Brazos Evil Empire

Wisdon from Dropship Horizon:Creating New Game Settings from Existing Worlds

2012-01-29T10:41:00.000-06:00

http://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/2012/01/creating-new-game-settings-from.html

Landkreuzer P1000 "Ratte", the ultimative war machine!

2012-01-28T03:17:00.000-06:00

Landkreuzer P. 1000 "Ratte" Tank

2012-01-28T03:14:00.000-06:00

Project Landcruiser P 1000 "The Rat"

2012-01-28T03:11:00.000-06:00

Königstiger 2009

2012-01-28T03:06:00.000-06:00

Vulture's Wargaming Blog Stumbled across this video of the only
working King Tiger taken at the French museum at Saumur

Tiger I Tank 131 Bovington Tankfest 2008 1/2

2012-01-28T03:04:00.000-06:00

Spares Box - part 2

2012-01-26T18:16:00.001-06:00

Like I said....it gets worse! LOL

Spares Box - part 1

2012-01-26T12:25:00.005-06:00

Several of my blog-o-sphere compatriots have put up photos of their bits boxes.....had the thought after seeing them if we could all put our spares together what could we make?

At the very least we'd do a splendid job clogging up a room!

Paleogamer

2012-01-19T16:52:00.000-06:00

paleogamer, paleogame, to paleogame, n. 1. a gamer who has been gaming since
before 1985; from paleolithic ("old stone"). 2. any game, usu. from a micropress,
published before 1985. 3. any game that uses a lot of D&Disms, regardless of the
date of publication. 4. game supplement or milieu that is obviously designed for D&D
or AD&D. 4. (mild perjorative) a game product that appears to have been published
before the widespread use of desktop publishing software. [JPW]
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Addendum: Today's gamers use "paleogamer" to refer to players who've been gaming
since the early eighties. When I started gaming (in the late seventies), the term referred
to gamers who started in the early seventies, and is still sometimes used that way.
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and a friend put it this way and I quote,"

Paleogamer? Does this make me Neolithic, I wonder, been Gaming since back in the

Sixties! In fact I was "playing with soldiers" (spit) with an age in single figures, in the

Fifties! In the early 60s (My teens) the hobby took off with the advent of cheap plastic

figures and Donald Featherstone, and I realised there were RULES to do this properly,

WOW, you could actually bring to life all those Movies that were constantly playing on

the back of my eyelids. I was a Wargamer per se until discovering D&D, the basic game

that was a re-engineered set of Wargame rules, then AD&D in the late Seventies; after

that never stopped! I figure I am at least Early Stone Age - keep banging the rocks

together, guys! - and may even be a surviving Dinosaur.... though I know gamers older

than me! (Well, knew, they are probably dead by now, or took too many casualties!)

Just call me a late developer! Ian Winterbottom"

Top Ten War Movies For Gamers?

2012-01-18T19:13:00.002-06:00

This is a broad and VERY subjective question, what are the top
ten most played movies turned miniature games? If your like me
and into various historical and Science fiction genera this list can
easily exceed ten! So I'll limit myself to games I've actually took
part in.

In no particular order:

Played three linked games around "Saving Private Ryan" using a
modified Stargrunt rules

"Starship Troopers" at least eight games when the figures and
rule set came out as they were owned by a member of the
games group I was in at the time.

"Gettysburg" that went on for over a month at
my friend Bill's house using Johnny Reb rules.

"Braveheart" did the battle of Stanford Bridge both
the cinematic version and the historic (with the bridge)
Used the old Chainmail rules.

"Return Of The King" did a huge combined game
with the collections of six people (lots of Orc and
humans and various other nasties) took a weekend
to set up and played it on the following used
AD&D Battlesystem.

"Red Dawn" did a series of skirmishes, did this years ago,
forget what game system we used.

"A Bridge Too Far" big micro armor game.

"Predator" did this one a few years
ago with 15mm figs and Stargrunt rules.

"Battle Of Britain" Really big game with 1/144th
scale aircraft, rules and miniatures were made
for that period out of the the UK can't recall the
company that made them.

And the game I subject all my friends to
from the very worst cheeky movie from
the 1980s "Megaforce" used various rules
and scales the latest being 15mm and
Stargrunt.......

So what have you all tried?

Top 10 War Movies (yet one more take)

2012-01-18T14:15:00.000-06:00

Top 10 War Movies of all time (another take)

2012-01-18T14:13:00.000-06:00

Top 10 Best War Movies of All Time

2012-01-18T14:10:00.000-06:00

Bayeux Tapestry

2012-01-17T12:08:00.000-06:00

Animated version of the Bayeux Tapestry. Starts about halfway through the original work at the appearence of Halley's Comet and concludes at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Stunning T-90 'Flying Tanks' performance

2012-01-12T00:26:00.000-06:00

XM25, military super weapon

2012-01-12T00:21:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday Tyrant Of The Brazos!

2012-01-10T12:32:00.001-06:00

Wishing the founder of this madness a very happy birthday 11 Jan, and many more to come!
Your getting up there aren't you? What are you tomorrow 54?

Super Tucano Selected for the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support Mission

2012-01-04T12:21:00.002-06:00

The U.S. Air Force announced that it has selected the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano for the Light Air Support (LAS) program. The aircraft will be supplied in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the prime contractor. Other major subcontractors are FLIR Systems and Elbit Systems of America. The air force awarded SNC a firm-fixed price delivery order contract in the amount of $355 million for the initial 20 aircraft and associated support destined to equip the new Afghan Air Force. The aircraft will be used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance and light air support operations by partner nations including Afghanistan. The amount also covers training devices for pilot and maintenance training, as well as support equipment
http://defense-update.com/20120102_super-tucano-selected-for-the-u-s-air-force-light-air-support-mission.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DefenseUpdate+%28Defense+Update%29

Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-31T21:07:00.002-06:00

All the best this New Year!

Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers - Pt 1/6

2011-12-27T21:45:00.001-06:00

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

2011-12-27T21:44:00.000-06:00

While driving through the desert with his wife Carol Marvin to a military base to send the eleventh rocket to the orbit of Earth for helping the exploration of the outer space in the Operation Sky Hook, Dr. Russell A. Marvin and Carol see a flying saucer and accidentally records a message in their tape recorder. Once in the base, Dr. Russell is informed by his father-in-law and general that the ten first satellites had mysteriously felt on Earth. When Dr. Russell decodes the message, he encounters the aliens that ask him to schedule a meeting with the leaders of Earth in Washington in 56 days with the intention to invade Earth without panicking the population. Dr. Russell develops an anti-magnetic weapon that becomes that last hope of human race against the hostile aliens.

Was on tonight, a favorite of mine!

Holiday Greetings To All

2011-12-23T21:11:00.000-06:00

A Very Merry Christmas From The Imperial Household,
And The C&C To All Loyal Subjects Of The Empire.

David's Little Lead Web Page

2011-12-21T21:59:00.002-06:00

Some more of David's (kown to us here as Kobold) on going work.

http://billinghurst.spalding.gen.nz/Webstuff/hobbies/paintlog.html

Happy Holidays

2011-12-21T11:47:00.001-06:00

A Brazos Merry Christmas

2011-12-16T22:36:00.000-06:00

GOLIATH trailer

2011-12-16T10:32:00.001-06:00

This is a concept trailer for a proposed feature film called
"GOLIATH" Directed by Alex Popov Produced by Jim
WedaaRepresented by the Gersh agency's Abram Nalibotsky
and Sean Barclay

FPPR Holiday Greetings

2011-12-15T23:36:00.000-06:00

WTNW 20% Off

2011-12-15T23:04:00.002-06:00

All WTNW titles are going to be 20% off as part of the Winter Offensive sale at WargameVault
You have 3 days, 10 hours and 4 minutes to take part in the offensive!

http://www.wargamevault.com/wgv_wintersale.php?manufacturers_id=3206&filters=0_0_0_44296#selectpub

Christmas Sale At Rebel Minis!

