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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 11, 2014 19:35:16 GMT
Winston Churchill with Generals Harold Alexander and Bernard Montgomery, August 1942.  |
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 11, 2014 19:38:44 GMT
Last chance for the Axis at Alam Halfa.  |
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 11, 2014 19:50:54 GMT
Video of US aircraft and crew in Tunisia.
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 11, 2014 20:05:54 GMT
Dispositions prior to Second Alamein.  |
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 11, 2014 20:10:43 GMT
El Alamein War Cemetery  |
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 13, 2014 4:34:23 GMT
Italian Armored vehicles CV-33 Tankette  M11/39 Tank  M13/40 Tank  M14/41 Tank  Autoblinda 40 Armored Car  Semovente 75/18 Self Propelled Gun  90/53 Heavy anti-aircraft gun on Lancia truck  |
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 13, 2014 5:30:25 GMT
British Commonwealth Vehicles and Equipment Vickers Cruiser A9  A13 Cruiser  Churchill Mk. II (?)  Crusader Mk. II  M3 Grant  Vickers Mark VI Light Tank  Matilda Mk. II Infantry tank  M4 Sherman  M3 Stuart "Honey" light tank  Valentine Mk II Infantry Tank  Matilda Scorpion Mine Flail Tank   25 Pounder Field Gun  6 Pounder (57 mm) Anti-Tank gun  Bofors 40 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun  3.7 inch Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun  |
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Post by ATD on Sept 13, 2014 20:59:29 GMT
Great posts Mike. There was a very good documentary on TV lately. In one section, the defenders of Tobruk described how they could see the aircraft taking off outside the perimeter on their way to bomb them. Another bit illustrated the methods and consequences of the defender's aggressive patrolling of the perimeter areas, which scared the Germans into staying in their trenches at night.
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Post by ATD on Sept 13, 2014 21:01:58 GMT
It would be nice to have an ordered catalogue of illustrations to see all the equipment in use. Players may be chastened to see the reality of a CV33 "tankette" when they think they are throwing in a fierce armoured spearhead. Later perhaps!
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 14, 2014 3:20:45 GMT
Thank you, Tony. I wish I could get a good documentary, but they tend to be very US-centric here (surprise).
The book I had by Rommel's aide de camp also described the Aussie patrols as very aggressive, so there is very good agreement there.
Actually I had thought of hyperlinking the equipment headings to photos and/or other info. For now I just thought the site could use some more historical info to place the game in context. I still need to add aircraft, and of course the German gear. The CV33s do rather look like toys. "Golf carts on tracks." The British Vickers Mark VI as well. Tanks definitely grew larger in the war.
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 14, 2014 5:44:19 GMT
Italian Aircraft Breda Ba.65 (Ground Attack/Bomber) Breda Ba.88 Lince (Ground Attack/Bomber) Fiat BR.20 Cicogna (Bomber)
 Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli (Transport) Caproni Ca.311 (Light Bomber/Reconnaissance) CRDA Cant Z.501 Gabbiano (Flying Boat) CRDA Cant Z.506B Airone (Flying Boat)  CRDA Cant Z.1007bis Alcione (Bomber) .jpg) IMAM Ro.37bis (Reconnaissance)  Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Bomber)  Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello (Bomber/Transport)  Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 (Bomber)  |
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Post by ATD on Sept 14, 2014 17:08:32 GMT
Berg, once made reference to "Ming the Merciless" in a response regarding the Italian Air OOB. I wonder if he was influenced by (or if it was merely a co-incidence) that being the nick name attached to General Morshead, who led the defence of Tobruk.
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 14, 2014 23:33:11 GMT
Italian fighter aircraft Fiat CR.32 (Biplane Fighter)  Fiat CR.42 (Biplane Fighter)  Macchi-Castoldi C.200 Saetta (Fighter) Macchi C.202 Folgore (Fighter)  Fiat G.50 Frecchia (Fighter)  Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II (Fighter)  |
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 15, 2014 0:54:32 GMT
Commonwealth Fighter Aircraft Bristol Beaufighter  Bristol Blenheim IV  Fairey Fulmar Mk. II  Gloster Gladiator Mk. II  Hawker Hurricane Mk. II  Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk II (and another aircraft that wasn't quite ready yet for North Africa)  Blackburn Skua (Carrier-based Fighter/Dive Bomber)  Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VB  Grumman F4F Wildcat (Marlet I – This image shows one painted in the stripes used in Operation Overlord in 1944. At least it has an RAF logo.)  Caudron C.714  Dewoitine D.520  Morane-Saulnier MS.406  |
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Post by Michael Miller on Sept 15, 2014 13:00:02 GMT
That I have never heard before. Why am I not at all surprised that the Aussies dubbed him so? He did a hell of a job in any case. Berg, once made reference to "Ming the Merciless" in a response regarding the Italian Air OOB. I wonder if he was influenced by (or if it was merely a co-incidence) that being the nick name attached to General Morshead, who led the defence of Tobruk. |
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