Challenger 2

Steve don't get me wrong at all I understand that the American military has got ALOT more on its hands in the two countries hence the need for more troops

I hardly say that the British military is on its death bed. The British commanders have said they can fight in Afganistan or Iraq but not both as they have nowhere near the numbers or budget of the American military and from a polictical point of view Afganistan is the better choice as we have a chance of winnning. Also 70% of class A drugs come to Britian from Afganistan.

I don't know how many people of heard but Prince Harry Wales is now going to do a 6 month tour of duty in Iraq as the officer of a Scimitar recon troop. What are peoples opinions on this? I think it is brave of him to do so but for the added danger for Scimitar crews in Iraq for possibly having a royal occupant is it really worth it. Also if he were captured it would be a very large hit on moral and a huge boost for the insegens.

But haven't the US decided to put in another 20,000 troops into the Capital? Do they have anydates for withdrawal yet? The British have decided to start thier withdrawal of troops with I belive 1200 by the end of the summer and redeploying them to Afganistan.

EU Battlegroups is the biggest pile of S*** I have ever heard of. It is insane I hate the idea of lossing the Identities of the British forces and the Regiments to a "SUPEREURO FORCE".

I do hope the Germans make it in at some point. As the most significant military and economic force in Europe it would make sense. And German hardware is very widely used as Steve has pointed out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't think that is true at all, and if it was then it doesn't matter much as Britian and America seem to be the only countries that will properly comit forces to the Middle East.

I cant wait for this module, im also looking foward to being able to play against other NATO countries and conquering them

Yeah I dont think that kill rotio makes a good leader or necessarily popularity. But unit disaplince and loyalty I would say was essential. There are never bad soldier only bad officers

I dont think that really you could claim one man as best coy commander as you said before their such as vast selction from WW2 and after not to mention WW1

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Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones VC OBE During the attack against an enemy who was well dug in with mutually supporting positions sited in depth, the Battalion was held up just South of Darwin by a particularly well-prepared and resilient enemy position of at least eleven trenches on an important ridge. A number of casualties were received. In order to read the battle fully and to ensure that the momentum of his attack was not lost, Colonel Jones took forward his reconnaissance party to the foot of a re-entrant which a section of his Battalion had just secured. Despite persistent, heavy and accurate fire the reconnaissance party gained the top of the re-entrant, at approximately the same height as the enemy positions. From here Colonel Jones encouraged the direction of his Battalion mortar fire, in an effort to neutralise the enemy positions. However, these had been well prepared and continued to pour effective fire onto the Battalion advance, which, by now held up for over an hour and under increasingly heavy artillery fire, was in danger of faltering. In his effort to gain a good viewpoint, Colonel Jones was now at the very front of his Battalion. It was clear to him that desperate measures were needed in order to overcome the enemy position and rekindle the attack, and that unless these measures were taken promptly the Battalion would sustain increasing casualties and the attack perhaps even fail. It was time for personal leadership and action. Colonel Jones immediately seized a sub-machine gun, and, calling on those around him and with total disregard for his own safety, charged the nearest enemy position. This action exposed him to fire from a number of trenches. As he charged up a short slope at the enemy position he was seen to fall and roll backward downhill. He immediately picked himself up, and again charged the enemy trench, firing his sub-machine gun and seemingly oblivious to the intense fire directed at him. He was hit by fire from another trench which he outflanked, and fell dying only a few feet from the enemy he had assaulted. A short time later a company of the Battalion attacked the enemy, who quickly surrendered. The display of courage by Colonel Jones had completely undermined their will to fight further.