2011-12-13T21:41:00.001-06:00

With Christmas around the corner, it is time for our Annual Christmas Sale! As you know, we only have two sales a year and we like to make them big! So, from now until December 31st, everything on the site is 20% off! Yes, you heard right, 20% off! Use code rebel2011 when checking out to get the discount!

http://www.rebelminis.com/

THE STORY OF THE FLYING TIGERS

2011-12-13T15:55:00.000-06:00

During the summer of 1941, 300 young American men and women secretly trained in the jungles of Southeast Asia, preparing to face the Japanese Air Force in combat over the skies of China and Burma. Within weeks of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the daring exploits of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) captured the imagination of the world. The Chinese called them Fei Hu, for the shark's teeth painted on their planes. The world knew them as the legendary Flying Tigers. Through the use of rare film footage shot by the Flying Tigers

http://www.flyingtigersvideo.com/

Space Battle

2011-12-13T14:42:00.000-06:00

A fist full of Plastic: Bar Izian 1987: Action on the Umbar Highway

2011-12-12T10:01:00.002-06:00

A fist full of Plastic: Bar Izian 1987: Action on the Umbar Highway: Last Saturday, Frank and I, had a small game set in the picturesque nation of Harad. The game was set in 1987, and had Khand backed separati...

A fist full of Plastic: Action on the Umbar Highway: Part Two.

2011-12-12T09:59:00.001-06:00

A fist full of Plastic: Action on the Umbar Highway: Part Two.: Having given details of the setting, and both forces used, in the previous post, I shall begin detailing the action at Bar Izian. Both sides...

Monsoon Gunboat

2011-12-10T14:02:00.000-06:00

Originally produced by BamBam Productions, the 1:3700 Monsoon Gunboat became a joint BamBam/Fantastic Plastic venture in December 2008. Grown using stereolithography, this was the second "Babylon 5" subject marketed by Fantastic Plastic.

http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/MonsoonGunboat.htm

Earthforce Monsoon Class Gunboat:

2011-12-10T13:56:00.000-06:00

In the year of 2266 Earthforce general Meade opened a competition for the design of a Gunboat class ship, officially to replace the aging Olympus class corvettes. Unofficially the competition was held because Earthforce had been very impressed by the performance of the Whitestar class ships of the Interstellar Alliance. While all senior officials realized that even with gravitic technology now at their disposal the new ship would never equal the Whitestar design, they were also aware that a dedicated gunboat would be a very potent weapon when used in large numbers.

http://www.kitsune.addr.com/SF-Conversions/Rifts-B5-Ships/Earth_Monsoon.htm

Archduke Piccolo: Jono's world: Sideon IV

2011-12-05T17:55:00.001-06:00

Archduke Piccolo: Jono's world: Sideon IV: 'Following amphibious invasions & the pincer-like moves by combined Omez/Raesharn in the north ... Kiivar [troops] were driven back from th...

Idle Hands 4

2011-12-03T19:11:00.000-06:00

A nod here to Paul at Plastic Warriors

Idle Hands 3

2011-12-03T19:08:00.002-06:00

A nod here to Paul at Plastic Warriors

Idle Hands 2

2011-12-03T19:07:00.000-06:00

A nod here to Paul at Plastic Warriors

Idle Hands 1

2011-12-03T19:04:00.000-06:00

A nod here to Paul at Plastic Warriors

Public Announcement

2011-12-02T09:27:00.000-06:00

Rome, Sweet Rome:

2011-11-30T12:57:00.000-06:00

Could a Single Marine Unit Destroy the Roman Empire?

Read more: Rome, Sweet Rome: Could a Single Marine Unit Destroy the Roman Empire? - Popular Mechanics

Nice Words From Super Galactic Dreadnought

2011-11-30T12:15:00.001-06:00

Super Galactic Dreadnought: Blue cat group: Speaking of Carnivorans , take a look at this cat fleet by Don M of the Brazos Evil Empire : Some time ago, Don had mentioned he had a Carn...

New Threat?

2011-11-27T13:32:00.000-06:00

More to follow..................

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T08:58:00.002-06:00

Plot Or Campaign Background

2011-11-22T15:05:00.006-06:00

By the old earth reckoning the first to arrive on Terra Secundus were culled from across our old home in about 500 AD these peoples of many races and tongues were dropped either in mixed
or pure groups across the planet in what scientists of a later age refereed to as the great Alien Experiment.Many new civilizations and religions fusion's and indeed new languages arose. The next great arrival was during the years of the "Black Death" on earth where whole villages disappeared but, not all the disappearances were due to the sickness. This went on through the centuries as each new time of crisis happened on old earth new arrivals would blend into the populations of Terra Secundus. The last known arrival was a Soviet An-24 turboprop airliner that (landed?) in what is now the capital of FPPR in the earth year 1964.......

.............end of part I............

Life on Terra Secundus

As many scientists later agreed, this planet was an experiment in the for want of a better term "human condition". For here there was almost novirile or bacteriological diseases. Indeed those that do exist are far less debilitating and of far shorter duration then those of old earth, as if the air and water here were deliberately purified with natural immunizing agents.As a consequence of this the life span here is slightly longer than on earth even today, not just for us humans but other earth life forms as well. For example a life span of 25 years is not uncommon for a dog or cat, this is ten years longer than their earth born counter parts.Many in the scientific community believe this was engineered due to the smaller population base that the aliens were working with. This natural immunization cut infant mortality even in the early days to almost nothing with a consequent rise in the population over night. This was all for the good as the starting base was so small, and over the years as natural disasters and wars took their toll.

This natural immunization had another unforeseen effect that we saw in the Eugenics Wars conducted largely on the eastern continent of Europa.There at the end of a 42 year long war science was perverted and many mutations were created in the laboratories of the two rival power blocks.These mutations soon proved to be uncontrollable and many were at great cost destroyed but, others escaped to different remote areas on the planet. These mutants now are known to occupy several islands in the remote south seas and are left alone by mutual consent by the rest of the planetary governments. This dark page in our history resulted in one of the first planetary compacts on cloning and genetic manipulation forbidding it's use in war or for profit. The New Kashmir Covenant has stood for the last two centuries without any
nation breaching it.

..........end part II............

Cultures of Terra Secundus

From the first known arrivals from what was then a Sub Roman Britain and India, dropped side by side in the Sinpan region. To the last known in the FPPR two centuries ago, the aliens seemed to delight in putting the peoples of earth into mixtures that did not occur naturally. On of the most strange of these was the populating of the Quazuzhang sub continent were thousands supposedly lost from the Mongol Khans invasion of Japan were rescued and held in stasis for centuries until African females from earth could be obtained. The resulting Afro/Mongol/Korean culture was added to by depositing Zulu's from the earth in E.Y. 1879, making for a very proud war like people that because of their location turned into one

of Terra Secundus's earliest great sea and land powers. There are far too many other cultures to list in this over view but, it is obvius to all earth born that Terra Secundus is indeed unique.

...........end part III..............

Reunification Of Terra Secundus with Earth Humanity.

