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by canuck64
Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:26 pm
Forum: Wars of Napoleon
Topic: Austerlitz Scenario Randomaly Locked Forces?
Replies: 8
Views: 360

RE: Austerlitz Scenario Randomaly Locked Forces?

It's an event, run from the Austrian side. I like that it shows a slick event, but the event seems unnecessary.

IIRC It's to freeze the Austrian army at Ulm, so that it stands and fights, as per history.
by canuck64
Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:31 pm
Forum: Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
Topic: hardcore supply rules
Replies: 39
Views: 592

RE: hardcore supply rules

<t> Liquid, thanks for the tutorials, that really helped make explicit something I understood but only fuzzily.<br/>
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Now I've begun looking at the log, and I see how the log might help me offset supply issues as they occur. <br/>
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My question is what about oil? I'm 2 weeks in and ...
by canuck64
Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:26 pm
Forum: Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
Topic: Getting Incredibly Frustrated -- Cannot Take Kerch
Replies: 39
Views: 538

RE: Getting Incredibly Frustrated -- Cannot Take Kerch

<t> Isn't "two turns in a row" basically the better part of a work week? <br/>
I suggest that the time scale bears consideration. We've collectively been watching the Syrian army fight rebels with no heavy weapons for the better part of a month, in Aleppo -in real life. Urban areas I think are ...
by canuck64
Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:15 pm
Forum: Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
Topic: TO&E and OOB information
Replies: 71
Views: 1826

RE: TO&E and OOB information

<t> Hey guys-you see how this goes...rock paper cissors....<br/>
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if you make the SU more (historically I'm betting it's correct) sprinkled with tanks....<br/>
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then you're going to have to break up the German air Groups to try to deal with it, from a balance point of view. Minimally ...
by canuck64
Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:48 am
Forum: Command Ops Series
Topic: New v4.2.248 Public Beta Update Now Available!
Replies: 20
Views: 420

RE: New v4.2.248 Public Beta Update Now Available!

sweet. Thanks Erik

(skulks away)[8D]
by canuck64
Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:28 am
Forum: Opponents Wanted
Topic: Tournament thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 411

RE: Tournament thoughts

I'd be into that for sure. [8D]
by canuck64
Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:04 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Allied fighters suck
Replies: 173
Views: 2170

RE: Allied fighters suck

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: stuman<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: canuck64<br/>
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Good GOD, man- tell us you play the game, at the very least. <br/>
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Otherwise your very presence here is the epitome of a "straw man" argument, only Monty Python style to boot ...
by canuck64
Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:58 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Fatigue/Morale levels of fighters on CAP
Replies: 9
Views: 99

RE: Fatigue/Morale levels of fighters on CAP

[:D]
Canoe, would appear that this is so. Chalk it up to Kwanzaa.....

[:'(]

Query: can anyone isolate altitude as bearing enormously (or not) on pilots' fatigue???
by canuck64
Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:56 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Allied fighters suck
Replies: 173
Views: 2170

RE: Allied fighters suck

<t> oh and incidentally,<br/>
allowing for proper management of both sides of the coin, I'm finding a slight (raw) advantage of (guesstimate) about 1.2-1.5-1 Zero vs F4F battles....the edge likely being accounted for by it being 1943, and the experiential advantage of Japanese pilots (at war ...
by canuck64
Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:45 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Allied fighters suck
Replies: 173
Views: 2170

RE: Allied fighters suck

<t> Good GOD, man- tell us you play the game, at the very least. <br/>
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Otherwise your very presence here is the epitome of a "straw man" argument, only Monty Python style to boot. Smells mustily like ego on display, and nothing but.<br/>
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...'just sayin. F4F vs Zero arguments ...
by canuck64
Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Is it safe now ( to start a PBEM campaign)?
Replies: 15
Views: 146

RE: Is it safe now ( to start a PBEM campaign)?

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Is it safe now ( to start a PBEM campaign)? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/>
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Yes...should be OK unless you are prone to blood clots or hemorrhoids. I would recommend you stalk up on canned chili and dried soup and ...
by canuck64
Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:27 pm
Forum: The War Room
Topic: Attacking atolls.
Replies: 22
Views: 256

RE: Attacking atolls.

I see no one mentioning engineers as part of the initial force, but is this not recommended highly?
by canuck64
Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:49 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Allied fighters suck
Replies: 173
Views: 2170

RE: Allied fighters suck

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: LoBaron<br/>
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Cannot check but I think the altitude performance of the oscar is a bit better.<br/>
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Could have worked with the Zeros and a bounce with 20mm could have been be more devastating<br/>
but on the other hand he put the more survivable ...
by canuck64
Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:29 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Heads up...
Replies: 47
Views: 415

RE: Heads up...

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I say this purely in jest, but wouldn't it be too comical that we cripple the server connection? <br/>
There, I said it.....<br/>
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Those of you that have your bowl of soup, please leave the lobby. Some of us are ...
by canuck64
Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:27 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: JFB's Own A/E
Replies: 45
Views: 357

RE: JFB's Own A/E

[:D]

Timely.
by canuck64
Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:13 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: To Kill a Mocking Word
Replies: 44
Views: 475

RE: To Kill a Mocking Word

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nemo121<br/>
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I applaud the sentiment but most people in online discussions don't really tend to operate at much above a cavedweller psychological level of personal and external insight.<br/>
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Pessimistic? Yes, but also experientially and ...
by canuck64
Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:52 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: To Kill a Mocking Word
Replies: 44
Views: 475

RE: To Kill a Mocking Word

<t> Identifying with our opinions is the problem, and it's stupid. This business of "fanboys" is just flat out dumb-<br/>
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I recall someone somewhere saying that the surest measure of sanity is the "ability to tolerate a competing narrative". Let's not forget how wars start-they start when I ...
by canuck64
Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: The War Room
Topic: Advice Needed on A Siege/Assault
Replies: 4
Views: 91

RE: Advice Needed on A Siege/Assault

<t> My reply based on historical assessment-(assuming you have enough troops which I doubt highly)-<br/>
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always bypass large urban centers: remember Stalingrad.<br/>
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Problem: you likely don't have the troops to keep em bottled, nor do you have the naval/air assets to keep them from ...
by canuck64
Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:56 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Supply Issues Post Patch 2 (Beta) - Stumbled on the answer?
Replies: 12
Views: 126

RE: Supply Issues Post Patch 2 (Beta) - Stumbled on the answer?

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: bsq<br/>
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I know that there has been a lot of discussion about supply issues post the latest patch - here's my observations.<br/>
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I upgraded a game in early Mar 45. I was setting up for several major assaults in SEAC so was hoarding supply in the ...
by canuck64
Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:39 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: * by my A/F's what does it mean again??
Replies: 29
Views: 192

RE: * by my A/F's what does it mean again??

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: dorjun driver<br/>
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Administratively, if no HQ's are within range of the base, there is a limit of 1 air group per AF level. Air groups at rest or training do not count toward the air group admin limit. If an appropriate HQ is at the base, the command ...

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