One has just killed my Churchill in World of Tanks
They must NEVER be cast in 10mm
:'(
Oh come on! Tanks don't kill tanks, people kill tanks.
Reasons against Centurions
1. fsn would go completely silent, painting the first 2,000 Centurions - we would miss him. :(
2. Pendraken should first do a Merkava IV, in my opinion.... :-[
3. It is a Saturday. ;D
4. Centurions are most certainly less important than German WW2 Maus tanks ;)
5. Centurions are less aesthetic than most tanks (with the exception of the Crusader....)
6. fsn would need to find another fetish :P
7. His elaborate post may loose quality in that process :-X
....
Well said S ! ;) ;D
Cheers - Phil
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Quote from: fsn on 27 February 2013, 08:17:42 AM
Could I add a plea for a Laffly S20? My DP from my DLM have sore feet.
The actual first post of fsn on this forum. And there are no Laffly S20, as yet. So I would think they would have to be done first, anyway.
And after that it's trains, and ships, and Napoleonic stuff and whatnot. So I think the current infatuation with those Centurions is only temporary, and best ignored for now.
:d :d :d
True. I have other ... wants, but they are subsumed by my NEED for Centurions.
After the Centurion, I shall almost certainly review my priorities and find a new "fetish". my DLM doing quite well on foot so the T35 is looking favorite at the moment. Chariot armies are also up there, and I'm biding my time on Napoleonics. Still, a nice wargames sail-era warship would be a lovely addition ...
Having said the Mr BigBoss raises the interesting possibilities of 1946 ...
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 10 August 2013, 09:16:38 AM
5. Centurions are less aesthetic than most tanks (with the exception of the Crusader....)
Distorted view of armour aesthetics surely! The only good thing about the Crusader was that it was pretty!
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 10 August 2013, 09:16:38 AM
Reasons against Centurions
5. Centurions are less aesthetic than most tanks (with the exception of the Crusader....)
Seb, Have some heart and be a little diplomatic (I know thats difficult for a German :D). What you said about FSN's reason for living is akin to saying to someone "Your wife/ lover is as ugly as a mule and reeks of body odour. ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 10 August 2013, 01:59:57 PM
"Your wife/ lover is as ugly as a mule and reeks of body odour. ;D ;D ;D
Oh! You know her?
Quote from: fsn on 10 August 2013, 02:05:27 PM
Oh! You know her?
If yours reads that comment you won't live long enough to see the release of the Centurion.
Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 10 August 2013, 02:09:21 PM
If yours reads that comment you won't live long enough to see the release of the Centurion.
Keep calm and BOOOOM HEADSHOT!!!!!
Diplomacy and Germans is something not to be mentioned in one sentence. I still cannot get my head around how Bismarck made it but maybe he was not really German. But then again I insist that the Bohemian Private was indeed Austrian.
Quite a bad deal for the Germans considering we gave the Austrians Mozart a few years earlier.....
Concerninh aesthetics you have certainly heard most German males consider British females to be among the ugliest in the world. Hence the origin of strong beverages to improve birthrates ;)
I admit having been misguided on this topic until I read a study that British women ahve the largest ..ehem...arguments in the EU. I was happy ever after :D :d
Quote from: sebigboss79 on 10 August 2013, 03:27:16 PM
Concerninh aesthetics you have certainly heard most German males consider British females to be among the ugliest in the world. Hence the origin of strong beverages to improve birthrates ;)
Thats a bit rich considering most English are decended from the saxons who themselves were German. :D
Mind you Prince Charles is from German stock and considering his choice of partner he must be drinking pints of vodka :D
Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 10 August 2013, 05:40:14 PM
Thats a bit rich considering most English are decended from the saxons who themselves were German. :D
Mind you Prince Charles is from German stock and considering his choice of partner he must be drinking pints of vodka :D
According to rumors I have heard his suits have space for an IV line 8)
English
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German
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Centurion
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I would like to highlight that woman is EAST German...a MAJOR difference!!!!!
Engliish
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German
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Whose side are you on, traitor
The side of beauty I would assume....
Think of it like that: TOTTY - why would you care about nationality? You wanna TALK? :P :d
SO its agreed then? We don't need any centurions
Firstly, all women are beautiful in some way. Some of them more than others. Scottish girls are very beautiful.
Secondly, it's a well known fact that Centurion tanks have a beneficial effect upon those who come into contact with them (unless they're in an opposing army.) Research from Dr John Galbraith of Wisconsin University in the 1960's (1966 I think) at the time of the Viet Nam war compared the reaction of people to various bits of military hardware. He was trying to design tanks that would encourage the allies and scare the enemy. He used students who knew didn't know a Pershing from a Panther and showed them pictures of various bits of contemporary kit. He told the students that tanks were either "US", "Russian" or "European", irrespective of where they really came from.
