11-23-2005, 02:26 PM | #481 |
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Bravo Draken! I used to be a WWII nut, but unfortunatly, all my lessons were in farsi, and my translations aren't that great. Any more GW?
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11-23-2005, 06:06 PM | #482 |
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Yes, here they come...
...ancient stealth tactic: Great four-legger of greenery on rolls taken for present. = The Trojan Horse ...WWII promised return: Top Man when leaving islanded country gave verbal edict. = General MacArthur ...WWII Angel of Death: Flew from island base to wreak deadly havoc on enemy city. = Enola Gay ...South atlantic melée: "Keltic" fleet went all out to recover colony. = The Falklands War ...WWII African battlefield: Close to the end for Goth influence in the area. Great win for the conglomerated troops. = El Alamain ...WWII long encampment: Three year suffering from cold and famine. = The Battle of Leningrad ...WWII Surf's up: Entrenched troops make recovering of land tough. = The Landings of Iwo Jima Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 11-24-2005 at 11:25 AM. |
11-23-2005, 06:15 PM | #483 |
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First one=Trojan horse?
EDIT: "Angel of Death"=Hiroshima and the plane that dropped the bomb?
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Second one is Battle of Stalingrad? (I think) Third was the american taking of Iwo jima by Us troops?
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11-23-2005, 09:22 PM | #486 |
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Thanks for the compliments! Yes I love history, and if people have died for you I think the least you can do is find out why. This is a fun thread by the way Grey Wolf.
Ok my efforts for the missing ones The South Atlantic one is the Falkands War African battlefield is El Alamein And I hate to disagree, tlsp, but I'm going for Leningrad. I agree with Iwo Jima though!
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11-23-2005, 11:11 PM | #487 |
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"Surfs up"? I dont picture troopers pulling up from the water to Leningrad. Though Leningrad was tough too, no doubt.
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11-24-2005, 05:08 AM | #488 |
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Er, no... I mean
...WWII long encampment: Three year suffering from cold and famine. Is Leningrad, not Stalingrad.
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11-24-2005, 10:45 AM | #492 |
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This remind me of Battlefield, the game. Very good, and really exiting. My favourite map was Iwo Jima, I remember.
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11-24-2005, 10:50 AM | #493 |
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...WWII European Surf's Up:
Quartet of armies are slowed by tenacious troops. ...WWII Pacific Surf's Up in multitudes: Plenty of rock-skipping before final plunge. ...WWII European Surf's Up II: From football to top of boot rather an easy push. |
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Leningrad isn't Stalingrad. Leningrad is up by the Baltic and is now St Petersburg. Stalingrad is way inland on the Volga river and is (I think) now called Volgagrad.
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11-24-2005, 03:15 PM | #496 |
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woops, perhaps I got them mixed up. Both places named after soviet leaders...both cruel fights...hmmm *double check sources*
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11-24-2005, 05:52 PM | #497 |
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I hope this hasn't put you off trying little grey ones on post #493.
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11-24-2005, 11:48 PM | #498 |
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Battle of the Bulge?
Is there something specific in 2, or is it the island-hopping campaign Mac engaged in in the Pacific? The invasion of Italy, particularly the jump from Sicily to the mainland ("the soft underbelly of Europe")?
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moved downthread...
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