hey can someone tell me about using cards for the gettysburg? I have been away for awhile and the cards help during the battle

thank you for having me in this great group of what ive seen are some very capable generals. plz let me know when hard tack is distributed on thurs, and ill pass on the lap dance( plz dont say it's mandatory) lol

New patch is live fellas

I have Sunday off. I would love to play a battle with either of you gents then. Let me know if you can.

Same here Twiggy managing work, life, and a newborn is quite hard and still find time to play lol It's hard and manage Battlefield 4 on Xbox one lmao

I must admit I've somewhat lost some interesting MP. Either I am not very good (although I did hold Twiggy to what would have been historically a draw) or not very lucky. My troops (Union) just don't seem to be able to inflict enough casualties or to hold their positions worth a twit. I'm like 0-2-10 in MP.

I agree. But me personally, I've been working so much lately I haven't had time to partake as much as I would like to. Such is life. I'll get a day off here coming up and I plan on wrecking some Generals when I do.

Ozkat you better start playing MP your not even in the rankings lol me and Twiggy are in the top 30s lol

I love the Hearts of Iron series.

http://www.heartsofiron4.com/r/e5bogkum9t

Take a look...

I'm watching it.

One word:

Victory At Sea

I have managed to pull to within 1 hour of playing time to Twiggy... hehe
I'm at 74 hrs between Regular and Beta.. Yee Haw...

Twiggy and Ozkat you wanna test MP?

I knew who you meant haha

Whoops sorry Ozkat LMAO I'm drunk on shark week right now haha

GG referred to me as "Twiggy" ! I think he is on the sauce a little early on this fine Sunday...

LOL

I think we all agree that nobody likes a forum nazi.

That's ashame Twiggy, humor is a bad thing these days lmao I guess haha very very sad

I see that one of the moderators of the public forum deleted one of my (in)famous threads and locked another one. I hope we are not going to be stuck with a "beta tester" strictly serious all of the time mode in the public forum. Fun and jokes and humor builds a community. As we all know dudes like to talk trash and give 'em the business. I try to interject a little humor to keep the forum going and because I am the FUNNIEST PERSON EVER BORN, so it suits two important purposes... LOL

And you say??

That and the sunken road "bloody lane" at Antietam.

I imagine that The Hornet's Nest was probably one of the least desirable places to be. Ever.

I love that line from Ken Burn's Civil War where Shelby Foote reports that some Civil War troops said that the best a man could say was "I was more scared than at Shiloh".

I can't remember where I read this I think it was the Battle of Shiloh where men would hide behind a tree with just there butt poking out the side praying to get hit so they could go home, true story lol

I would much prefer to take a miniball in the femur. There is no doubt that minié ball ruined some guy's afternoon.

Whereas THIS on the other hand, is a "miniball". ;-)
http://www.slatergartrellsports.com.au/index.php/equipment-2/soccer/mini-soccer-ball-150mm-diameter.html

Interesting article with pictures of a wide variety of minie balls, good information about their use in the Civil War, and a macabre picture of a human femur that is nonetheless amazing...

http://thecivilwarparlor.tumblr.com/post/50652617011/human-distal-femur-shot-with-a-510-grain-lead

Claude-Étienne Minié, (born Feb. 13, 1804, Paris, France—died Dec. 14, 1879, Paris), French army officer who solved the problem of designing a bullet for the muzzle-loading rifle. The bullet became known as the Minié ball.

See this link for additional information (I had a better link but it wouldn't work for some reason).
Also has a picture of him for anyone interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude-%C3%89tienne_Mini%C3%A9

Re: "friend of blood phoenix"...

You have our deepest sympathy...

LOL

Heh heh, I'm sure he appreciates that! (Its more true than you know)

".69 cal and couldn't imagine getting hit by that"
My memory of it is a little hazy (its been a long time since the war, lol) but I would bet good money that getting hit by one of those would propel the "recipient" a considerable distance through the air...

If I can I'll post pics on here of some of the actual mini balls I've found , I've found some whoppers .69 cal and couldn't imagine getting hit by that lol

ah got it the Minie ball ---in the source i was reading it was called the Miniball!---doh!

oh thanks Twiggy---but the the outcome of said projectile would be fouling of the barrel pdq---and damn it---your constitution preceeds you sir!

A minie ball is pretty much a hunk of lead with a conical tip and a hollowed out rear. When the black powder goes off the hollowed out end of the lead round expands which causes the projectile to spin with the rifling of the barrel.

Evening Sirs---i have two questons---1- what is a Miniball,i've just started doing research into C/W[coming from other side of the pond of 19th Century gaming-----and 2- if Twiggy is still alive,my dastardly plan from removing a multiplayer opponant has failed---any hangover yet!

Re: "friend of blood phoenix"...

You have our deepest sympathy...

LOL

Welcome to the wackiest group around lmao

Welcome, ddschirle.

Hey everyone. Please welcome to the Forum and the FHBT my good friend ddschirle, a grizzled grognard of many campaigns that I've faced across uncountable gaming tables (and computer battlefields) and who was the commander of my reenacting unit for years, back when I was younger, healthier, and better looking and more actively involved in that. Prepare to be confounded by his brilliant dissertations on matters of military significance.

glad to be here I am a friend of blood phoenix

The way I see it. My old lady would never kill me, she wants to keep me around so she can torment me for the rest of her life. haha

Your in trouble now lol

Probate...

LMAO....

Yup, you have a sharp eye. I did not consider that one...hehehe

Sometimes I watch those crime shows like "Killer Women" with my woman. My advice to you is to be more concerned about the probate services...

I bought like 6 games in the last couple of days.

My wife just left the house, seemed upset.

I found a business card on the floor near the front door: Dodge & Dodge Attorney at Law: Bankruptcy, Divorce, Probate Services.

Anyone got any idea what this may be about?

LOL

No reds apple ale common admins lmao

Corona? I am sorry Sir, but the Michigan Detachment has only requisitioned Blue Moon. I have summarily sacked the clerks involved and I assure you that the proper paperwork will be in your hands within a fortnight or a score.

For the record, Gents... I"m simply APPALLED at the mess in here.

Let's get those Corona bottles picked up and put into the recycle bin, shall we??

LOL

WB Oz. This is where "a nerd", as my old lady calls me, goes to hang out. She not so cool herself. She once told me she used to be addicted to The Sims. I rest my case for the jury on that hypocrite.

Welcome back admin lol