B
Breaklight
Guest
Bugger.. dropped to 6th place! *GRIN*
And yes!, I second that what Hedgehog said.
Thx for your effort POS
Breaklight
And yes!, I second that what Hedgehog said.
Thx for your effort POS
Breaklight
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Wardog
Guest
Me too, POS. Very neat little fight. Your efforts are truly appreciated.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 13 of 26 FINISHED
POS v Wardog
Winner Wardog, tactical vic
Armour at start:-
Wardog: 5x PzIVlong, 3x Stug-long, 1x halftrack
POS: 4x Sher105, 1x Sher76, 1x Chaffee, 2x halftrack
Heavy tank losses on both sides in a meatgrinder battle of attrition and I was reduced to just one tank left standing..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour of name depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
4th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
6th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
7th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
8th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% Draw)
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(13 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
13 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
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For the record: POS Won 5, Lost 7, Drawn 1
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
POS v Wardog
Winner Wardog, tactical vic
Armour at start:-
Wardog: 5x PzIVlong, 3x Stug-long, 1x halftrack
POS: 4x Sher105, 1x Sher76, 1x Chaffee, 2x halftrack
Heavy tank losses on both sides in a meatgrinder battle of attrition and I was reduced to just one tank left standing..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour of name depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
4th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
6th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
7th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
8th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% Draw)
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(13 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
13 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
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For the record: POS Won 5, Lost 7, Drawn 1
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 14 of 26 FINISHED
POS v Mikey
Draw (but Mikey's points beat mine 57%-43%)
Armour at start:-
Mikey: 4x Chaffee, 2x Sher75, 1x M10, 1x Greyhound, 2x halftracks
POS: 5x PzIVlong, 3x Stug-long
Mikey caved in my entire northern flank (top) but I clawed a draw with points for armour kills-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour of name depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
4th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
6th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
7th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
8th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
9th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(12 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
14 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
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For the record: POS Won 5, Lost 7, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
POS v Mikey
Draw (but Mikey's points beat mine 57%-43%)
Armour at start:-
Mikey: 4x Chaffee, 2x Sher75, 1x M10, 1x Greyhound, 2x halftracks
POS: 5x PzIVlong, 3x Stug-long
Mikey caved in my entire northern flank (top) but I clawed a draw with points for armour kills-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour of name depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
4th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
6th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
7th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
8th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
9th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(12 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
14 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
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For the record: POS Won 5, Lost 7, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
Seel's American army comes bursting out of the woods, driving hard for the flag under cover of a smoke barrage..
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 15 of 26 FINISHED
POS v mTk
Winner POS, minor vic
Armour at start:-
mTk: 5x Sher75, 4x Hellcat, 1x M16AA halftrack, 1x M3 scout car
POS: 5x PzIVlong, 1x Hetzer
A tense face-to-face battle with neither side giving an inch, I couldn't capture any of the 4 flags and had to rely on armour kill points to scrape ahead..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
4th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
6th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
7th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
8th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
9th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(11 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
15 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
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For the record: POS Won 6, Lost 7, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
POS v mTk
Winner POS, minor vic
Armour at start:-
mTk: 5x Sher75, 4x Hellcat, 1x M16AA halftrack, 1x M3 scout car
POS: 5x PzIVlong, 1x Hetzer
A tense face-to-face battle with neither side giving an inch, I couldn't capture any of the 4 flags and had to rely on armour kill points to scrape ahead..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
4th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
6th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
7th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
8th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
9th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(11 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
15 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
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For the record: POS Won 6, Lost 7, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 16 of 26 FINISHED
POS v Lord Bane
Winner Lord Bane, tactical vic
Armour at start:-
Lord Bane: 1x Panther, 5x PzIVlong, 2x halftrack
POS: 6x Sher75, 1x Chaffee, 1x halftrack, 1x scout car
A very quiet battle, the main flag sat in an exposed valley and we both spent most of the game edging our troops through trees under cover of smoke to get as close as possible to it-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
10th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(10 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
16 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
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For the record: POS Won 6, Lost 8, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
POS v Lord Bane
Winner Lord Bane, tactical vic
Armour at start:-
Lord Bane: 1x Panther, 5x PzIVlong, 2x halftrack
POS: 6x Sher75, 1x Chaffee, 1x halftrack, 1x scout car
A very quiet battle, the main flag sat in an exposed valley and we both spent most of the game edging our troops through trees under cover of smoke to get as close as possible to it-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
10th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(10 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
16 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon:-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
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For the record: POS Won 6, Lost 8, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 17 of 26 FINISHED
POS v Proniakin
Winner POS, tactical vic
Armour at start:-
Proniakin: 3x Sher105, 1x Stuart, 3x M8HMC, 3x Greyhound
POS: 1x Panther, 5x PzIVlong, 1x Stug105, 1x halftrack
The computer dealt Proniakin a bad hand of weak armour, yet he still prevented my Panther capturing the northern flag (top).
