<t> Semper Fi, Boyz, Semper Fi. Al Gray commisioned me ('89), and he ain't nuts. Devil Dogs are trained from day 1 to be infantrymen, no matter their MOS. Pilots, mechanics, lawyers, cooks, artillerymen, etc all know how to shoot a rifle (accurately!) and conduct platoon level tactics.<br/>
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PS - Do I get a beer?
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What flavor???

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Good news is that you can probably go back to the Jan 12 turn and run it over again and Nimitz will not dissapear... I dont know how far you all have gone since this but it is a least an option if you both agree.
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Thanks again Pry. It was 20 ...

In WWII there were US pilots (USMC and USN for sure...don't know about USAAF) who were NCO's. They were a minority of course. Also, WO's were pilots until recently (the last USMC WO pilot retired a coupla years ago.)

<t> Thanks for the effort Pry, and everyone else too!<br/>
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I hate PT boats in this game. The only thing PT boats do well is defend Gavavutu in "In Harm's Way." They're stupid. I'll bet anyone a beer that this leader problem is linked to creating PT boats.<br/>
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My American opponent in ...

<t> A note of caution and frustration:<br/>
I did the same thing. Spent 8 hours setting up Japan for anything. All troops loaded, destinations selected, unit integrity (some units begin Scen 15 only 90% loaded - 65TH Brigade for one), production changed, lonely AK's sent to Osaka, lonely TK's ...

Send me an email brother. voelkerte@hqmc.usmc.mil

Can't guarantee anything, but maybe. If you choose not to send an email, Happy Birthday anyway!!!

<t> Whew, what a relief. After 2 months (it's Scen 16, PBEM 3/6/42) of flying rings around my Zeros, Chinese Ace Fok, U. has finally met his end. He flamed 12 of my planes, was shot down and MIA for a few days, before finally getting KIA.<br/>
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I'd send 30 fighters to Chengting, and 10 I-153 ...

Also, gents, the Natsushio (DD Kagero Class) has radar. I discovered this in Feb 1942 in Scenario 16. Don't know if she began the scenario with it. After an exhaustive search, I found that no other DD's have radar as of Feb '42.

Duh. No excuse, sir!

Burkowski,
Are you playing against AI or human?

Nuthin to add - just wanted to keep the string going! Definitely a good read the last few days.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>You should check with the Red Cross to find how many Iraqi women have been raped or gang raped by American soldiers. <br/>
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Conquering another country because we think we are better or because we want to steal their resources is what the Nazis did. America is heading ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Lemurs!<br/>
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V2, <br/>
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I find your remarks about Fallujah to be very inappropriate for this board; If your country was conquered and looted and your religion was being villified by another Religion, how would you feel? <br/>
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Also, the French ...

<t> "dont you think it would be more realistic if the marines earned their quality in the game rather than it being handed to them at the start of the war"<br/>
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Hipper check the scoreboard. Wake, Midway, Makin, Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, all before 1943 ended, all with "green" units. USMC ...

<t> UB,<br/>
Yer my hero. To all: Ever meet, listen to, or read about a Marine at Iwo Jima that actually talked about his experiences? It's just not there in the record. Mass slaughter is just not nice, but it is effective. Put simply, we just killed the eff outta these bastards, and it was the ...

Oops 6 factors!!!! I sound like Graham Chapman...

<t> Canuck et al,<br/>
Certainly no offense taken.<br/>
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The reasons USMC units fought so well in history are primarily due to 5 factors, in no particular order:<br/>
1. Training<br/>
2. Discipline<br/>
3. Esprit de Corps<br/>
4. Marksmanship<br/>
5. Combined arms tactics<br/>
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However, George Kennedy's Paramarine Bn made a helluva jump in "In Harm's Way" on Gavavutu in support of Admiral Rock Torrey's OPLAN.

Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan, co-authored by Mitsuo Fuchida (yes: same guy-he survived the AKAGI and was a staff pogue the rest of the war.)
Good analysis on (my words) "What to do with Japan after the first turn" from the IJA, Combined Fleet, and IJN General Staff point of view.