Tomanbeg
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Joined: 7/14/2000 From: Memphis, Tn, CSA Status: offline
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Originally posted by rbrunsman [B]Thanks for the explanation Tomanbeg. So the Germans were better because the men loved their squad leaders and would do what they were told because the squad leader was "one of them." Whereas, the US "imposed" leaders on the men who hadn't earned the respect needed to get the men to agree to run off to certain death "taking that MG bunker." Is that it in a nutshell (at least in the early part of the US involvement in the war)? I wish the US had more (any) movies that portrayed the German soldiers better/realistically. The problem with SPR and BoB was that they made the Germans look like a bunch of chickens running around without guidance (but that's another thread topic). If I didn't play this [U]game[/U], then I wouldn't get to learn all the fascinating things I do by reading/posting on the Forum. I understand that C&C was a critical factor in what made a country successful or not, but that doesn't mean I should have to play it, because, quite frankly, I like being able to run my troops all over hell and back without losing control of them. I get enough of a sense of the C&C function by not having the x0 unit near enough to help rally my wayward units. Would you C&C On players begrudge me the education I am getting by playing with C&C off? Any learning is good. I am not after a PhD in military history here, just a basic understanding. And, you go! Orzel & M4! Tell 'em! I think this discussion has been of great help even though a few people got their feathers ruffled. [/B] I'm not begrudging anyone anything, and I am not trying to start or finish anything. Since I am doing such a poor job of communicating, I will try once more and then stop. This thread started because of a perception that SP:WaW is unbalanced for PBEM play. So H2H was produced, in an attempt to restore that non-missing balance. Now H2H is being picked apart. So I pointed out that SP:WaW was put together to be in balance with C&C ON. And that when you turn C&C off, it was going to be out of balance. To make it easier for some to understand I went into the hammer and nail vs screwdriver and screw mode. It still didn't work. But I'm used to being hammered on the AoW when I put up irrefutable arguements, and all the other poster can do is attack the messenger. But I'm still right. And you are the one losing out by not playing with C&C on. If you would take the time and spend the effort to learn how to play with C&C, you would thank yourself a year from now. And if I sound like a born again baptist doing his first witness, then sorry. But I was once as you are, and now want to share the rapture.:confused: :D ;) T.
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