The results were pretty conclusive. Soviet tanks were seen as being a bit "menacing", the M48 was seen as "vulnerable" and the M60 as "well armed". However, the Centurion was seen as being "aggressive" by those who were told that it was a Soviet tank, and "powerful" by those who were told it was a US vehicle.
Thirdly, anyone who has bought from the Australian Viet Nam war NEEDS Centurions, anyone who is thinking about buying the T54/55 NEEDS Centurions and anyone who has a conscience needs to but at least one Centurion to make up for all the evil stuff I've been subjected to over the last small eternity.
Quote from: Last Hussar on 10 August 2013, 10:54:31 PM
Whose side are you on, traitor
Which ever side Claudia is on!
No needs centurions, dey 'ust wans em......
IanS MORE TANKS MORE TANKS MORE TANKS
Angela Lansbury's mother and grandmother were both highly influential in the British suffragette movement, something she was incredibly proud of, even more than her own acting career.
Without them, equality would not be as prevalent as today.
Not sure how that links to centurions...
Quote from: mad lemmey on 11 August 2013, 09:04:06 AM
Angela Lansbury's mother and grandmother were both highly influential in the British suffragette movement, something she was incredibly proud of, even more than her own acting career.
Without them, equality would not be as prevalent as today.
Not sure how that links to centurions...
Because FSN has to fight to get the vote for the centurion to be produced?
Best I can do at the minute
Ok so were not sure about Centurions, but this is pretty cool
An Australian Army Mk 3 Centurion Type K, Army Registration Number 169041, was involved in a small nuclear test at Emu Field in Australia in 1953 as part of Operation Totem 1. Built as number 39/190 at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Barnbow in 1951 it was assigned the British Army number 06 BA 16 and supplied to the Australian Commonwealth Government under Contract 2843 in 1952.[36]
It was placed less than 500 yards (460 m) from the 9.1kt blast with its turret facing the epicentre, left with the engine running and a full ammunition load.[37] Examination after detonation found it had been pushed away from the blast point by about 5 feet (1.5 m), pushed slightly left and that its engine had stopped working, only because it had run out of fuel. Antennae were missing, lights and periscopes were heavily sandblasted, the cloth mantlet cover was incinerated, and the armoured side plates had been blown off and carried up to 200 yards (180 m) from the tank.[36] Remarkably, though, the tank could still be driven from the site. Had it been manned, the crew would probably have been killed by the shock wave.
169041, subsequently nicknamed The Atomic Tank, was later used in the Vietnam War. In May 1969, during firefight 169041 (call sign 24C) was hit by an Rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). The crew of the turret were all wounded by shrapnel as the RPG entered the lower left side of the fighting compartment, travelled diagonally across the floor and lodged in the rear right corner. Trooper Carter was evacuated while the others remained on duty and the tank remained battleworthy.[37]
The Atomic Tank is now located at Robertson Barracks in Palmerston, Northern Territory. Although other tanks were subjected to nuclear tests, 169041 is the only tank known to have withstood atomic tests and subsequently gone on for another 23 years of service, including 15 months on operational deployment in a war zone.[3
That's *sob* beautiful. :'(
So... you are saying we should irradiate any Centurions sent to fsn?
Well file down all the sticky out bits at least
Then can we irradiate them?
On a more serious note. I'd like to do the Korean War in summer rather than winter. What could I use in the Pendraken range for Chinese infantry in Mao caps?
Also, I did make up the John Galbraith comment. :-X
Quote from: fsn on 11 August 2013, 07:17:51 AM
Firstly, all women are beautiful in some way. Some of them more than others. .
You obviously never met my Ex :D
Quote from: fsn on 11 August 2013, 07:17:51 AM
anyone who has a conscience needs to but at least one Centurion to make up for all the evil stuff I've been subjected to over the last small eternity.
Whats a conscience ????? My current partner says I don't have one :)
Rather than iradiate them i think Leon should just send FSN pictures of dozens of cast centurions with a note saying "Not yet avaliable" and put his order to the bottom of the pile.
Then we can all tease FSN about our Centurions are and how fast Leon posted them to us. We should be able to string at least another month of mickey taking after thaey are actually released to the rest of us. ;D ;D
>:(
fsn - I'm writing Friday's scenario. For a small fee I can make sure his Poles collapse to the Wehrmact ;) :d
Sorry I mean his Militia have an interesting game against SS Panzers
Could you not just add a couple of Centurions to the mix?
Short answer.
No
Long answer
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Quote from: Last Hussar on 12 August 2013, 11:43:54 PM
Short answer.
No
Long answer
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
;D