Michael Emrys Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Let us hope that his health remains sound and the sheriff hasn't gotten onto his trail. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Red Line Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Maybe the AAR screenies are counted as daily screenies ??? [ October 13, 2003, 04:18 AM: Message edited by: Thin Red Line ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWB Posted October 14, 2003 Author Share Posted October 14, 2003 Rumors of my demise are unfounded. No arrests, a few drunken incidents, but otherwise uneventful last few days, save not being able to get home and take care of the screenies. In any case, new screenies are up, and I backdated so you get 5, yup, count em, 5 new ones today. Sorry for the delay folks. WWB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Wheee! Humber SC! 15mm BESA fun - Axis HTs (and Italian tanks) look out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Good to see the Humber make an appearance. I hope they include all the major MKs. The Daimler is sure to be in aswell. And we've already seen the Staghound. Now we just need the AEC and the Royce-Rolls to show up. Hard to please? You bet, but BFC seem to manage every time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Well, we've seen the AA HTs, how about the British AA tanks. According to the TO&Es published in George Forty's "Handbook for the British Army", these were as common, if not more so than CS tanks. Give me that sweet high volume ground fire corruption. Plus the ability to have a go at some Axis aircraft - IIRC, some AA tanks mounted twin 40mm Bofors :eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Originally posted by flamingknives: Well, we've seen the AA HTs, how about the British AA tanks. According to the TO&Es published in George Forty's "Handbook for the British Army", these were as common, if not more so than CS tanks. Give me that sweet high volume ground fire corruption. Plus the ability to have a go at some Axis aircraft - IIRC, some AA tanks mounted twin 40mm Bofors :eek: Were British AA vehicles really that commonly used in the ground role? I only see reference to them in Canadian formations in the AA troop of armoured recce regiments; the LAA regiments of infantry divisions used towed 20mms, and these were apparently phased out in August (?) 1944... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 The source I have is George Forty's "British Army Handbook" In various TO&Es of Armoured Regts., from May 1942 there are between 4 and 8 AA tanks. The only specific AA tanks mentioned in the book are those based on the Crusader chassis. The only one pictured mounts a single Bofors. Googling the term indicates that most were equipped with twin 20mm and few served beyond D-Day. Seeing the ground based 20mm (polsten and Oerliken) would be nice too. [ October 17, 2003, 06:53 PM: Message edited by: flamingknives ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Hey! someone mentions the AA HTs, and up they pop. Then someone mentions the mortar carriers, and hey presto! One M4A1 mortar carrier. It would be really cool if they could post a pic. of a Crusader AA tank. (hint, hint) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Originally posted by flamingknives: The source I have is George Forty's "British Army Handbook" In various TO&Es of Armoured Regts., from May 1942 there are between 4 and 8 AA tanks. The only specific AA tanks mentioned in the book are those based on the Crusader chassis. The only one pictured mounts a single Bofors. Googling the term indicates that most were equipped with twin 20mm and few served beyond D-Day. Seeing the ground based 20mm (polsten and Oerliken) would be nice too. The major point here being they were only used in armoured regiments, and I would suspect as such, primarily in the AA role, rather than in a ground support role...unless you have info indicating otherwise? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 It that any particular reason to exclude them? I nothing else, it gives the British a mobile AA defence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: ...unless you have info indicating otherwise? The South Albertas kept theirs until the end of the war, and used them in a ground support role. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beorix Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 i've not seen news screenies since Tuesday , what is happening guys ??? :confused: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 Originally posted by Beorix: i've not seen news screenies since Tuesday , what is happening guys ??? :confused: Those bastards ran out of things for us to argue about! :mad: :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 I guess WWB has been busy again. Maybe even with real life. [shudder] Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 C'mon guys! Where's my piccy of a Crusader AA tank? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Originally posted by flamingknives: C'mon guys! Where's my piccy of a Crusader AA tank? How's this? It's just the turret, but it's from my Bovington trip: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Shocker Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 It seems that we've been cut off...cold turkey from screenshots and completed AARs. They must be doing some serious work at BFC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Talker Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 All I know is ten years ago I was pushing little cardboard pieces around a board. Now I have Combat Mission. This is a great series of games, with super people trying to better it all the time. I couldn't ask for more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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