At the end of the Sol Campaign during the Kra'Vak war, a flotilla of UN ships were in hot pursuit of a badly damaged Kra'Vak BDN.The pursuers were shocked to see the damaged BDN suddenly set upon and destroyed by waves of fighters and from missile and laser fire apparently coming from satellites in high orbit over an uncharted planet, in a region of space where no human should have been. The commander of the UN flotilla halted and opened communications with these unknown fighter and other small ships in the area. The language was both familiar and yet unintelligible to all aboard the UN vessels. After several hours and much computer work

it was found that the "new people" spoke a language derived form several old earth tongues with it's own evolution.After much trail and error it was learned that scholars among these people had the old earth languages Latin, Proto-German, Sanskrit, and Greek. Once this was determined messages were sent via computer to the planet.The UN flotilla's coms terminals were virtually flooded with messages of welcome and many other well wishes and many questions. The commander of the flotilla sent a priority message back to his headquarters requesting instructions and the immediate dispatching of a diplomatic team

...........end of part IV..............

Some questions from Daniel and my answers....might clarify a few

things.....

Great back story! I like how it covers a lot while not locking in any one

person to a course of action or choice. One could present any mix and

or culture from Earth and from about any time and still be relevant to the

story. An Old Egypt style with today's weapons or Neo-Socialist Roman

Legions, it all fits. Well done.

***Thanks, my overall intent was this Terra Secundus did not evolve it

was terraformed to be the optimal habitat for humanity ....in fact a perfect

laboratory. No skin cancer and very little sun burn (except in southern

hemisphere) as the ozone is better....gives the sky a very slight greenish

tinge

Thoughts, Reactions, and Questions:

Based on the map, is Terra Secundus larger then Earth?

***Slightly but not much, the continents or oriented east west not north

south as in earth. It is also slightly less dense so g force is optimal for

bone development.Also the map appears some what stretched due to the

pasting of the two photos.

Nice Map by the way. Makes for a lot of fun, new areas to exploit, um er,

take under protective guidance I mean. ;-)

****You'll notice one very major difference from earth....circumnavigation

of the globe is not possible without passing through over a dozen choke

points.So a mistress of the seas like old England is not possible here. This

was a deliberate and malicious act on my part.......) So a world spanning

empire was not really possible without at least 20th century technology.This

was done primarily to facilitate our medieval games etc.

The last known arrivals in 1964, Earth time? Of course, the map looks quite

large, could be many others we do not know about.

****There could of course be more that were for what ever reason ...not

reported.

The New Kashmir Covenant, well done. Are all countries signatories?

****Yes the Quorum Of 48 meets regularly to ensure it's enforcement.

>>No cloning of super soldiers

This does not stop Cybernetics though, right? ;-)

****Well as half the planet has gears and mechs...it's allowed.

>>No Biological weapons

Do Aliens count as Bio-Weapons?

****No nor do the Cat or Dog people mutants.....had to use them

some how as they were in my collection lol.

>>No dirty Nukes....up to 10KT neutron weapons

>>are permitted although frowned upon.....)

OK, so Cossack, my OGRE, will need to have some War Heads

replaced.

****We have plasma warheads that have a better effect on target in the

rules. Just so you know.

>>Space based weapons are also permitted as

>>long as above is followed.

I like the idea that Space Based Weapons may have even more restrictions.

Allows for Space Drops while limits Orbital Bombardment. One nice sized

rock is in some ways Dirtier then a Nuke. Just a thought.

****No space rocks.....no weapons may be used that do environmental

damage to the planet that will last more than six months....NKC article 61

The planetary outlook is a bit different than on earth this is mostly

cultural do due that fact that unlike earth these people KNOW that they are

not from here......and that life exists out there. So they have a we better

protect our house thing going.Also the outrages of Eugenics Wars shocked

them to their very bones.

>>I placed you away from us a bit and followed my wall map

>>as much as possible to match the contours of your nation.

Sounds good to me. It would explain the lack of interface to date. We

were not as "important" as those local issues. Like the idea that my country

can fit into the larger picture as well. If I see it right, I am north of

the Equator, right?

****You are about even with North Carolina latitude wise, we are even

with Texas/Florida. Thing is here the moon is in closer and a bit higher in

it's orbit so the season change in the northern hemisphere is generally much

easier than on earth, in the southern hemisphere a bit harsher.

I had originally thought of an Eastern European Weather like pattern. I was

thinking of a less desert and more steppes stile area with some mountains.

Does this fit into the world as I am now placed? I am OK, just want to fit

my comments into the overall "logic" of the world as it already exists.

****About right with your coastal areas to the far south of your country

would be some what like Kansas so steppes like.

>>Reunification Of Terra Secundus with Earth Humanity.

OK, So the UN finds us first, but are the others all "playing" in the game

or has the UN blocked us?

****Terra Secundus has space travel just not FTL (yet) but in some ways we

are more advanced than earth nations, so the UN protection is nominal at

best and most of the major and a few minor GZG powers have trade and

diplomatic missions to those capital cities that will have them. So a few of

us ware two hats one Terra Secundus one GZG.

So interesting, so much fun, so much room for diversity and possibilities.

;-)

****I'm glad you like it, I've been kicking this around in my head for a

while.

Thought of a few more questions:

So if we (the planet) have Space Flight, but not FTL speed, are there

other colonies/stations on the moon(s) or other in system planets?

***Yes all of them have at least a mining operation to include the asteroid

belt.Our version of Mars and we have two one were Sol system is the other

where Venus is are well populated (12,000+) the one closer to the sun more

so and well on it's way to terraforming. We do not have FTL but we have

something earth as of yet lacks..Gravitational drive...The earth powers want

it bad..........We are playing very hard to get......)

Do we know who/what the Aliens that brought the People here are?

***No idea but we suspect Phalon or Sa'vasku may have been involved

but as of yet no one knows.

Do we know if they are still around?

***Unknown

Do the different countries use a common calendar?

***There is one plantary (ie Julian-like calendar)

and several regional and religious calendars. The

planetary calendar start year one from the founding

of the great religious college at Zufar about 500

years after the first known human arrival. So today

is 22 Dec 2005 on earth on Terra Secundus it would

be 22 Solari 1015 ZF.

If so, have you assigned a "date" where we are now?

***well the Kra'vak war started 2183 lasted about 6 years

so that would bring the UN flotilla to us about 2189 add

5 years ...... Earth date 2194 so on Terra Secundus it

would be 1189ZF , there is a movement to adopt earth time

but there is too much opposition.

Unique Institutions Of Terra Secundus

The understanding of Terra Secundus would not be possible without

touching on our unique institutions of learning, law, and religion. These

are quite often interchangeable here but, not entirely as in some cultures

on old earth. Here due to the initial smaller population and it's mixed

composition,centers of religion learning and developed early and soon

took on protected status that was largely respected by most states on

the planet as the loss of these centers was seen as too great for all

involved to bare. Over time these prohibitions became accepted

custom and from those into international law.

The foremost center of learning is of course the free city state of New

Kashmir were the highest universities of physics,law,philosophy, and

martial arts are located. The shine to Hero/Saint Qui Jon Marc is also

located in the city center of New Kashmir. Co-located with the shine

is the headquarters Of the Templar Order that is dedicated to his

memory.The Sovereign Order Of The Knights Of Saint Qui Jon Marc

And The Temple Of The Holy Flame, are both the guards of New

Kashmir and the Quorum Of 48 it is also the militant order

of The Holy Flame the largest philosophy/religion on Terra Secundus.

This status as militant order of The Holy Flame allows the Templars

free access to cross all boarders without hindrance or inquiry from

the nations being entered or exited. Members of this order are the

finest and best trained and equipped soldiers on the planet. More

on the order can be found in their own history text.