(I won't let the comp pick our forces in future tourneys; most of the time it gives us well-balanced selections but sometimes it deals us a bad hand and it's therefore too unreliable)
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
10th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(9 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
17 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
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For the record: POS Won 7, Lost 8, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
POS v Proniakin
Winner POS, tactical vic
Armour at start:-
Proniakin: 3x Sher105, 1x Stuart, 3x M8HMC, 3x Greyhound
POS: 1x Panther, 5x PzIVlong, 1x Stug105, 1x halftrack
The computer dealt Proniakin a bad hand of weak armour, yet he still prevented my Panther capturing the northern flag (top).
(I won't let the comp pick our forces in future tourneys; most of the time it gives us well-balanced selections but sometimes it deals us a bad hand and it's therefore too unreliable)
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
10th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(9 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
17 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
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For the record: POS Won 7, Lost 8, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
P
PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 18 of 26 FINISHED
POS v Von Reich
Winner POS, major vic
Armour at start:-
Von Reich: 6x Sher75, 1x halftrack
POS: 1x Panther, 5x PzIVlong, 2x halftracks
Von Reich killed nearly all my PzIV's and crippled the Panther in this meatgrinder battle but the attrition rate went my way..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
10th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(8 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
18 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
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For the record: POS Won 8, Lost 8, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
POS v Von Reich
Winner POS, major vic
Armour at start:-
Von Reich: 6x Sher75, 1x halftrack
POS: 1x Panther, 5x PzIVlong, 2x halftracks
Von Reich killed nearly all my PzIV's and crippled the Panther in this meatgrinder battle but the attrition rate went my way..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
10th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(8 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
18 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
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For the record: POS Won 8, Lost 8, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
P
PoorOldSpike
Guest
Retro-pic from my battle with Lord Bane. The game has been stalemated for most of the time, so in an effort to break the deadlock I send a Chaffee and Sher75 on 'fast' to get his Panther (blue circle) by using the house for cover on the approach before popping out from behind it to take the Panther by surprise, what could possibly go wrong?
Main pic- my American machines make their move; the Chaffee spotted a flak-vehicle en route and quickly took it out (burning at top centre), but now an ominous sign is detected within the house:- field-grey clad figures..
The Chaffee desperately begins pouring pointblank fire into the building, but a bloodcurdling whooshing sound is heard as something comes flying out the window (inset) and the Chaffee is trashed..
(The game ended within the next turn or two before the Sherman could get in on the act)
Main pic- my American machines make their move; the Chaffee spotted a flak-vehicle en route and quickly took it out (burning at top centre), but now an ominous sign is detected within the house:- field-grey clad figures..
The Chaffee desperately begins pouring pointblank fire into the building, but a bloodcurdling whooshing sound is heard as something comes flying out the window (inset) and the Chaffee is trashed..
(The game ended within the next turn or two before the Sherman could get in on the act)
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
My 2x PzIV's trundle to beef up the flag but run into Seel's bazookaman who's covering the road, and who promised his C.O. beforehand:- "If I can get clear shots, I'll kill 'em both"
PS- Seel said- "Hmmmm, what good are rocket skirts if they don't repel rockets, is this not modeled into the game? I can see the frontal shot penetrating but the side shot should have been detonated by the skirt"
Yes I'd have thought the skirt would have protected the panzer on the right, the hit readout was- "Side upper hull penetration, knocked out"
Maybe skirts didn't give 100% protection against zooks.
