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by Arsaces
Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:33 am
Forum: War Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922 - 1930
Topic: War Plan Orange Announcement
Replies: 67
Views: 1095

RE: War Plan Orange Announcement

I'll be coming on board too, Tankerace.

Actually this is great news, as it can be considered to be a commitment of official support for WPO.

Now if only you could convince The Powers That Be to support a Mediterranean total conversion...
by Arsaces
Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:23 am
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: Another niche: the Med
Replies: 33
Views: 544

RE: Another niche: the Med

A Med game would be marvelous. All those beautiful Regia Marina designs. One can dream...
by Arsaces
Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:50 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: A Quiz for You! - Became Battleships vs Battlecruisers
Replies: 85
Views: 1652

RE: A Quiz for You! :-D

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Tiornu<br/>
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"Depends what you call a BC, and what you call a battle line."<br/>
That's an important point. A lot of this hangs on points of nomenclature, and a lot of misconceptions have evolved from their into ossified hindsight.<br/>
It bears repeating ...
by Arsaces
Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:44 pm
Forum: Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great
Topic: What new feature would you like
Replies: 18
Views: 409

RE: What new feature would you like

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: koiosworks<br/>
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We would like some player feedback on what feature they would most like us to add to future games in the series:<br/>
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1. Ability to play both sides in single player set battles (eg., i can play the persians)<br/>

<e>[/quote]</e ...
by Arsaces
Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:59 am
Forum: Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great
Topic: many Disappointment with tin
Replies: 11
Views: 391

RE: many Disappointment with tin

<t> Let me add that I expected lots of bugs - this is the first game of a new, unknown company (Koios Works), and while Matrix has an excellent record for support, some of their releases have not exactly been "bug free". Tin Soldiers/Alexander the Great has really been a nice surprise in that regard ...
by Arsaces
Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:48 am
Forum: Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great
Topic: many Disappointment with tin
Replies: 11
Views: 391

RE: many Disappointment with tin

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: 2gaulle<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I'm sorry you are disappointed. As far as graphics, this looks a lot like DBA tables and miniatures I've seen in the past.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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perhaps in USA but not in Europe. Have you ever seen Vae-victis ?<br ...
by Arsaces
Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:17 pm
Forum: Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great
Topic: Congratulations - looks superb
Replies: 4
Views: 256

RE: Congratulations - looks superb

<t> I'm also very pleased, the quality of the package is outstanding. No problems purchasing and downloading the game. (I had to reinstall the game however because I refused to accept the pointnet framework the first time - I thought it was only needed for multiplayer and feared firewall issues. I ...
by Arsaces
Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:32 am
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: British Carrier design
Replies: 55
Views: 1191

RE: British Carrier design

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Belce<br/>
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When the British designed their carriers they made for the war in Europe first, even for the Americans the PTO was second to the war in Europe.
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Yes this is the fundamental point. The British carriers were designed ...
by Arsaces
Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:19 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: A-Bomb Oddities
Replies: 10
Views: 244

RE: A-Bomb Oddities

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: RUPD3658<br/>
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....The weirdest thing is that there was no fire. I thought it would be burning for days.
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There was a firestorm in Hiroshima after the initial explosion, but there was not in Nagasaki. These bombs ...
by Arsaces
Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:43 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: What was the computer thinking?
Replies: 50
Views: 780

RE: What was the computer thinking?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Milman<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Serbia, which had effectively been knocked out of the war, did not "liberate" Croatia.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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And who liberate Croatia ? Serbian army was never knocked out of war . In 1915. Serbian army retreat in Greece ...
by Arsaces
Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:35 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: Jap Carrier Hiyo ?
Replies: 18
Views: 293

RE: Jap Carrier Hiyo ?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: irrelevant<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Tiornu<br/>
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In Shinano's case, a "support carrier" was a distinctly combat-oriented type meant to take the "point position" in battle. Closest to the enemy, she would suffer the greatest concentration of ...
by Arsaces
Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:28 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: Interesting (and sometimes inaccurate) World War 2 Facts
Replies: 10
Views: 216

RE: Interesting (and sometimes inaccurate) World War 2 Facts

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: juliet7bravo<br/>
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- Nuclear physicist Niels Bohr was rescued in the nick of time from German occupied Denmark. While Danish resistance fighters provided covering fire he ran out the back door of his home stopping momentarily to grab a beer bottle ...
by Arsaces
Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:14 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: What was the computer thinking?
Replies: 50
Views: 780

RE: What was the computer thinking?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Grunty<br/>
... those cowardly Italians ...
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I don't believe that "cowardly" is the best way to describe the italian officers who sank the Viribus Unitis ! Racial stereotypes are not very useful when one considers military history ...
by Arsaces
Mon Oct 11, 2004 3:06 pm
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: What was the computer thinking?
Replies: 50
Views: 780

RE: What was the computer thinking?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Milman<br/>
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Yes , but during the war Serbian army liberate Pula (Pola) and take all A.O. ships from there . And that is not Croat ship , that is Yugoslav Royal Navy ship . Serbs doesnt have ports and that is reason why Croat sailors was on boat . Ship is ...
by Arsaces
Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:34 am
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: Jap Carrier Hiyo ?
Replies: 18
Views: 293

RE: Jap Carrier Hiyo ?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mogami<br/>
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Hi, Sister of the Junyo.<br/>
Sunk in 1944 in Marinana's<br/>
I tend to consider her and Junyo as CVL even though they are classed as CV. (They do not go head to head with USN CV unless there are also fleet IJN CV involved)
<e>[/quote]</e ...
by Arsaces
Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:24 am
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: Which sub force was better in WWII (USA or German)
Replies: 79
Views: 918

RE: Which sub force was better in WWII (USA or German)

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: dereck<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Radio transmissions were a 2 edged sword for Germany. They were the only thing that allowed the woldf pack strategy to work; without them the German subs would have been far less effective. But they also gave away a sub's ...
by Arsaces
Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:01 am
Forum: Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great
Topic: Enthusiastic preview in PC4War
Replies: 10
Views: 454

RE: Enthusiastic preview in PC4War

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: 2gaulle<br/>
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I'm only oblige to agree with Pumba1968, enthusiastic is not the good translation.<br/>

<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Well, I suppose that you're right in so far that the writer does not actually say that he is "enthusiastic" - however it ...
by Arsaces
Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:18 am
Forum: War In The Pacific - Struggle Against Japan 1941 - 1945
Topic: Another (praising) review
Replies: 15
Views: 250

RE: Another (praising) review

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Pumba1968<br/>
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The last PC4War issue (#13:October/November) contains 7 full pages relating to the situation and the strategy to apply for the beginning of the campaign for both side. Moreover a lot of article are planned for future number.[:)]
<e>[/quote ...
by Arsaces
Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:08 am
Forum: Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great
Topic: Enthusiastic preview in PC4War
Replies: 10
Views: 454

RE: Enthusiastic preview in PC4War

<r> Cher Pumba,<br/>
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I quote :<br/>
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"...Matrix continue à annoncer avec régularité des projets de parutions toutes plus extraordinaires les unes que les autres..."<br/>
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(Matrix continues to regularly announce ever more extraordinary projects...) <br/>
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"...Matrix a ...

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