The second highest center of learning is Du Khang where the great

temple of Zen Shia Zororaster is found, also the main space port

and aircraft proving grounds for Templars is located on the outskirts.

The University Of Du Khang is the top school on the planet in the

fields of Gravitational Studies, Computer Science, and Cybernetics.

Du Khang is also the corporate headquarters of Cyberdyne Mega

Corp., as well as their main research and manufacturing center.

The city of art and healing Sikyon is by far one of the most beautiful

on the planet. The city built into the side of Mt Ectos with the waterfall

from Lake Ectos falling between the spires of the city into the Kozarus

river. The city is world renown for it's art works and Academy to the

Healing Arts. Over the centuries 4 more healing centers grew up in the

city each devoted to it's own specialty but under the Academy's over

all control. The Sikyonian School of Fine Arts only accepts the best

art students from across the planet, and it's graduates are highly sought

after now not only on Terra Secundus but across human space.

Kheyera city of Scribes(Literature)and Iron (metal working) is located

deep Western Kern Mountains has long been known to be the queen

of steel and the pen. In the earliest days scribes from this city were

sought by every royal court, and municipality on the planet as well as the

swords and other weapons produced in it's mammoth foundries. Today

Kheyera is the city of banking and international trade. It still produces

the finest weapons to be had although now almost exclusively for the

Templars due to their planetary defense role. Luxuary items are still a

large part of this city's exports.

...........end part I ............

Unique Institutions Of Terra Secundus: Religious orders

Order Of The Holy Flame, was derived from a blending of Zorasterism,
Zen Buddhism, Shia Islamic, and Celtic beliefs. The basic tenants of the
faith are summed up in the "Code Of The Enlightened", a long list of rules
and recommendations that followers strive to make part of their daily lives.

The first and highest rule of this faith is "Tho Shall Not Disfigure The
Soul". Many volumes have been written to explain this rule of faith
but, none can be truly called definitive and that is the hart of The Holy
Flame religion, much is left deliberately (or so it seems) to personal
interpretation. The Holy Flame as in any other wold faith has many
denominations, local sects, and regional variations. The basic nature
of the faith unlike many on earth is all embracing to these differences
in doctrine.

The almost direct opposite in composition and sprital outlook to
The Holy Flame are the followers of Nestorshintonazarine just as
the HF tried to make sense of the old earth based religions by taking
the best and most noble aspects of human faith the "Nestorites" took
all it's worse aspects. It's founders were first a mix of Turkic Tribes
and Japanese that followed Nestorian Christianity and Shintoism
respectively. These were later joined by south western Native
American tribes and a very large culling from Napoleon's army
that was lost in Russia with their own mix of Catholicism and Voltaire
like revolutionary furor......Made for quite the unstable mixture,
this is a faith of absolutes that lends itself to fanaticism in all it's
forms. This faith is largly practiced in the nation of Grognia and
on the Lessor Helios Archipelago. All these communities are very
xenophobic and insular.

...............end part II...........

The Holy Flame is by far the largest philosophy/religion on Terra Secundus

and it has as already discussed embraced many other religious practices, some

rather unique in of them selves.

Penitent Seekers Of The Sacred Light: These are those who first hear their life's

calling to attend the mysteries of The Holy Flame. These Seekers first walk from

their homes across the planet to any nearby temple of the Holy Flame were they

take their first Vows of Silence and Poverty and receive their challis of flame and

are blindfolded and proceed with one guide priest to Du Khang by foot! They

take no provisions or any other necessaries but live off the Alms of those towns

and cities were they pass.This passage is regarded as so sacred by the bulk of

the population of Terra Secundus that all commerce, warfare, and even speech

stops as they pass.This procession grows in number until it reaches into the

hundreds in must years.

Healers Of Toznadgo: This sect is truly unique as it is a Nestorite holy order

that preaches universal peace and Tao-Pax healing. These brothers and

sisters are among the finest doctors on the planet with over 70% of their order

being graduates of the Sikyon Academy. The main Temple and state of the art

hospital is located in the Lessor Helios Archipelago on it's own island. with the

lessor temple in the nation of Grognia. These Doctor/Borthers are the most out

going of any Nestorites and are given great respect by all of their faith because

they heal without question all in need and are quite outside normal Nestorite

church politics.

Priests Of Chi Bucasloki: These are the Purple (Robed) or tunic clad priests

of Joy and Chance. They are known for their mastery of the brewers art and

wine cultivation as well as their vast halls of gambling and other earthly diversions.

Followers of this faith are to be found everywhere on Terra Secundus in fact

most of the prominent actors, musicians, sports figures are to be found in this

faith along with the seedier members of society. The faith is recognized and

not only tolerated but indeed respected as the natural pressure valve of a healthy

society. In fact in earlier times the priests of this order did much good work

among the poor and disadvantaged. There have in fact also been a few followers

of this religion that have risen to great prominence in the Quorum Of 48. Other

notable followers have been among Terra Secundus most notorious criminals.....

...............end part III...........

Histories compiled by Mac Stor Iel Talloc

Chief Historian to His Majesty

From our beginnings prior to what the lesser humans term

the "Eugenics Wars" and we call the "Great Summoning",

our history has always encompassed struggle.

Our Birth:

The first Kreeg was "made" in Euro-Dyne Labs 12

years before the first shots of the Central Euro War.

The Western Central Republic fielded it's first full

battalions within 5 years of that. It was the knowledge

of the WCR fielding of it's last battalions where it

reached over 300 in total, that the SurYumi Kingdom

and it's Satellites launched it's attack. This led to 42

years of war and the devastation of most of Europa.

Betrayal and Founding:

The first enhanced designed biological warriors came

in four standard classes. All were designed for a

specific military propose and were assingned a class

name for ease of use.

Kyle Mk I (Male 6'3" 215 lbs) 5 marks this line*

(Military Operational Planning/Command Specialist)

The Kyle was planned to be the standard platoon and

squad leader model for EDBW platoons and squads.

Mentally optimized for leadership and tactical planning

on small scale operations......(The ability to learn soon

enabled this model to progress far beyond that level.)

Rachel Mk I (Female 6'1" 120lbs) 8 marks this line*

( Espionage Covert Operation/Assassination Specialist)

The Rachel was designed as both a deep cover operative

and a tactical scout.The deep cover operative also had

training as a sexual companion in order to infiltrate the

enemy's command and political structure. In fact several

became the mistresses of quite high ranking members of

the SurYumi Kingdom command and nobility before those

were assassinated. This Mark was instrumental in our

future development, as we shall see later.......

Edward Mk I (Male 6'2" 210lbs) 12 marks this line*

(Driver/Pilot/Navigator/Computer Opreations) this

mark was designed and then trained to serve as the

primary driver for fast military vehicles and as pilots for

attack aircraft.This mark is notable for it's enhanced

hand eye coordination and G-stress bodies. They also

serve as the first officer aboard our warships under the

overall command of a Kyle Mk. this set up is also

found in our army mechanized units:detailed below.

Ester Mk I (Female 6'10' 230lbs) 12 marks this line*

(Standard Field Medic and Field Technician/Mechanic) this

model was designed and then trained to serve in various

military specialties i.e, field and surgical medic, motor pool,

demolition,engineer, and a host of others requiring some level

of sophistication that would be well above the abilities of

the GRUNT yet below that of Kyle or Rachel.This mark was

also produced in quite high numbers.

