got tired of all the squalor. It is suitable for a governor's residence, mosque, consulate, or warlord's palace. I didn't know what to call it, so "Posh Islamic Place" will have to do. I've made or added some flavour objects so you can create a large compound. It has two types of roof - one plain white, one traditional Islamic tiling. NOTE: It is numbered to follow on from Kieme's original 14 buildings in HD. If you don't have these buildings, just renumber the MDR FILE so it is consecutive to the buildings you already have - e

I haven't received a reply. He did mention a while back that he was recovering from an illness so I hope he is well. I dunno if anyone has a direct email for him and can mail him?

Cool link, thanks @John KettlerMore stuff to overload my groaning shelves with.

I've just finished Tal Malah. Great battle, sent innumerable takfiris to their virgins. I really like playing the Syrians. This was much better than Red v Red QBs. Although I felt the first stages of the battle went well, as it wore on, my forces were getting attrited, and a few mistakes, coupled with low ammo meant that I was worried about being over-run, especially as it seemed there were some Jihadi reinforcements coming into play. So I was surprised when the victory screen came up. An SAA total victory. The addition of armour, arty made the uncons a force to be reckoned with

I sent @Liveloada PM a few days ago - I have not received a reply. I noticed he hasn't been active since July and I hope he is alright. Has anybody heard anything? Maybe he is just taking a break from gaming but we live in uncertain times.

This is the latest version V1.5 https://www.mediafire.com/file/26f8badl6d9rdan/file

Those look great. I will grab them soon. And thanks for posing them on one of my burnt buildings.

Actually we did have a virtual gaming con at the weekend. I played DnD with some of my old friends (using Roll20 and Discord - which worked quite well). Then we went down the "virtual pub" - basically gabbing away on discord, with various people dropping in and out, while drinking. It was almost like being in the bar together, although not quite. I really want to get back to RL. Although I am not the most sociable of people, it's really put that into perspective.

Yes @Vacilllatoryou are absolutely right. As a castle afficionado, I always have had that one on my "to do" list. Not to mention popping into the citadel at Aleppo, the amphitheatre at Palmyra, etc. Sadly it looks like I am not going to be able to tick it off my list, given the current state of things in Syria. A masterpiece of a castle.

It is my understanding that has been happening for decades- because the Chinese audience is so large, and action films not reliant on dialogue go down well (Schwartzeneggar etc) so revenue comes more from East than USA that these films are made. @Erwinis there anywhere we can see the film or a trailer?

The Houthis seem to be the Vietnamese de nos jours - highly ingenious and adaptable - ever seen an AA missile repurposed as a SAM on a technical (yes the range is reduced). The Houthi Art of War: Why They Keep Winning in Yemen