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  1. I'm starting to do research on the 100th Jager Division's actions in Stalingrad. I was thinking about doing a brief series of scenarios from various points in time throughout the battle for the city itself, perhaps focusing on the period around the taking of the Dzerinsky (yeah, I spelled it wrong) Tractor Works. I was looking for recommendations on good books and websites to take a look at. Obscure books are not a problem - I have access to a very large library system at my university. Specifically, I'd be looking right now for TO&E for the 100th's opponents, and any AARs that are out there, but anything on the 100th is cool. Thanks for any help you guys could provide!

    Edit - I was planning for scenarios to be semi-historical. I'd like to be simulating engagements that at least probably happened with the forces that, had such an engagement occured, probably would have been there.

    Edit #2 - I only read English, so all those totally awesome German and Russian sources are out unless there's a translation.

    [ April 10, 2006, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: juan_gigante ]

  2. Originally posted by Sixxkiller:

    Maybe you should sign up and take a tour or two over there. Thats the only real way to understand and be able to analize anything. It actually isnt as fluid or concrete as you would like in an answer.

    -Ray

    Sixxkiller, sorry if this sounds a little hostile, but it kind of irritates me when people say you can't understand an event, especially war, unless you participate. As though joining the military is required to have an understanding of what war is like. I won't deny that experience in the field in question is helpful, but I think that when people say "Unless you were in the military, your commentary doesn't matter." I know you didn't say exactly this, Sixx - it's more the general idea. There are countless of examples of people being experts whose opinions should be considered and valued who never physically participated in what they are an expert in. David Glantz, I am sure, knows more about the Battle of Kursk than those soldiers who participated did.

    It is possible to be an expert in something without actually having done it.

  3. All right, Justicar. You get your way this time. But considering the amount of back-talk Boo gives you, I'm a model citizen in comparison.

    So, I guess I should start Deputy Assistant Auxilliary Backup Deputy Justicating or something. I'll have to spend my Friday evening composing some wordy, incomprehensible post that no one will read, with bullet points and numbering and facts and such. The life is a thankless one.

    Wait- does this mean I have to go to crappy states all the time now too?

  4. Originally posted by stoat:

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    Hello again all, and thank you all for the well wishes. Here is a picture of the latest member of the NG Cavscout family.

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    On the way back to the hospital now (it was a C-section), no time for more info, I will post later.

    That might be the best looking thing ever to come out of the Peng Thread. Congratulations, good sir. </font>
  5. Originally posted by MrPeng:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Boo Radley:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by MrPeng:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Boo Radley:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by MrPeng:

    Boo!

    Check yer fookin inbox again you twirling phartknocker.

    I did. And an hour later, you actually remembered to send a file along. Monkey-tard.

    The Christ on a fargin whore but you try my patience.

    I'd like to see you try to diagram that sentence. </font>
  6. I'd also recommend going back through the forum and looking at some old tactics threads. There are a few thread archives that list a whole lot of good tactical threads around, plus you can look at the threads themselves. You can learn a lot there.

    Or if you're bored sometime, just flip back through the forum manually, page by page, and whenever you see an interesting thread, open it up and take a look!

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