tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post4242203158946255153..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: Ponyri (Kursk) 1943 - part 1Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-40557884713785002442012-11-18T20:11:44.835+00:002012-11-18T20:11:44.835+00:00Epic beatings! Great game, looking at doing this o...Epic beatings! Great game, looking at doing this one plus the next map beside it over the holidaysAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-55485420301066819032012-11-15T17:04:50.536+00:002012-11-15T17:04:50.536+00:00Maverick Collecting
I look forward to seeing that!...Maverick Collecting<br />I look forward to seeing that!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-39258369096254337192012-11-15T16:50:20.695+00:002012-11-15T16:50:20.695+00:00Smugness? Yeah, I can live with that! I'll ...Smugness? Yeah, I can live with that! I'll 'CAD' a badge up.<br /><br />HughHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-11919565200454086762012-11-15T11:25:02.527+00:002012-11-15T11:25:02.527+00:00Martin Rapier
A proper thing to do now would be to...Martin Rapier<br />A proper thing to do now would be to buy a load of 15mm Elefants and then never use them....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-32648667025157644562012-11-15T11:23:54.482+00:002012-11-15T11:23:54.482+00:00Chris Kemp
if it works it a good tactic. Anyhow, ...Chris Kemp<br />if it works it a good tactic. Anyhow, tank gun ranges are all the same in M44.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-14577867343865613632012-11-15T09:26:43.517+00:002012-11-15T09:26:43.517+00:00The Tigers are standing in for Elephants as I don&...The Tigers are standing in for Elephants as I don't have any 15mm Elephants (only 6mm and 20mm ones). Besiudes the Sovs referred to them as 'Tigers'....<br /><br />The Brumbar is there because some of the Assault Gun battalions at Kursk were equipped with Brumbars and it has never been in a game before.<br /><br />Running the Russians with their command delay proved to be quite a challenge! I'm glad there were a lot of them.Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-421869558614743902012-11-15T07:30:27.398+00:002012-11-15T07:30:27.398+00:00Maverick Collecting
No prize - apart from the smug...Maverick Collecting<br />No prize - apart from the smug satisfaction of being right...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-85391197218585627972012-11-14T23:32:44.370+00:002012-11-14T23:32:44.370+00:00A proper German tactic that, Tim - put your tank w...A proper German tactic that, Tim - put your tank with the longest range gun and thickest armour where the enemy can get at it. Where are the Sappers when you need them?<br /><br />Regards, Chris Chris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-62671703965482916572012-11-14T13:56:06.099+00:002012-11-14T13:56:06.099+00:00"what will happen next"
Oh! I know the ..."what will happen next"<br /><br />Oh! I know the answer to this one - 45 years of totalitarian socialism across the East and the re-building of Koln, Stuttgart, Hanover and Berlin with wide boulevards, lost of trees (and car parking) and the sort of modernist architecture Britain could have done with a bit more of!!<br /><br />Do I get a prize?Hugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-12829030851988111272012-11-14T10:37:16.011+00:002012-11-14T10:37:16.011+00:00Conrad Kinch
While playing this game we were remin...Conrad Kinch<br />While playing this game we were reminiscing about the bloodbath around Ponyri during the Kursk (North) Megablitz game a few years ago. It was a bit messy this time round too. I think the Brummbar should indeed have been an Elefant, but don't blame me for the toys - I was only obeying orders.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-55964963019551778912012-11-14T09:41:32.122+00:002012-11-14T09:41:32.122+00:00I've always liked the Ponyri scenario. The bat...I've always liked the Ponyri scenario. The battle in the village was known as "Little Stalingrad" - though I believe your Brumbar is standing in for an Elefant? Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com