OK...I will ask it if nobody else will. Why did the Temptations break up? I'm sure others want to know as well.
By the way, is the is one of those amped-up Japanese scenarios? Someone pointed out to me that in scenario 2, for example, one can't count on Allied fighter production (or even qualtiy) and pilot training to outstrip Japanese production early on. This means (I am told) that one can't just trade fighters 1:1. We are finding this to be true with the proliferation of Tojos in late Summer of 42.
The armchair strategists club of temptations – Hartwig (A) vs. Aztez (J), no Aztez
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RE: Strategy... or not ?
ORIGINAL: hartwig.modrow
... Now there is one thing I have to admit as a weakness of mine in front of the entire club membership ...
Hartwig
You don't drink either cognac or rum?
You have a weakness for drinking vodka, lime and soda?
Your club tab is in the black?
You surrepticiously read Der Spiegel whilst pretending to read the London Times?
You do understand that these are all heinous crimes and not worthy of a gentleman occupying one of the club's plush red leather chesterfields.
Alfred
RE: Strategy... or not ?
Alfred,
no, nothing as juicy as that. Just the implementation problems. Of course, one might ask the question whether one could argue that those are a requirement for membership in an armchair strategist club [8D].
Hartwig
ORIGINAL: Alfred
You don't drink either cognac or rum?
You have a weakness for drinking vodka, lime and soda?
Your club tab is in the black?
You surrepticiously read Der Spiegel whilst pretending to read the London Times?
You do understand that these are all heinous crimes and not worthy of a gentleman occupying one of the club's plush red leather chesterfields.
Alfred
no, nothing as juicy as that. Just the implementation problems. Of course, one might ask the question whether one could argue that those are a requirement for membership in an armchair strategist club [8D].
Hartwig
RE: Strategy... or not ?
Cap'n,
Oh, I am sure the temptations are still around. I just could not resist the club atmosphere Alfred created. On the other hand, I am told there are clubs that are full of temptations as well.
I *think* it is not, but then again I am not an expert on the Japanese economy.
The way I interprete the available information (see tracker data in posts 9 an 10), Japan's factories of May 1942 are essentially those of December 1941. To provide some more detail, I will attach the Japaneses plane production numbers at the beginning of this
scenario according to the tracker, ordered by number of planes in the pool. For a GC1 May 1942 situation, this plane production does not really seem to be adequate, and I believe that this actually improves my starting situation with respect to the situation in the air notably. But maybe I'm wrong. Specifically, this will be the case if the necessary upgrades and expansions of factories can take effect very quickly.
Hartwig
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
OK...I will ask it if nobody else will. Why did the Temptations break up? I'm sure others want to know as well.
Oh, I am sure the temptations are still around. I just could not resist the club atmosphere Alfred created. On the other hand, I am told there are clubs that are full of temptations as well.
By the way, is the is one of those amped-up Japanese scenarios? Someone pointed out to me that in scenario 2, for example, one can't count on Allied fighter production (or even qualtiy) and pilot training to outstrip Japanese production early on. This means (I am told) that one can't just trade fighters 1:1. We are finding this to be true with the proliferation of Tojos in late Summer of 42.
I *think* it is not, but then again I am not an expert on the Japanese economy.
The way I interprete the available information (see tracker data in posts 9 an 10), Japan's factories of May 1942 are essentially those of December 1941. To provide some more detail, I will attach the Japaneses plane production numbers at the beginning of this
scenario according to the tracker, ordered by number of planes in the pool. For a GC1 May 1942 situation, this plane production does not really seem to be adequate, and I believe that this actually improves my starting situation with respect to the situation in the air notably. But maybe I'm wrong. Specifically, this will be the case if the necessary upgrades and expansions of factories can take effect very quickly.
Hartwig
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Skills
Gentlemen,
Still no turn… for an entire week now, but my opponent just informed me he was away for a few days. I really start to feel the symptoms of WitP-withdrawal...
Still, maybe this presents an opportunity to settle down in a comfortable chair of the club for a drink. And read the London Times. I really need to relax. Here's why_
The in-laws had been visiting at our new house for the last few days, and my father in law showed his proficiency as a craftsman. One day, he decided a nail should be cut off a small wooden gate with an angle grater while I was at work. He did cut the nail, but the gate looks like… well, maybe the sculpture of a garden gate created by a modern artist. A very modern artist. Although on the other hand I think cubism is no longer really modern…
Oh well, good to have our club as a place to retreat. Even though a bit of thrilling gaming would be nice as well. A game of whist, anyone ?
