06-04-2004 03:41									#1531
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fairline please tell me, is that XIV shield for Australia/NZ? And what does the Canadian shield looks like? Or maybe it's not in that compilation..

	06-04-2004 03:47									#1532
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Fairline, I would like you to know I have a collection of 109 of your unit files!

This latest brings it to 110!

BRAVO!

	06-04-2004 15:19									#1533
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quote: Originally posted by fairline I dunno, maybe your right Case Are these any better?

Lots better

quote: Bear in mind that Australians and New Zealanders towards the end of the pacific campaign tended to wear US olive green fatigues rather more than British-pattern jungle fatigues

The Australians wore a odd mix of British, American and Australian uniforms, the exact mix of which often differed from soldier to soldier and battalion to battalion (the Australian Army has never been particularly enthusiastic on enforcing uniform guidlines in combat zones).

quote: Originally posted by Arthedain fairline please tell me, is that XIV shield for Australia/NZ?

The XIV tactical sign was for the British/Indian 14 Army, which was the major command in the Burma theatre.

Just to boast a little, I recently picked up a first edition copy of Field Marshal Slim's Defeat into Victory at a second hand book sale for $10 It's full of fold out maps and is very cool.

	06-04-2004 21:33									#1534
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quote: Originally posted by Case Lots better

Good - I reckon so too

quote: The Australians wore a odd mix of British, American and Australian uniforms, the exact mix of which often differed from soldier to soldier and battalion to battalion (the Australian Army has never been particularly enthusiastic on enforcing uniform guidlines in combat zones).

yep - I was going to draw an Aussie from a source pic that showed him wearing a slouch hat and Australian khaki shirt, US marine trousers and gaitors and British equipment modified with Owen gun pouches Quite a mix there!

quote: The XIV tactical sign was for the British/Indian 14 Army, which was the major command in the Burma theatre. Just to boast a little, I recently picked up a first edition copy of Field Marshal Slim's Defeat into Victory at a second hand book sale for $10 It's full of fold out maps and is very cool.

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Is it a good read? For those not in the know, Slim is regarded as perhaps the best British general of WW2; he took over command of 14th Army and fought a successful campaign to drive the Japanese back through Burma.

	06-04-2004 21:36									#1535
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quote: Originally posted by curtsibling Fairline, I would like you to know I have a collection of 109 of your unit files! This latest brings it to 110! BRAVO!

Sheesh, I may have overdone it just a bit

	06-04-2004 22:15									#1536
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quote: Originally posted by fairline Sheesh, I may have overdone it just a bit

Never!!!! I won't be satisfied until every fighting vehicle, siege engine, and ground pounder to ever see combat is rendered in glorious detail by your amazing talent.

	07-04-2004 05:31									#1537
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quote: Originally posted by Kobra Looking great, guys! M3 Stuart/Grant, Cromwell, M36 Jackson: I was bored at work today so I had a humble try at that magical face lift thing Fairline does to old nemo units. Pretty pathetic try...

Pathetic?
Although they don't look magnificent as Fairline's tanks, they're still an excellent lifting

	08-04-2004 13:24									#1538
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quote: Originally posted by fairline Is it a good read?

Yep, it's very good - it's often considered to be the best of all the WW2 Generals memoirs. It's very honest and gives a clear account of the campaign.

	09-04-2004 05:43									#1539
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10$! Are you sure there was no petty larceny involved? Btw, has anyone looked at Meiktila 1945? This could be an interesting scenario topic.

If you ever find Burne's book on Mesopotamia for a similar price, I bet you could make profit on its resale.

	09-04-2004 07:43									#1540
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quote: Originally posted by Boco 10$! Are you sure there was no petty larceny involved?

No, it was at a large second hand book fair run by amateurs, and they often don't appreciate the value of certain books. For instance, last year I bought over $500 worth of official WW2 histories for less then $100

	09-04-2004 15:19									#1541
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Pals, I really appreicate you talking about books and other stuff but I will continue to post graphics here!

My latest edit: a T-28!

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	09-04-2004 17:57									#1542
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The Leningrad Bolshevik Tank Factory is mass-producing Soviet armor at the moment!

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	09-04-2004 18:03									#1543
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Nice tweaks, Steph!

	09-04-2004 22:33									#1544
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"You bring great glory to Mother Russia!"