(For the record the readout for tank on the left was "Front lower hull penetration, Knocked out")
PS- Seel said- "Hmmmm, what good are rocket skirts if they don't repel rockets, is this not modeled into the game? I can see the frontal shot penetrating but the side shot should have been detonated by the skirt"
Yes I'd have thought the skirt would have protected the panzer on the right, the hit readout was- "Side upper hull penetration, knocked out"
Maybe skirts didn't give 100% protection against zooks.
(For the record the readout for tank on the left was "Front lower hull penetration, Knocked out")
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 19 of 26 FINISHED
POS v Nort
Winner Nort, minor vic
Armour at start:-
Nort: 6x Sher105, 1x Greyhound, 1x halftrack
POS: 6x Stug105, 1x Stug-long, 1x halftrack
The computer had a sense of humour, it gave us both mostly large-calibre HE/HC chuckers and Nort drove me out of town under a hail of big blasts..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Nort: score 12 (56%-44% minor vic)
10th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
11th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(7 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
19 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Chronological order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
Nort
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For the record: POS Won 8, Lost 9, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
POS v Nort
Winner Nort, minor vic
Armour at start:-
Nort: 6x Sher105, 1x Greyhound, 1x halftrack
POS: 6x Stug105, 1x Stug-long, 1x halftrack
The computer had a sense of humour, it gave us both mostly large-calibre HE/HC chuckers and Nort drove me out of town under a hail of big blasts..
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Nort: score 12 (56%-44% minor vic)
10th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
11th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(7 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
19 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Chronological order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
Nort
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For the record: POS Won 8, Lost 9, Drawn 2
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American.
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Earl of Grey
Guest
Thing is: Skirts arent supposed to work against rockets. They do work quite well against HE or HC charges but an AT rocket usually just passes through them because they're only 5mm of soft steel. Skirts were mainly invented to protect a tank against AT rifles.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 20 of 26 FINISHED
POS v AntiG3n
Draw but AntiG3n had the better score 55%-45%
Armour at start:-
AntiG3n: 1x Sher75, 3x Sher105, 1x M10, 1x Greyhound, 1x halftrack
POS: 1x Panther, 4x Stug-long, 4x halftracks
The main flag in the north (top) was in thick trees and unreachable by tanks, so I committed my armour to the open central and southern sectors but AntiG3n held them in check-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Nort: score 12 (56%-44% minor vic)
10th- AntiG3n: score 10 (55%-45% draw)
11th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
12th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(6 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
20 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Chronological order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
Nort
AntiG3n
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For the record: POS Won 8, Lost 9, Drawn 3
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American
POS v AntiG3n
Draw but AntiG3n had the better score 55%-45%
Armour at start:-
AntiG3n: 1x Sher75, 3x Sher105, 1x M10, 1x Greyhound, 1x halftrack
POS: 1x Panther, 4x Stug-long, 4x halftracks
The main flag in the north (top) was in thick trees and unreachable by tanks, so I committed my armour to the open central and southern sectors but AntiG3n held them in check-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Nort: score 12 (56%-44% minor vic)
10th- AntiG3n: score 10 (55%-45% draw)
11th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
12th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(6 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
20 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Chronological order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
Nort
AntiG3n
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For the record: POS Won 8, Lost 9, Drawn 3
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American
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AntiG3n
Guest
Its tough when you get, say, nothing but greyhounds, but I like these computer-picks. When picking my own forces its hard not to go with the same basic units every time.
Which I guess works well from a historical accuracy and game balance standpoint, but not from a "keep it fun and interesting" standpoint
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I saw those m4 105's and thought "Well this'll be a quick one." But it wasn't. I feel like it makes you be more creative or at least thoughtful with your plans. I don't mind running the risk of getting an awful hand.
Just an opinion. Good Tourney spike.
Which I guess works well from a historical accuracy and game balance standpoint, but not from a "keep it fun and interesting" standpoint
.I saw those m4 105's and thought "Well this'll be a quick one." But it wasn't. I feel like it makes you be more creative or at least thoughtful with your plans. I don't mind running the risk of getting an awful hand.
