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There this seems better. I didn't like edittng a post someone had upped and then change the content Sorry Bil and Rinaldi. As to the Eastern front campaign - it is off topic, but what the hell - Germany lost the war they day it started. It just took that long to catch up to the reality. Russia was never going to surrender. Why would it? It could trade space for time almost indefinitely and the true economic powerhouse of the war was sitting an ocean away from Germany. An ocean that Germany was never going to win the war for. So yeah maybe Germany could have taken Moscow if it hadn't diverted it's forces. That would have impeded Russian ability to prosecute the war, but it would not have stopped it. Taking even more territory was not going to help resolve the German manpower issues either. The only way that Germany could have won that war was to be a different Germany and to have actually been able to ally itself with those forces that already hated the Soviets as opposed to driving those people to embrace the Soviets as the lesser of two evils. That however is alternate history and not really worth the time of this thread or forum.

actually no one here from my reading has said only focus on terrain and time. They have only said you can not discount them. Only one individual has said you only need to focus on killing the enemy.

Delivery!!!!

well at least he didn't call them all rapists, murderers and drug addicts... and rapists. Somebody's doing the raping!! Anyway before this heads for a lock, let's get back to the op and intel issue. Politics is the driver of most of this stuff. The interesting thing is the article doesn't target the administration. Now I am not gonna put too much investment in what the Daily Beast says, but this is their quote. Some analysts seem to think that Centcom leaders are trying to further their career advancement by telling the administration what it wants to hear, according to The Daily Beast's sources. The most interesting thing I thought in the article was the question of Mosul and how the effort to re take the city seems to have fallen off the objective list. That is kind of a glaring statement about the military opposition to ISIL Between Turkey placing priority on fighting the Kurds and the Iraqi gov't being incapable of fielding a credible force there doesn't seem to be boots on the ground to take advantage of any air strikes.

The second option may be better as the first would have a dependency on spotting rounds and time left in the turn. I don't think it could give you a definite figure. Even the specific selection would have some variability due to spotting rounds, but the variation would be more limited with a fixed number of rounds firing after FFE.

Things are going boom, pixel truppen are running around and dying. Forum members are being led down a path thinking they will get screenshots. We are suckers for screenshots.

Jammer six, we have intercepted enemy communications issued in the clear. Message to follow detailing enemy observations and plans.

Cute, but beneath you LockAndLoad. To feign ignorance of the state of corruption in Russia is particularly glaring considering the recent falling out between the local thugs and the federal thugs as to who is responsible for all the transportation funds that were allocated for Crimea. The original proposals on funding for Crimea. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/crimea-sucks-funds-from-infrastructure-mega-projects-in-russias-regions/500075.html And the situation a year later. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/crimea-corruption-fueling-feud-between-local-and-federal-elites/525859.html Let me know if you need a translation of that article... anyone? You can be cute and snippy if you like. Maybe avoiding the issue that way makes you more comfortable. It doesn't however alter the reality of the situation and your inability to provide a cogent response reveals more about how little you base your arguments on other than wishful thinking and denial. Regarding the sub program Your words The Yasen SSN program It was speculated that the cost of the first Yasen-class submarine was around US$1 billion, although another source claims that the price was actually US$2 billion. Recent reports from unnamed sources speculate that the first-of-class (Severodvinsk) unit cost was 50 billion rubles (roughly US$1.6 billion) while the second boat (Kazan) will cost an estimated 110 billion rubles (US$3.5 billion). This would make Kazan the most expensive SSN/SSGN in the world together with USS Jimmy Carter but not as expensive as the $4.8 billion French SSBN Triomphant class. A single Yasen-class submarine allegedly costs as much as two Borei-class submarines. In 2011, (then) Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov criticized the ever increasing cost of the Borei- and Yasen-class submarines. The Minister described the massive increase in cost between the first and the second Yasen-class submarine as "incomprehensible". However, he insisted that the Ministry of Defence and Sevmash (builder) would resolve the issue. Officials from the United Shipbuilding Corporation replied that work done in Sevmash accounts to only 30% of the submarines completion cost, the remaining 70% being linked to suppliers/contractors. Hmm beginning to see where the graft starts impacting? Tony Soprano would be so proud.

yeah that is as bad as if someone had say made up intelligence about Iraqis MWDs and then sold it off to the the secretary of state so he could go before the UN and sell it as truth. Good thing we know that would never happen because no one alters intelligence estimates.... Heck I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! On the other hand anyone who thinks bombing runs are gonna eliminate ISIS must have missed the whole Afghan war thing or that 14 years after 9/11 Al Qaeda affiliated units and offspring are still very much alive. Don't need an analyst to tell me that. As usual politics is in the drivers seat and it doesn't have a map.

