tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3108720328163358960..comments2024-03-28T13:05:30.531-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: RetributionOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3754449793732785922021-01-18T12:39:30.380-08:002021-01-18T12:39:30.380-08:00Depends on a lot of factors I would think.Depends on a lot of factors I would think.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86386729157770850592021-01-18T10:17:30.449-08:002021-01-18T10:17:30.449-08:00I spent awhile thinking about the potential damage...I spent awhile thinking about the potential damage to the railroad tracks. They are constructed to handle a great deal of weight, but distributed along custom fitted wheels traveling in the right direction. That heavy tank, crunching across them crosswise does seem to pose some risk of damage. Tank Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955019760069183088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89068323254540887782021-01-18T07:46:35.256-08:002021-01-18T07:46:35.256-08:00And I will have the Germans use "British-isms...And I will have the Germans use "British-isms" in my translations. As opposed to American-isms.<br /><br />I have used "Panzergranate geladen" in other areas of the story where it was appropriate.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50690751391975661862021-01-18T07:01:53.277-08:002021-01-18T07:01:53.277-08:00According to the field manual (Heeresdienstvorschr...According to the field manual (Heeresdienstvorschrift/HDv) the correct report is "Panzergranate -- geladen!". However, in a crew which has been together long enough and functions like a well-oiled gearbox, the loader probably would just say "Panzergranate im Rohr" and the tank commanders response would be "Kanone - Feuer!".<br />The ERMEZA fire command or its REHZ substitute in accordance with the respective HDv obviously was not used here as the situation and the target were abundantly clear. MartinFromGermanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35034053390059331092021-01-18T05:31:50.448-08:002021-01-18T05:31:50.448-08:00It was January of 1933, their are minor parallels ...It was January of 1933, their are minor parallels to then and now.<br /><br />Totalitarian parties all tend to look alike.<br /><br />Thing is, my liberal friends were noting similar parallels to Nazi Germany back in 2016, they were wrong.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38471096163170127342021-01-18T05:30:00.117-08:002021-01-18T05:30:00.117-08:00Well, you're not.Well, you're not.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32770396736623568792021-01-18T04:12:38.005-08:002021-01-18T04:12:38.005-08:00No worries Boat Guy.No worries Boat Guy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29127512535679878652021-01-18T04:11:37.390-08:002021-01-18T04:11:37.390-08:00Yes, they did.
Thanks.Yes, they did.<br /><br />Thanks.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67744874409519294322021-01-17T21:50:45.718-08:002021-01-17T21:50:45.718-08:00They've been indoctrinated, not educated.
Bra...<i>They've been indoctrinated, not educated.</i><br /><br />Bravo, Sarge! I've been saying this for decades and people called me "nuts".drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6016615495209821912021-01-17T20:21:37.132-08:002021-01-17T20:21:37.132-08:00Damn Sarge, I hope my response above doesn't g...Damn Sarge, I hope my response above doesn't get me deleted or banned. I really have enjoyed this series.<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28669431389466914562021-01-17T20:17:19.485-08:002021-01-17T20:17:19.485-08:00If you read how the Nazis got to power in 32 you m...If you read how the Nazis got to power in 32 you might find some parallels to current day. Except that election was less fraudulent than those of this year.<br />Draw from that your own conclusions.<br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7944141780390867632021-01-17T19:32:52.834-08:002021-01-17T19:32:52.834-08:00(Don McCollor)...a minor nit. "I've got P...(Don McCollor)...a minor nit. "I've got Panzergranate up the spout". Up the spout is WW2, but I've seem it mainly as British usage - did the Germans use the equivalent? A wonderful piece of writing!...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19901345967555213402021-01-17T17:50:37.225-08:002021-01-17T17:50:37.225-08:00They're still finding bodies (and ordnance) in...They're still finding bodies (and ordnance) in the Hürtgen and the Ardennes.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29267824992672021262021-01-17T17:49:53.179-08:002021-01-17T17:49:53.179-08:00Fanatics are a poison in society.Fanatics are a poison in society.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33544563330992620012021-01-17T17:49:18.008-08:002021-01-17T17:49:18.008-08:00Enjoy your time away!Enjoy your time away!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65944894635376252642021-01-17T16:29:28.516-08:002021-01-17T16:29:28.516-08:00A relatively unimportant part of a huge, all-consu...A relatively unimportant part of a huge, all-consuming war, and one hell of a surprise, Sarge!<br />I say, as I often have of your writing of this story, well done!<br />We'll never know, of this or almost any war, how many bodies were never even noticed, and just became part of the landscape, until (and unless) some farmer or construction crew turned up some old bones & bits of equipment.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22112042010154456232021-01-17T16:11:11.176-08:002021-01-17T16:11:11.176-08:00I meant to say earlier that this chapter reminds m...I meant to say earlier that this chapter reminds me of the opening scene of Stalingrad where the commissars are telling these poor underarm soldiers advance and if you retreat we’ll shoot you. <br /><br />They’ll shoot you if you advance and we’ll shoot you if you retreat<br /><br />Then I think of these hapless grandfathers who were hung by Nazis in the closing days of BerlinWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3658610339893233612021-01-17T16:08:49.136-08:002021-01-17T16:08:49.136-08:00I’ve got a head up the coast for a bit to take a b...I’ve got a head up the coast for a bit to take a breather. You’re right about the insanity. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83360151923650860962021-01-17T13:54:08.040-08:002021-01-17T13:54:08.040-08:00Snow, funny stuff depending on its consistency and...Snow, funny stuff depending on its consistency and the ambient air temperature.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76785005607439709552021-01-17T13:53:03.319-08:002021-01-17T13:53:03.319-08:00Who knows?Who knows?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13931128095995231302021-01-17T13:52:47.162-08:002021-01-17T13:52:47.162-08:00Sigh...
Yes.Sigh...<br /><br />Yes.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45757071430650627502021-01-17T13:37:13.744-08:002021-01-17T13:37:13.744-08:00It's interesting how the snow gets packed into...It's interesting how the snow gets packed into the connect plates, rides around the top, and gets thrown off the track, by the drive sprocket, making little tracks ahead of the tank. <br />That isn't going to do those train tracks any good, though.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-217299344469422262021-01-17T13:30:41.884-08:002021-01-17T13:30:41.884-08:00I wonder how often the SD tried this, on the wrong...I wonder how often the SD tried this, on the wrong unit?SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28033424277539282502021-01-17T13:24:31.872-08:002021-01-17T13:24:31.872-08:00Intentionally uninformed, and encouraged to be gre...Intentionally uninformed, and encouraged to be greedy.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77157156789230960332021-01-17T12:43:59.420-08:002021-01-17T12:43:59.420-08:00I'm hoping cooler heads will prevail. I also d...I'm hoping cooler heads will prevail. I also don't believe everything I read on the Internet. Too many competing agendas.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com