tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1690642594847020461..comments2024-03-28T12:28:49.901-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Last Fight, AmbushedOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83137798913249057592021-05-01T07:13:17.501-07:002021-05-01T07:13:17.501-07:00They were well disciplined.They were well disciplined.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56718208907309327872021-04-30T22:55:57.741-07:002021-04-30T22:55:57.741-07:00This made methink, how would contact with Soviets ...This made methink, how would contact with Soviets look... Oh, and one of the reasons Germans kept on fighting: no one told them to stop. Damned well drilled discipline, plus culture of Auftragstaktik. Think of Nelson and his "no captain would do bad in absence of clear orders, by placing his ship along one of enemy"...Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28258896247684299342021-04-30T13:02:39.856-07:002021-04-30T13:02:39.856-07:00I think they know better than to stick around, but...I think they know better than to stick around, but getting away could be tough.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26666738608954765572021-04-30T12:10:29.475-07:002021-04-30T12:10:29.475-07:00Probably better to run and give up to some other A...Probably better to run and give up to some other Americans- ones that didn't have a column shot up!Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50630582773779598122021-04-30T11:35:35.635-07:002021-04-30T11:35:35.635-07:00Oh he did, subsequent facts coming to light over t...Oh he did, subsequent facts coming to light over the years sealed that deal. Goddamned Commies pushing the idea that he was still alive.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62767834913955383292021-04-30T11:33:56.879-07:002021-04-30T11:33:56.879-07:00Indeed.Indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48335221726078904432021-04-30T11:33:35.005-07:002021-04-30T11:33:35.005-07:00Old habits die hard. So do their practitioners.Old habits die hard. So do their practitioners.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79916535248355005602021-04-30T11:33:07.787-07:002021-04-30T11:33:07.787-07:00I well remember the day I discovered Tamiya's ...I well remember the day I discovered Tamiya's kits. Wow, they were good then, they're still good.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15453446076950073382021-04-30T09:37:46.235-07:002021-04-30T09:37:46.235-07:00That 5cm gun? Could cut through the Greyhound lon...That 5cm gun? Could cut through the Greyhound longways. Powerful enough to be effective against T-34s and Shermans from the side, and T-34s on the lower glacis plate. Good gun. Perfect for up-arming the SdKfz 234.<br /><br />But...<br /><br />Only had a limited supply of ammo, though, and at this time in the war, the chance of resupply was zilch.<br /><br />And after shooting up a column, their chances of surrendering to the surrounding Americans are almost as bad as the chance of resupply.<br /><br />Crazy. But then again, war is crazy.<br /><br />At least Hitler finally managed to (maybe) take a dirtnap on this day.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19028596700689784102021-04-30T09:31:08.728-07:002021-04-30T09:31:08.728-07:00Sometimes it's best not to shoot... Buck Feve...Sometimes it's best not to shoot... Buck Fever has gotten a lot of hunters into trouble when they've plugged a juvenile, or a doe, or a horse, or another hunter...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16623084844276970892021-04-30T09:30:15.276-07:002021-04-30T09:30:15.276-07:00At least they have the idea that heading to the Ru...At least they have the idea that heading to the Russians was/is/will be a bad idea. But then again, too bad they didn't think that before shooting up a small patrol of Amis. Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26629634215466034452021-04-30T09:29:01.329-07:002021-04-30T09:29:01.329-07:00For some strange reason, with everyone forced home...For some strange reason, with everyone forced home for the last year or so, the old hobbies have returned.<br /><br />Lots of people doing home repair or just doing things with tools.<br /><br />Lots of people going back to model railroading and garden railroading (1:7 scale or such, that you can actually ride...)<br /><br />And...<br /><br />Plastic model building.<br /><br />Tamiya used to be the model company that everyone was compared to. Now? Yikes. And you just don't buy the base model, which is the actual model, you can now buy detail kits for cockpits and cabins and variation kits for each specific variant of the base model and such. <br /><br />It's crazy. And it's definitely an adult hobby now with those prices.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56405078167767663252021-04-30T08:45:14.606-07:002021-04-30T08:45:14.606-07:00Avoiding the harsh reality of defeat until it migh...Avoiding the harsh reality of defeat until it might be too late.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29181937399910042912021-04-30T08:44:45.231-07:002021-04-30T08:44:45.231-07:00Letting the tides of war carry them. Might cost th...Letting the tides of war carry them. Might cost them dearly too!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72852363203374018402021-04-30T08:44:12.791-07:002021-04-30T08:44:12.791-07:00The detail on a lot of modern kits is really good....The detail on a lot of modern kits is really good.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14424088101040988382021-04-30T08:40:24.484-07:002021-04-30T08:40:24.484-07:001/35 scale is awesome.1/35 scale is awesome.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69171354756709391242021-04-30T08:40:05.455-07:002021-04-30T08:40:05.455-07:00The cost of plastic models is frightening. I had t...The cost of plastic models is frightening. I had thought of building an F/A-18F in my daughter's squadron's colors. The price chased me right out of the store!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75466887045521610622021-04-30T08:15:51.121-07:002021-04-30T08:15:51.121-07:00I went to the website where they have those models...I went to the website where they have those models. Their detail is amazing for HO (1:87) scale.BillBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593147581583316765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46994084855747826762021-04-30T07:22:17.077-07:002021-04-30T07:22:17.077-07:00The intensity of the moment. "Shoot at the A...The intensity of the moment. "Shoot at the Americans". Then what? Back to the Russian side? That will go well. Even in the midst of a (literally) collapsing world, still reacting instead thinking.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90628903973599046862021-04-30T06:25:21.500-07:002021-04-30T06:25:21.500-07:00Still not over. And you have to wonder what the G...Still not over. And you have to wonder what the Germans were thinking...Even they know their situation is totally screwed.Coffee Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303759803639176370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38482866761471463222021-04-30T03:41:49.514-07:002021-04-30T03:41:49.514-07:00Left off the 1/35 scale. Sorry!Left off the 1/35 scale. Sorry!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84181667404015551222021-04-30T01:58:14.081-07:002021-04-30T01:58:14.081-07:00I hope the M3 has a bazooka in it. As a vehicle us...I hope the M3 has a bazooka in it. As a vehicle used by a command post, I think it may very well have one.<br /><br /><br />Earlier this month, I was travelling the internet, in search of a Puma! Good luck finding one, for less than $80.00! I had to settle for a Sdkfz 251/22. The AFV Club one. I also want a T28 Turtle Tank, but the Dragon one costs almost as much as a real one!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.com