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Historical Reenactment / Re: Reenactment Discussion
« on: January 10, 2013, 04:46:30 am »
Davout: A guy I do WWI and WWII German with is in your regiment. His name is Patrick Hubble. Small world.
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The Anglo-Zulu War / Re: [Map] a Military Outpost - Download is up!
« on: January 10, 2013, 04:18:11 am »
Not so much trees, but how about some more bushes? You can walk and shoot through them, but they provide concealment.
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Iron Europe / Re: Iron Europe - WWI Mod (Update #13 German Weapons.2)
« on: January 08, 2013, 07:59:01 am »
There's been talk of being able to be prone and the ability to sprint, but could there also be the option for movement while crouched, possibly even prone if it is implemented?
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Iron Europe / Re: Iron Europe - WWI Mod (Update #13 German Weapons.2)
« on: January 08, 2013, 07:30:41 am »
I think something better would be planks for getting over barbed wire, barbed wire cutters, Small barbed wire sections (to block off trench paths), or possibly crappy little sandbags about 3 men wide and 1m tall.
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Historical Discussion / Re: Favourite American Civil War: General?
« on: January 07, 2013, 06:00:08 am »
I hold Lee and Jackson in my heart for obvious reasons.
I really admire Nathan Bedford Forrest's military actions.
I really admire Nathan Bedford Forrest's military actions.
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"A month later, Forrest was back in action at the Battle of Shiloh (April 6 to April 7, 1862). He commanded a Confederate rear guard after the Union victory. In the battle of Fallen Timbers, he drove through the Union skirmish line. Not realizing that the rest of his men had halted their charge when reaching the full Union brigade, Forrest charged the brigade single-handedly, and soon found himself surrounded. He emptied his Colt Army revolvers into the swirling mass of Union soldiers and pulled out his saber, hacking and slashing. A Union infantryman fired a musket ball into Forrest's spine with a point-blank musket shot, nearly knocking him out of the saddle. Forrest grabbed an unsuspecting Union soldier, hauled him onto his horse to use as a shield, dumped the man once he had broken clear and was out of range, then galloped back to his incredulous troopers. A surgeon removed the musket ball a week later, without anesthesia, which was unavailable. Forrest would have been likely given a generous dose of alcohol to muffle the pain of the surgery."
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Historical Discussion / Re: Real War Stories
« on: January 07, 2013, 05:52:32 am »
During the Invasion of Iraq, my father was an artillery battery commander. I forget where, but he was in a make-shift taskforce that was only a little over battalion strength. Well, they were tasked with taking and capturing a town with about 2 Divisions worth of Iraqi Guards in it and they had ordnance stacked to the ceiling and the entire town turned into a deathtrap with blockaded streets and tons of killzones for their heavy weapons. Thing was, every one of them abandoned the town and everything in it.
Scary thinking of how easily they could've wiped those Marines and my father off the map. Really, hearing it from him is much more detailed and better.
Scary thinking of how easily they could've wiped those Marines and my father off the map. Really, hearing it from him is much more detailed and better.
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Historical Discussion / Re: What would you have been?
« on: January 07, 2013, 05:28:04 am »
If the call to arms was given and young men were to enlist, I'd apply for the artillery. It's what I want to do in the Marine Corps. If I stayed in, I'd possibly go the officer route, my father already being an artillery officer and my mother well endowed from her lucrative parents.
Father's side comes from the Alsace-Lorraine region (before they moved to Canada before the French Revolution). I'm bad on my NW history, so I'm not sure if that was a part of France or the Confederation during the period. Also, strong ties to Scottish and English on my mom's side, so possibly that.
Father's side comes from the Alsace-Lorraine region (before they moved to Canada before the French Revolution). I'm bad on my NW history, so I'm not sure if that was a part of France or the Confederation during the period. Also, strong ties to Scottish and English on my mom's side, so possibly that.
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Regiments / Re: The Impi [NA Zulu Melee Unit]
« on: January 05, 2013, 09:58:11 pm »
Run run run, English man!
