Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread

@Noll:

I’m going to pre-order at least 3 sets of Italians very soon! Be ready to ship them to… Italy!

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Coach, I saw your map for invasion of Italy, I like it, but I can’t really buy it, for two reasons: First, it looks like the maps we used to see everyday in junior school, second, I don’t like being invaded by anglo-americans :lol:

J/K !

Noll,   It’s not the best map ever, but for my first map and not having the resources that a company like WoC have, I think It looks really good. The Invasion of Italy is referring to the Allies having to invade Italy and draw the Germans into southern Europe so there could be an Normandy landing the following year. I feel on this forum alot of people are too sensative and wear their feelings on their sleeves……Buy the map and play the game, you will like it!!

I think the term “invasion”, especially in the title of HBG’s “Invasion of Italy” game, is more of a strictly military term rather than a political one.  Yes, the British and Americans were there to liberate Italy from the Germans and the Facist party, but they had to invade the country to do so.  Just like D-Day was an invasion of France with the intention of liberating France from the Germans.
Axis invaded countries to conquer, Allies invaded countries to liberate.

@knp7765:

I think the term “invasion”, especially in the title of HBG’s “Invasion of Italy” game, is more of a strictly military term rather than a political one.  Yes, the British and Americans were there to liberate Italy from the Germans and the Facist party, but they had to invade the country to do so.  Just like D-Day was an invasion of France with the intention of liberating France from the Germans.
Axis invaded countries to conquer, Allies invaded countries to liberate.

Correct!

Tiger, I like your map! You did an excellent work.
I just said I won’t buy it 'cause being Italian I don’t like to invade my own country :)

And no, I don’t feel the Allies liberated Italy, I feel they won the war! So “Invasion of Italy” is a perfect title!

Give me Invasion of Greece and I will buy that  :-D

I blame the Chinese, they have too many holydays

My opinion is that if we keep the same company, we will never be able to finish the project. And I dont want anybody saying that its the first set, it always takes longer, cause we are wayyyy past this point. Just my 2 cents.

@Imperious:

This thread is about FMG pieces, not Italian politics of 1921-43.

When I looked at your avatar and read your post at the same time, I friggin laughed my a$$ off! :-D Well said!

@Imperious:

This thread is about FMG pieces, not Italian politics of 1921-43.

Amen IL! I come here to get news About the FMG combat pieces. Lets move all the WWII discussion to where it belongs!

I’m afraid to ask if the factory finally answered Jeremy’s emails…. :oops:

il you scare me! :lol:

@moralecheck:

I’m afraid to ask if the factory finally answered Jeremy’s emails…. :oops:

Yes they did get back to me.  There was a small problem that they are fixing… Not a big deal.  I will explain later (I am currently away on Business Trip)

Just another delay…  But not a Big one.

I will keep you posted and give you more information soon.

So is the 20th still a good date, or will it be a little longer yet?

I know this is ahead of schedule, but I saw an idea for a Soviet artillery piece.  The other day I was watching some footage of when the Russians were attacking Berlin and saw a unique Soviet artillery piece.  It looked like an artillery piece set on tracks.  No chassis or armor, just a gun sitting on a set of tank tracks.  Unfortunately, I only saw the one shot of it firing so I don’t have a lot of details about that particular piece.  I just thought it looked pretty neat.  Anyone else see that piece?

Knp I saw it too and was thinking the exact same as you. I don’t know what it is called but it would make a SWEET piece.

Do you guys mean this beast?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/280_mm_mortar_M1939_(Br-5)

Was it the 203mm ?

another pic

Coach once again your’e all over it. That is exactly what I am talking about.

WOW!  Cool pics guys.  I didn’t realize it was so big.  Like I said, I only got a brief look of it blasting something on a Berlin side street, but that may be the very piece that I saw.

Is this monster motorized or does it have to be towed?  If towed, then why the tank tracks?

Wouldn’t this be a cool Soviet artillery piece for FMG’s Russian set?  OR, if FMG doesn’t want to make it the regular Soviet artillery, perhaps Coach could make it as a Soviet Heavy Artillery piece in his Russian supplement set.