tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7378679035457283618..comments2024-03-28T06:39:55.821-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Crossroads, Part ThreeOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20746700605105480092021-02-04T19:51:32.439-08:002021-02-04T19:51:32.439-08:00🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37945447806980005222021-02-04T19:47:09.269-08:002021-02-04T19:47:09.269-08:00I try to purvey esoteric gems that aren't in t...I try to purvey esoteric gems that aren't in the vernacular... heh...<br /><br />STxAR (on a non-stardard pc)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81681927964519375032021-02-04T16:41:39.871-08:002021-02-04T16:41:39.871-08:00drjim - It is a great phrase, one which I haven...drjim - It is a great phrase, one which I haven't heard in a long time either!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12865056619247901552021-02-04T16:41:06.276-08:002021-02-04T16:41:06.276-08:00STxAR - Theater of the mind can be very powerful, ...STxAR - Theater of the mind can be very powerful, if, as you say, there's imagination.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19416229869853389682021-02-04T16:40:04.068-08:002021-02-04T16:40:04.068-08:00Thanks Paweł!Thanks Paweł!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32199753101237012842021-02-04T16:29:33.090-08:002021-02-04T16:29:33.090-08:00I haven't heard that phrase since college, STx...I haven't heard that phrase since college, STxAR!<br /><br />Thanks for the memories....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58206997890497010332021-02-04T16:00:44.886-08:002021-02-04T16:00:44.886-08:00Theater of the mind winds hands down, IF you have ...Theater of the mind winds hands down, IF you have an imagination.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27549762806246713832021-02-04T15:59:11.757-08:002021-02-04T15:59:11.757-08:00WOW.
Now this captures chaos of ground combat, esp...WOW.<br />Now this captures chaos of ground combat, especially at night.<br />And it captures German tenacious tactical counterattacks, that has caused so many trouble to allied forces even so late in the war. Basically, Germans never waited to let enemy dig in and prepare, they attacked as soon as possible. <br />StuGs are mostly remembered as efficient ambush-type tank killers, but their original reason for existence was infantry support, and they were definbitely capable of doing that. <br />Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66438423712833689292021-02-04T14:49:06.381-08:002021-02-04T14:49:06.381-08:00Wow, thanks!Wow, thanks!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5693398138219554972021-02-04T14:47:01.514-08:002021-02-04T14:47:01.514-08:00This is better than a movie, Sarge!This is better than a movie, Sarge!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43708291087504612642021-02-04T13:23:59.422-08:002021-02-04T13:23:59.422-08:00Thank you, kind Sir.Thank you, kind Sir.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67650455751998608992021-02-04T13:23:25.337-08:002021-02-04T13:23:25.337-08:00I did like The Pacific but not as much as Band of ...I did like <i>The Pacific</i> but not as much as <i>Band of Brothers</i>, thought both were very well done.<br /><br />I think it's in the regulations, every unit has to have a Captain Sobel.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40492532355627979312021-02-04T13:06:49.184-08:002021-02-04T13:06:49.184-08:00Oh, man! Another epic installment. Great job (as...Oh, man! Another epic installment. Great job (as usual) Sarge!Thomas DelPuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16901978958794416127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86723422923104441102021-02-04T12:45:08.038-08:002021-02-04T12:45:08.038-08:00What a powerful scene! And that scene with Sobel -...What a powerful scene! And that scene with Sobel - I always remembered. Everyone had a Sobel, I believe. Sarge - I "assumed" it was von Luttwitz because he was with a radio man and someone was wondering where the major was. <br /><br />I think Band of Brother's was as good as the follow-up - The Pacific - was bad. Not that it was really bad - except when compared to B of B. My late father went through that early camp - said they'd give you breakfast then make you run up that hill, puking. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22380344747638025752021-02-04T12:26:45.945-08:002021-02-04T12:26:45.945-08:00You have ever been a wise badger.You have ever been a wise badger.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55427122694276123432021-02-04T12:17:07.882-08:002021-02-04T12:17:07.882-08:00I guess I shall be like the Badger that went over ...I guess I shall be like the Badger that went over the mountain, and see what I shall see.