<r>I had a Tiger on a hillside that got attacked by a Russian Sturmovik. The Sturmovik fired its rockets at the Tiger, damaging it and forcing the crew to leap out. Then, the plane dropped a bomb in the hex adjacent to the crew (obviously suppressing them further) and then they surrendered... to the ...

Favourite SPWAW sayings?

I guess my favourite would be "Yeah and don't come back" although that saying is nowhere near as commonly said as "You joucy b@st@rd!" or "So much for my commandos then" or "Oh no, not again".

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by Bart:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>btw I saw a very good war/drama movie (cant remember the title) about a squad of Americans who are sent out to report on enemy activity just before the battle of bulge. They run into Germans who want to surrender. In one scene the ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by Jab:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>Has anyone here read the book Stalingrad?It came out last year.I usually HATE reading books but this is the only book I've really read without quitting.I read through it in about 3 days.Everything in this book is intresting ...

<t>Does anyone know the name of the film about the crew of a crashed US bomber in the middle of the desert who were all killed and they disappear when their bodies are found? At the end there's only one of them left and his body is under the wrecked plane with no chance of being found.<br/>
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I ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by warhead:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>84 Charlie Mopic<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

I was trying to remember the name of that film a couple of days ago. I could remember the Charlie Mopic bit but the number was eluding me.<br/>
A good film too.<br/>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by O de B:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>Also there is the problem of captured Tanks... <br/>
snippage <br/>
... I don't know how SpWaW ai picks up its units, only played scens, not campaigns yet. But in any case the price of captured equipment should be risen to ...

<t>Hmmm. This question is always a tricky one to answer and I can never answer it in any kind of order.<br/>
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My top ten war movies then, in no particular order.<br/>
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Saving Private Ryan - Brutally honest combat scenes make up for Tom Hanks.<br/>
Lawrence of Arabia - Brilliant. It's been ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by Voriax:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>Btw, if you think about it, in many cases turning entire hull instead of a turret is faster. <e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

Michael Wittmann, the famous German tanks ace rarely rotated his turret choosing instead to ...

<t>Now that's a large question and I'm sure that by the time I get to post this reply about 8 people will have answered already.<br/>
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The biggest difference is the armour system. Unlike SPWW2 (or any other SP game) SPWAW models a tanks armour thickness and slope directly (using incredibly hard ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by RobertMc:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>In WW2, tankers even feared entering woods for the chance of bogging or throwing a track--but would you like to see tankers crashing through multiple hex stone buildings with no threat of consequence?<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by Galanti:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>Is it possible to make the sniper a special forces unit? You could therefore deploy them as commandos which would probably make them more effective tactically.<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

I like the idea but snipers ...

<t>I don't know if it works in non-secure games but in secure PBEM you can press '1' during your turn and it'll tell you how many times both players have loaded and how many times they have quit. It's not damning evidence but it should give a clue if cheating is afoot especially if you follow Drake ...

<t>I like the idea of being able to get some vehicles out of mud. I know that a lot of truck drivers carried planks, hurdles, boards or anything else that could get them out of sticky (geddt?) situations like that. Getting stuck on a raging battlefield can't be a good thing.<br/>
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Also, I've ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by Charles22:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>You cannot make this game fair and start comparing different "classes" in battle. If the user is lame enough to try to fight the threat of heavies with mediums, that's his problem, not the game's.<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote]</e ...

<r>Whoa, I haven't finished downloading 2.1!! <br/>
Just kidding, fellas. <IMG src="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif">http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/smile.gif</URL><e>[/img]</e></IMG><br/>
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New features? Is there no ...

I'll have some of that, thankyou.

[This message has been edited by Spunkgibbon (edited 06-28-2000).]

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by crazyivan:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s>... we hold a loins share of the glory.<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

Of course you mean 'lions'...? <IMG src="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/wink.gif"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/ubb/wink.gif ...

WOW, that was quick!

Brilliant stuff, thanks a million

Right I'm off to d/l right now...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Originally posted by BA Evans:<br/>
<B><s>[b]</s> <br/>
What did his troops think about this statement?!?<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

It was probably something like:<br/>
Yeah, right. He'll never get 100%. He'll be lucky to get 50% casualties. Bloody nerve of the ...