tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post279103185875210918..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: An Inconclusive Scrap - Funny Little Wars game report - part 1Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-34401811228789337932012-03-27T22:30:27.336+01:002012-03-27T22:30:27.336+01:00Chris Kemp.
You must understand that this is a Dra...Chris Kemp.<br />You must understand that this is a Drakonian howitzer and limber team. The horses pull the enormous load because they were ordered to.<br />Look at the flyer!!! <br />How on earth does it stay aloft ??? ( yes I used that phrase on purpose )<br />It Flies because it has been ordered to.<br />Remember the words of Crown Prince Orlof. " Ask not what can your country do for you, just do as you are told".<br />If you would like to visit Drakonia, just look on any contemporary map and you will find it somewhere on the far right.Stephen Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868582245203627701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-61994209660070880672012-03-27T22:20:28.419+01:002012-03-27T22:20:28.419+01:00Brian Carrick.
Thanks for your kind comment re the...Brian Carrick.<br />Thanks for your kind comment re the flyer. Please see my post on Game report part 2.Stephen Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868582245203627701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-61417907725390030822012-03-27T22:15:37.468+01:002012-03-27T22:15:37.468+01:00Chris Kemp
I undstand the Vulgarians obtained the ...Chris Kemp<br />I undstand the Vulgarians obtained the limbers from an arms dealer of dubious repute. You may have had dealings with me, er I mean him, yourself...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-73168660015939812512012-03-27T22:03:33.216+01:002012-03-27T22:03:33.216+01:00Suggest to Steve that unless his howitzer appears ...Suggest to Steve that unless his howitzer appears with a team of at least two elephants or four oxen, then it is immobile. Those dainty little horses just don't cut it do they?<br /><br />Regards, ChrisChris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-86208671830995643782012-03-26T13:00:58.387+01:002012-03-26T13:00:58.387+01:00Martin Rapier
I've said it before - this aviat...Martin Rapier<br />I've said it before - this aviation lark will never catch on!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-69844440765276871692012-03-26T13:00:14.541+01:002012-03-26T13:00:14.541+01:00Brian Carrick
I will ask Steve (the owner of the b...Brian Carrick<br />I will ask Steve (the owner of the beast) to comment accordingly.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-86953427127494761102012-03-26T12:49:12.351+01:002012-03-26T12:49:12.351+01:00I am very proud to be the first person to have sho...I am very proud to be the first person to have shot down a plane with a matchstick firing cannon, even it was on our own side.<br /><br />As Tim says, there was a certain inevitability about it. Direct hits count, even from a ricochet.<br /><br />Worse is to come....Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-15722343789777924442012-03-26T11:44:28.648+01:002012-03-26T11:44:28.648+01:00Would love to know more about the flyer, is it a k...Would love to know more about the flyer, is it a kit or scratchbuilt?<br />shame the pilot didn't get to use his grenades.Brian Carrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-60249465429209837732012-03-26T10:26:43.003+01:002012-03-26T10:26:43.003+01:00Maverick Collecting
The Flyer was the most outrage...Maverick Collecting<br />The Flyer was the most outrageous toy, and the victim of the first of two entertaining 'friendly fire' incidents...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-63608721764135495902012-03-26T10:25:24.044+01:002012-03-26T10:25:24.044+01:00Paul
It's set in the period of the original &#...Paul<br />It's set in the period of the original 'Little Wars' - somewhere between 1900 and 1913 - and just before the 'Big War'....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-62466869855398340802012-03-26T03:38:27.803+01:002012-03-26T03:38:27.803+01:00Are you making us wait for 'the most ridiculou...Are you making us wait for 'the most ridiculous thing taking part' or are we to assume the flyer trumped the howitzer?!!?<br /><br />HughHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-85375441345090320762012-03-26T02:51:03.579+01:002012-03-26T02:51:03.579+01:00A worthy aviation asset for the Vulgarian cause!
...A worthy aviation asset for the Vulgarian cause!<br /><br />What year is this all based?<br /><br />Great post!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-75489376320371238872012-03-25T22:30:19.843+01:002012-03-25T22:30:19.843+01:00Ross Mac
It was shot down. There was a sad inevit...Ross Mac<br />It was shot down. There was a sad inevitability to the whole episode really!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-47344222301042285602012-03-25T21:24:08.783+01:002012-03-25T21:24:08.783+01:00Love the flyer. Was it ruled shot down? or do rich...Love the flyer. Was it ruled shot down? or do richochets not count?Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com