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    Which tank would you like to play in SB?

    in General Discussion

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    Why does an image of Lieutenant Gruber spring to mind when looking at that sweet little tank? :)

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    Freedom of speech is so ,like, Jeffersonian...

    in Ground Zero

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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2686538/EU-wants-to-ban-sexist-TV-commercials.html

    Chaps, I know this has nothing to do with tanking, but everything to do with the REASON we tank--I mean freedom, not just blowing shit up. (Not that there's anything wrong with fire and brimstone moving at thousands of feet per second while you're on the move.)

    But I digress.

    Can you Euro folks help me out here? Is this a credible assault on freedom of speech, or just a two-bit political stunt? It seems to me that if they can make the ad people curtail "sexist" material, Jesus, what's next? Books? Magazines?

    This crap stinks to high heaven. I have nothing but malediction for the dill-weeds who authored this "legislation." May the shitweasles eat thier balls.

    Can't see how they'd make it work. First, no nekkid wimmin, okay, that's feasible. Then, no pretty wimmin. Weeell...eye of the beholder'n'all that, I just don't think you can legislate 'sex' out of the public domain. Not sure I think it's VITAL either, as long as we can amuse ourselves with images of death and destruction. It's really odd when you think of it;

    Hot wimmin = BAD!

    Hot lead tearing people apart = still bad, but not THAT bad.

    Humans, pfffff.

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    Why no out cry when Russian attacks BBC

    in Ground Zero

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    I'm not BBC(NBC, CBS etc)-singer to troll for you "The Lullaby" ;)

    But then again, those who keep goats in the back yard never have to worry about the grass. And while it is more humane to merely ask the gophers to vacate the premises, at the end of the day you will often need more than just words.

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    Micro Armour

    in Ground Zero

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    Hey all... I have just purchased a company of M1's

    And a company of

    T_72's

    From http://www.ghqmodels.com/

    I was just wondering if any of you can suggest a set of rules that are good for this scale?

    First off, congrats on your minis, they are ACE. I have painted larger scale models that were much worse in terms of molding and attention to detail (FOW minis, for instance). You've bought A-grade.

    Second, if you're new to tabletop wargaming, I'd suggest Cold War Commander.

    If you're a veteran, and you'd like a game that lets you focus on decisionmaking instead of looking up stuff in charts all the time...I'd still recommend Cold War Commander! :biggrin:

    http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/Default.aspx

    The official GHQ rules are also good. I just like the BKC/CWC sets better. Let us know what you decide for, and show us some piccies of them tanks, aye?

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    tank documentary

    in Ground Zero

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    Well worth the look for the WW1 stuff alone. So it's made for an American audience...no biggie. Just substitute the ballsy M1 talk with "generic Western tank", and leave room for the fact that the newest Russki developments aren't even mentioned, and you're sorted.

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    WTF is wrong with people!!!

    in Ground Zero

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    re. RougeSnake79:

    I guess it's just the whole sadictically-killing-completely-innocent-defenceless being-for-own-pleasure-and-excitement that's getting to people. Now I am actually fairly dispassionate about the whole deal; the deed is done, and whatever punishment he's due he'll get, no matter what people say on this board. Because that's all we do here - we say stuff. Pretty harmless. That guy sadistically killed a living being. In that light, your call for some people to get 'some perspective' seems a tad odd.

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    WTF is wrong with people!!!

    in Ground Zero

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    One wonders what the glorious liberators might then be up to when the camera isn't on....:(

    Stuff like this makes me question if we're really better than the other guys, or just stronger.

    go to Afgan or Iraq.you learn the answer to that fucking assinine question real soon.XXXXXXX.

    Do you feel better now?

    But yes, I guess a first-hand experience of said places WOULD possibly teach me what happens when the camera isn't on.

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    A brand new Danish VU.

    in General Discussion

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    A brand new danish VU is taking form.

    We are at the moment 8 danish guys who are forming a danish VU, we will get together every thursday to play some coop missions or H2H missions, our name is "1st Armoured Battalion - Vikings".

    One of our goals is ofcourse to get better as a team, and then start to play against the other VU´s outthere, other than that we just wants to enjoy this great game with some good game sessions.

    Our homepage can be found here http://www.absolutearmor.net/ (its not quite done yet, but it works) feel free to drop by and say hello (Its mostly in danish).

    If there are other danish guys in the community whole want to drop by and maybe join us we will be glad to hear from you.

    I am fully aware of that making a new VU and to make it grow is hard work, but when we all pull together I really do belive that we will succeed.

    Cutter.

    I just might stop by your site, Cutter. I don't know if I can set aside the time to fully engage in a VU (flew in a virtual air unit a year ago, but had to stop due to real life), but it might be nice to know a bunch of nice lads with which to take 65 tonnes of angry armor for a stroll every now and again.

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    Soviet Ammo type impacting Scenario outcome

    in Scenario and Maps

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    All battle-winning master plans win...on paper. However, I would think that all bets are off once the nukes start flying. Would the French just sit on their hands (and nukes) during this onslaught? Would the Soviets ever have been able to pull off a surprise assault of that scale, without bringing the full weight of NATO strategic retribution upon themselves? I see too many questions and pitfalls in the whole scenario for me to trust the Soviet timeframe, or even the basic premise, that "this would work". Basically, noone could say for sure what would happen after the first nuke. Stratic nuke or tac nuke, doesn't really matter, IF the Soviets wanted to hit important airports and the like we're talking evaporation of several major population centres throughout Europe. From day one, that is! If that's the STARTING point of the conflict, why bother wading in with tanks and troops afterwards, one might ask.

    Sure, WAPA tanks might have been able to reach the channel coast within a certain timeframe, but if all they would have had behind them was a nuclear hazard zone all the way back to Siberia, I think the whole win/loose discussion would be rather moot. Nobody wins in global thermo-nuclear war (I can recommend the game, though).

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