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by MikeS4269
Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:57 am
Forum: After Action Reports
Topic: Going The Distance: BTS 4.6 MichaelU/lb4269 (A) vs bristolduke (J)
Replies: 330
Views: 4432

RE: Going The Distance: BTS 4.6 MichaelU/lb4269 (A) vs bristolduke (J)

<t> For this game, I think the main pinch came in the first three to four weeks. I (handling all logistics) would go reaching for supplies that just weren't there when I needed them. It forced a few interesting choices about who got first priority of what was going out.<br/>
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By now, mid ...
by MikeS4269
Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:56 pm
Forum: Opponents Wanted
Topic: Looking for Experienced & Dedicated Japanese Opponent with a Strong Stomach: DaIronBabes C
Replies: 3
Views: 197

Looking for Experienced & Dedicated Japanese Opponent with a Strong Stomach: DaIronBabes C

<t> Mike (lb4269) & Michael (MichaelU) are back and looking for a committed Japanese opponent willing to go the distance in a GC DaIronBabes C.<br/>
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I have been playing (on and off) this game engine since it first began with Uncommon Valour. I am a huge Japanese fanboy and have been studying ...
by MikeS4269
Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:46 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Screen Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 475

RE: Screen Problem

<r> <IMG src=""><s>[img]</s><e>[/img]</e></IMG><br/>
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I use Windows 10 and had to disable display scaling on high DPI settings.<br/>
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(Hopefully the image is attached and might be of help to you...)<br/>
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MikeS<br/>
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by MikeS4269
Sat May 23, 2015 10:07 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Books you suggest?
Replies: 21
Views: 764

RE: Books you suggest?

<r> <URL url="http://www.amazon.com/Bankrupting-Enemy-Financial-Before-Harbor/dp/1591145201/ref=pd_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=10N7DZBYY89DP0SN99HH"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.amazon.com/Bankrupting-Enemy ... 9DP0SN99HH">http://www.amazon.com/Bankrupting-Enemy-Financial-Before-Harbor/dp/1591145201/ref ...
by MikeS4269
Wed May 20, 2015 11:43 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Roll Call Thread Addition -where are we all from ?
Replies: 172
Views: 3602

RE: Roll Call Thread Addition

<t> Born in upstate NY in 1978. <br/>
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Lived in Japan for four years; moved to Singapore and have been living here for the past eight years. <br/>
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I was in the Merchant Marines for a few years, switched over to nautical cartography, and am now in education teaching English as a Second ...
by MikeS4269
Wed May 20, 2015 3:37 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Seeking Help to get WITPAE running in Windows 8
Replies: 16
Views: 607

RE: Seeking Help to get WITPAE running in Windows 8

<r> Windows 8 drove me bonkers when I got my new computer. I was at the end of my rope until I stumbled into a fix on my own computer.<br/>
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If you right click the shortcut and go under properties, there should be a compatibility tab. Under that was an option to set various things and I put ...
by MikeS4269
Mon May 19, 2014 2:37 am
Forum: España: 1936
Topic: Roll on June!
Replies: 11
Views: 1786

RE: Roll on June!

<t> I just picked up this game last night. I am on page 19 of the manual so far. <br/>
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Will the new patch include larger font sizes? I am finding it really hard to follow the on-screen text for the tutorials. (If the font changes are in the key menus, I apologize, as I have only spent a ...
by MikeS4269
Mon May 05, 2014 10:41 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: New Book
Replies: 18
Views: 312

RE: New Book

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Amazon claims the book will cover "modifications of each ship making this a valuable reference source for Pacific War enthusiasts and historians, as well as ship modelers."<br/>
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Not sure if ...
by MikeS4269
Mon May 05, 2014 4:41 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Guess the tanks 1:78 model tanks
Replies: 11
Views: 272

RE: Guess the tanks 1:78 model tanks

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

My youngest son -- he is 17 and just took the SATs today. We have a head to head game going with him as Japan...fun times.[:)]


You have a live-in WitP AE opponent? [8D] That is soooooo cool!
by MikeS4269
Mon May 05, 2014 4:37 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Mike Scholl
Replies: 84
Views: 3828

RE: Mike Scholl

The place will not be the same without him. May he have fair winds and following seas forevermore.

by MikeS4269
Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:29 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT - Grilling Akagi Style
Replies: 4
Views: 129

RE: OT - Grilling Akagi Style

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: JuanG<br/>
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The island and funnels point towards that being Shokaku/Zuikaku, not Akagi...[:-]<br/>

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I was so taken aback by the whole idea of it (and the anime characters) that I never even got to the funnels. I guess all ...
by MikeS4269
Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:22 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT - Grilling Akagi Style
Replies: 4
Views: 129

OT - Grilling Akagi Style

<r> <br/>
<URL url="http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/you-can-cook-tuna-steaks-on-this-crazy-japanese-aircraf-1568890709"><LINK_TEXT text="http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/you-ca ... 1568890709">http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/you-can-cook-tuna-steaks-on-this-crazy-japanese-aircraf-1568890709</LINK ...
by MikeS4269
Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:53 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Submarine Reporter Question
Replies: 16
Views: 157

RE: Submarine Reporter Question

I just looked for the submarine reporter and came up blank.

Can someone re-post it or share the link? I've been doing manual tracking for over a year and am highly interested!
by MikeS4269
Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:03 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT: 1/700 water line ship models
Replies: 224
Views: 8151

RE: OT: 1/700 water line ship models

<t> Hi all! This thread comes at a good time for me as I recently did some historical diving which kicked off my interest in ship modeling again. It's been seven years (roughly) since I have attempted a kit and it wasn't as easy getting back into the saddle as I first had thought. Last night, for my ...
by MikeS4269
Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:48 pm
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: OT - any good book on pre-dreadnought IJN?
Replies: 4
Views: 121

RE: OT - any good book on pre-dreadnought IJN?

<r> <URL url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRso7WWEyiY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRso7WWEyiY</URL><br/>
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I stumbled upon this today by total chance; lots of models and pre-1904 naval action, but possibly (ahem) 'a tad inaccurate' at a few key points.<br/>
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I do hope to get ...
by MikeS4269
Fri Feb 07, 2014 12:51 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Winds of War/War and Remembrance
Replies: 20
Views: 1472

RE: Winds of War/War and Remembrance

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58<br/>
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We watched both two summers ago. They age only semi-well. The first is more soap-opera-ish, and Jan Michael Vincent's acting is awful.<br/>

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I agree on your views on Jan Michael Vincent, but I found Ali ...
by MikeS4269
Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:04 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Naval Guns Museum in Viña del Mar, Chile
Replies: 43
Views: 667

RE: Naval Guns Museum in Viña del Mar, Chile

Thank you for taking the time to share these. Great pics!

MikeS
by MikeS4269
Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:22 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Never saw this clip before...yikes!!
Replies: 22
Views: 516

RE: Never saw this clip before...yikes!!

It was the Port Chicago Naval Magazine just outside of San Francisco. It was made into a national monument.

http://www.nps.gov/poch/index.htm

MikeS
by MikeS4269
Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:41 am
Forum: War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition
Topic: Never saw this clip before...yikes!!
Replies: 22
Views: 516

RE: Never saw this clip before...yikes!!

<t> I spent four months working on one. I remember pulling into Pearl and having to draw concentric circles of "you will destroy this much if you go up" by percentages on the charts and being legally required to do so wherever we went. They tended to park us pretty far from anywhere if they could do ...

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