Jasper Posted February 12, 2001 Share Posted February 12, 2001 Just thought I'd get a jump on griping. Since BTS will shamelessly ignore horses in the next game - something about equestrian morale being difficult to model. I suppose veterinary units will also be banished. (sigh). I really wanted veterinary units in my combat sim. With horses and veterinary units gone then I can only assume the next CM will continue to ignore the "HISTORICALLY ACCURATE" practice of driving sheep across a minefield to clear it (happened at least once). "You'll have to sign for your 300 sheep, sir." Because if they won't have horses they probably won't have sheep either. Can bicycle troops be far behind on the chopping block? ------------------ Check out http://www.geocities.com/funfacts2001/ or http://hyperion.spaceports.com/~funfacts/ for military documents written during WWII. [This message has been edited by Jasper (edited 02-12-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Originally posted by Jasper: Can bicycle troops be far behind on the chopping block? Since when did "mounted" bicycle troops fire their weapons? As far as modeling them, I don't see why "Bicycle Squad" type be included, just as the motorized squad is now. What's the real difference anyway? Small arm load-out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboivin Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Nest thing you know, they will tell us that the Russians didn't use mules for mountain recon units. sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATguy Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 what no horses! no bicycles! my gosh! what next! no laundry unit!! or maintenance unit!!! dam! what about the payroll or graves registration unit!! come to think of it what about administration unit, nothing better than shooting up a bunch of office silly's...... slippery slope here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Mock all you want ya vultures, you! There's always hope for CMII ! Everyone knows about the Cold War battle where the Guagamalian cavalry attacked a collumn of Nigaraguian T-2000's! Sheesh, amateurs... ------------------ "...Every position, every meter of Soviet soil must be defended to the last drop of blood..." - Segment from Order 227 "Not a step back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 And what about my favorite...messkit repair companies? And the morale maintenance battalions? Or the Chairborne Infantry? Whatta ripoff! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Michael emrys Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 What about pogo sticks and BB guns for the famed Mounted Nuisance Battalions? I suppose next you will be disputing that they were issued pea shooters as personal sidearms. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Forget the horses. Give me my penal battalions and NKVD units for "morale support". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Mmm, bovine MG sponge. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 If there will be Alpini will be also some jackasses (asini) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 The Russian Army Can Can dancer troop, "The Bouncing Babushka's". ------------------ "Gentlemen, you may be sure that of the three courses open to the enemy, he will always choose the fourth." -Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, (1848-1916) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted February 13, 2001 Author Share Posted February 13, 2001 "PIGEONS" As I was preparing to post more stuff I stumbled across a reference. Clearly written by someone with a clear point of view: THE ARMY PIGEON [From an article by Frank W. Lane in The Royal Air Force Quarterly December 1942] "But in a war that bird may be carrying a message upon whose prompt delivery may hang the lived of thousands of men. Within recent years (written 1942) it has therefore become an aim of utmost importance among pigeoneers to develop a strain of night flyers - and they have succeeded!" "Today Fort Monmouth claims to have a flock of nearly a hundred of the only two-way homing pigeons in the world - birds able to carry messages on round trips across battlefields. Just how these bird were trained is a closely guarded military secret. Some indications of the methods, however, may be gained from some French experiments . . ." "The military need for such a pigeon is obvious to anyone who has studied the tactics of blitzkrieg. . . . messages sent back by hard-pressed forward troops could never be entrusted to an army pigeon trained to World War I standards." "And when, in one bird, can be combined night-flying, two-way messages, carrying to moveable bases, a weapon will have been forged which has been the dreams of army commanders since the dawn of organized warfare." More important than my opinion of the effectiveness of the widespread use of carrier pigeons, if the enemy using them, then I want falcons trained to WWII standards to intercept them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mikey D Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 Y'know, the army's classic 'tooth-to-tail' ratio was much more one-sided that CM usually models. I think whenever we model new scenarios we should all include at least a couple dozen trucks & jeeps to better represent the 'tail' portion of the beast. Leaving them out would be like modelling the battle of Agincort without the English baggage train to attack, or doing a modern wargame with M1A2s but no fuel trucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Bunny Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 How about a wider variety of weapons to choose from For example the Canadians have a relatively sparce list of goodies ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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