<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by david1003 <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Looking for a pbem opponent for a 41 game, will play either side. <e>[/B]</e></B><e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE>

david 1003,<br/>
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I would like to test the waters as Soviet side. (never played PBEM ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Vasquez <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Hello,<br/>
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I want to play my first PBEM with a friend (after years of AI sessons). One question:<br/>
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Is it normal, that I can´t view what happeneds during the turn of my oppenent? After ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Matthias72 <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Hello!<br/>
Sorry if my english is not so good, because i come from<br/>
germany. <br/>
I liked playing Second Front a few years ago with my Amiga,<br/>
so i was happy to find WIR <E>:-)</E><br ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Ed Cogburn <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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Hmmm, if I can't get Arnaud to fix this (I have brought this up before) then I smell a house rule here. <E>:)</E> What was the biggest pocket the Germans created in '41? How many ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Mark_BookGuy <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>I thought WIR was a game. My usual PBEM opponent and I milk the game for all it's worth. If you want the Finns to be aggressive let them be aggressive. (Maybe they can beat up on the Swedes ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by rmjames <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>was playing as the soviets against AI the germans were approx 8 hexes away from Moscow and the line was static for weeks.Date was 8 March '42.The 47 th Panzer Corps (consiting of the Vicking ss,24th ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by VictorH <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>I don't think bans are needed for symbols such as the Swastika and the Confederate Flag. Any objective student of history knows what they represented to both sides in each conflict. Both times are ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by davewolf <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Looking for experiences of AOL users playing WIR by mail.<br/>
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Does anyone have problems concerning corrupt reports in received turns or something similar (or some completely different problems ...

<t>I still think that the topic of Finnish aggression in this game leads to some of the most rampant discourse on this board...<br/>
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Finns: I agree with all historical slants on this topic. They shouldn't be attacking Lenningrad, merely drawing Stalin's paranoia. Furthermore, I also believe ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by davewolf <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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You give me a high rank...<br/>
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No, seriously you have to consider that this ban is originally from the post-WWII era (which you of course know). I'm not sure, but I guess that it ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Mark_BookGuy <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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I have a natural affinity for good old fashioned peasant stock so I lean towards the Russian side. Maybe it's that I like borscht. I'm Mexican-Irish so there's no bloodline to either the ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by K62 <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>I only thought about this recently and tested it against the computer. But I managed to get full air superiority as early as... November '41.<br/>
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The main idea is that if you have a pool of 1000 ...

Jeremey, Mike B,

Thanks for the input. I have been moving and training every turn with pretty heavy losses still. I have hit em where it hurts a couple of times, though.

Regards,

Montenegro

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Possum <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>The Board's new background colour is TOO BRIGHT....<br/>
Please, Please, Please, tone it down..... <e>[/B]</e></B><e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE>

My 2 cents---agreed.<br/>
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Is this color a hint at future ...

<t>Lately, I have been trying to learn the other side of the coin of WIR and have been playing Soviet against German AI, specifically scenario '42. <br/>
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My main question is the air war. It seems to me it's useless to even have bombers or fighter/bombers near the front as they are easy ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Chairman <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>While reading a topic on a Swedish site I found the following thing about Kursk.<br/>
German tank losses were not as large as thought earlier due to that most of the "losses" were tanks that wered ...

<t>Stefdragon,<br/>
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This is more of a response to the Baku observation.<br/>
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The way I see it, Baku is as vital on the map for Ruski as Polesti and Essen are for German player. These are the main oil centers that grease the wheels so to speak, and although it would be seemingly ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by davewolf <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>Has your machine been cleaned up successfully in the meantime? <e>[/B]</e></B><e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE>

Davewolf,<br/>
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I think you were asking me...<br/>
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I have personally not been ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by Stefdragon <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
<B><s>[B]</s>How long have I been playing WIR? I used to play the Atari 800XL<br/>
version back in the '80's. In that version the Russian rail line heading North, just East of Leningrad and Lake Ladoga didn't ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[QUOTE]</s><I><s>[i]</s>Originally posted by davewolf <e>[/i]</e></I><br/>
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Sounds that way at first look. But don't forget it is a trojan horse! The person who infected your machine can get total control of your computer when the trojan prog is running (and you're ...