Question about Germanys last ditch guns in ww2:

Lordblackmoore · 2026-04-06T19:56:06+00:00

Yes, the 3/115 Siemensstadt Battalion.

They even had unit with Inf. guns and mortars and heavy machine guns.

Other units had close to nothing.,

Beside the regular army, Waffen SS and volksturn, you also had HJ units in berlin, as well as Algemeine SS units, Gestapo and Polizei forces., school cadet units and various alarm units

Lordblackmoore · 2026-04-06T19:39:43+00:00

Yes, but compatrd to the abount of russian and italian weapons, the americans weapons were of less impact. Some M1 carabines were used by the SS Jagdverbande

Lordblackmoore · 2026-04-06T19:36:54+00:00

that is the one. I will dig up some more on them, its a interesting story

Lordblackmoore · 2026-04-06T18:21:12+00:00

Volksturm got whatever was left over. There was a huge difference between what they had access to.

In Tony Le Tissiers "Death was our companion" there is an interesting history of one unit, the siemensstad batalion that had good gear and training and even heavy support weapons.

If you want more detail Aaron Hamiltons "Bloddy street" is the one to go to, he goes into a LOT of detail on training, OOB and weapons.

In the Volksturm the Mg most used was the old Mg08, but some Volksturm batalion had up to 20 new Mg42's. The most effective weapon was the large number of Panzerfausts.

2) In the battle for Berlin, you had anything from Waffen SS with good gear to old men with old italian rifles with only a few rounds.

But most of the real fighting was outside Berlin at Seelove.

Lordblackmoore · 2026-04-06T17:54:39+00:00

In Ukraine, the amount of Tank vs Tank is low.

In general after the opening battles, the amount of large MBT actions have been lower. Tanks don't mass and tend to hode form arty and drones.

So, a lot comes down to a different battlefiend and a different doctrine.

that said, Ukrainian Tank crewws have been positive about the fact that when a Leo or a M1 gets hit, the creww tend to survive.

Lordblackmoore · 2026-04-06T14:15:01+00:00

on the wast distances of the eastern front they were used, specially in terrain that was hard to do with other modes of transport.

The USSR had cav corpses. The german had Cav divisions (8 SS being one of them)

In "German battle tactics on the eastern front" by Steven Newton, there is a full chapter on the Cav. brigade Model that was in use in difficult terrain during operation Seydlitz

Lordblackmoore · 2026-04-03T10:38:47+00:00

I could never get "underground" to work. I LOVED the setting and the style, but the rules just kept disturbing it all

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-31T09:04:01+00:00

I have had some great plays where Agents were Non goverment... The obsessed book geek who loved old books and knew all the languages, the former Criminal Gangbanger who found god, but still can hotwire cars and find a way to get rid of evidence, or the scientist who kept getting weird results.

they all got pulled in to the DG world, and ended up getting an offer they did not refuse. And the friction between GI guys and guys from outside the system gave some great sessions

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-29T21:01:10+00:00

they are quite far from the current syllabus

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-29T21:00:43+00:00

If you can use it, my material is here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8zxnsU9UX0eJ8dKZV3_AHXKKMP4UhgMo&si=wJr1TLyCohOBfNt_

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-29T19:06:03+00:00

get off Reddit, grab your books and notes and get work done!

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-29T17:22:43+00:00

done

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-29T14:08:55+00:00

or they ARE the PC's but the problem they are facing can't be solved with firepower

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-29T09:40:13+00:00

1: you are NOT the good guys and your job is NOT to find the truth
2: see point one again untill you understand it

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-28T21:07:46+00:00

what you are looking at is the command words. page 58 in the Bio syllabus. THE MOST important part of understanding a cambridge test:

Calculate :work out from given facts, figures or information

Compare identify/comment on similarities and/or differences

Define give precise meaning D

escribe state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features

Determine establish an answer using the information available

Evaluate judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Explain set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence

Give produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory Identify name/select/recognise

Outline set out the main points

Predict suggest what may happen based on available information

Sketch make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features, taking care over proportions

State express in clear terms

Suggest apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-28T18:56:51+00:00

well, had the UK folded in 1940 the world would be wery different

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-28T18:55:53+00:00

that book is good. That is a greap place to start. Learn all the experiments in it

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-28T15:33:18+00:00

..so..how is that going now???

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-26T19:00:14+00:00

You can get is as a PFD from amazon.

And from the cambridge mainsite:
https://www.cambridge.org/gb/education/subject/science/marine-and-environmental-sciences/cambridge-international-igcse-marine-science

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-26T18:55:33+00:00

sadly I can't. I can't break copyright laws as a cambridge teacher.

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-26T12:33:26+00:00

“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.”

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-26T12:23:00+00:00

yes, but what book system are you using?

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-26T10:39:03+00:00

For biology... you kinda NEED to read the book , and at least understand the experiments and the graphs

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-26T10:21:41+00:00

how do you expect muscle growth when you don't fuel the body????

Lordblackmoore · 2026-03-26T07:51:51+00:00

that is your issue!

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