The ol one eye. Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Since Russian tank platoons will rely heavily on a command tank, what do you think is the likely hood of BTS giving command tanks different BMPs? I've read that most command tanks had a 'K' painted on for 'Komandirsky'. I think it would be very cool( and easy?) to have the Komandirsky tanks look different, that way you could see it in a glance, and not do that gamey 'click select' thing to see if its in command radius. At least Im guessing thats how it will work. [ February 20, 2002, 02:19 AM: Message edited by: The ol one eye. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 How about a doodad of the commander leaning out of the turret with a signal flag in hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ol one eye. Posted February 20, 2002 Author Share Posted February 20, 2002 Russian TCs must've had balls of steel to stick themselves out into the wind like that. Im going to be especially bummed when I lose my first Ruski TC. BTW, does anyone have a good glossary of Russian WWII military terms or nicknames? Did they use terms comparable to 'G.I.' or 'Dogface'? Any good Russian slang for Germans or specific enemy units? That is the best stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Originally posted by The ol one eye.: Russian TCs must've had balls of steel to stick themselves out into the wind like that. Im going to be especially bummed when I lose my first Ruski TC. BTW, does anyone have a good glossary of Russian WWII military terms or nicknames? Did they use terms comparable to 'G.I.' or 'Dogface'? Any good Russian slang for Germans or specific enemy units? That is the best stuff. I believe "Frontovik" was the Russian equivalent of Tommy, Digger, Landser, or GI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apex Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Hmm, I'd be interested in a german one with a big "ROI" on the back. Calling all grogs to name unit and who was riding the tank (should be a hard one). apex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianc Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 That reminds me of an interesting story regarding the term 'Tommy' that I read recently. My aged fragile mind has blurred the details slightly, but apparently it was something like this: The British army (sometime shortly after Waterloo) was writing some sort of documentation and needed a name for the average British private soldier as an example name to fill in blanks. This came to the Duke of Wellington's attention and he thought back to his very first command, which contained a huge private by the name of Tommy Atkins. Apparently Tommy was mortally wounded in front of the Duke and died more or less in his arms, saying it was 'all in a day's work Milor' or some such. Wellington wanted to honor him, and thus the name 'Tommy' for the British private soldier was born. Any others? I love etymology... ianc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Are you guys sure the Russians had BMPs in WWII. I could have sworn they were developed later. [ February 20, 2002, 03:50 PM: Message edited by: CMplayer ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitizenkane Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Originally posted by CMplayer: Are you guys sure the Russians had BMPs in WWII. I could have sworn they were developed later.Thats Bitmaps, not the Soviet BMP personel carriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 R01 was the Regimental commander of a Panzer Regiment. What did Willi Langkeit of Pz Rgt GD have on his command tank in place of the "R"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Originally posted by The ol one eye.: Any good Russian slang for Germans or specific enemy units? That is the best stuff. The one most often term heard in reference to the Germans is "nemtsi". It originates from the term "ne mestnie" which translates to "not from around here". Thus the Germans who as invaders were not "from around here", became collectively known as "nemtsi". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted February 21, 2002 Share Posted February 21, 2002 Originally posted by The ol one eye.: Russian TCs must've had balls of steel to stick themselves out into the wind like that. Im going to be especially bummed when I lose my first Ruski TC. BTW, does anyone have a good glossary of Russian WWII military terms or nicknames? Did they use terms comparable to 'G.I.' or 'Dogface'? Any good Russian slang for Germans or specific enemy units? That is the best stuff. I think the Russians called SPAM, America's "Second Front" (an obvious thumbing of their noses at America's "contribution" to the war before 6/44). However, they did like SPAM though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted February 21, 2002 Share Posted February 21, 2002 Originally posted by mrcitizenkane: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by CMplayer: Are you guys sure the Russians had BMPs in WWII. I could have sworn they were developed later.Thats Bitmaps, not the Soviet BMP personel carriers.</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted February 21, 2002 Share Posted February 21, 2002 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: R01 was the Regimental commander of a Panzer Regiment. What did Willi Langkeit of Pz Rgt GD have on his command tank in place of the "R"?A little black helmet ("God, Honour, Fatherland" p. 194) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted February 21, 2002 Share Posted February 21, 2002 Comissar, not saying you're not right (you might as well be), but "niemcy" is also simply the polish word for "Germans" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ol one eye. Posted February 21, 2002 Author Share Posted February 21, 2002 Thanks for the replies. I meant Bmp's, like the graphic files, not the BMPs like troop transporters. Heehee, that was funny tho. So how 'bout it Moon\BTS, what about separate graphics for command tanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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