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you should read .......osprey - fortress 030 - eben emael

really nice book ...

ORIGINAL: wosung

Good question. But I don't think, that the Congo Forces are counted with the metropolitan forces.

Belgian Congo forces (Force Publique) composed of 40.000 men, probably the usual native-metropolitan mixture of a late colonial force, whose main responsibility wasn't militarily but those of an internal security force. Nevertheless, the Force Publique participated in the East African Campaign.

Oh and, after the allied liberation of Belgium, a new Belgian Army was constituted which fielded some 75.000 men during the last months of WW.
Source: The Oxford companion of WW2, P. 120.

Regards

france had alot of africa units in the home defence army .... dont think that belgium was very diffent ...

Hey everyone
 
To help alleviate a small amount of the stress on Steve, I've volunteered to coordinate the Naval write-ups. I will maintain a master list and provide a copy to Steve on a regular basis. It looks like about half of the list of 1112 is either finished or actively being worked on.
 
So for those of you that are working on the naval write-ups, if you could pass them on to me once completed so I can get them onto the master list.
 
Sabre

ORIGINAL: Sabre21

Hey everyone

To help alleviate a small amount of the stress on Steve, I've volunteered to coordinate the Naval write-ups. I will maintain a master list and provide a copy to Steve on a regular basis. It looks like about half of the list of 1112 is either finished or actively being worked on.

So for those of you that are working on the naval write-ups, if you could pass them on to me once completed so I can get them onto the master list.

Sabre

Good. You did a great job for the Air units writeups, I'm happy you propose that. I hope Steve will agree.

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: Sabre21

Hey everyone

To help alleviate a small amount of the stress on Steve, I've volunteered to coordinate the Naval write-ups. I will maintain a master list and provide a copy to Steve on a regular basis. It looks like about half of the list of 1112 is either finished or actively being worked on.

So for those of you that are working on the naval write-ups, if you could pass them on to me once completed so I can get them onto the master list.

Sabre

Good. You did a great job for the Air units writeups, I'm happy you propose that. I hope Steve will agree.

Actually Steve proposed it and for better or worse I accepted.

Hmm..something doesn't sound right about that last statement[:D]

Sabre

ORIGINAL: Sabre21

ORIGINAL: Froonp
Good. You did a great job for the Air units writeups, I'm happy you propose that. I hope Steve will agree.

Actually Steve proposed it and for better or worse I accepted.

Hmm..something doesn't sound right about that last statement[:D]

Sabre

No problems for me if you and Steve get to Marry. You seem to be two good chaps, so this will be fun to be invited !

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: Sabre21

ORIGINAL: Froonp
Good. You did a great job for the Air units writeups, I'm happy you propose that. I hope Steve will agree.

Actually Steve proposed it and for better or worse I accepted.

Hmm..something doesn't sound right about that last statement[:D]

Sabre

No problems for me if you and Steve get to Marry. You seem to be two good chaps, so this will be fun to be invited !

Guys - I`m sure you`re both consenting adults and can do what you like. Just one thing though - NO HONEYMOON UNTIL THIS GAME IS FINISHED!! [:-]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: Sabre21


Actually Steve proposed it and for better or worse I accepted.

Hmm..something doesn't sound right about that last statement[:D]

Sabre

No problems for me if you and Steve get to Marry. You seem to be two good chaps, so this will be fun to be invited !

Guys - I`m sure you`re both consenting adults and can do what you like. Just one thing though - NO HONEYMOON UNTIL THIS GAME IS FINISHED!! [:-]

One difficulty is that my wife and I had our 37th wedding anniversary yesterday - to be celebrated this evening. I still need to go out and buy 37 roses: 12 red, 12 pink, 12 yellow, and 1 white. The date is easy to remember: 7/17/71 (or 17/7/71 for Europeans).

I figured that would bring on a rash of comments from the peanut gallery [:D]

Well had I stayed married..and stayed alive and sane during that time..I would be coming up on my 32nd..

Sabre

PS: Gratz for making it that far Steve..hopefully you'll last another 37.

ORIGINAL: capitan

PM sent to Orm. There is always room for more writers! [:D]

I mailed you 2 weeks ago and I got no reply. I send you a PM with my email.

-Orm

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: capitan

PM sent to Orm. There is always room for more writers! [:D]

I mailed you 2 weeks ago and I got no reply. I send you a PM with my email.

-Orm

Vacation took hold of me, emailed you just now

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: capitan

PM sent to Orm. There is always room for more writers! [:D]

I mailed you 2 weeks ago and I got no reply. I send you a PM with my email.

-Orm

Your avatar has white corners.
Here is one with transparent corners.
Please keep it GIF so that it keeps the good corners.

