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by morvwilson
Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Books Today vs Yesterday
Replies: 28
Views: 392

RE: Books Today vs Yesterday

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: warspite1<br/> <br/> I have noticed more and more that I am finding problems in many of the military history books that I buy. These problems can be:<br/> <br/> - spelling/grammar errors - which are irritating, but (usually) nothing more.<br/> - factual errors - th...
by morvwilson
Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Replies: 32
Views: 449

RE: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

What is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?

by morvwilson
Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone play micro armor out there?
Replies: 16
Views: 252

RE: Anyone play micro armor out there?

yep, chemical warfare weapons!
by morvwilson
Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone play micro armor out there?
Replies: 16
Views: 252

Anyone play micro armor out there?

<r> Introduced my sons to modern micro armor.<br/> We simulated a Syrian assault on the Golan Heights where highway 90 meets 899.<br/> Israeli oob: 8 Merkava mk3's, two platoons of infantry in M113's, two batteries 120mm mortars.<br/> <br/> Syrian oob: 21 T74's, 13 BMP-1's, 4 brdm2's and one battery...
by morvwilson
Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Invasion of Japan
Replies: 81
Views: 1402

RE: Invasion of Japan

Well, the answer to the original question appears to be "no".
I would like to see the simplified results of the invasion senario if anyone runs it.

And Andy, holy data dump!
Was that WiTP?
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

RE: Tank Museum

<r> Here are some more<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/4648A8F11DE445EE9BC502EFC75125F2.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/4648A8F11DE445EE9BC502EFC75125F2.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfi ......
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

RE: Tank Museum

most of the vehicles inside the barns were completely operational.
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

RE: Tank Museum

<r> And just in case it is not enough...<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/3A3F02735C114C759F0678F118753A4A.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/3A3F02735C114C759F0678F118753A4A.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixgames.c...
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

RE: Tank Museum

<r> and a few more<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/551FFC47F0BF4450B3E023CAF15BBEEA.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/551FFC47F0BF4450B3E023CAF15BBEEA.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfi ... 5BB...
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

RE: Tank Museum

<r> can only do 3 at a time,<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/35CDE000F263400D856C61E6F15E3705.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/35CDE000F263400D856C61E6F15E3705.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/up...
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

RE: Tank Museum

<r> And a few from inside...<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/FBC819AFEDD84F349BE0B9EA20E05964.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/FBC819AFEDD84F349BE0B9EA20E05964.jpg"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/up...
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

RE: Tank Museum

<r> I think you are right, turret is facing backwards, but that one in particular has not been restored yet.<br/> And yes, I have more.<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/D7BC5BEAE4AF4A409DF27D7BD892BBF7.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums...
by morvwilson
Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tank Museum
Replies: 20
Views: 350

Tank Museum

<r> If i had the money...<br/> Took my sons to this museum on a 400+ acre private ranch in Portola Valley.<br/> <br/> <IMG src="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/F145FCFB6EC84B6BBAAA6CB6C6A1A820.jpg"><s>[img]</s><URL url="https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/upfiles/23075/F145FCFB6EC84B...
by morvwilson
Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Caused the Axis Powers the Greatest Harm
Replies: 158
Views: 1746

RE: Which Caused the Axis Powers the Greatest Harm

<t> The short answer to "what caused the axis the most harm?" I would say was lack of cooperation on strategic goals.<br/> What if the Japanese attacked the Russians at the same time as the Germans instead of attacking Pearl Harbor?<br/> With only the Germans attacking the Soviet Union, the soviets ...
by morvwilson
Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whose to blame for starting WWI?
Replies: 56
Views: 652

RE: Whose to blame for starting WWI?

<t> Who started WW1?<br/> The root cause I think is the friction between the Serbs and Austrians.<br/> Around 1908 Austria took over Bosnia and Herzgovina from the receeding Turkish empire. These were former Serbian provences and the Serbs wanted them back.<br/> The Serbian government at the time wa...
by morvwilson
Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Holy Cow
Replies: 55
Views: 382

RE: Holy Cow

As for the History Chanel, I really enjoyed watching the history of the peanut.[8|]
In fact I enjoyed it so much, it cured me of ever wanting to watch much of anything on TV.[:D]
by morvwilson
Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Holy Cow
Replies: 55
Views: 382

RE: Holy Cow

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: E<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: killroyishere<br/> <br/> So, something happened and was <B><s>[b]</s>discovered in Area 51 and Roswell<e>[/b]</e></B> imho. Technology really started booming around that time and has increased at the "speed of light" so t...
by morvwilson
Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Holy Cow
Replies: 55
Views: 382

RE: Holy Cow

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Terminus<br/> <br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: killroyishere<br/> <br/> The reason I believe in Aliens is because of this computer technology world we are living in now. Compared to the centuries just to disc...
by morvwilson
Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Were the Brits Right?
Replies: 28
Views: 178

RE: Were the Brits Right?

<t> The thing to consider here is that you had two general staffs coming from different historical experiences.<br/> The British had been isolated to their island, or mostly so, in a previous war against Napoleon. Thus their strategy was to nip around the edges and make their enemy spread themselves...
by morvwilson
Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Inglourious Basterds-new "WW2" movie
Replies: 29
Views: 438

RE: Inglourious Basterds-new "WW2" movie

<t> Well, I took the wife to see this one last night.<br/> With Brad Pitt in the starring role, it was a must see for her.<br/> While I did enjoy it, especially the twisting plot line, I was reminded more of an Italian western than a WW2 flick.<br/> As for historical accuracy, I don't look for it in...

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