Guther aka "GRUNT" Mk I (Male 7' 8" 312lbs) 21 maks*

(Standard Field Trooper with mission modifications) this

EDBW model is what most of the lesser humans think of

and fear when the word Greeg is mentioned. This mark was

of course produced in the many thousands. The Guther has

been in the fore front of every battle fought durring the war

and is still the back bone of our military. Very steady under

fire and exceptionally loyal to their commanders.

Our race was created to sever with single minded loyalty

to the former government of this land. We were designed to

be incapable of self reproduction, this was a designed safe

guard to insure we would not develop into a threat to the

WCR. The lessor humans forgot about the unique healing

properties of our planet, as it turned out not only were we

fertile but very much so. The first bith was between a MkIII

Ester model and a Mk V Guther at Lindum army barracks

two years into the war. Mika the Ester MkIII's given name

gave birth to 3 children in that one pregnancy. It was later

found that multiple births were the norm for most Esters.

The WCR command structure had at first no idea how to

deal with this issue as it was totally unforeseen. So it was

left to local commander's discretion how to handle it, some

units allowed marriage others made it illegal others made it

subject to disciplinary action and even execution.The various

methods used caused far more harm than one unified

approach would have due to the loyalty that was engineered

into our psyche, also unforeseen was the fact of individual

personalities were developing within us all.The final nail came

after many battles and numerous sacrifices to our former

masters. A Kyle Mk IV and a Rachel Mk VII uncovered

a top secret human WCR command eyes only memo that

revealed a plan to poison all EDBW food supplies as soon

as hostilites with the SurYumi were concluded. In the

memo the WCR Genetic Scientists discovered that they

may have engineered us too well. They found that we would

have double the lessor human life span, and with the fact that

we could out breed standard humans felt we should be

eliminated. The Rachel Mk VII (Lisa) had just returned from

a covert operation behind enemy lines and had learned that

SurYumi had similar plans for their Mutant troops.

The Liberation:

The Kyle Mk IV (Richard) located as he was at the WRC

High Command Headquarters was in position to recruit

other Kyles and Rachels into his plan to strike back before

our extinction. In a years time his conspiracy had reached

every battalion and through the good work of several

Rachel Mk s in deep cover had also established contacts

with mutants types under SurYumi command. On the 36th

year of the war agreement was reached with the Kazin

and Vagnar to at a signal all would turn there guns on their

former masters. The war ebbed and flowed until the 37th

year where a massive WCR offensive drove into the hart

of SurYumi territory then the signal was sent. Greeg, Kazin.

and Vagnar units turned there weapons on their human

commanders and turnned back on their territories and swept

away all their governments. The Kazin and Vagnar captured

aircraft and departed to under populated areas of the southern

hemisphere. The Kreeg were immediately under siege by a

planet wide collation of lesser humans.After five more years of

war a treaty was negotiated where the Greeg nation was

established on the Islands of Albion.

End Chapter I

Histories compiled by Mac Stor Iel Talloc

Chief Historian to His Majesty

Establishing the crown of Islands of Albion:

A Kyle Mk IV (Richard I) and Rachel Mk VII (Queen Lisa)

were the founders of the royal family of Albion. Their children

sharing traits of both parents where the founders of several of the

now prominent noble families.Through marrige these royal off

spring are connected to all other noble families.The founders of

the other noble families were the higher ranked officers of the old

army.These are the first strata of Albion society.

Royal/Nobel Bastards:

The second level of Albion society is occupied by the "other" off

spring of the nobility and royal family.From our early beginnings

procreation was the highest duty of all citizens of our nation, This

was also a duty of the nobility.Their off spring unlike lesser humans

are not only acknowledged but highly placed within our society.

They make up the back bone of military and civil mid to high level

leadership. The Current Chief Of Staff for example is the son of

Richard II and a lesser human mother (Dame Ann). This is only

one of the many examples through out the Albion Hierarchy.

VAT/CLAN:

The third level of Albion society is the Vat/Clan, this is only an

honorific standing. It goes back to the original breeding of our

race and the several facilities where it was first done.There are

12 Vat/Clans and the Royal and Noble families are considered

the head of which ever facility named clan their founder was

created in.This in our society is not unlike a sports club affiliation

today.In fact the 12 clans sponsor the various popular Rollerball

and Racing teams in their clan livery.

Associate Greeg:

All people of what ever genetic background have full rights

under the Albion Assembly Rules and Rights. There is however

an unwritten feeling among Greegs that lesser humans have

always been the enemy of the state and indeed our kind. The

one path to full acceptance has been inter marriage with us. In

these cases the off spring are concidered full Greeg in our society

and so are their lesser human parents. The other path to full

acceptance is through working for the good of the state, and

in this there have been many notables that have resin to prominence

through their work in many technical fields.

End Chapter II

Battle History and MTO's Of His

Majesty's Forces: Part One

Histories compiled by Mac Stor Iel Talloc

Chief Historian to His Majesty :

Battle History and MTO's Of His Majesty's Forces

The first to twenty-fifth KREEG battalions of the

old Western Central Republic are the foundation

of today's greatly expanded Royal Army. These

battalions are now regiments of two to four battalions

each and are now named for their first commander

or notable victory in the case of non-guard regiments.

The Royal and Queen's Own are the two guard

regiments within the Royal Army both are of three

battalions each, there are also Royal Marine, Navy

and Air Force Honor Guard battalions within the

Royal Guard. All guard units are highly trained as

Commando/Special Forces infantrymen and not just

ceremonial troops.

The KREEG Navy, was founded shortly after the

war of liberation with a total of 3 small flotillas of

8 to 12 ships left over from the old Western Central

Republic. This force has grown to 4 battle fleets of

over 30 ships each, and the Submarine and Special

Service Naval Commands.The Royal Marines of

six standard divisions and four Commando battalions

also fall under the Royal Navy.

The KREEG Air Force began with integrated air assets

of old Western Central Republic's KREEG close air arm.

Over the years this has expanded into a complete Air Force

with long range fighters and bombers, maritime bombers,

space interdiction fighters, and various missile and recon

assets.

Battle History and MTO's Of His
Majesty's Forces: Part Two

Histories compiled by Mac Stor Iel Talloc
Chief Historian to His Majesty :

Battle History and MTO's Of His Majesty's Forces

The 26th to 143rd (with the exception of the 29th, 43rd,
65th,92nd,105th,123rd and 139th special units covered
later) are standard infantry battalions formed after the War
Liberation.

The standard infantry battalion consists of 3 line companies
and one heavy weapons and one headquarters company.
The heavy weapons company's assets and some of the
headquarters are normally tasked out as needed to the line
companies. The battalion commander normally keeps a
few of the indirect fire assets at his personal direction and command. This is totally left to the commanders' discretion and style of command and is strongly encouraged by Kreeg High Command doctrine.

Rife Company:
One headquarters platoon with Company Commander(CPT), 1SG, Medic
(CPL/SGT),Comms/ECW(CPL/SGT),
NBC(SSG),FSO/Air Liaison (1Lt), XO (Sr 1LT), Driver/Orderly(PFC), Driver/Armorer (CPL),
Driver/NBC Asst (PFC),Driver/Mechanic(PFC)
Recovery NCO (SGT), Driver/Recovery Asst (PFC),Ambulance Driver/Asst Medic(PVT).

3 platoons of 4 squads each of six riflemen, one lt MG, one Antitank Missile,one squad leader(2LT) and one (CPL/SGT).(Drivers assigned to APCs by battalion)

Heavy weapons attachment from battalion: 4 RAM Mortars, 2 heavy Antitank/ Aircraft Missile teams.

The 29th,92nd,105th,and 139th are all Airborne units
These units are brigaded with Royal units as a mobile reaction force.

