Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

That and the fact that a large majority of players only log on to get patches and never read the forums.

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

Meh. I don't take offense to my conscription. And the army is not a democracy. When they told me I am going to be in a signals platoon in reserves, I explained why I don't want to. The Btn CO told me he has many tank commanders and not a single Signals Sgt with real field experience in combat units. At that point all you can do is salute and do as told. Part of being a soldier is eating s*** and smiling.

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

I was a conscript. :)

Swedish army - recruit training mid 90s at what was then Lv7 and MekB19 - two training formations that "produced" wartime units for the defence of northern Sweden. I was a medic, RBS90 SAM Company.

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

BTW, I was thinking about this thread and just wanted to add-
The best thing that I can say about winSPMBT, is that when i was a tank commander I several times had an urge to give CDs with the game to my officers. It is -that- good. Its one of the few games I play that have to do with warfare and don't make me giggle and shout at the screen "that's not how it works". because it is how it works, more or less. I think that having the small military experience that I have makes this game even more enjoyable. I think that says alot for the basic code and even more for all the work done over the years.

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

National Service, South Africa, early-mid 1970s. Ran war aid into Rhodesia and was in several minor infantry dust-ups. Later was on the border between SWA and Zambia. Missed the big flare-ups of the 70s and 80s, had finished my service by then.

In my experience, war is mostly boring.

troopie

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

I think the strength of the game is that while it takes a lot of stuff into consideration, the fact that it's an old school turned based strategy, gives a lot of food into imagination, something that is negated with the more modern games that are visually appealing, but not that realistic.

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

I've "only" done my military service and afterwards been a volunteer within the Swedish armed forces.

What I love about the game is that it leaves a lot of room for your imagination and isn't angled so that the "good guys" have the better equipment because they won the Cold war or something like that. I also like the fact that it (and SPWW2 for that matter) is open for the users to partly modify the game the way they want to and thus improve the game. Also, since I'm a parent, it is good to know that you always can push the "Save" button when you have to interupt the game and then simply continue where you left it. In a online game that isn't possible.

Cheers, Taskforce

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

Yes.

Also I think that while playing this game I have learned more about AFVs and military history than some people will learn all their lives. And I had a good amount of knowledge prior to this. When I play scenarios I very often top and save to go online and find details of the real battle behind them. When I run into a particularly good piece of kit I go to research it. Heck, doing the Israeli OOB thing taught me more in 2 weeks about Israeli Patton and Centurion Variants than I learnt in dozens of visits to Latrun and hours spent asking old tankers about their service.

Re: winSPMBT fans: who are you?
 

I'm 30.
US Army (active) 2003-05: Petroleum Supply in Korea
Florida National Guard 2005-2008: Light Infantry
US Marine Corps 2009-2013: Aviation Command and Control officer in Okinawa

Happily a civilian now.

I've not been playing SP long (<2 years), and didn't get seriously into it until a few weeks ago. It's a great complement/substitute for tabletop wargaming.