Just an opinion. Good Tourney spike.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
GAME 21 of 26 FINISHED
POS v Bert Blitzkrieg
Winner POS, tot vic
Armour at start:-
Bert Blitzkrieg: 7x PzIVlong, 1x halftrack
POS: 5x Sher75, 4x Chaffee, 1x Greyhound, 1x M8HMC, 1x halftrack
My Sher75's won the tank battle in the south (bottom) to secure the flag, but Bert Blitzkrieg infiltrated to the other flag to keep it neutral-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Nort: score 12 (56%-44% minor vic)
10th- AntiG3n: score 10 (55%-45% draw)
11th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
12th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(5 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
21 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Chronological order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
Nort
AntiG3n
Bert Blitzkrieg
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For the record: POS Won 9, Lost 9, Drawn 3
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American
POS v Bert Blitzkrieg
Winner POS, tot vic
Armour at start:-
Bert Blitzkrieg: 7x PzIVlong, 1x halftrack
POS: 5x Sher75, 4x Chaffee, 1x Greyhound, 1x M8HMC, 1x halftrack
My Sher75's won the tank battle in the south (bottom) to secure the flag, but Bert Blitzkrieg infiltrated to the other flag to keep it neutral-
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LEADER BOARD
(Only the contestants whose score beat mine are shown on it. Colour depicts the side they commanded, blue=Ger, green=US)
1st- Earl of Grey: score 42 (71%-29% tactical vic)
2nd- Silent Otto: score 38 (69%-31% tactical vic)
3rd- Lord Bane: score 36 (68%-32% tactical vic)
4th- Wardog: score 30 (65%-35% tactical vic)
5th- Cargol and Hedgehog: score 24 (both players 62%-38% minor vic)
7th- Breakthrough: score 22 (61%-39% minor vic)
8th- Breaklight: score 18 (59%-41% minor vic)
9th- Nort: score 12 (56%-44% minor vic)
10th- AntiG3n: score 10 (55%-45% draw)
11th- Airborne Bob: score 8 (54%-46% draw)
12th- Mikey: score 6 (53%-47% draw)
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(5 games still to finish before the midnight July 14th tourney deadline)
21 FINISHED SO FAR, click 'Awards' to claim your tourney ribbon.
Chronological order of finishing-
Ryohei
Johnsy
Bootie
Rico
Breaklight
Earl of Grey
Airborne Bob
Nathangun
Cargol
Silent Otto
Breakthrough
Hedgehog
Wardog
Mikey
mTk
Lord Bane
Proniakin
Von Reich
Nort
AntiG3n
Bert Blitzkrieg
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For the record: POS Won 9, Lost 9, Drawn 3
More stats:- of the 26 competitors, 13 chose to be German, and 13 chose to be American
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
Yes it's fun to see what 'tools of war' the computer deals us (like in a poker game), and to try to make the best of them.
But sadly, some people are given very poor tools and can never hope to win the tourney, that's the only thing I don't like about computer-picks.
One way round it would be to give all competitors the choice of REJECTING the first file because they don't like the map and/or units, and start again with a new first file.
So if ever I use computer-picks in future tourneys, the rule will read something like this:-
"If, on opening the first file, a player doesn't like the map and/or his units, he can REJECT it and ask to start again with a new first file in the hope that he'll get a better map and/or units.
He can only play the Rejection Card ONCE, and MUST then play with the new file."
(Incidentally in the first file it's impossible to see the enemy units, players can only see their own)
PS- I'm a bit disappointed in the 21 games played so far to find that the computer hasn't given us any towed guns or snipers, maybe the parameters need tweaking, but that's for a possible future tourney.
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PoorOldSpike
Guest
SITREP
The 5 players still to finish are:-
Eniced
Jonny
LRC
Owl
Seel
which are all on course to finish before the July 14th deadline.
The 5 players still to finish are:-
Eniced
Jonny
LRC
Owl
Seel
which are all on course to finish before the July 14th deadline.
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seel
Guest
I do think the skirts were intended to defeat HC rounds(rockets are HC rounds) not ATR rounds, in fact some of the skirts were made out of wire mesh which would make no sense against ATR's. Thin skirts make no sense against ATR rounds, it would be the same as applying it directly to the surface of the tank and have no effect other than add thickness to the armor. Even if the skirts were put into place to defeat ATR's for some reason they would still have the same effect against HC rounds(early detonation). To add to that I think they did not appear until 1943 when ATR's were on the out and HC was now the established at weapon so it makes sense they were in place for the latter.
I know for a fact the U.S. is currently using "rocket skirts" in Iraq and Afghanistan to defeat HC rounds.
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Lord Bane (FGM)
Guest
Seel is correct.
Lord Bane
Lord Bane