For me, these pearls of military history are by far the best thing about the forums. I like to imagine people were hanging onto this information for years, just waiting for someone to ask a relevant question.

Oh yeah! I think small unit actions in the 19th century are ripe for a good game to be made. The larger engagements as somewhat boring, but anything small and COIN would be amazing.

Too bad the game doesn't have tactical battles, as even those can be asymmetric. I remember when we'd go outside the wire, an ambush or IED would sometimes destroy a vehicle axle. Even if no one was hurt, it sharply degraded our abilities until repairs happened, giving the initiative to the enemy.

Not Vietnam, but OEF 10-11. Fire support LT in the 101st Airborne. I don't have this game yet, but I'd always thought it was high time for a series of Counterinsurgency games. I think they could even go deeper, as all the administration/operations/PR that goes into running a combat outpost can provi...

First off, I love this game. Play it ever morning on my metro commute to school. It's been a long time since I literally cheered while playing a PC game. Interestingly enough, I'm god awful at P&S and can only beat the normal scenarios about 50% of the time. Did anybody play a games workshop gam...

I must say, that trailer got me all hot 'n bothered! I Can't wait!