ropey Posted February 17, 2001 Share Posted February 17, 2001 I have compiled a 2 NZEF TO&E on-line at mysite.xtra.co.nz\~Vader (case sensitive). I know there are some holes, particularly in the Armoured Regts, so feedback would be welcomed. I'll eventually get more photos scanned too, but if you have some already and they can be posted, please let me know. ------------------ Never leave your mind so open your brains fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JonS Posted February 17, 2001 Share Posted February 17, 2001 Ropey, Nice work. Aren't the official histories wonderful? I was wondering how you were going to cover all the miriad organisational changes the Div went through in the desert ... ignoring them is certainly one approach . To add special value to your site, you could break down the orbats you have in terms of their CM equivalent squads - if you have no life and nothing else to do that is. I'd love to help, but unfortunatelyt can't for the next few months. Drop me an email if you're interested anyway. Be cool Jon BTW: Somewhere I have some reasonably detailed OrBats I did for a never-completed Steel-Panthers senario covering Takrouna. ********** Ubique [This message has been edited by JonS (edited 02-17-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajsl Posted February 17, 2001 Share Posted February 17, 2001 Great work I'll have to check it out. How many of us Kiwis are there playing CM anyway ? Cheers, Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikib Posted February 17, 2001 Share Posted February 17, 2001 Well that makes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiJoe Posted February 17, 2001 Share Posted February 17, 2001 I'am. Went to the Hero Pararde last night and they had a Stuart light tank in it! Fast little sucker it was to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropey Posted February 18, 2001 Author Share Posted February 18, 2001 It probably wasn't the only fast little sucker in the parade. I've deliberately stuck to the Italian campaign TO&E because that's where my interest lies. Still need help on the armoured part though. ------------------ Never leave your mind so open your brains fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyStrike Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 They had a Stuart in the Hero parade? Dang I should have gone afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiJoe Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Yeah it was a surprising sight... with 4 1/2 naked gay guys riding on the back It accelerates wickedly fast, and the turret was faster than I thought as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropey Posted February 18, 2001 Author Share Posted February 18, 2001 So where should the Stuart sit on the TO&E? Div Cav had Staghounds, and the Recce Tp of at least 18 Regt was turretless Honeys (whatever they were nicknamed). Someone must have used the Stuart in its turretted form surely! ------------------ Never leave your mind so open your brains fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNZer Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Does it always come with four half-naked gay guys on it? Better not tell the 'poolers PeterNZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Bergman Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Originally posted by ropey: So where should the Stuart sit on the TO&E? 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade in Italy by Jeffery Plowman shows in a pretty diagram that the HQ Squadron Reconnaissance Troop had 3 Stuart Vs and 8 Stuart Recces. If you are interested in the Italian Front, I strongly recommend this great little book. It is available by post. Here are the details: >The book retails for $25 plus $2 postage and >packing, please make out the > cheque to Jeffrey Plowman. The money can be sent to: > > 33 Colman Avenue > Upper Riccarton > Christchurch > > Thanks > > Jeff Plowman I have also seen the book at Modelcrafts and Hobbies in Lower Hutt for $29. Nice to see that there are several other New Zealanders here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Hang on... doesn't the New Zealand TOE consist of a bad tempered boy scout accompanied by a viscious looking dachshund? Sorry guys, couldn't resist. Regards Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropey Posted February 19, 2001 Author Share Posted February 19, 2001 Well of course the dachsund only served in Africa and we're concerned with Italy where the boy scout troops were re-equipped with lapdogs. Some of these were converted in the field to a type of mongrel dog, part lapdog and part terrier. Again in '44 the boy scouts were given skirts and forced to entertain the troops. (A rather messy affair over which they are currently battling our DoD for compensation.) ------------------ Never leave your mind so open your brains fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted February 19, 2001 Share Posted February 19, 2001 Originally posted by ropey: Well of course the dachsund only served in Africa and we're concerned with Italy where the boy scout troops were re-equipped with lapdogs. Some of these were converted in the field to a type of mongrel dog, part lapdog and part terrier. Again in '44 the boy scouts were given skirts and forced to entertain the troops. (A rather messy affair over which they are currently battling our DoD for compensation.) Good response. I'm glad I didn't upset too many of our friends across the Tasman but from what I've read about the NZ army in its current guise, my facecious remark may not have been too far off the mark. Stay happy... Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Babra Posted February 19, 2001 Share Posted February 19, 2001 Ropey, you should definitely hunt down this book -- fits right in with what you're doing. http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/allied/nz.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropey Posted February 19, 2001 Author Share Posted February 19, 2001 Thanks for the links. I'll try to get that book next time I'm in Chch (my home town.) Kanonier, there are major political battles going on over here regarding appropriate military spending. I agree that our Army needs to be significantly re-equipped, but you should see some of the dirty deals being done on Joe Publics behalf. But that's a whole can-o'-worms that doesn't belong here. 8-) ------------------ Never leave your mind so open your brains fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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