The example of the carriers was in reference your statement about turning on and off other big projects to get the funds. You don't just shut down or scale back development of nuke missiles and subs to create tanks. It is far from that simple and the affects are longer term. So in fact it is directly applicable. You take things personally when folks talk about efficiency issues in the economy. Not sure why that is, but no one accused Russia of being stupid. On the other hand your idea of private companies in an open market apparently does not meet the same criteria as the international business community definition. Russia's private companies function in an environment that does not support private industry as Putin has proved time and time again. It only survives at his discretion and when someone in the Kremlin decides otherwise, the corruption scandals, accusations, trials and seizures begin. That deters investment and one has only to look at the amount of GDP created in Russia by mid size businesses to see the negative impact. Fact is the Russian economy is notoriously corrupt and inefficient and Putin is very much a part of that. One need only look at his history in St Petersburg and the amount of corruption he personally was a part of to see what that would do to a national economy already under strain. The sanctions are not the only reason companies are bailing from doing business in Russia. Another huge aspect is the lack of transparency and that very corruption. The Russian economy is not some elegantly functioning machine that will pirouette through these changes in direction that you seem to think Putin can just snap his fingers and cause to occur. The bribes and slush fund that Oligarch A was expecting that suddenly doesn't turn up and is instead going to oligarch b has impact. When your economy is run like a Mafia franchise, you just don't tell Tony Soprano's crew they aren't getting the kickbacks on that waterfront job without consequences.

Economically speaking turning big military projects on and off on a whim is hugely expensive. For example, the infrastructure it takes to build an aircraft carrier is not something you shut down for a few years and then simply say, okay we are gonna build carriers again. The work force, the skill sets, the shipyards, the supply chain, all those have to be geared back up. That is something the Kremlin is wrestling with now having shot themselves in the foot with the Mistral deal. That kind of knee jerk changing of military projects is incredibly inefficient. The last thing the Russian economy can afford is more inefficiency. Add to that the corruption which already ravages those budgets and you are guaranteed failure in meeting your goals.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IzCAbRlj_gc I see nothing but untapped potential. ......

None yet and they have a few items on the plate talking precedence - the new game based around the bulge, a module for CMFI, a battle pack for CMBN and whatever is coming next for CMRT.

Shame Col. Reuben Tucker didn't read this. He could have given General Gavin a raspberry and said hell with that bridge, I just need to "murder" some Germans. edit: or maybe Maj Julian Cooke could have.

He is quoting Jason's Sig in case one hadn't noticed. The font or should I say the text is very light. damn sniped by the original commenter, touche!!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VxA3atHD2QM

Just cause I gotta ask, what exactly is your military experience? If the sum of it is some books and a few war games, well I gotta wonder. Captains, Majors and even Lt Cols do not get to raspberry their commanding officers and decide that objective X is not worth their effort. They do not have the full picture to make that call.

Well techically he would stil have Bradleys. They might be burning twisted wrecks, but they'd still be burning twisted wrecks of Bradleys

Really? You felt obligated to point out it is font size not just font? I am gonna go out on a limb and guess you aren't married nor in a relationship.

What?! No wonder I thought this game sucked wind, was incredibly boring and the UI was awful. . . Not to mention the lack of graphics. Hmm so what am I supposed to do with this disk? And what am I supposed to use for my beer coaster now?

Can the assertion include the winner will have had Bradley's at some point, but not necessarily now?

I don't think it is gamey, but it is unexpected. The primary issue is your opponent can not fire back.

thanks Matt. I am working on that lottery ticket

I would but I can't stop laughing. Screen shot please, video preferred but we'll take what we can get.

man with font like that, now I really feel old.....