As always, thanks for your interest
Hartwig
Still no turn… for an entire week now, but my opponent just informed me he was away for a few days. I really start to feel the symptoms of WitP-withdrawal...
Still, maybe this presents an opportunity to settle down in a comfortable chair of the club for a drink. And read the London Times. I really need to relax. Here's why_
The in-laws had been visiting at our new house for the last few days, and my father in law showed his proficiency as a craftsman. One day, he decided a nail should be cut off a small wooden gate with an angle grater while I was at work. He did cut the nail, but the gate looks like… well, maybe the sculpture of a garden gate created by a modern artist. A very modern artist. Although on the other hand I think cubism is no longer really modern…
Oh well, good to have our club as a place to retreat. Even though a bit of thrilling gaming would be nice as well. A game of whist, anyone ?
As always, thanks for your interest
Hartwig
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RE: The armchair strategists club (formerly Temptations) – Hartwig (A) vs. Aztez (J), no Aztez
Sir;
An occasion such as this is precisely why they sell that wonderful nectar of the Juniper berry in those distinctive aqua-blue bottles.
Besides, you could easily recoup your loss if you sell the property...provided you can convince the listing agent the gate is an original Jaques Braque. In the meantime you had best hide the power tools.
An occasion such as this is precisely why they sell that wonderful nectar of the Juniper berry in those distinctive aqua-blue bottles.
Besides, you could easily recoup your loss if you sell the property...provided you can convince the listing agent the gate is an original Jaques Braque. In the meantime you had best hide the power tools.
Operational musings
Gentlemen,
Next on the list are a few operational ideas. As mentioned above, I would like to come to grips with the enemy sooner rather than later at places where I can create favorable conditions. Note that the latter is an important restriction. Even though I think this is not a “steroids” scenario, as Cap Mandrake pointed out correctly, one has to keep an eye on available assets and play in a disciplined way. Sometimes, you just have to sit back and accept being bombed. If you do that, at the same time you will gain assets that can be used to achieve local superiority elsewhere.
I do not intend to attempt attrition by simply throwing units at the enemy and putting up resistance everywhere just to wear him down. On the contrary, I will even try to select the units that will suffer in such a way that I use the ones with adequate replacement rates. AIF squads are, e.g., quite difficult to replace right now, thus I will try to avoid using them right now.
If you look at the map of the May 1942 scenario, it is evident that at the beginning of the game the respective forces are quite disentangled. Of course, there is China, but China may be an even more difficult theatre for the Allied than usual, because in GC1 and/or GC2 it is possible to provide China with an injection of additional supplies, which is not possible in this scenario, which essentially starts with the December 41 starting conditions with a transferred timeline. My take on this situation is that a simple “running to the woods” strategy is more problematic than usual, because it robs the Chinese quickly of resources that may be more important than usual. I’ll try to impede the flow of supplies to Japanese troops using forward deployed units and maybe attempt to stir up some trouble in the south eastern parts of China while fallback positions are created elsewhere. But currently I do not see much of a chance to really increase these operations to a significant level due to supply shortage.
One front on which I would like to see some heating up occurring is the India-Burma border region. Favorable conditions would mean an air war over my bases (of which I have plenty, mostly with railway connection), which is one of the reasons why I have started agitating attacks (edited to avoid **** in the post) the Japanese bases in Northern Burma. I would also welcome an invasion at Chittagong or Diamond Harbor and will try to make sure that such an operation appears to be worth conducting. Even if this should not occur, I believe that corresponding actions will be beneficial for a potential later Allied offensive into Burma.
More later… as always, thanks for your interest, and feel free to comment.
Hartwig
Next on the list are a few operational ideas. As mentioned above, I would like to come to grips with the enemy sooner rather than later at places where I can create favorable conditions. Note that the latter is an important restriction. Even though I think this is not a “steroids” scenario, as Cap Mandrake pointed out correctly, one has to keep an eye on available assets and play in a disciplined way. Sometimes, you just have to sit back and accept being bombed. If you do that, at the same time you will gain assets that can be used to achieve local superiority elsewhere.