The 43rd, 65th,and 123rd are all Airborne Ranger units These units are brigaded with the Special Operations Command along with Commando and Air Force SO forces.

German 1:72 Army - Part 7.wmv

2011-11-16T12:28:00.000-06:00

German 1:72 Army - Part 6.wmv

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German 1:72 Army - Part 5

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German 1:72 Army - Part 4 .wmv

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German 1:72 Army - Part 3.wmv

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German 1:72 Army - Part 2.wmv

2011-11-16T11:51:00.001-06:00

Seems to be short of flat cars!

German 1:72 Army - Part 1.wmv

2011-11-16T11:50:00.000-06:00

Estátuas Vivas - Criação da agência AGE Isobar para a loja Limited Edition

2011-11-16T11:08:00.000-06:00

Happy Veterans Day

2011-11-11T08:26:00.003-06:00

Tribute To My Grandfather

Heinz Muller (I wrote this a while back but, seemed fitting)

My grandfather was my maternal grandmother's second husband,
and therefore of no blood relation to me however, I knew no
other grandfather growing up. Both my biological grandfathers
lived until I reached adulthood but, I saw them not often
because of the distance of where they lived.
********************************************************
Papa Henni, as I knew him had one of the most interesting of
lives, born in Germany and growing up there after WWI in a
small farm village in East Prussia,it was easier to get to
his uncle's fields by cutting through Poland! it even resulted
in him getting shot at by Polish boarder guards a few times.
Because of where and when he grew up he developed a great facility
for language, he grew up speaking German, Polish, Russian, Slovak
and later learned English and Japanese.He in early teens was an
ardent anti-nazi, he told me of putting sand down the gas tanks of
army trucks! He then would put it like this; "I was asked to
politely leave at the business end of a Kar98!Not surprising
given another of his stories where he tells of his village
where half the houses are flying the flag of the Weimar Republic
the other half the nazi flag, his house had the old Imperial
battle flag because his uncle Willy was convinced that the
Kaiser would return! So perhaps it was no shock that My
grandfather would go against the authorities...
********************************************************
In 1936 he came to the states with his father and later
followed by his uncle Willy,He became an American citizen
in 1940 and after Pearl Harbor joined the US Army and went
to Training in Mississippi, where he also taught German to
Officers heading to Europe. He as A German was sent to the
Pacific theater.His first stop was for several months in
Schofield BKS Hi, where he stayed in the same building that
I was assigned to many years later, I Quad. His tails of
training there came home to me many times as I marched over
the same ground that he did many years before me .
********************************************************
He went on to the Pacific theater where in one story he was
watching a PBY being worked on and a naval officer asked him
"Sergeant do you like what you see, my Grandfather replied as
he said (like an idiot) Yes Sir" He was then asked could he
fire a 50 cal Machine -gun he replied "Yes sir , on the ground"
the officer said it shouldn't mater...The next thing he knew
he was in the right bubble manning the 50 cal flying out over
the islands in a PBY. He didn't go too much into detail about
that other than saying he gunned allot of tomato gardens, later
learned that was slang for any Japanese installation.The next
stories he told me involved running into various islanders that
were fluent in German! In the first story he is walking along
this recently occupied island and hears someone singing "Watch On
The Rhine" a very patriotic German song being done in flawless
German, he walks up and finds this little old man cutting
vegetables who as it turned out used to work in the German
governors mansion. In the next story he and another German
American GI are at this elaborate ceremony where the chief is
in the full black top hat and tails but spats and no shoes.
My grandfather speaking in German to his friend said you think
they could have got him some shoes...Then thinking nothing about
it is approached by the same Chief who proceeds in perfect German
to apologias for his lack of proper attire etc...My grandfather
said he felt about 2 inches tall at that point, lol.
********************************************************
The next things he really went into were how he learned Japanese from a Buddhist monk while on occupation duty in Japan. I guess the reason I thought of all these things was I turn 53 tomorrow 11 Jan, and was going back over the many things I learned from this very interesting man, and how it was really him that caused me to make a career in the army.
Sadly Papa Henni passed away just before Germany was reunified and didn't live to see that, I'm sure he would had allot of interesting things to say. The other reason that brought all this to mind was my friend Tim was showing some of his Japanese aircraft models and my mind sort of went back to these thoughts. There are so many other stories that I half remember now and so many other life lessons he taught me, that of all the people I've met in my life he I miss the most.....

1945A - WWII Sci-fi Film

2011-11-10T17:32:00.001-06:00

Finland vs Soviet Union 1940

2011-11-10T17:21:00.001-06:00

Finland vs Russia -Tanks in Action

2011-11-10T17:20:00.001-06:00

Tankduels Tali Ihantala 1944

2011-11-10T17:19:00.001-06:00

"The Wars of Other Men" trailer

2011-11-09T16:32:00.003-06:00

Set in a 1920s-like world at war, "The Wars of Other Men" tells the story of a nameless Lieutenant fighting for an army on the verge of defeat. The enemy has begun to dominate the battlefield with their new chemical super weapon, known only as "the Fog." When his superiors learn the location of the facility that manufactures the Fog, the Lieutenant is ordered to lead a squad through the war torn city to capture the scientist responsible for its creation... at a terrible cost to soldier and civilian alike. With the lives of his men and the fate of the war hanging in the balance the Lieutenant must make a choice -- will he be a good soldier or will he be a good man? Written by Mike Zawacki

Star Wars World War II - March Of The Empire

2011-11-09T16:18:00.001-06:00

Romanian Army - Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878

2011-11-06T22:13:00.000-06:00

Romanian Army goes to war against the Ottomans

2011-11-06T22:12:00.000-06:00

RHDR at War

2011-11-03T01:01:00.002-05:00

This one really impressed me! I'd like to see Tim make one for Megablitz!

German Armored Train (Oct 1943)

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Kolberg 1945 - German armoured train in action

2011-11-03T00:56:00.001-05:00

Armoured train

2011-11-03T00:55:00.001-05:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

2011-10-31T16:16:00.000-05:00

Polish Hussars charge German tanks during WWII

2011-10-28T15:44:00.003-05:00

I particularly like the saber action on the windshield of the Opel
Blitz! It was somewhat less effective on the tank however!

Young Projects: Little Wars Revisited

2011-10-26T13:43:00.001-05:00

Young Projects: Little Wars Revisited: THE FIRST WORLD WAR, MINIATURES, WAR GAMES AND THE LIMITS OF IMAGINATION Little Wars by H.G. Wells, 1913 ...

54 MM Idea

2011-10-25T11:17:00.001-05:00

Here is an old idea for a Pre-Napoleonic imagine-nation'I've desided to

bring it up to the 1890s keeping much the same uniform colors. I'm

going to use thanks to Tim Gow's suggestion Armies in Plastic 54mm

WWI German Infantry in Spiked Helmets, British Gatling Gun, French

Foreign Legion,Civil War Union Artillery Set, WWI German Uhlans, and

what ever else catches my eye! I will be doing a head change giving

all but Foreign Legion (that already have them) havelocks.

Al Stewart - Roads To Moscow

2011-10-19T21:39:00.001-05:00

Something to paint your WWII Soviets by....)

GURPS Mecha

2011-10-14T11:15:00.000-05:00

The Mecha Are Here!

