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    I see Peng people challenging around like regular people

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    So, I was sending out files like a good lad, when I realizd that had recieved turns from all of my opponents save two members of this thread and a Belgian. The Belgian is enduring some personal issues and was considerate enough to inform me he would be away. The two Knights of the MBT in question, though ceratinly enduring personal issues of a...different sort every day of their lives, are merely bungholes too infatuated with the lint between their toes to send out files. You know who you are (juan_gigante and Boo), so I won't bother to mention your names.

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    Tanks in the woods

    in Combat Mission - Tips and Tricks

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    The -17 variant is not in CMAK. But the M16 is devastating at close ranges. The M15 also works, and I actually like to use the White scout car, as it is cheap and can put out a lot of defensive fire.

    As for tactics, I will lead infantry units about 40m ahead with move to contact orders, and the armor follows, also with move to contact orders. This way the infantry discovers any enemy units along the road and suppresses them while the tanks move up. When the tank spots the unit, it is taking cover and can't fire, and the tank stops and blasts away the resistance.

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    A better model for the submarine war?

    in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare

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    Originally posted by Rolend:

    Scott was 100% wrong about subs driving Battleships from the sea, it was the aircraft carrier and the cost that did that, not to mention the fact that the US drags out its old battlewagons everytime they are needed and not one has been lost to a Sub since WWII, so they arn't truly gone, just for the nations that can't afford them.

    Lebanon had a crack sub force, eh?

    I would hate to see what even a diesel electric boat hiding in the shoals off of some remote shore could do to any current major warship. That is why the US Navy maintains constant ASW patrols around its battle groups and keeps SSNs attatched to those groups as well. While the aircraft carrier proved to be the new dominant ship of the seas, battleships proved surprisingly vulnerable to subs early in the war before sub hunting measures could be inproved.

    I really don't think that the old BBs will have any use in the future. Besides costing a buttload to operate, they would require quite a bit of constant maintenance due to their age, and the ammunition they use is not entirely predictable, since there is no turnover in the stocks. I think shore bombardment will remain enough of an asset that guns will remain on ships for some time, but the days of the dreadnought are past.

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    A better model for the submarine war?

    in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare

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    Originally posted by Lars:

    With 7 UK carriers lost to subs (the entire pre-war strength) you could say they pretty much did sweep the seas clean. 56 warships down when you're not even trying is nothing to sneer at.

    Of course, those dastardly Brits did build more.

    The British has 7 fleet type aircraft carriers that were commissioned before 5 September, 1939. Others had been laid down and launched by this time, but would not be commissioned until 1940. Of these 7, HMS Glorius, HMS Courageous, HMS Hermes, HMS Eagle, and HMS Ark Royal were sunk. HMS Argus and HMS Furious were NOT sunk. Of the five ships that were sunk, only three were sunk by U-boats. The other two were NOT sunk by submarines.
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    Dutch army

    in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare

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    Originally posted by JerseyJohn:

    Cheese Panzer,

    The Dutch had other ships in the Pacific, but you're right, they were obsolescent and none of them larger than light cruisers.

    Here's an except from an article that gives the Allied naval strength at the Feb 1942 Battle of the Java Sea -- and Alliead fiasco.

    Shortly before the Battle of Java Sea commenced, the odds were not good for the ABDA forces. The Allies were disunited (ships came from four separate navies) and demoralized by constant air attacks and the impending fear of doom. In addition, there was no coordination between Allied navies and air forces. Yet Admiral Doorman vowed to engage the Japanese at all costs.

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    The main action

    The Japanese amphibious forces now gathered to strike at Java, and on February 27 1942, the main American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM) naval force, under Doorman, sailed northeast from Surabaya to intercept a convoy approaching from the Makassar Strait. The ABDA force consisted of two heavy cruisers (HMS Exeter, USS Houston) and three light cruisers (HNLMS De Ruyter (Doorman's flagship), HNLMS Java, HMAS Perth), and nine destroyers (HMS Electra, HMS Encounter, HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Kortenaer, HNLMS Witte de With, USS Alden, USS John D. Edwards, USS John D. Ford, USS Pope and USS Paul Jones.

    Losses were all five Allied cruisers and five destroyers. The Japanese lost no fighting ships, but four of their ten loaded transports.

    The Dutch had 5 light cruisers. HNMS De Ruyter and HNMS Java were sunk in the Pacific, and Java's sister ship HNMS Sumatra was sunk as a blockship. HNMS Tromp and HNMS Jacob van Heemskerck survived the war.

    The Dutch also had 14 destroyers, 8 of which were sunk in the Pacific, 4 of which were lost to the Germans, and 2 more which were transferred from the Royal Navy after the fall of France. The Dutch fielded 35 submarines throughout the war, some lost to the Germans, more sunk by the Japanese, but they did serve with distinction.

    Late in the war they Dutch Navy even fielded two escort carriers.

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    Dutch army

    in Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg and Weapons and Warfare

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    Originally posted by Cheese Panzer:

    OK, I know they had a brigade in North Africa ('41-'42), and I thought they had a single division in Italy after Salerno ('43). Where was the corps and how was it organzied? In my (admittedly spotty) reading of the ETO operations I don't recall seeing multi-divisonal French forces deployed until the breakout from Normandy in July of 1944. Or was it organized in 1942 and not committed to combat until 1944?

    Free French units fought hard in North Africa in battles such as Bir Hachiem. The first French troops in Italy arrived at Naples. It was the 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division, which along with the later arriving 3rd Algerian Infantry Division and support units, made up a Free French Corps led by General Juin.
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    message for mr stoat

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by zdenka:

    hello mate,been sending mail after mail but they dont get through to you.mtco ones come back unopened and the hotmail account gets no response.i'm at a loss here :confused:

    That can't be good, because I've been sending you e-mails from both of those addresses with no response.
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    German 81mm Mortar

    in Combat Mission - Tips and Tricks

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    I frequently use the American 81mm mortar based on the M3 halftrack.(I forget the designator) It has a very large ammo load, no setup time, plus it can move more easily than an infantry mortar. In a recent QB, I had one fire the HE and smoke shells in conjunction with TRPs to some effect, and the .50 cal MG that is also mounted on the vehicle helped to break up a last ditch infantry assault. Well worth the points.

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    Peng Challenges Joe Shaw to Present the Next Podcast!

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Originally posted by Mace:

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

    btw, Good news Macy, ol boy.

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />SYDNEY, Australia — Tax officials in Australia today issued a list of "tools of the trade" sex workers can deduct on their taxes.

    Among other things, the list issued on the Internet includes adult toys, lingerie, condoms, gels and oils. But prostitutes, strippers and lap dancers can't claim fitness classes that keep them in shape. They can, however, claim the cost of dance lessons.

    You're finally going to learn to dance! </font>
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