I do not intend to attempt attrition by simply throwing units at the enemy and putting up resistance everywhere just to wear him down. On the contrary, I will even try to select the units that will suffer in such a way that I use the ones with adequate replacement rates. AIF squads are, e.g., quite difficult to replace right now, thus I will try to avoid using them right now.
If you look at the map of the May 1942 scenario, it is evident that at the beginning of the game the respective forces are quite disentangled. Of course, there is China, but China may be an even more difficult theatre for the Allied than usual, because in GC1 and/or GC2 it is possible to provide China with an injection of additional supplies, which is not possible in this scenario, which essentially starts with the December 41 starting conditions with a transferred timeline. My take on this situation is that a simple “running to the woods” strategy is more problematic than usual, because it robs the Chinese quickly of resources that may be more important than usual. I’ll try to impede the flow of supplies to Japanese troops using forward deployed units and maybe attempt to stir up some trouble in the south eastern parts of China while fallback positions are created elsewhere. But currently I do not see much of a chance to really increase these operations to a significant level due to supply shortage.
One front on which I would like to see some heating up occurring is the India-Burma border region. Favorable conditions would mean an air war over my bases (of which I have plenty, mostly with railway connection), which is one of the reasons why I have started agitating attacks (edited to avoid **** in the post) the Japanese bases in Northern Burma. I would also welcome an invasion at Chittagong or Diamond Harbor and will try to make sure that such an operation appears to be worth conducting. Even if this should not occur, I believe that corresponding actions will be beneficial for a potential later Allied offensive into Burma.
More later… as always, thanks for your interest, and feel free to comment.
Hartwig
eye-poking
Gentlemen,
a very brief update - as you have been waiting for action reports for almost as long as I have been waiting for the turn to come, I haste to share the two major events (from my perspecitve) - actually, almost the only events, there was not even a single sub attack - with you:
a) Eye-peekíng
SigInt and Combat event reports had shown indications that the enemy had activated Shortlands as a base for reconning. I think it really is bad manners to peep into my backyard, thus I sent in a bombardment TF which managed to score a hit on an AV in port (reported as causing heavy engine damage) and a couple of hits at the base.
Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131
Japanese Ships
AV Sanuki Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CA Australia
DD Stuart
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Port hits 17
Port supply hits 1
b) Air war in Burma
As mentioned previously in the above operational musings, I would like some more action in Burma, thus I sent a sweep from Chittagong to Magwe to stress that Chittagong is a PITA.
Heavy A2A battles occurred (there were 37 Oscars in the air when the first segment of planes arrived, thus it looks like my refinery raid did cause him to react); over course of 2 days it seems like the enemy lost 18 fighters to 11 of ours.
Let's see what response we get...
Thanks for your interest
Hartwig
a very brief update - as you have been waiting for action reports for almost as long as I have been waiting for the turn to come, I haste to share the two major events (from my perspecitve) - actually, almost the only events, there was not even a single sub attack - with you:
a) Eye-peekíng
SigInt and Combat event reports had shown indications that the enemy had activated Shortlands as a base for reconning. I think it really is bad manners to peep into my backyard, thus I sent in a bombardment TF which managed to score a hit on an AV in port (reported as causing heavy engine damage) and a couple of hits at the base.
Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131
Japanese Ships
AV Sanuki Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CA Australia
DD Stuart
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Port hits 17
Port supply hits 1
b) Air war in Burma
As mentioned previously in the above operational musings, I would like some more action in Burma, thus I sent a sweep from Chittagong to Magwe to stress that Chittagong is a PITA.
Heavy A2A battles occurred (there were 37 Oscars in the air when the first segment of planes arrived, thus it looks like my refinery raid did cause him to react); over course of 2 days it seems like the enemy lost 18 fighters to 11 of ours.
Let's see what response we get...
Thanks for your interest
Hartwig
Pangs of conscience
I'm really curious how she will respond [;)]
Hartwig
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Device / upgrade questions
Gentlemen,
as I am waiting for the response to the turn I sent on Thursday afternoon, I tried to optimize my device-upgrading schedule yesterday. By now, there are almost no upgrades to Indian Inf42 squads left to be done and we are on a good way to change CMF militia to CMF inf.
