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garth

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  1. Quick update: I added a new (and more original ;)) House crest to the splash screen.
  2. garth

    Conduct of battle

    "The German Generals forced the politicians to surrender becasue they knew they could not win the war." I believe it was the other way around, the civilians put pressure on the Reichstag which put pressure on the politicians which forced the Generals to back down. Eric Luddendorf vowed to continue the war to the very last man if need be. "In the trenches you couldn't tell who was winning, which is hwy everyone was shocked. The technology the allies developed (the tank in particular, a British invention before the Americans entered the war) is the main reason why the German generals forced the politicians to surrender." I think you're greatly over stating the influence of the tank, they were only really important success they had was at Cambrai when the British figured out they worked better in massed formation. Shortly thereafter the Germans had their own tanks (although in very small numbers) and weapons to counter the British tanks, such as a high powered rifle designed to penetrate the armor of tanks. An excellent example of the German resolve even after the appearance of tanks is the Luddendorf offensive in which Germany regained nearly all the territory it had lost leading up to 1917. And they accomplished this even though the Allies had tanks in the field. "You're ignoring the fact that allied troops actually tried to get away from American troops while in the trenches for the simple fact that they wouldn't listen to the veterans, which resulted in the Germans managing to wreak havok on there defences." The fact of the matter is that the numerical superiority after the Americans arrived tilted the balance in favor of the Allies. There are numerous cases of great marksmanship and soldiery as well as great incompetance on the part of Americans, after all the Allies still won those battles and they couldn't have done so without American troops. "Once again the German Generals forced the surrender due to the allies tanks and the fact that it was a war of attrition" The Generals couldn't have cared less it was a war of attrition to them it was a strategic inconvenience, all they cared about was victory. The war of attrition only mattered to the German people (the war was being carried on their backs after all) who put the pressure of the Reichstag and finally forced the Generals to back down and the Kaiser to abdicate. The troops arriving from the east would've given Germany the numerical superiority that matters in trench warfare and pushed the Central Powers on to Paris. The Americans arrived just in the nick of time and pushed the German people's resolve to the breaking point.
  3. Actual information on what? The game is not even out yet.
  4. garth

    Conduct of battle

    "The American contribution in it was negligable and had no impact whatsoever in the outcome.
  5. garth

    Conduct of battle

    Alex - Hundreds of thousands of people saw the tape, if there was an error in translation the odds are staggering that someone wouldve said something by now. They haven't.
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    Conduct of battle

    The bombing of a Red Cross hospital was an accident, somehow I don't think two airliners flying in the WTC, one into the Pentagon, and one heading for the Capitol building was an accident. The US is clearly in the right for retaliating.
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    Conduct of battle

    "I don't have to - the Taliban had only Bush's word on that Bin Laden did it. Hell, the UK's PM didn't find out until well after the US started attacking Taliban. What would you do if an enemy said to you (with no proof as far as you know) that your best ally had just attacked him, and so he was going to try and kill him - you'd defend him, no?" The video tape was shown in Afghanistan where Bin Laden was gloating over his terror strikes on the WTC. If that isn't proof enough I don't know what else is. The Taliban has been hiding Bin Laden for ages, of course they know what he's been up to. "Afghanistan is less socially 'developed' than the US - once the blacks would be killed by even the authorities. " That is not an excuse for executing people on a whim. What the US did occurred hundreds of years ago. The Taliban are living in a modern world with modern methods of communication, they know exactly what they're doing and are butchering the Koran in an effort to justify it. "What is the difference between that and the US/UK military?" The US and UK military don't fly commercial liners into civilian buildings for starters.
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    Conduct of battle

    The war is not over yet, we may be going into places like Iran, Syria, Egypt, etc. Iraq and the Phillipines are probably the top on the list now. "America is not in this for righteousness." So retaliating against the greedy band of thugs harboring a mass murderer isn't righteous?
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    Conduct of battle

    If the US is such an "overpowering influence in world affairs" then why did we lose several key court cases in the World Trade Organization? Its absurd to equate racism in the US to the brutal execution of women in soccer stadiums for not wearing their veils by the Taliban. "Protection of Bin Laden :: Western Political Asylum" Name one person the US has granted asylum to that killed about 4,000 innocent civilians in cold blood. Since you're so sympathetic to those mindless butchers Nema, maybe you should strongly consider taking a one way ticket to what little territory the Taliban controls in Afghanistan.
  10. Is there anyway we can recover the Tanks Debate thread?
  11. Yep.
  12. I'm gonna try to get my brother to download it for me on his ethernet connection :P
  13. Here's the latest on the Dune Generations Beta Test:
  14. I agree with Mahdi, both of them are horribly inaccurate and I personally would never use information from any of them to back up my views in an argument. I think it would be interesting for someone to go through and find all the inconsistencies in the original novels and see how it stacks up against the prequels.
  15. So what do you all think about the Beta Test being 300+mbs and downloadable?
  16. Here's the latest news from the Dune Generations development team: Here's hoping the DG team takes notice of Fed2k's faithful coverage of the game. :)
  17. garth

    Ix

    Maybe we should stop giving out billions in corporate welfare....errrr....tax cuts and start funding for our future in space :) Oops, there I go being political again ::)
  18. garth

    Ix

    Your welcome, it's a shame the space program doesn't get much attention, if I hadn't been bored out of my skull and desperate for something to do I never would've known that was what the particle accelerator was for....
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    Ix

    Heh that's pretty funny, you mention the diaspora occuring in about 100 years and that's about the time scientists have estimated an antimatter engine would be practical. There was an article about it at www.cnn.com/space
  20. Here's an update from Nicolas Bergeret on the Dune Generations beta test, it looks like it will start very soon!
  21. Have you guys considered adding in the extra subhouse units? ie. the NIAP, sardaukar tank and apc, fremen bike rider
  22. garth

    shields on dune

    Shields, although very cheap, had to repaired very frequently on Arrakis. This was due to the dust, sand, static, etc. "The Harkonnens certainly used plenty of shields here," Hawat said. "They had repair depots in every garrison village, and their accounts show a heavy expenditure for shields and parts." ~ p. 88 paperback "Dune"
  23. garth

    Origins

    I believe House Corrino was a family of powerful Sardaukar on Salusa Secundus that eventually decided to flex their muscles during the waning years of the Butlerian Jihad and secure their (rightful) position in the universe. The Battle of Corrin was the final conflict that settled the ascendancy of House Corrino to the throne, it was mentioned in the original Dune.
  24. Oops, sorry about that :-[ I'm not sure if you saw this but I had to change my House name to Yeniceri so I did a total overhaul of my webpage. Anyhow, here's the link (http://houseyeniceri.tripod.com)!
  25. I don't understand what you're saying Edric: "I'd say it's a fault of humanity... for not being human enough." So it's humanity's problem that it is manipulating religion...but its not being manipulative enough?
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