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chuckdyke

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  1. Anything on social media could have been Photoshopped.
  2. Yes, they didn't contract anything out. I also liked the posters the enemy listens. Impossible now with the internet.
  3. They say don't fight this war like you fought the last war. There is one exception logistics. There is an opportunity not to rely on made in China. Here is how they won WW2 and WW3 will be won the same way.
  4. Also I found it is a worthwhile tactic to fire at a tank when it is a strong tentative contact. Another plus when you have infantry riders on your tank. Their full contact becomes a tentative contact for the tank they are on. When you have the numbers like on Seelow it is worth to try it out yourself.
  5. You need infantry to spot, tank vs tank is worse. With a T34/85 you need to be under 1000 metres to have a chance and better below 500 metres. I know the scenario you talk about. The Russian 85mm is not on par with the US 76 mm if the latter uses HVAP ammo. For me German Cats apart from the Lynx overwhelm them and penetrate from the side or rear.
  6. Be a little more modest and purchase a universal carrier. It was extremely useful on the farm.
  7. Seelow in F&R Soviet infantry spots the German tanks in hull down from a km away under hazy conditions. Going by your figures this should be a bug. Not only do they spot armor but also spot a Tiger or a Panther. I play on Iron and tested this scenario numerous times.
  8. I thought these things cost something like a few million.
  9. I had the same but that was years ago. It was an internet link which went through China.
  10. Made in China these tires. I think relations between Ukraine and Bejing may improve. A stealth mission by special forces couldn't have done it better.
  11. It relies on combined arms warfare on its own a Kornet will knock it out. The game models it very well. The same for a Javelin or NLAW the odds the crew surviving are better. The Russians rely on a conscript army, as outdated as Napoleon who introduced it. If your army doesn't believe in attrition the morale improves.
  12. I think once the AI calculates the hit it must hit the fighting compartment. All the other parts are behind hard cover. Also it is harder to get an LOS. I rarely use the Hull-Down myself.
  13. Soviet economy during the Cold War. It is not as good as last year but better than next year. For some reason they expelled 'The Times' correspondent. No good appealing to a sense of humor.
  14. Required possibly in an isolated fire base. Depends on the mission.
  15. Artillery equally as terrifying is far more efficient. The effect of gas: it contaminated the uniforms and left skin conditions which were hard to treat. Gas lingers on in trenches. The same will go for nuclear weapons, contaminated soil will be thrown into the air and will rain back on the earth. Imagine you win a battle after chemical and nuclear strikes. Your troops will be confined in their positive pressurized environments. Outside the conditions are toxic, conventional weapons maybe far more efficient to achieve your aims. I think NATO will retaliate against tactical nuclear warfare with overwhelming conventional means on the launching sites inside Russia. If putin goes one step further, there will be no winners Russia will vaporize the West will suffer horrific losses but will prevail in the long term.
  16. Albert Pierpoint's words "They will die, and they will pay the price and they will have a proper funeral. This was the case for this man. Albert Pierpoint hanged some of the worst war criminals.
  17. Even in a civilian situation you first make the area safe. It is a little hard during a fire fight. May he rest in peace.
  18. It is not how I cross street in Combat Mission, but I am an old pensioner playing a game.
  19. Overwatch and maneuver elements. Overwatch: Don't be seen don't be targeted. Maneuver elements will be seen and will be targeted. Reduce the risk by advancing in the correct formation. Good scenario to try SF2: The Thin Black Line.
  20. I watched one of the Chieftain's videos and saved this graphic. How survive. The man served in Iraq as a tanker I understand.
  21. The stuff is a two-edged sword. It is like using a hand grenade during a domestic argument. You blow the house up and kill yourself as well.
  22. It got him in the history books, it also cost him his job. At least till the Battle of the Bulge.
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