So far so good, but yesterday I noticed that I have 60pdr guns sitting in the pool, so I tried to find out using the splendid WitP tracker [&o] how those can be used (it's not an upgrade for the 25 pdr) - and failed.
Can anyone help?
A thing that does not seem to work as expected (I was aware of related problems but I thought they were fixed - but note that we use the last official patch and not a beta) is the armor upgrade. I had expected that if I have a heavy improvised armored fighting vehicle that may upgrade via Matilda II to the Lee/Grant and don't have enough latest generation tanks in the pool, at least the upgrade to Matilda II can occur - but it seems like this is not the case [&:]. Or am I just too unpatient? Any comments ?
Thank you in advance
Hartwig
as I am waiting for the response to the turn I sent on Thursday afternoon, I tried to optimize my device-upgrading schedule yesterday. By now, there are almost no upgrades to Indian Inf42 squads left to be done and we are on a good way to change CMF militia to CMF inf.
So far so good, but yesterday I noticed that I have 60pdr guns sitting in the pool, so I tried to find out using the splendid WitP tracker [&o] how those can be used (it's not an upgrade for the 25 pdr) - and failed.
Can anyone help?
A thing that does not seem to work as expected (I was aware of related problems but I thought they were fixed - but note that we use the last official patch and not a beta) is the armor upgrade. I had expected that if I have a heavy improvised armored fighting vehicle that may upgrade via Matilda II to the Lee/Grant and don't have enough latest generation tanks in the pool, at least the upgrade to Matilda II can occur - but it seems like this is not the case [&:]. Or am I just too unpatient? Any comments ?
Thank you in advance
Hartwig
Acts of boredom
Gentlemen,
I hang out at the club on this morning,
for a turn in my inbox I’m yearning,
back on Thursday I sent,
now my patience is spent,
my desire to play is so burning.
Hartwig
I hang out at the club on this morning,
for a turn in my inbox I’m yearning,
back on Thursday I sent,
now my patience is spent,
my desire to play is so burning.
Hartwig
RE: Acts of boredom
As regards the burning; Are you sure that isn't cystitis?
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: Acts of boredom
Nemo,
you can see how desperate I am from the fact that I pick up every straw for entertainment.
How could I possibly be sure? Even if one would assume that a burning desire to play is not one of symptoms of the hitherto known forms of cystitis, maybe it is a symptom of a new, hitherto unknown type of cystitis, which may also not show any indication of red or white blood cells and bacteria.
But I am pretty optimistic that I can accept the remaining element of risk if I assume the burning is not related to cystitis.
Hartwig
you can see how desperate I am from the fact that I pick up every straw for entertainment.
ORIGINAL: Nemo121
As regards the burning; Are you sure that isn't cystitis?
How could I possibly be sure? Even if one would assume that a burning desire to play is not one of symptoms of the hitherto known forms of cystitis, maybe it is a symptom of a new, hitherto unknown type of cystitis, which may also not show any indication of red or white blood cells and bacteria.
But I am pretty optimistic that I can accept the remaining element of risk if I assume the burning is not related to cystitis.
Hartwig
brief briefing
Gentlemen,
Relax – for now, no limerick, no discussion of the possibility to be sure of something, not even a letter to Ms Manners this post. Though I cannot promise this is going to stay that way for long - the turn I received on Sunday evening has been answered some time ago[;)]
Instead, a very brief report on last turn’s action (of which there was extremely little, just two successful Japanese sub attacks on peaceful merchant shipping near Brisbane and some inconclusive air battles in Burma and China (with hardly any losses on both sides) and some reports from different theatres:
There are increasing indicators that my opponent is concentrating the combat troops that start in Burma somewhere, there are troops marching south (map direction) from Akyab and west from Ledo. I will try to exploit that – as you know, I am interested in making a Chittagong invasion look like a good idea. Interestingly, so far I haven’t seen any indicators of an increasing number of ships in Rangoon, thus maybe they will be shipped from Singapore.
In China, a Japanese 19 unit stack has been formed and awaits deployment. If an enemy LCU on a road means problems for supplies getting through, though, this stack may not remain well supplied for long (though it is probably supplied by supply available in the cities in the region for the time being. Southern China is looking quite stable for now, but aztez apparently tries to create a second stack, most likely at Canton.
