AlexUK Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I am playing BP 1 and the driver's head seems to be coming too far out of the vehicle when buttoned up. There is a clearly visible vision port that the driver does not seem to be using. Scenario A Crossroads Near Brussels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 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. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexUK Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 I was thinking about going for a visit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 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. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexUK Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 In that case I think I may. Any reading recommendation before I go? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexUK Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Thanks for the tips (about the beer too! The best beer I have ever tasted). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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