Actually Nigel I have some experience with the hot brass in the face situation you describe. While I was at Gettysburg College (shaemless plug I know) I...
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Andrew
ajwellard
Apr 16, 2012 4:04 pm
Dear Nigel, I have now managed to get a look at Dennis Showalter's Railroads and Rifles which is the best book in English of the technical changes leading up...
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Andrew
ajwellard
Apr 16, 2012 4:16 pm
Sorry Nigel, I missed a couple of your points. I believe that there were a lot of minor improvements to the Dreyse but these mainly concerned its leaky breech...
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 17, 2012 5:46 pm
Andrew, Excellent info... thanks Your information seems to be placing the Lorenz in the same range bands as the Chassepot - but without the effective increase...
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Todd Kauderer
navpeople
Apr 17, 2012 6:42 pm
A little later than our our normal period but fun to watch. The ships may have transitioned to iron but the men still were... From 1999 in the grand old...
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Nigel Paul
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 17, 2012 8:43 pm
All, Thought I'd share the following from TMP - beautiful game........ http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=264827 All the best Nigel...
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Mike M
mikechrismartin
Apr 17, 2012 9:00 pm
Yup. Â That's mine. Â :-) Â Limited American Victory. Â Michael ________________________________ From: Nigel Paul <npmarsh@...> To:...
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 17, 2012 9:07 pm
Michael, Thank you for hosting! You clearly did a great job! Nigel ________________________________ From: Mike M <mikechrismartin@...> To:...
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Mike M
mikechrismartin
Apr 18, 2012 12:59 am
Thanks Nigel. It was an interesting game. Â Honours went to one of the American militia units which defended a wall against several attacks from the Hessians....
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 18, 2012 12:59 pm
It had to be the wall - that would have given the militia confidence [defending linear obstacle], and reduced their losses during the firefight. And in this...
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Frank Luberti
fplb02
Apr 18, 2012 9:11 pm
Nigel and Michael, As far as the American militia standing against the Hessians, I recall that the same result happened in one of David's AWI games years ago,...
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Frank Luberti
fplb02
Apr 18, 2012 9:49 pm
Glad you enjoyed the firing range, Nigel. I was also taken out there a few years ago, but limited myself to modern weapons. (You got to love the BAR. Must...
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Mike M
mikechrismartin
Apr 18, 2012 10:07 pm
Thanks Frank. Â Yes the vast majority of these are Sash and Saber with a sprinkling of Front Rank. Â Montreal is actually a little closer for me too (I am in...
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Nigel Paul
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 20, 2012 5:12 pm
All, I received the following question related to the above topic: <From your knowledge should Austrian Line have any defensive skirmish capability in 1796?> I...
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Andrew Williamson
andy110560
Apr 21, 2012 7:59 am
Hi All, I've been following this and can I add a few comments please. I spent 6 years in the army, back in the seventies, and can happily agree with how hot...
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joseph_taggart
Apr 21, 2012 4:03 pm
Ahhh... Nothing like having hot brass go down your neck on the firing line when trying to qualify....
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coachp86
Apr 21, 2012 4:54 pm
Hello all Just wanted to share a site that sells good figures at a fair price. Scale Creep Miniatures sells about eight figures a package (I use 15mm) for...
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 21, 2012 8:30 pm
Adam, I am particularly happy with the way the casualty figures work as status markers - I have them for the AWI, ACWÂ and ECW collections, and I have French,...
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coachp86
Apr 22, 2012 12:30 am
Nigel I appreciate that info. After seeing your use of casualty figures in your cheese convoy game at Cold Wars, I wanted to find some. I like the description...
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Andrew Williamson
andy110560
Apr 23, 2012 7:45 pm
Tell me about it...... ________________________________ From: joseph_taggart <joseph_taggart@...> To: carnageandglory2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
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Tom
tommyb2985
Apr 24, 2012 6:42 pm
That was very interesting to watch. I hope it wasn't the last compitition. Seems like a lot of tradition there. Thanks for posting. Tom...
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 24, 2012 7:35 pm
I believe it was the last event - don't think we'll see it's like again unfortunately. Nigel ________________________________ From: Tom <tommyb2985@...> ...
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jwdavenport10536
jwdavenport1...
Apr 25, 2012 5:26 pm
Nigel, Not so. Just because that delightful Mr Bliar abolished the Royal Tournament does not mean that the event does not still take place. In fact, this...
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 25, 2012 5:45 pm
Jon, I stand corrected! Thank goodness traditions can overcome politics! All the best Nigel ________________________________ From: jwdavenport10536...
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Gary Keep
de_lancy
Apr 25, 2012 6:09 pm
Hi All When i was in the Royal Navy at HMS Ganges from 1973, I took part in the junior field gun race and then was in the squad for the Royal Tournament full...
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Peter Lowitt
peterlowitt
Apr 26, 2012 12:47 pm
I downloaded the pdf file with the tag insert and want to add commanders names and unit designations. Is that possible? Thanks for your help....
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 26, 2012 1:01 pm
Peter, The PDF that comes on the flashdrive isn't editable - for that you will need the excel file - the Napoleonic ones are available here: ...
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Peter Lowitt
peterlowitt
Apr 26, 2012 4:09 pm
Thanks, that is exactly what I need.! On 04/26/12, npmarsh@... wrote: Peter, The PDF that comes on the flashdrive isn't editable - for that you will need...
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napmemorabilia
Apr 27, 2012 3:25 pm
With all this talk about weapons ranges I just so happened to stumble upon this great site today. Enjoy! http://www.artilleryreserve.org/manuals.html Chris...
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npmarsh@...
npmarsh@att.net
Apr 28, 2012 5:35 am
Very nice! Thanks ________________________________ From: napmemorabilia <napmemorabilia@...> To: carnageandglory2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 27,...
