As the subject states, welcome to the interim GKML. Now to start a small discussion and rant at the same time... Despite covering the early years of WWII, GK...
frankjoh@...
Jun 18, 2000 2:05 am
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Hi. When I checked I was the only other member on the list. Hopefully others have joined and we can get a really good discussion going! ... Think of the...
Damon "Anthraxus" Agr...
dca@...
Jun 18, 2000 2:27 am
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And now a GK list! Wonder why we don't do all of the stuff through EG, what with all the weird jumpiness of the coffeehaus server! So, thoughts on the new...
jeff miller
inire@...
Jun 18, 2000 2:57 am
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... This is pretty much a crash-course in forum dynamics for me. It'll be interesting to watch the poster-to-lurker ratio. List admin tools are neat, aside...
J. H. Frank
frankjoh@...
Jun 18, 2000 2:58 am
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Enter your vote today! Check out the new poll for the GearKrieg group: Do you want a Gear Krieg role-playing game? o Yes. o Umm, ok. o Whatever. o Not really....
GearKrieg@egroups.com
Jun 18, 2000 4:22 am
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<<Oh, and another observation. The Soviets have no walkers, but the Japanese do.>> Yeah, but the Soviets get a frickin' huge tank. : } Gotta note, I'm not...
Pat Gamblin
shosuro@...
Jun 18, 2000 4:33 am
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... The original plan for the Maginot line was one that would include future Belgian defences. However, the Belgians were reluctant to foot the bill so instead...
Damon "Anthraxus" Agr...
dca@...
Jun 18, 2000 5:36 am
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... Japanese ... Yeah, I would have thought if anybody needed Walkers it would have been the Soviets in all that mud and snow - but then again maybe thats why...
Jason Prince
wanderer@...
Jun 18, 2000 6:13 am
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... IIRC, the Swiss still have a bike corp. 'Course I could be wrong. It's 3AM and I can't sleep as I've been drinking litres and litres of Diet Coke all day. ...
Pat Gamblin
shosuro@...
Jun 18, 2000 6:15 am
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On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 06:13:23 -0000, "Jason Prince" ... I agree in principle, but as a wargamer and 'scholar' of WW2 and the various projects and developments...
Wulf Corbett
wulfc@...
Jun 18, 2000 5:10 pm
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... I don't believe so. Early in the war the primary AT weapon in infantry battalions was the Anti-tank rifle. The PzFaust didn't make an appearance until...
Damon "Anthraxus" Agr...
dca@...
Jun 18, 2000 5:30 pm
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While browsing through some articles on MagWeb, I ran across references to the Japanese Kyunana Shiki 20mm Model 97 Anti-Tank Rifle. The Model 97 was a...
J. H. Frank
frankjoh@...
Jun 18, 2000 6:15 pm
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... From: "J. H. Frank" <frankjoh@...> To: "GKML" <GearKrieg@eGroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 2:10 PM Subject: [GearKrieg] Japanese Walker...
Eric Chau
eric.chau@...
Jun 18, 2000 6:43 pm
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On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 14:38:59 -0400, "Eric Chau" ... The famed Japanese Pole Mine :) A Shaped Charge is the correct term for any explosive relying on explosive...
Wulf Corbett
wulfc@...
Jun 18, 2000 6:57 pm
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... Probably the 'Teppoyari' listed on that stats page. Pat...
Pat Gamblin
shosuro@...
Jun 18, 2000 7:14 pm
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... From: "Wulf Corbett" <wulfc@...> To: <GearKrieg@egroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [GearKrieg] Japanese Walker...
Eric Chau
eric.chau@...
Jun 18, 2000 7:47 pm
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On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 15:42:24 -0400, "Eric Chau" ... Actually more likely a lone man in a camouflaged hole, ambushing. The other one was a guy sitting in a...
Wulf Corbett
wulfc@...
Jun 18, 2000 8:07 pm
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Hello All, Well, I am not sure what I am allowed to say and what I am not. Also, things have rapidly changed in the background and setting over the last year,...
Lloyd Jessee
ldjessee@...
Jun 18, 2000 11:15 pm
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Hello, Did anyone notice there is a GearKrieg chat option? Well, it is sunday afternoon/evening. I will probably be on a while. later, Lloyd Doug "Jesster"...
Lloyd Jessee
ldjessee@...
Jun 18, 2000 11:21 pm
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OK, I really looked at the stats for the vehicles and have a few comments. 1.M3A1 Stuart "Honey": I hope they're not trying to suggest this was the vehicle...
Damon "Anthraxus" Agr...
dca@...
Jun 19, 2000 12:19 am
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... Yup. And now I know the pain of "load: class ChatApplet not found." Grr. ... I'm thinking of setting up a weekly chat session, with each week being for ...
J. H. Frank
frankjoh@...
Jun 19, 2000 3:24 am
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<snipped North Africa stuff, as that's a theatre of the war I've never read about> ... Snipped directly from one of the better Soviet armor webpages (Red...
J. H. Frank
frankjoh@...
Jun 19, 2000 4:10 am
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... Good to go. Now all we need are some stats for Finns and rules for ski infantry and we can rock n' roll! :) ... There were a lot of things scary about it...
Damon "Anthraxus" Agr...
dca@...
Jun 19, 2000 4:44 am
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... MGs and a ... of is the ... It also had armour you could spit peas through... OK, wildly exaggerated, but it was way underarmoured for it's massive target ...
Wulf Corbett
wulfc@...
Jun 19, 2000 10:48 am
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Well, it looks like I was beaten to the punch (by only four days!). When the Egroups error message came up 'GearKrieg is already in use' as I was inputting...
Ron Tracey
Farcaster@...
Jun 19, 2000 10:21 pm
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... From: "Ron Tracey" <Farcaster@...> To: <GearKrieg@egroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 6:21 PM Subject: [GearKrieg] Hey All ... sneak ... Dunno...
Eric Chau
eric.chau@...
Jun 20, 2000 1:11 am
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... Mr. Vezina sent the list a link to stats for some of the GearKrieg units. Here's the link for those interested: http://www.dp9.com/test/gkvehicles.txt Pat...
Pat Gamblin
shosuro@...
Jun 20, 2000 2:50 am
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... Thanks for the link! Lol, these thinks really do suck, don't they? Statwise, it looks like the M12A1 'Longstreet' is about the best walker around. Ron...
Ron Tracey
Farcaster@...
Jun 20, 2000 4:22 am
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... Yeah, a decent pilot in a Hunter could probably waste an entire assault group. : } I can't wait to actually see some of the miniatures. Hm, anyone know if...
Pat Gamblin
shosuro@...
Jun 20, 2000 4:45 am
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... 1 CEF hovertank = entire allied invasion of D-Day ;) ... If you haven't seen the picture in question, look for 'Store support, then the monthly info fax....