Hawk Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 If this has been discussed before, I guess I'll be shot at first daylight, but since the search didn't reveal anything, I'm willing to take my chances! Are there railroad tracks in CM? If so, is it possible to drive wheeled and/or tracked vehicles along it? Hawk ------------------ Our's is not to reason "why", our's is but to do and die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 Yes and yes you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted February 7, 2000 Author Share Posted February 7, 2000 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ol' Blood & Guts Posted February 7, 2000 Share Posted February 7, 2000 Hawk wrote: "Our's is not to reason 'why', our's is but to do and die!" --------------------------------------------- "La, La, La, La, La, La, La, what the f**k does that suppose to mean, Corporal?" [This message has been edited by Ol' Blood & Guts (edited 02-07-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted February 8, 2000 Author Share Posted February 8, 2000 What!? You haven't heard about the "charge of the light brigade"? I am utterly shocked! Well ok, not really. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson. HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 'Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!' he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 'Forward, the Light Brigade!' Was there a man dismay'd ? Not tho' the soldier knew Some one had blunder'd: Their's not to make reply, Their's not to reason why, Their's but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd: Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel'd from the sabre-stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd. Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. When can their glory fade ? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder'd. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred! (Quote) Tennyson based this famous poem on the Battle of Balaklava, fought on October 25, 1854, during the Crimean War, in which a small force of British cavalry made a daring but dangerous assault against a Russian artillery line. After the attack, only 195 of the 673 men in the Light Brigade answered muster call. Some find it fashionable to ridicule this poem as a glorification of war and paean to those who blindly, and stupidly, follow orders. But the fact is that there are times when obedient acts of self-sacrifice and courage merit both admiration and profound gratitude. (end-quote) Thus... ------------------ Our's is not to reason "why", our's is but to do and die! [This message has been edited by Hawk (edited 02-08-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted February 8, 2000 Share Posted February 8, 2000 Or, as Napoleon once said of the British cavalry arm: "...some of the best trained --and worst led -- cavalry in the world." I think that pretty much sums up Balaklava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted February 8, 2000 Share Posted February 8, 2000 Ahhh, shades of Kelly's Heroes. Warms the cockles o' my heart. I guess pink paint shells are out of the question. ------------------ Always with the negative waves, Moriarty, always with the negative waves — Oddball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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