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    Here is What I Dont Understand about BF?

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Badger73 said:

    I think there were holdouts.  I still recall back in the 1970's serving beside an officer from the Royal Tank Regiment in liaison with a US Army tank battalion who often called the M-60 tank's 105mm main gun a 25 pounder.

    That is interesting, thanks for that. I quite like "holdouts" of a slightly different kind, i.e. continental street traders who still speak in pre-kilo terms "livres" "pond" etc

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    Here is What I Dont Understand about BF?

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Warts 'n' all

    11 minutes ago, Michael Emrys said:

    Well you know how hidebound the British are about traditions. They couldn't completely let go of them.

    Michael

    Hahahaha. I have tried a bit of my own research, it looks like we carried on using "pounder"for tank and AT guns through the late 40's and 50's, and finally caught up with the rest of the world in 1959. 

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    Here is What I Dont Understand about BF?

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    4 hours ago, Michael Emrys said:

    It seems to have had its origins in naval canons during the Age of Sail. Perhaps it was easier to accurately cast canon balls by weight than by diameter. The same system of measurement was also used for army canon, although these were by and large much smaller and lighter. I suppose on land portability was valued above the ability to smash down walls after the end of the 17th. century or thereabouts.

    Michael

    There seems to be a misunderstanding of my question. I know why "pounder" was used in the first place, it was even used on the continent into the 19th Century. What I can't fathom is why in the UK it continued to be used for just a handful of guns after everything else, mortars, howitzers, naval guns etc had switched to either inches or mm.

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    Megalon Jones Youtube DARs & AARs

    in Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg

    Posted · Edited by Warts 'n' all

    Thanks for that piece. An interesting read. The local motor works in my home town here in Limeyland was owned by GM but they shut it down in the mid 70's.  

    I once knew a couple, who have sadly broken up, she had lived in Flint and he was from Cadillac, they were both musicians, and I doubt if either of them played CM. Ho hum.

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    Here is What I Dont Understand about BF?

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    2 hours ago, Pelican Pal said:

    Yea, I recall Warts 'n All jumping down some dudes throat in a discussion about captured equipment because he made a youtube video he didn't like? SOmething like that, I don't tend to follow Combat Mission's social media scene. And unlike this current thread it was a pretty interesting topic until it got derailed.

    I don't recall ever jumping down a dude's throat. I'm not that athletic. And if I had done, I'm sure the old bill would have done me for assault.

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    Here is What I Dont Understand about BF?

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    34 minutes ago, 76mm said:

    Fair enough,. although as mentioned the fact is that there are plenty of fanbois on this forum, and the poster in question simply noted their existence without labeling anyone as such, so I'm not sure who would have objected, especially to the extent of, for instance, drawing-and-quartering or other medieval tortures.  

    17-pounder, I hope you don't mind if I call you that, as it has a far nicer ring to it. The picture was a joke, and just for the record not even my local Mayor who signed the death warrant wanted Chas Stewart Number One to suffer drawing and quartering, just having his napper taken off.

    To be honest I'd never encountered the childishly abusive non-word "fanboi" before I saw it being used in here about the time Final Blitzkrieg was released. 

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