I am a little bit surprised about the seeming lack of pressure on PM and in the Solomons. On the other hand, it may take some time for the Japanese player to get his assets into position.
That’s all I want to say right now.
As always, thanks for your interest, and feel free to comment.
Hartwig
Relax – for now, no limerick, no discussion of the possibility to be sure of something, not even a letter to Ms Manners this post. Though I cannot promise this is going to stay that way for long - the turn I received on Sunday evening has been answered some time ago[;)]
Instead, a very brief report on last turn’s action (of which there was extremely little, just two successful Japanese sub attacks on peaceful merchant shipping near Brisbane and some inconclusive air battles in Burma and China (with hardly any losses on both sides) and some reports from different theatres:
There are increasing indicators that my opponent is concentrating the combat troops that start in Burma somewhere, there are troops marching south (map direction) from Akyab and west from Ledo. I will try to exploit that – as you know, I am interested in making a Chittagong invasion look like a good idea. Interestingly, so far I haven’t seen any indicators of an increasing number of ships in Rangoon, thus maybe they will be shipped from Singapore.
In China, a Japanese 19 unit stack has been formed and awaits deployment. If an enemy LCU on a road means problems for supplies getting through, though, this stack may not remain well supplied for long (though it is probably supplied by supply available in the cities in the region for the time being. Southern China is looking quite stable for now, but aztez apparently tries to create a second stack, most likely at Canton.
I am a little bit surprised about the seeming lack of pressure on PM and in the Solomons. On the other hand, it may take some time for the Japanese player to get his assets into position.
That’s all I want to say right now.
As always, thanks for your interest, and feel free to comment.
Hartwig
RE: brief briefing
ORIGINAL: hartwig.modrow
Gentlemen,
Relax – for now, no limerick, no discussion of the possibility to be sure of something, not even a letter to Ms Manners this post. Though I cannot promise this is going to stay that way for long - the turn I received on Sunday evening has been answered some time ago[;)]
Oh come on. I think we all know which you would rather do, a limerick or mowing the lawn. Even a letter to Ms Manners would be preferable.
If none of the above appeals, how about doing the Times crossword puzzle. That is a very popular activity at the club. I' certain the denizens of the club would be quite forthcoming in assisting you on the crossword.
Alfred
No escape from gardening...
Alfred,
in view of your spot-on comment, let me share the currently least well-liked activity in my new garden (which was how I spent Saturday afternoon, but it kept me from checking my E-mail too frequently, as I am and have been waiting for an incoming turn for a few days once again):
There was a pond when we bougth the house. Water depth was between 30 and 50 cm, roughly elliptic in shape, major axes about 3,50 meter and about 2 meter.
In view of my kids aged 3 and 1, I had planned that it should be transformed into a playing area with sand, preferably by some gardening company at a suitable point of time (i.e. when they bring my garden into shape next spring).
But as you know, the in-laws visited for a few days and were not always properly supervised because of my work-related absence. My father-in-law decided that the pond is an immediate threat for my children, so he pumped the water out. Actually, twice, because after the first time it rained and only thereafter he realized that there is a foil keeping the water in the pond.
As a consequence, after the second time he dug a hole in the mud near the edge of the pond (slipping and falling into it several times, which must have been a spectacular scene as my daughter keeps telling about this event; only the time he hit his toe with the spade tops it in her favourite scenes repertoire) and removed some of the foil before deciding that the complete removal was too arduous a task for his taste and the project should be completed by someone else. (In addition, he had found a nail in a small wooden gate, which of course presents an immediate threat to the kids... but I told you that story already.)
Now, unfortunately the complete removal of the water sort of destabilized the border of the pond, as the water-loving plants that had stabilized it died, whereas the incomplete removal of the foil was keeping the mud muddy. My father in law suggested to just fill up with playsand for the kids, but I was able to veto that in time (even tough I am aware how much kids love to play in the mud). Since then, if it is Saturday afternoon (during the week I don't have time, and Saturday afternoon is the only weekend time when my neighborhood accepts noisy gardening activities) and the weather is fine on top of the standard gardening activities I have some digging to do in order to uncover the foil (which is covered by a lot of sand, ballast chipping and crisscrossed by roots, mainly waterlily roots whose thickness compares to the diameter of a man's arm so that digging is slow) and remove it.
