Warts 'n' all
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Never trust an Anglican, says non-conformist Noddle Head.
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5 hours ago, chuckdyke said:
Use the 25-pounders to lay a smoke screen on the right side (Linear). The smoke will drift across his key defenses. *SPOILERS* Right across his PAK-75. You need the spotter imbedded with the infantry. The 25 Pounder light and long barrage so that you have the opportunity to adjust fire. Adjust fire right in front of the vision slits. It is an attrition battle can't be helped. The Churchills use the roads in the back only.
I think you are getting confused. The British are defending in this mission. And it doesn't include a PAK 75 or any Churchills.
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2 hours ago, Hister said:
Ah, I see - I am not of Anglosaxon stock so I don't know these two best to be avoided individuals.
OK, will see what that hardcover might be in Hansel (buildings?) and avoid Gretel.
Good luck with the mission. It is tough, but winnable.
The 19th century Humperdinck was German and composed an opera entitled "Hansel and Gretel" in 1893.
The second one was "Anglo-Saxon" born into a military family in India. His real name was Arnold George Dorsey, it was an old mate who suggested the Humperdinck name change in the 1960's.
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43 minutes ago, Hister said:
Who might that fellow be? A forum user?
There were two of them, both best avoided. A 19th century composer, and a dreary 1960's singer.
With regards to the mission. Beware of Nebelwerfers. Avoid the temptation to rush your troops into "Gretel". And try to get troops into hard cover around "Hansel" rather than relying on the foxholes for protection.
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5 hours ago, Hister said:
Anyone has any Hanzel and Gretel scenario tips?
Never listen to Engelbert Humperdinck.
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2 hours ago, Vergeltungswaffe said:
We did use to have Charlize Theron's brother...
What was his version of "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" like? Or, shouldn't I ask?
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6 hours ago, rocketman said:
Just to be a bit picky, it is by rocketman. There is another member by the name RocketMan who has made some mods and who I’ve been mistaken for.
Which one of you used to be lead singer with Reg Dwight and the Watford Playboys?
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There is only a very short time limit to allow us to edit our posts, and I've never quite worked out how long it is..
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@skelley I would suggest that you go to your local park in street wear. Walk straight ahead for 200 metres and time yourself. Then do the same thing again in boots and carrying some heavy objects (rifle, hand grenades, ammo pouches, entrenching tool are optional), whilst all the time looking to the left, right, and rear, and without making a sound. Not only will it take much longer, it will also be much more knackering.
In the meantime I'm off to celebrate the 27th with some Prez.
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8 hours ago, Lucky_Strike said:
Here's one of the trees I'm cooking up for the MG mod, Populus Tremula ...
Very popular. They had a No.1 with "Silence is golden", back in '67.
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4 hours ago, dbsapp said:
Some screenshots from very nice scenario "Zinzewitz":
His wife went to all the trouble of knitting him some nice green woolen gloves only for the Russians to come along and give him a warm glow all over.
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18 hours ago, Rinaldi said:
Uh oh! Would you happen to remember the details Warts? I'm planning a replay of this soon, so I'm hoping I can unpack and patch it personally for myself.
One problem I definitely remember I found that in Mission 2 which is meant to feature a full platoon of Infantry you are light in numbers because they come in a truck, and you can't fit a whole platoon in one truck. So you are either missing your 2-inch mortar, your PIAT or some pixeltommies.
And I encountered the same problem again in some of the later missions as well. Although I think there was a thread some years back where the designer did say that he hadn't encountered the fault during testing. So perhaps I got a dodgy download.
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3 hours ago, Lucky_Strike said:
we may get four seasons yet ...
But will it be Tony the Red Priest's "Four Seasons" or Frankie Valli's?
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The spruce is all very well. But what about ...
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On 8/9/2021 at 6:44 PM, Falaise said:
there is someone on my lawn !!!
Not even Barry John could have played rugby on that pitch.
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9 hours ago, AlexUK said:
Thanks for the tips (about the beer too! The best beer I have ever tasted).
Happy to help. One of the little quirks about Belgium is the linguistic divide between Flemish and French. And the area of the 1815 campaign sits right on it. So Big Nose's HQ was in Flemish Waterloo, but the Allied front line was to the south of the divide in Mont St. Jean.
Whether the crewmen of a Daimler Dingo could speak either is open to question.
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10 hours ago, Aragorn2002 said:
the local librarian in a town full of illiterates
A library is only as good as it's manager.
As for the pearl-handled plonker, I'm not sure what he is doing in this thread.
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Perhaps he was rude to a garage mechanic.
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1 hour ago, AlexUK said:
In that case I think I may.
Any reading recommendation before I go?
Single volume - Waterloo New Perspectives by David Hamilton-Williams
Two volume - 1815 The Waterloo Campaign by Peter Hofschroer (It gives a lot more detail on the Hanovarians, Brunswickers, Dutch and Prussians than most histories.)
Although the most essential reading is a Good Beer Guide to Belgium by Tim Webb.
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Wasn't it Brian Wilson and the Acid Heads who once sang "Oh, Barbarossa, Hitler was a tosser!"
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14 hours ago, AlexUK said:
I was thinking about going for a visit!
A trip to the battlefield is well worth it. You can either book trips online, or if you you are staying in Brussels go to Tourist Information or ask at your hotel. I prefer to do my own thing, so just jump on a local train down to Braine-L'Alleud armed with a very old plan of the battle.
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3 hours ago, Aragorn2002 said:
He also made sure the British, who bore the brunt of the fighting in Western Europe, came out of the war completly impoverished, so the US could take over their position as world leader.... I very much think so. A man like Truman would have done a lot better. .... Same as Chamberlain would have done a lot better than Churchill, despite the bad press the left still gives him.
Us Limeys couldn't have fought the war without Roosevelt's contribution because WW1 coupled with going back on the "Gold Standard" in the early 1920s had left us "impoverished". Without FDR Mad Addy would have pissed all over us.
As for "I very much think so" well you need to think a bit harder don't you son?
In what way would Truman "have done a lot better"? Where's your evidence?
As for Birmingham Neville, he was a big a plonker as his dad. If it hadn't have been for Attlee and Greenwood defeating his and Halifax's plans to shaft Churchill after Dunkirk, we would have thrown in the towel.
And that is coming from someone who thinks that both Winnie and Frank were a tad right wing.
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8 hours ago, Probus said:
We can't see your video clip @Warts 'n' all. Hopefully it was appropriate for this age group.
I'm not sure who "we" are. And I have no idea which age group you belong to. But, when the album was released in Limeyland it didn't need a "Parental Advisory" sticker on it. Perhaps mummy has put a lock on your internet account without telling you.
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You're right the Driver's head is poking up a bit higher than the Commander's. I'd never noticed before. I was probably too busy trying to work out which building represented the pub I went in for lunch the first time I visited the battlefield. To be honest it was a bit of a tourist trap, the next time I went I drank in a pub with the locals in Plancenoit instead.
Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
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"Daydreaming me arse. I just ain't list'ning to nae Jessy who cannae wear a kilt."