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Iron Europe / Re: Iron Europe - WWI Mod (Update #13 German Weapons.2)
« on: January 05, 2013, 07:25:10 am »
Simply amazing, IE team.
I have a turtle head peaking just thinking about the German uniforms/kits and their full-on models in game!
I have a turtle head peaking just thinking about the German uniforms/kits and their full-on models in game!
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The Anglo-Zulu War / Re: Amabhamu is Recruiting!
« on: January 04, 2013, 04:43:09 am »
Was shooting at you earlier, uncivilized savages! Took many of my British comrades down with you. See you again on the battlefield!
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The Anglo-Zulu War / Re: (WIP) The Anglo-Zulu War (Alpha Release 0.01)
« on: January 02, 2013, 06:11:51 am »
If anyone has a server going, please, say so here. 
EDIT: For clarification, I mean in the future.
EDIT: For clarification, I mean in the future.
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Historical Discussion / Re: Military experience?
« on: January 02, 2013, 05:36:52 am »
Thanks to my father doing a lot of family research...
Well, my father is a Lt. Col in the USMC currently and is going to Afghanistan for the second time. He commanded an artillery battery in the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 as his big accomplishment. Second time over he was doing governmental building and coordination for a province and got to do some PsyOps stuff. First time in Afghanistan forgot what he was doing, but he saw a lot of nasty stuff.
Uncle is a Marine Captain and works at the Pentagon doing future planning stuff. He was in the Kosovo War. I live with him right now, haha.
One of my dad's cousins was in Vietnam but he never talks about it.
My grandfather on my mom's side was in WWII but as an air-traffic controller stateside. Dad's uncle served on a ship late in the war, but didn't get into much combat.
Greatgrandfathers on both sides served in WWI. One as Motor-T for artillery and another as a machinegunner. They were both gassed, but survived the war.
Had an ancestor that fought for the 4th Mississippi on the Mississippi River. They'd engage the occasional union craft coming down the river to harass them. He was captured later on. Someone was at the Siege of Atlanta, but I can't remember who. Also, some on the Union from Wisconsin, but I can't remember who.
Had some more distant ancestry fight in the American Revolution both as Patriots and Torries.
Well, my father is a Lt. Col in the USMC currently and is going to Afghanistan for the second time. He commanded an artillery battery in the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 as his big accomplishment. Second time over he was doing governmental building and coordination for a province and got to do some PsyOps stuff. First time in Afghanistan forgot what he was doing, but he saw a lot of nasty stuff.
Uncle is a Marine Captain and works at the Pentagon doing future planning stuff. He was in the Kosovo War. I live with him right now, haha.
One of my dad's cousins was in Vietnam but he never talks about it.
My grandfather on my mom's side was in WWII but as an air-traffic controller stateside. Dad's uncle served on a ship late in the war, but didn't get into much combat.
Greatgrandfathers on both sides served in WWI. One as Motor-T for artillery and another as a machinegunner. They were both gassed, but survived the war.
Had an ancestor that fought for the 4th Mississippi on the Mississippi River. They'd engage the occasional union craft coming down the river to harass them. He was captured later on. Someone was at the Siege of Atlanta, but I can't remember who. Also, some on the Union from Wisconsin, but I can't remember who.
Had some more distant ancestry fight in the American Revolution both as Patriots and Torries.
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In Development / Re: Regimental Thread (Iron Europe - WW1 Mod)
« on: December 31, 2012, 10:16:44 pm »
I see what you did there. 
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General Discussion / Re: Which role will you play?
« on: December 31, 2012, 02:27:01 am »
Ain't no party like arty!
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Community / Re: Union Or Confederacy?
« on: December 30, 2012, 12:37:27 am »
VIRGINIA!
I've got my knapsack on my back; my rifle on my shoulder! I'll march away to the firing line and kill that yankee soldier!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8PH_eGprE&feature=fvwp&NR=1[/youtube]
I've got my knapsack on my back; my rifle on my shoulder! I'll march away to the firing line and kill that yankee soldier!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8PH_eGprE&feature=fvwp&NR=1[/youtube]