I think I haven't done that much digging since I left the army (and probably did dig more in the army only during the time I was assigned to a sapper unit). Yesterday, I finally reached the lowest point of the foil , which is about 1,60 meter below ground level and about 1,10 meter below the former ground of the pond.
Btw, when the in-laws left, my father in law complained why the foil was still not removed and when that project would finally be completed. My house is now off-limits for him. Including the garden.
Hartwig
ORIGINAL: Alfred
Oh come on. I think we all know which you would rather do, a limerick or mowing the lawn. Even a letter to Ms Manners would be preferable.
If none of the above appeals, how about doing the Times crossword puzzle. That is a very popular activity at the club. I' certain the denizens of the club would be quite forthcoming in assisting you on the crossword.
Alfred
in view of your spot-on comment, let me share the currently least well-liked activity in my new garden (which was how I spent Saturday afternoon, but it kept me from checking my E-mail too frequently, as I am and have been waiting for an incoming turn for a few days once again):
There was a pond when we bougth the house. Water depth was between 30 and 50 cm, roughly elliptic in shape, major axes about 3,50 meter and about 2 meter.
In view of my kids aged 3 and 1, I had planned that it should be transformed into a playing area with sand, preferably by some gardening company at a suitable point of time (i.e. when they bring my garden into shape next spring).
But as you know, the in-laws visited for a few days and were not always properly supervised because of my work-related absence. My father-in-law decided that the pond is an immediate threat for my children, so he pumped the water out. Actually, twice, because after the first time it rained and only thereafter he realized that there is a foil keeping the water in the pond.
As a consequence, after the second time he dug a hole in the mud near the edge of the pond (slipping and falling into it several times, which must have been a spectacular scene as my daughter keeps telling about this event; only the time he hit his toe with the spade tops it in her favourite scenes repertoire) and removed some of the foil before deciding that the complete removal was too arduous a task for his taste and the project should be completed by someone else. (In addition, he had found a nail in a small wooden gate, which of course presents an immediate threat to the kids... but I told you that story already.)
Now, unfortunately the complete removal of the water sort of destabilized the border of the pond, as the water-loving plants that had stabilized it died, whereas the incomplete removal of the foil was keeping the mud muddy. My father in law suggested to just fill up with playsand for the kids, but I was able to veto that in time (even tough I am aware how much kids love to play in the mud). Since then, if it is Saturday afternoon (during the week I don't have time, and Saturday afternoon is the only weekend time when my neighborhood accepts noisy gardening activities) and the weather is fine on top of the standard gardening activities I have some digging to do in order to uncover the foil (which is covered by a lot of sand, ballast chipping and crisscrossed by roots, mainly waterlily roots whose thickness compares to the diameter of a man's arm so that digging is slow) and remove it.
I think I haven't done that much digging since I left the army (and probably did dig more in the army only during the time I was assigned to a sapper unit). Yesterday, I finally reached the lowest point of the foil , which is about 1,60 meter below ground level and about 1,10 meter below the former ground of the pond.
Btw, when the in-laws left, my father in law complained why the foil was still not removed and when that project would finally be completed. My house is now off-limits for him. Including the garden.
Hartwig
RE: No escape from gardening...
ORIGINAL: hartwig.modrow
...In view of my kids aged 3 and 1...
Mein gott, don't you realise such a confession will get you thrown out of the club.
Quick, edit it to read your "grandchildren" and you might just get away with it. I don't think anyone else has seen it. To be on the safe side you better make them your great grandchildren.
Unless of course you wish to show off about having a young wife and rename them your stepchildren.
Alfred
RE: No escape from gardening...
Alfred,
I deplore your lack of open-mindedness to twilight and sunrise relationships. Herr Modrow is evidently refering to two children from his latest, much, much, much, much younger wife. Undoubtedly his 3rd, perhaps even 4th wife. It would appear that while age may have dulled his senses it has not taken his "fervour".
