winSPMBT fans: who are you?

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

I like voting! It's all that Civic Duty and defend the Constitution train of thought.

Regards,
Pat

[EJ]

Yes, I serve currently in the US Army. I served in Desert Storm 90-91. Did one tour in Afghanistan 2011-12. Scheduled to go back to Afghanistan in May 2014.

[mkr8683]

Infantryman in the US Army. Five years active duty (thank you, Stop-Loss), two reserves. Came in as an E-nothing private in '04, ETS'ed as a sergeant in '11. Stayed in 4ID my whole active duty stint. Stayed a dismount through my first tour in Baghdad, then they made me a M2A3 gunner, and as soon as I was done training volunteered for a PSD company. Ferried the brass around town my second tour, again in Baghdad. Got out May of '09, went to the police academy, been a cop since January '10. Life is good, but it will be even better if I can ever get picked up by the refinery

[Simicro]

Thank you all for your relatively important participation

At this time, I would sum up the results this way:

The winSPMBT fan is a:

- mature guy (30+ years old): 85%
- hardcore wargamer who has been playing Steel Panthers since its inception (1995-2004 era): 78%

He usually owns the CD Version (71%) and plays WinSPWW2 too (75%).

Please keep voting to confirm (or not) this trend.

[DRG]

Well, what it tells you is 28 people told you how old they are and 31 told you how long they have been playing and that ( at this time ) 10x more people have viewed the thread than filled it out. We know how many people have bought the game and how many have downloaded it and I only DREAM that 71-74%. of the people who play it, owned it.

Don

[Simicro]

Yes Don, you are right to point this out.

Of course this is only a poll with its limitations, especially on a forum ie:
- not significative (I know that 28 voters are far not enough to be representative of a population)
- not necessarily reflecting the reality

Oh well, maybe I should have not run this poll.

[gingertanker]

I am 26.

People on the forums are certainly more involved in the game than people who are not, so it's no surprise there is a high percentage of people who bought the game in the poll...
I did not buy the game, honestly when I started playing I was in the army and had very little cash for pleasures, and now I am married and struggling with paying rent and for food. But one day...One day I promise I will give you guys the thanks you deserve for all this amazing work.

I only started playing a few years ago, and accelerated my time spent playing since I was conscripted and even more so after my discharge- which brings me to my military background(some of you probably know most of this):
I was conscripted in 8/2005 into the IDF, spent a year in the Signals Corps and than asked to transfer to the Armored Corps. Was sent straight to tank commander training after finishing my training as a tank gunner. The rest of my service was spent as a squad leader/tank commander in the 460th Brigade a.k.a armor school as well as a tank commander inthe 77th Battalion/7th Brigade. As a result of my strange "career" path I am qualified as a Field Radio Operator, Squad Leader(support units), Tank Driver, Tank Gunner, and Tank Commander. All my tank training and operations were on the Merkava Mk2b. After my discharge from regular service I was somehow and against my wishes sent back to the signals corps for reserve service, and currently my official posting is as Platoon Sgt for Signals platoon of a reserve tank battalion. My rank is Sgt 1st Class, but don't be too impressed as the IDF gives this rank to most guys eventually(in reserves). I did get mine very quickly however(I think there was some computer error).

[Aeraaa]

Originally Posted by gingertanker

and against my wishes

Story of every conscript's life actually brother. Your own wish is insignificant most of the time.

[gingertanker]

Originally Posted by Aeraaa

Story of every conscript's life actually brother. Your own wish is insignificant most of the time.

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.

[wulfir]

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.