tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1852793672650684929..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Taking a Personal Day...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52570266326286933292020-05-04T05:12:14.881-07:002020-05-04T05:12:14.881-07:00I knew that the Poles were there at the kill, didn...I knew that the Poles were there at the kill, didn't realize that they'd been in the fight in Berlin. Great photo of the Polish soldier with the flag of Poland atop the <i>Siegessäule</i>.<br /><br />Sounds like an idea for a post. <i>Dziękuję Ci</i> Paweł.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50607721815838859232020-05-04T01:34:11.476-07:002020-05-04T01:34:11.476-07:00I am here to do some threadjacking, with anniversa...I am here to do some threadjacking, with anniversary of Fall of Berlin in 1945.<br />First and foremost, I am gonna bring to the fore immense casualties suffered by Soviet side in the operation:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin<br />Even as late in the war, Germans were masters of tenacious defence, and both Seelow Heights and city itself were very difficult areas to assault. But Soviet war machine treated losses in much different way than Western Aliies, to be sure, too.<br />Losses in armor seem to point out to effectiveness of panzerfaust in street fighting, and presaging Grozny losses half century later... (some people never learn...)<br />Another thing to point out, I mentioned in comments few posts earlier, Soviets press-ganged anyone "liberated" into fighting Germans. So, to no-ones surprise, major Polish force under communist commmand was present as well:<br />https://www.outono.net/elentir/2017/05/01/the-red-flag-was-not-the-only-one-in-berlin-in-1945-what-the-soviet-propaganda-concealed/<br /><br /><br />Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71759090961214441262020-05-03T16:07:31.205-07:002020-05-03T16:07:31.205-07:00I watched some video from an EAW session, pretty n...I watched some video from an EAW session, pretty nice graphics for 1998!<br /><br />Il-2 is an excellent flight sim, the graphics are excellent. While I've never played EAW, I'd go for Il-2 as it's got a better physics engine, there is naval AND ground combat going on under your aircraft, it's very immersive. From what I understand, both sims are excellent. You do need a pretty powerful machine to play Il-2. But it does run on W10, even the older versions. I have them.<br /><br />It is in some ways a matter of taste. I can't judge EAW but it sure looks good considering its age!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16109559338442118562020-05-03T12:22:39.293-07:002020-05-03T12:22:39.293-07:00The only PC games that have ever really held my in...The only PC games that have ever really held my interest are ACM flight sims, my favorite of which is EAW (European Air War). I watched your clip from Il-2 Sturmovik and it looked very familiar. I have never played Il-2 Sturmovik. Can you offer an opinion on that game vs EAW?<br /><br />My EAW days went south with Win XP and whatever graphics card I had in that machine--got the dreaded "7127" error. IIRC, it was the game asking the PC if it could handle 8-bit, and the machine responding "What the hell is 8-bit?". EAW has had a long and dedicated following, still up and running today--<br /><br />https://eaw.neocities.org/<br /><br />I think the simplest solution for me is to resurrect one of my old PC's, wipe the hard drive, reinstall Win98 and Service pack 2, and use that machine exclusively for EAW.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88159979819314752112020-05-03T12:08:18.396-07:002020-05-03T12:08:18.396-07:00A very nice day here. I'm listening to the bir...A very nice day here. I'm listening to the birds singing outside my window right now.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43475145566437575562020-05-03T11:02:33.167-07:002020-05-03T11:02:33.167-07:00Enjoy the day, but mind the gap, so to speak - hop...Enjoy the day, but mind the gap, so to speak - hope it's as pretty there as it is here in central NC. Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37863848107744501512020-05-03T09:34:11.276-07:002020-05-03T09:34:11.276-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46068278316267889272020-05-03T09:33:57.967-07:002020-05-03T09:33:57.967-07:00The floor is yours.
I'll be ready in case you...The floor is yours.<br /><br />I'll be ready in case your well runs dry...<br /><br />Just kidding, we live in a target rich environment!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20371372489250608232020-05-03T09:33:15.429-07:002020-05-03T09:33:15.429-07:00No COB on a surface ship, but make the First Lieut...No COB on a surface ship, but make the First Lieutenant spill his wine? I'm on it.<br /><br />The review will happen, POCIR. Of course, I can count on you guys and gals to remind me!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86005964907725018782020-05-03T09:15:44.817-07:002020-05-03T09:15:44.817-07:00Can you make the COB drop his coffee/grog cup?
Ot...Can you make the COB drop his coffee/grog cup?<br /><br />Otherwise, a game review in the FUTURE is in order.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90367403783954306972020-05-03T09:03:16.157-07:002020-05-03T09:03:16.157-07:00And don’t barf on the Senior Chief, either (DAMHIK...And don’t barf on the Senior Chief, either (DAMHIK). (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21792737948765370252020-05-03T08:07:22.454-07:002020-05-03T08:07:22.454-07:00Enjoy your day off. I'll try to wax political....Enjoy your day off. I'll try to wax political.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2507458970362658212020-05-03T08:02:27.366-07:002020-05-03T08:02:27.366-07:00He's a fastidious man that one!He's a fastidious man that one!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5578965299014912992020-05-03T08:01:55.147-07:002020-05-03T08:01:55.147-07:00My Internet is quite fast, even still I've had...My Internet is quite fast, even still I've had a couple of games take a couple of hours to download, can't imagine waiting five days!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9583838457599213102020-05-03T07:57:21.655-07:002020-05-03T07:57:21.655-07:00Don't barf on the bosun. I hear that is a maj...Don't barf on the bosun. I hear that is a major faux pas. STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64001145733473187142020-05-03T07:31:41.254-07:002020-05-03T07:31:41.254-07:00Taking a personal day is a good thing, relax and e...Taking a personal day is a good thing, relax and enjoy. I hope you have fast access to the web. I love living out in the country but one of the few disadvantages is slow web access. The last game I bought from Steam was 71 GB's and it took me 5 days to download it. Kendy kept complaining how slow our internet was and I didn't dare tell her it was because I was downloading a game. We both got caught up on our book reading during those five days!!rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.com