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49386065395921247242021-02-04T11:41:24.679-08:002021-02-04T11:41:24.679-08:00Same here.Same here.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26061754606544581492021-02-04T11:15:31.228-08:002021-02-04T11:15:31.228-08:00I watched that scene again as I wrote that comment...I watched that scene again as I wrote that comment. You can see Major Winters empathizing with the German and understanding exactly the sentiment he talked about. I am still moved by that scene no matter how many times I view it. Coffee Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303759803639176370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70721279871852179482021-02-04T10:31:13.370-08:002021-02-04T10:31:13.370-08:00I based von Lüttwitz on a few Germans I have known...I based von Lüttwitz on a few Germans I have known, both historically and personally. Von Lüttwitz is a decent man caught in an indecent time, so to speak. He's trying to do his job and take care of his men. As you know, sometimes you just can't do both.<br /><br />Great scene in Band of Brothers, a series I've watched multiple times.<br />OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58823364486031813212021-02-04T10:03:44.189-08:002021-02-04T10:03:44.189-08:00It seems that for as long as I have been reading t...It seems that for as long as I have been reading this epic, I too have become nvested in the characters. One would hope that Major Lutwittz would survive this madness for he seems a straight up guy. He reminds me of the General that addresses his troops at the end of the war in "Band of Brothers". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg6IXfCz0vgCoffee Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303759803639176370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53514710756477049572021-02-04T09:37:19.868-08:002021-02-04T09:37:19.868-08:00Every named character that falls hurts.
Good poin...Every named character that falls hurts.<br /><br />Good point though, this encounter at the crossroads was the Bulge in miniature.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4108878851419595552021-02-04T09:32:44.528-08:002021-02-04T09:32:44.528-08:00You captured ground combat very well. When a plan...You captured ground combat very well. When a plan (the US plan to hold and react, maybe move forward) goes to poop, and nothing is going right, the tables turn very quickly.<br /><br />In essence, what we have is a very small recreation of the 'Bulge.' The US was caught flatfooted, and had to retreat. The Germans will consolidate and then the overwhelming amount of artillery, air power and surrounding units will come flowing over the Germans and cause what's left of them to retreat.<br /><br />Unless Herr Major is smart, and will fall back and let the Amis take the crossroads again. Maybe.<br /><br />You have done the 'fog of war' so well even I can't convolute out the outcome. Well done, sir.<br /><br />Still, must be hard killing your characters.<br /><br />Good job.<br /><br />All of this stupidity for a lost cause. How very... Teutonic, no?Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4748767547657447942021-02-04T09:31:09.040-08:002021-02-04T09:31:09.040-08:00See my earlier comment about speculators. 😁See my earlier comment about speculators. 😁OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63885777895904799412021-02-04T09:30:00.512-08:002021-02-04T09:30:00.512-08:00Defying the speculators. That's me.Defying the speculators. That's me.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8871400439624937212021-02-04T09:28:22.716-08:002021-02-04T09:28:22.716-08:00The artillery required being called in. Things w...The artillery required being called in. Things went to poop way too quickly for any coherent thought, even amongst the best leaders. What was it, 2-5 minutes between the first smoke round and the last US troop and vehicle leaving? <br /><br />And you captured that perfectly. The Germans were prepared, with a plan, and aware. The US, their plan was to wait and respond, and their troops were cold and sluggish. Initiative for the Germans, they took it and kept running with it. Right until the air response comes dropping on their head in 3... 2... 1...<br /><br />Between the medium bombers, some based out of France, and the fighter aircraft doing ground attack, there will be lots of payback coming. Especially if the air controllers note the crossroads as a hot zone, then everything in the area that is free to do so will come and just hang around and make life miserable and final for the Germans. Which is tomorrow's lesson, I assume?Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com