So goodbye to all that, and here's an inside joke to Dan of a license plate that I saw recently.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Bye bye Combat Mission
Recently I was going through old stuff and threw out my Combat Mission CD's. Combat Mission is a military simulation that Dan and I used to play online several years ago. This wasn't a real time game; both players "plotted" their turns and then the computer calculated the turns and we could send the results back and forth (Play by Email) or could play head to head. We were pretty dedicated to playing this; we'd have a couple of games going back and forth and we rarely "missed a turn" which means returning an email back to the other guy. But times move on, and everyone gets new and more healthy hobbies, like Dan racing up a mountain in France. Even I am far less sedentary than I once was (but a stone slacker compared to Dan).
So goodbye to all that, and here's an inside joke to Dan of a license plate that I saw recently.
So goodbye to all that, and here's an inside joke to Dan of a license plate that I saw recently.
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Yep I tossed my CMBB and CMAK and all the rest of them a few months ago. The fights in the tractor factory were epic and horrifying but alas all good things must come to an end.
Just want to let you douchenozzles know that today is Adrienne Barbeau's birthday.
Attention must be paid!
One of the old school babes - gorgeous.
A fitting tribute York. You have my respect.
Wonder how far those droop these days.
One other fond memory was the discussion boards at CMBB and CMAK and how people would go totally nuts over if the uniforms had one stitch in the wrong place, or perhaps a vehicle may have had in improper tire or whatever.
I have to admit my Greyhounds killing your Tigers was a bit far fetched, but I guess you could theoretically disable a Tiger from the rear with a well placed shot.
Also I remember sending scout teams forward to die to find the enemy positions - that is actually a real life thing too and was rather sobering.
You learn quickly how fast teams decimate each other in close combat and the debilitating effects of artillery as well.
Also how hard it is to wait until the enemy is within maximum effective range while you are getting pounded during the meantime.
And how crappy it is when you face an enemy for which you don't have much means of killing at all like a T34 vs. early war Germans. You need to try to avoid but it is frustrating.
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