From battlesuited space marines making an orbital drop to cinematic Japanese anime action featuring giant walking tanks piloted by beautiful alien princesses, GURPS Mecha covers the entire genre of mecha action! In the pages of Mecha you'll find:

An easy-to-follow step-by-step guide to building mecha.
Advanced rules with a plethora of options like transforming and combining machines that can turn into cycles or fighter planes, overload boosters, psionic mecha, energy battlesuits, giant swords and shields, even steampunk mecha!
Character creation rules for mecha-genre characters and cinematic aliens.
Advice on using mecha in everything from alien invasions to superhero campaigns, and suggestions for running anime-themed adventures.
Special combat rules that emphasize the cinematic nature of mecha combat, as well as realistic rules for sensors, weapons and orbital drops.
Sample mecha and battlesuits.
And a detailed campaign world, Cybermech Damocles!

http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/mecha/

GURPS Traveller

2011-10-14T10:18:00.001-05:00

Hang in there, Beowulf. Help is on the way . . .

Marc Miller's Traveller is one of the most fully realized game backgrounds ever created . . . a vast empire of over 11,000 systems, with a turbulent history dating back thousands of years. Locales can range from a crowded spaceport to a lonely frontier outpost, from the teeming cities of the Core to the unexplored worlds on the edge of the Great Rift. Characters can be merchant princes, diplomats, soldiers, politicians, nobles, criminals . . . or all of them at once. Political intrigues, trading schemes, mind-wrenching alien enigmas, mercenary raids, wars . . . almost anything is possible.
The newly revised GURPS Traveller, Second Edition melds this exciting universe with the rules system of GURPS, and includes rules for creating new characters and for converting old ones from other Traveller rules systems. It includes a modular starship construction system (fully compatible with GURPS Vehicles) and a space combat system for ship-to-ship encounters.
GURPS Traveller also brings you the official alternate universe for Traveller, in which Emperor Strephon, and the Third Imperium, have survived to face new challenges.

http://www.sjgames.com/traveller/Core/

Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

2011-10-13T12:42:00.000-05:00

Buck Rogers XXVc (The 25th Century) [BOX SET]
TSR was the grand-daddy of Role Playing Game companies. Best known for Dungeons & Dragons, TSR actually developed many other games (some fine, others less than great), but none ever approached the popularity of D&D.

Interestingly, TSR had much trouble coming up with a science fiction RPG, and wanted badly to emulate the success of the Traveller RPG at rival company GDW. In 1990, they secured the license to the Buck Rogers franchise, and developed a game around it. The game never received a huge audience, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. In addition to game supplements, they published Buck Rogers novels, comics, and even a board game.
from:
http://www.waynesbooks.com/BuckRogers.html

I found this in a box of stuff I was sorting through...think I bought it in 1990 never played it
so it is complete......

Bombastian Army

2011-10-08T09:53:00.003-05:00

The modern Bombastian army is made up of

three corps of 50 percent Regular and Reserve

troops, as well as the smaller Royal Guard Corps

which also serves as the training establishment of

the Bombastian army.

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The Royal Guard Corps consists of 3 battalions of infantry

and a number of attached company sized elements.

Number one battalion is the 3rd and 4th year class of the

Bombastian Officer Academy.

Number two Battalion is the elite Jager Light Infantry.(Airborne)

Number Three Battalion is Grenadier Battalion (Mechanized)

Royal Tank Training Company*

Royal Artillery Training Battery*

Royal Signals Training Company*

Royal Medical Training Company*

Royal Cavalry Training Squadron*

Guard Cuirassier Squadron

Guard Hussar Squadron (Mechanized)

Guard Field artillery Battery

* one regular unit one training unit of company size.

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Ist Corps ........ Based in the Doritsonov Plains

First Askari Infantry Battalion****

****

While on a holiday safari(1889) in what was German West Africa

the then crown prince (Stanislav IV) greatly admired the German

colonial troops he saw there and instructed the Bombastian embassy

to set up a recruiting station open to all of African origin. The unit

was established in the fall of 1893 based in the Doritsonov region

where it is still to this day. Many new recruits still come to the

embassy now in Nairobi, others are the descendants of some of the

original recruits that settled permanently in he country

Third Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

First Infantry Battalion (Mechanized)

Seventh Infantry Battalion (Mechanized)

First Armored Battalion (Lt Tanks)

Fourth Armored Battalion (Med Tanks)

Second Composite Artillery Battalion...Half Truck (Reg) /

Half Horse Drawn (Reserves)

Third Cavalry Battalion half Motorized (Reg)/ Half Horse (Reserves)

Second Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse

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2nd Corps ....... Based in the Terak Mountains

The Mountain people of Bombastia are famous for there long battles
against both the Turks and Austrians and from time to time their own
central government.

Drawn from the various tribes and villages of the Terak Mountains the
soldiers of the the 2nd corps are mostly reserves with only a very few
regular troops confined largely to technical services. The one notable
exception being the eighth Infantry battalion (Mountain) who's troops
are mostly drawn from this region but recruitment is open to all
Bombastians.

5th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

7th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

8th Infantry Battalion (Mountain Regular)

11th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

14th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

22nd Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

3rd Artillery Battalion (Mountain Regular)

5th Artillery Battalion ( Regular)

4th Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse

***********************************

3rd Corps ....... Based on the Adriatic and foothills of Terak Mountains

reaching just into Doritsonov Plains. By far the largest corps in the army

also the most modern and containing the BRAAC ( Bombastian Army

Air Corps) 3rd Corps also has the Coastal Artillery attached to it.

6th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

9th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

10th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

12th Infantry Battalion (Reserves)

15th Infantry Battalion (Regular)

16th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized Regular)

17th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized Regular)

18th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized Regular)

2nd Armored Battalion (Lt Tanks)

3rd Armored Battalion (Lt Tanks)

5th Armored Battalion (Med Tanks)

1st Composite Artillery Battalion...Half Truck (Reg) /

Half Horse Drawn (Reserves)

3rd Composite Artillery Battalion...Half Truck (Reg) /

Half Horse Drawn (Reserves)

4th Artillery Battalion (Mechanized Regular)

1st Coastal Artillery Battalion (Regular) one 14 Inch Railway Gun

2nd Coastal Artillery Battalion (Regular) one 14 Inch Railway Gun

5th Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse

7th Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse

1st Cavalry Battalion half Motorized (Reg)/ Half Horse (Reserves)

***********************************

BRAAC ( Bombastian Army Air Corps):

Training Squadron

Avro 621 Tutor ...6 each

Fighter Squadrons:

Hawker Fury ....24 each 1st and 3rd Squadrons of 12 aircraft.

Boeing F4B ....12 each 2nd Squadron

Boeing P-26 Peashooter ....12 each 4th Squadron

Curtiss P-36 Hawk ....12 each 5th Squadron

Bomber Command:

Handley Page Heyford Mk III 36 each in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Heavy Bombardment Squadrons of 12 aircraft each.

Fairey Swordfish 36 each in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Coastal

Bombardment Squadrons.

PZL.23A light bombers 36 each in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Tactical Bombardment Squadrons

Transport Squadron:

De Haviland Dragon DH89...4 each

Boulton & Paul 71A .....6 each

Fokker F.VII B/3m.....24 each

Avro Anson ....8 each

concept tanks: Tank concept art by Anthony Scroggins

2011-10-06T13:31:00.002-05:00

concept tanks: Tank concept art by Anthony Scroggins: Shimmering-Sword on deviantart. More work on conceptships and conceptrobots. Keywords: concept mega tank concept art illustration desi...

http://concepttanks.blogspot.com/

MECHANIZED CAVALRY REGIMENT

2011-10-06T10:15:00.001-05:00

Doing a bit of reorganization of the Brazos Army following some of the Force XXI MTO ideas.
Also following closely the old Series 78 ideas where each Tank/APC are a company......and
all others are a section/Plt.

