indeed that is true, Rec, and has been well attested to.

Taw - Yes I have played RTCW, and there are also references in things like "The Mummy Returns", Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and of course in the Indiana Jones Trilogy. That's why I was curious.

I wonder what the war would have been like if Hitler really had found (or created) a holy artifact? He could have used it to bolster morale, and indeed, it could have been just the thing that the Germans needed to turn the tide at the end of the war.

Well. If it is a truly holy relic, I cannot help but imagine that it wouldn't work for Herr Schickelgruber, being the unholy person that he was.

One on one, relicis were useless to Hitler. But if he could have found a real on (Ark of the covenant) for example, he could have used it for a ralling point. But, between russia and US/England, his army was taking large loses.

Finalday

Until that final day. /Keith Green\ (1953-1983)

I was just rummaging about and I came across a comment about Herr Schickelgruber's military thinking which prompted an analysis and study by the US War Dept (now known as the Dept. of Defense) in which Wehrmacht Russian front command officers were interviewed and asked to contribute to a tactical analysis the little painter's STRATEGY of allowing his fighting units to be encircled... thus tying up the resources of the enemy and diverting the enemies strength from some other salient.

While somewhat dry, if you know the history of that front, what is said is in its own way very painful reading.

Operations of Encircled Forces, German Experiences in Russia

thx Ed, that's the sort of stuff I love! see ya in a few days... (oooh the white hell of Velikiye Luki.. any proper wargamers will know what I refer to! or anyone who's played Panzer General...)

Edited by - Tawakalna on 2/4/2004 11:57:52 AM

Yes, I myself am a blades kind of guy. I am not really into the big weapons like trebuchet's, catapults, battering rams etc. Knives, daggers and swords are the kind of medieval weapons that interest me. I also enjoy concealed weapons, such as boot knives and hidden daggers. That kind of thing is cool.

I always kind of liked the stilletto. It's small, easily concealed, and can fit through the gaps of most kinds of armour. Ah, happy days!

What about the swords of the two-handed variety? How effective do you think it would be in combat?

can't I carry on droning on about Nazis and the war?

never mind, I'm off to watch the Keep instead..

Edited by - Tawakalna on 2/4/2004 4:36:56 PM

What's "The Keep"? Are you referring to abandonware?

Fine, if no-one wants to discuss medieval weaponry/tactics anymore, then I guess it is time for a new thread.

novel by F. Paul Wilson about a unit of German soldiers in 1941 who occupy an abandoned Romanian castle. One by one they begin to die as a seemingly vampiric force is unleashed in the keep. Eventually calls for relief are answered by the arrival of a group of SS-Einsatzkommando who start behaving like the SS usually do. But nothing stops the gradual killings until the arrival of a Jewish professor of History (and his daughter) who knows an awful lot about the keep, and a mysterious starnger who also takes an interest in the happenings at the keep. Then the truth is gradually revealed..

also made into a superb film by Michael Mann, beautifully atmospheric filming with a score by Tangerine Dream, all making the experience dream-like. Bizarre casting, Gandalf, Jurgen Prochnow, Gabriel Byrne (excellent as the SS officer) & Scott Glenn. Very dark and Gothic with the dirt and chaos of modern war and a visually stunning insight into evil and corruption.

I highly recommend it. Before it was reissued a few years ago, VHS copies could go for £60 (US$100) it's THAT good.

Sounds like RTCW!

there's more than a passing similarity. However the Keep was made over 20 yrs ago.