	15-04-2004 23:35									#1545
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A fairline-derived unit from an update I am doing to Dictator WW2!

Royal Marine Commando!

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	16-04-2004 12:21									#1546
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Thats one really long arm

Nice, very nice though

	30-04-2004 23:54									#1547
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All US Divisions in WW2 and a few recent ones. 82nd Airborne and 101st are Fariline's

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	01-05-2004 02:48									#1548
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Great work!

	01-05-2004 03:03									#1549
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Here is a mighty, but never built, mega-Panzer! - The Ratte!

From a new project underway...

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	01-05-2004 12:02									#1550
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Very excellent stuff here, keep it up, both of you!

	01-05-2004 19:37									#1551
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Wow, the Mega Panzer. Curt that project you just mentioned wouldn't be Dictator 4 by any chance would it? Double barreled turrets seem to a popular feature in hypothetical tanks in Civ II. The thing is the only actual research I can remember reading about into multi-barrel turrets was done by the Soviets in the 1930's and they were dissapointed with the results.

Was there any other nation ever that thought multi-barrel turrets could work?

	01-05-2004 20:51									#1552
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Curt: just beautiful! (if tanks can be that)

	01-05-2004 22:29									#1553
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quote: Originally posted by curtsibling Here is a mighty, but never built, mega-Panzer! - The Ratte! From a new project underway...

Blimey Charley! that would hurt if it got you with both barrels

Brilliant graphic C.

	02-05-2004 00:13									#1554
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While I was playing Red Front 1.5 I was surprised to find no new graphics, so I've made a graphic renovation with Fairline's units. For the missing ones I've made a slight retouching to Nemo and Alex's original units, mainly using pieces from Fairline's units (you're the no. 1). Here's my restylings, compared to the original ones. The Scharnhorst is made nearly entirely from scratch.

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	02-05-2004 00:16									#1555
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quote: Originally posted by Sarsstock Wow, the Mega Panzer. Curt that project you just mentioned wouldn't be Dictator 4 by any chance would it? Double barreled turrets seem to a popular feature in hypothetical tanks in Civ II. The thing is the only actual research I can remember reading about into multi-barrel turrets was done by the Soviets in the 1930's and they were dissapointed with the results. Was there any other nation ever that thought multi-barrel turrets could work?

This one is a special unit for Dictator ToT...

The Ratte was one those fanciful behemoth tanks envisioned by the Nazis to crush all armoured enemies.

The secret behind it's twin turret was the fact that this massive machine was the size of a building, and packed a naval BB turret!

It would have been powered by 4 U-boat engines and mostly likely been useless in battle, except as a mobile strongpoint...

But such firepower would have been dramatic...!

Imagine the terror of being a trooper faced with a steel house with tracks!

	02-05-2004 00:17									#1556
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@Justinianum :

Damn fine work sir!

	02-05-2004 00:21									#1557
	Red Front renovation part 2 Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Here's other units. And after........prepare for winter

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	02-05-2004 04:49									#1558
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Great conversion job on the units Justinianum. I can't believe that monster of a machine was an actual design Curt!!

The problem with that bohemith that I envision is the fact that one brave solider armed with a bazooka could disable its tread and render the entire thing imobile. Then what would they do? Get four Tigers to tow her back to her depot for repairs? Still, its quite a frightning image indeed.

	02-05-2004 10:20									#1559
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quote: Originally posted by Sarsstock Was there any other nation ever that thought multi-barrel turrets could work?

In order to test wether the tank could take a 17 pounder gun, the Australian Army experimented with placing two 25 pounder guns on Sentinal tanks during WW2. However, this occured after the tanks had been withdrawn from service.

From: www.thunderandsteel.co.uk/sentinel.html
To test the turret ring which was increased in size to 70 inches and to see if it could withstand the pressure of a 17 pdr being fired a twin coaxial 25 pdr mount was added to the turret of the Sentinel prototype number E2 with the turret ring increaed to 64 inches. The firing of this combination together would give 20% greater recoil than the 17 pdr. This was done using a lanyard from a safe distance. There was no adverse affect to the vehicle from the firing of this combination. The designation of this vehicle is said to be AC IV. A sowage capacity of 50-60 rounds was recommended.

	02-05-2004 10:34									#1560
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...and of course there is the weirdest AFV ever deployed by the US: the M50A1 Ontos, which mounted no less then six 106mm recoilless rifles.