Chomley-Warner
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Re: Allied kit

I tell you what - they are a fantastic read. I was considering doing a weekly series on this forum "This week in THE WAR WEEKLY" so you can ...

18 years ago
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Re: Forum tech information

Forum search feature now back up and running, apologies for the downtime the past couple of days.

18 years ago
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Re: Grass green collar piping wanted.

Can we leave this as a wanted thread please? At this point can I ask that VS's wishes are respected. Everyone has made their point and their is no adv...

18 years ago
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Re: Booking Thread

When do you think we need to open up booking to non-members? Do we need to post in the CiA members forum to say 'look chaps, just two weeks to book' ...

18 years ago
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Re: Allied kit

In truth not so much a downed pilot as evacuated crews & staff as we were flying from airfields all over France. I'm currently on issue 9 of The W...

18 years ago
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Re: Allied kit

From what you say of the scenario, and the role-playing element you mention it has a distinct flavour of 'commando magazine/boys own action adventure'...

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Re: Background material!

Sheeeh, tried WH Smith and Tesco - both had plenty of Daily Mails but no DVDs (which were in bins next to the papers - no doubt all the DVDs were take...

18 years ago
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Re: Axis kit

All good Steiner! Yes, for this event the Germans are well maintained, have a cohesive structure and are strictly disciplined. We are avoiding indisc...

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Re: Server downtime

I'm just closing the forum down for half an hour chaps while I sort sommat out....

18 years ago
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Re: Allied kit

1st Armoured and 51st (Highland) Divisions specifically were part of Operation Aerial as well as the Canadians and 52nd Div but in this scenario we ha...

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Re: Allied kit

Wladek - Polish is fine of course, as is French, but I sort of assumed that everyone would leap at the chance to do Brit Army with the oddball having ...

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Re: Operation Aerial

Yes, it's very annoying and if it wasn't to keep them 'on-side' I'd have told 'em to feck off by now. How dare they lay down kit rules for someone els...

18 years ago
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Re: Allied kit

I've looked at loads of retreat photos in research for this event and it's very hard to find any with respirators, esp by the end. Those that are wear...

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Re: Allied kit

A quick point to bear in mind when gathering new kit - don't over do it. You have been left behind and you are struggling to survive. Your gas mask wo...

18 years ago
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Re: Early war ideas?

I'm not sure the French wore blue then - as far as I remember they abandoned the light blue kit very early on. Still, up for discussion in the unlikel...

18 years ago
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Re: Early war ideas?

Well, you asked for it! The UK's first early war event. Camouflage-free, this will see the Germans in feldgrau and the Brits in brown (heh, even a bit...

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Re: ACM MP44

Well, it certainly looks plastic. It may be a pic of the plastic version - if it is the real wood one then mine will be stripped and restained/varnish...

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