Status-report on Landunits (all countries):
785 out of 1062 units done (74%)

DONE:
Siberian Russia 4/4 (Adam) DONE!
Finland 8/8 (Adam) DONE!
Rumania 10/10 (Adam) DONE!
Mongolia 1/1 (Adam) DONE!
Switzerland 6/6 (Adam) DONE!
Phillipines 1/1 (Adam) DONE!
Afghanistan 2/2 (Adam) DONE!
Australia 8/8 (Michaelbaldur) DONE!
New Zeeland 3/3 (Michaelbaldur) DONE!
South Africa 5/5 (Michaelbaldur) DONE!
Denmark 1/1 (Michaelbaldur) DONE!
Norway 3/3 (Michaelbaldur) DONE!
Poland 14/14 (Michaelbaldur) DONE!
AOI 1/1 (Mziln) DONE!
Formosa 1/1 (Mziln) DONE!
Croatia 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Ecuador 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Peru 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
French Somalia 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Ivory Coast 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
French Sudan 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Middle Congo 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Niger 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Indo-China 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
N. East Indies 2/2 (Capitan) DONE!
Belgian Congo 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Saudi Arabia 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Iraq 2/2 (Capitan) DONE!
Liberia 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Cameroon 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Gabon 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Madagascar 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Morroco 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Algeria 2/2 (Capitan) DONE!
Tunisia 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Syria 2/2 (Capitan) DONE!
Sudan 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Nigeria 2/2 (Capitan) DONE!
Sierra Leone 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
British Somalialand 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Egypt 2/2 (Capitan) DONE!
Kenya 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Uganda 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Tanganyika 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Northern Rhodesia 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Southern Rhodesia 1/1 (Capitan)
Palestine 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Aden 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
New Caledonia 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Thailand 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Northern Ireland 1/1 (Capitan) DONE!
Burma 2/2 (Capitan) DONE!
Sweden 13/13 (Toed) DONE!
Ireland 2/2 (bj_rodhe) DONE!
Hungary 6/6 (Grisouille) DONE!
Bulgaria 3/3 (Grisouille) DONE!
France 68/68(Grisouille)DONE
Greece 4/4 (Grisouille) DONE!
SS-Germany 19/19 (Grisouille) DONE!
Netherlands 2/2 (Grisouille) DONE!
Yugoslavia 9/9 (Dale) DONE!
Bolivia 1/1 (Jeff) DONE!
Paraguay 1/1 (Jeff) DONE!
Colombia 1/1 (Jeff) DONE!
Uruguay 1/1 (Jeff) DONE!
Zoya and Tito 2/2 (MarcusWatney) DONE!
Communist China 18/18 (Wosung) DONE!
Nat. China 38/38 (Wosung) DONE!
Belgium 4/4 (Charlie Lewis) DONE!

ASSIGNED but NOT DONE:
USA 80/99 (Adam)
Russia 143/146 (Adam)
Ukraine 0/8 (Adam)
Korea 0/2 (Wosung)
Manchuko 0/4 (Wosung)
Italy 37/61 (Jimm)
Libya 0/3 (Jimm)
Eritrea 0/1 (Jimm)
Italian Somalialand 0/2 (Jimm)
Germany 92/128 (Capitan)
Senegal 1/2 (Capitan)
UK 31/57 (Rob)
Canada 9/10 (Rob)
India 3/13 (Rob)
Mexico 0/6 (Jeff)
Panama 0/2 (Jeff)
Venezuela 0/1 (Jeff)
Chile 0/2 (Jeff)
Iran/Persia 0/2 (Herulf)
Portugal 0/2 (Doug)
Turkey 1/13 (Doug)
Austria 0/3 (SGT Rice)
Ethiopia 1/6 (SGT Rice)

UNASSIGNED:
Nat. Spain 2/14
Rep. Spain 1/14
Czeckoslovakia 1/15
Japan 65/76
Brasil 0/5
Argentina 0/3

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"NEW UNITS" 16/61

Also the ART (including ART, AA and AT) for all nations is being done by STABILO

Anyone who like to pitch in with any of the unassigned countries is welcome to take part! Just send me a PM and I will help you get started!

- Capitan

ORIGINAL: capitan

When I get back I will post the screenshot for the Belgian Congo Forces

As promised:

ORIGINAL: capitan

ORIGINAL: capitan

When I get back I will post the screenshot for the Belgian Congo Forces

As promised:

Spelling : beligum instead of belgium, 1st para

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: capitan

ORIGINAL: capitan

When I get back I will post the screenshot for the Belgian Congo Forces

As promised:

Spelling : beligum instead of belgium, 1st para

Doh! [:)] My misstake unfortunatly...

Fixed now!

In other news several of my fellow writers are reporting progress and I just recieved batches of ART from Klaus and American corps and divs from Adam. Doug even sent a friend to Turkey to research some of the finer details of Mustafa Kemals army. [:D]

I did some research on the Argentines and Brazilians but couldn't find information on anything that matched up with WiF Counters.  I could provide a general overview of their respective military strengths.  Would that be at all useful?

Please send me such an overview and I will see what I can dig up on Argentina and Brazil. It is really not easy on the larger countries that did not go to war on any larger scale.

Between my wife's 40th birthday and some stuff here at work this week is shot.  However, I should be able to compile what I've found into something useful next week.

Just a quick question - will the (excellent) unit descriptions be available in some sort of archive or similar or will you be required to start a game in order to access the information on the units? I think that it would be great to have some sort of archive accessible from the start page of the game for those that just want to enjoy the graphics and descriptions of the units.
 
Steve et al. - keep up the great work! I am sure that this will be the finest grand strategy wargame of all times!
 
/Dave