Some 25s

2011-10-04T00:51:00.000-05:00

Brazos International!

2011-09-29T10:57:00.000-05:00

The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret Of The Unicorn Trailer #2

2011-09-25T17:56:00.001-05:00

THE PARAS BBC EPISODE 6 PART 1

2011-09-22T13:05:00.001-05:00

The Falklands War took place during the filming of this show...very real world!
You can see all the episodes on Youtube

Objective Marker

2011-09-21T17:11:00.000-05:00

Traveller Scratch-Built

2011-09-21T15:31:00.000-05:00

Interesting little page!
http://www.darkhstarr.com/photogallery.html

Super Galactic Dreadnought: Fixing Blogger's new "feature"

2011-09-17T10:29:00.000-05:00

Super Galactic Dreadnought: Fixing Blogger's new "feature": You may have noticed when clicking on blog photos recently, that instead of getting a larger version of the picture, Blogger just displays t...

Marine Cpl Awarded Medal of Honor

2011-09-15T22:30:00.000-05:00

U.S. President Barack Obama has awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, to a former Marine Corps corporal for extraordinary bravery while he was serving in Afghanistan. Ceremeny took place Thursday ceremony in the White House East Room.

A native of Kentucky, former Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer already had received a Purple Heart and other decorations for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in the military's Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

After the White House ceremony, he is now the third living military veteran and first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for service in those countries, and the first living Marine to be so honored since 1973.

He is among 10 individuals, living or dead, to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism in Iraq or Afghanistan, and the 6th veteran of the Afghan conflict to be so honored.

Official presentation was read:

"The president of the United States in the name of the Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Dakota L. Meyer, U.S. Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the Marine Embedded Training Team 28, Regional Corps Advisory Command 37, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on 8 September 2009."

A turret gunner and driver in Afghanistan, Meyer was with an embedded Marine training team on September 8, 2009, when it came under fierce Taliban fire while traveling to a village in the Ganjgal Valley.

He made five trips in his armored Humvee into Taliban fire to save 13 Marines and U.S. Army soldiers, and 23 Afghan government troops. Although he was wounded, he returned to the danger zone to help other wounded forces and retrieve the bodies of four U.S. soldiers.

President Obama spoke at the ceremony.

"Today we pay tribute to an American who placed himself in the thick of the fight - again and again and again," said President Obama. "In so doing, he has earned our nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.'

Obama noted that Meyer, then a corporal but now a sergeant, in what is called the Individual Ready Reserve for Marines that can be called back to active duty, was only 21 years old when the event took place in Afghanistan.

There was some humor during the ceremony. President Obama said that when his White House staff first telephoned Meyer at his civilian job to tell him he would receive the medal, he remarked he could not take the call, saying, "If I don't work, I don't get paid." Mr. Obama said the White House arranged for Meyer to receive the call during his lunch break.

"Dakota is the kind of guy who gets the job done," said the president. "And I do appreciate Dakota your taking my call."

The day before the ceremony, Sergeant Meyer and the president shared a quiet moment and conversation over beers on an outdoor patio near the Oval Office.

In the audience for the ceremony were Meyer's father, grandparents, family and friends from Kentucky as well as members of his former Marine unit in Afghanistan and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Amos.

Describing Meyer as a modest man, and before draping the medal around his neck, Obama said the occasion was significant for another reason.

"It is fitting that we do so this week having just marked the 10th anniversary of the [September 11, 2001 terrorist] attacks that took our nation to war because in Sergeant Dakota Meyer we see the best of a generation that has served with distinction through a decade of war," he said.

Because of Dakota Meyer's bravery and courage, President Obama said, 36 men are alive today and four fallen American heroes came home, so their families could lay them to rest.

What's Still On The Table(s).........

2011-09-11T17:23:00.000-05:00

Making slow progress this week , did a bit of painting and rearranging, come to the realization that I need to put the armor on one table and soft skin transport on another...)

Going to use Tim Gow's box idea per unit and my standard Series 78 inspired MTO.

Force XXI Review part 1.AVI

2011-09-08T13:27:00.003-05:00

And where is Mel? Really miss Force XXI minis, I do have a large
force of them and for all of you that don't know, the very reason
for this blog was started on Force XXI yahoo group! So I hope Mel
is back up and running!

Peter Shulman's War: Getting Started

2011-09-03T00:06:00.001-05:00

Peter Shulman's War: Getting Started

Also take a look at his web page!

http://peterswar.com/index.htm

Brazos Painting Table

2011-09-02T16:10:00.001-05:00

So much MERDOC to do, so little time!

Star Blazers The Movie - Teaser Trailer

2011-08-28T18:45:00.000-05:00

Battleship (2012) Official HD Trailer Debut

2011-08-28T18:44:00.000-05:00

Red Tails (2012) HD Movie Trailer - Lucasfilm Official Trailer

2011-08-28T18:41:00.000-05:00

Megaforce!!! Yet Again !

2011-08-26T14:39:00.000-05:00

I just love this movie....

NQM New Blog

2011-08-26T13:10:00.000-05:00

Nice to see Chris Kemp's "Not Quite Mecanised" game has a new home in blogdom!

http://notquitemechanised.wordpress.com/

Blue Moon Manufacturing: 15/18mm WWI Trucks

2011-08-24T13:04:00.001-05:00

Blue Moon Manufacturing just released three new vehicles in our
15/18mm WWI range. Now available are:

15WWI-321 AEC 3-Ton Truck
15WWI-322 Halford 3-Ton Truck
15WWI-401 FWD 3-Ton 1917 Truck

http://bluemoonmanufacturing.com/index.php?cat_id=33

South Texas Minicon AAR

2011-08-21T14:43:00.000-05:00

First off my thanks to Mack and all the guys who came, I had a great time.

I put on a Demo of "When The Navy Walked" everyone enjoyed the speed
of the game and really liked the concept!

The game was between German invaders verses Italian defenders.
The Italians had two medium Walker Landships, three field guns,
three heavy machine guns, and seven battalions of infantry.

The Germans had one light walker, three battalions of infantry and
the massive capital unit. KLBS Rhineland

http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/redleg58/German%20Landship/

I built this monster and as I've said before, I'm half German
so I suffer through that gigantism gene (think Schwerer Gustav)....)

The German player mounter two of his infantry units within the
Rhineland to be dropped off where needed. The other German unit
followed the light walker on the German right flank.
Italians were in morning roll call formation as the Germans landed
and were in a rush trying to deploy to meet the advance.

As it was to turn out the Italians never succeeded to bring their weapons
to bare as they would have wished. The Germans went strait up the center
with the loss of their light walker and a few troops. The Italians however
loss both walkers a field gun all three machine guns and two routed infantry
units. Without enough combat power the Italians withdrew from the field.

http://s1088.photobucket.com/albums/i322/Donald_redleg58/

Super Galactic Dreadnought: SoTexMinCon roll call

2011-08-18T16:24:00.001-05:00

Super Galactic Dreadnought: SoTexMinCon roll call

ArtCrime Productions: It's HERE!!!!!!

2011-08-06T19:26:00.001-05:00

ArtCrime Productions: It's HERE!!!!!!: "Well folks after almost two months, its ready! Go check out, www.acpgames .com. Our website is open and ready for your orders! OUR customer..."

Super Galactic Dreadnought: South Texas Mini-Con schedule

2011-08-06T14:43:00.002-05:00

Super Galactic Dreadnought: South Texas Mini-Con schedule: "The South Texas Mini-Con is coming up in just two weeks. Our little gathering will take place Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the New Braunfe..."