Evidently the reason his father-in-law had to do the gardening work can best be explained by the fact that while his father-in-law is, evidently, an old man and the father to Herr Modrow's wife Herr Modrow is not only old enough to be her father, but by a process of deduction old enough to be her father's father - which does have a touch of the licentious about it to be fair.
P.s. Hartwig, pictures are your friend. At this stage I have no idea what the situation in China/Burma actually is. I'd be interested in a picture.
I deplore your lack of open-mindedness to twilight and sunrise relationships. Herr Modrow is evidently refering to two children from his latest, much, much, much, much younger wife. Undoubtedly his 3rd, perhaps even 4th wife. It would appear that while age may have dulled his senses it has not taken his "fervour".
Evidently the reason his father-in-law had to do the gardening work can best be explained by the fact that while his father-in-law is, evidently, an old man and the father to Herr Modrow's wife Herr Modrow is not only old enough to be her father, but by a process of deduction old enough to be her father's father - which does have a touch of the licentious about it to be fair.
P.s. Hartwig, pictures are your friend. At this stage I have no idea what the situation in China/Burma actually is. I'd be interested in a picture.
John Dillworth: "I had GreyJoy check my spelling and he said it was fine."
Well, that's that settled then.
Well, that's that settled then.
RE: No escape from gardening...
Alfred,
while being painfully aware of the fact that my latest confession does, in fact, put my membership card at risk, I thought the problem would rather reside in the fact that a gentleman does not descend (sic!) to manual labour.
Nemo, thanks for adroitly explaining the situation to Alfred. Nothing like a good bit of fervour, eh? With respect to the picture request, I will comply for China later today or tomorrow. In Burma (or rather north of Burma), there's not much to be seen from a screenshot right now. I am in process of stuffing the (constantly reconned) bases with small units in order to show there is something to bag available, but garrison requirements and the more important squad upgrades of Indian LCUs cause this to be a work in progress right now.
First, however, I think I'll process the turn that arrived today (resolution of May 23 and 24 1942, orders for May 25 and 26).
Thanks for your interest
Hartwig
ORIGINAL: Alfred
Mein gott, don't you realise such a confession will get you thrown out of the club.
Quick, edit it to read your "grandchildren" and you might just get away with it. I don't think anyone else has seen it. To be on the safe side you better make them your great grandchildren.
Unless of course you wish to show off about having a young wife and rename them your stepchildren.
Alfred
while being painfully aware of the fact that my latest confession does, in fact, put my membership card at risk, I thought the problem would rather reside in the fact that a gentleman does not descend (sic!) to manual labour.
Nemo, thanks for adroitly explaining the situation to Alfred. Nothing like a good bit of fervour, eh? With respect to the picture request, I will comply for China later today or tomorrow. In Burma (or rather north of Burma), there's not much to be seen from a screenshot right now. I am in process of stuffing the (constantly reconned) bases with small units in order to show there is something to bag available, but garrison requirements and the more important squad upgrades of Indian LCUs cause this to be a work in progress right now.
First, however, I think I'll process the turn that arrived today (resolution of May 23 and 24 1942, orders for May 25 and 26).
Thanks for your interest
Hartwig
RE: No escape from gardening...
And just how do you think the salt and pepper shakers get moved about on the dining table in those after dinner tactical discussions. That's manual labour if ever I saw it. Plus wielding your officer's sword in mano a mano combat also clearly constitutes, ahem, acceptable manual labour.
As to Nemo's request for a picture, in typical teutonic style[;)] you have missed the nuance. He meant a picture of your, ahem, much younger wife. Had he really meant China/Burma, he would have requested a screenshot instead of a picture.
Yes, I think a picture of your young wife, posing arm in arm with you as you stand with a raised foot resting on your just recently shot lion will prove a popular addition to the club. Even better would be if you have some "Askaris" in the background, just to reinforce your direct Wilhelmine connection.
Alfred
As to Nemo's request for a picture, in typical teutonic style[;)] you have missed the nuance. He meant a picture of your, ahem, much younger wife. Had he really meant China/Burma, he would have requested a screenshot instead of a picture.
Yes, I think a picture of your young wife, posing arm in arm with you as you stand with a raised foot resting on your just recently shot lion will prove a popular addition to the club. Even better would be if you have some "Askaris" in the background, just to reinforce your direct Wilhelmine connection.
Alfred