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12-08-2009, 03:45 AM | #10611 |
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Ok, here are the images of file cards that I can't make out (instead of "file names," they have "alter egos":
411's surname looks to be "Alexander," Shortburst's first name seems to be Henry and his nickname is "Hannibal," while Roughshot's name seems to be "Elijah Ruddock(?)." Can't make out any individual letters from No Flak's filecard at all. maybe Roughshot was named after the boxer Razor Ruddock? |
12-08-2009, 04:17 AM | #10612 |
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Well, I was trying to make just one section with all named Joes, but I don't have my list in front of me now. If I attach an entire battery than I'm gonna need a lot of greenshirts.
As for artillery crews, it depends on the type of equipment you want to use. For a self-propelled howitzer like the Paladin and CATV ammo carrier, you'll need the following for one section (usually a battery has 6-8 sections: Section Chief (E6) Gunner (E5) Asst Gunner (E4) Cannoneer (E4) Howitzer Driver (E4) Ammo Team Chief (E5) Ammo Vehicle Driver (E4) Cannoneer (E3) Of course, you'll need an FDC section driving the M1068A3 command post tracked carrier: Fire Direction Officer (O2) Fire Control Sgt (E6) Fire Control Sgt (E5) FATDS Sp (E4) x 3 FATDS Sp (E3) x 2 An ammo section would include the following in three M1074/M1075 Cargo Trucks: Ammo Section Chief (E6) Ammo Sgt (E5) Ammo Sp (E4) x 2 Ammo Handler (E3) x 2 1. They set up a very temporary but very forward command post and fly it in. But something like that would surely be overrun. 2. They use them as seige weapons. Depending on how the Joes get used they could also pull off some sort of Bastogne type of defense. Maybe parachute in to bolster the defenses of another unit? Myself I have them sort of set up like a fire control base on a mountaintop. I have way too much Artillery. Thunderclap, SLUGGER x2, Mountain Howitzer x4, SLAM x3, Lynx x2 Of course they travel with an MMS, a HAL, 3 Whirlwinds and 2 FLAKs plus that thing that Big Brawler came with for Air Defense. |
12-08-2009, 04:36 AM | #10613 |
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What Thunder can drive the SLUGGER all by himself! Yeah I figure the joes would really only use Artillery in two ways.
1. They set up a very temporary but very forward command post and fly it in. But something like that would surely be overrun. 2. They use them as seige weapons. Depending on how the Joes get used they could also pull off some sort of Bastogne type of defense. Maybe parachute in to bolster the defenses of another unit? Myself I have them sort of set up like a fire control base on a mountaintop. I have way too much Artillery. Thunderclap, SLUGGER x2, Mountain Howitzer x4, SLAM x3, Lynx x2 Of course they travel with an MMS, a HAL, 3 Whirlwinds and 2 FLAKs plus that thing that Big Brawler came with for Air Defense. |
12-08-2009, 06:05 AM | #10614 |
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I need to make something like this:
I probably never will but it's close to what I imagine. Sort of the same look. |
12-08-2009, 06:25 AM | #10615 |
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Cool! I remember there was an issue in the Marvel run that had the joes defending a mountain or something from Cobra. It had a few of the artillery guys and the Rolling Thunder. It was awesome. My whole collection is in storage..aarrrgghhh! I just wanna read it now..sigh.
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12-08-2009, 11:58 AM | #10616 |
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I agree that the Joes could only realistically use artillery in a secure FOB. It just depends on the location and objective of the mission. I read some very good stories about FOBs being overrun and narrowly defended. |
12-08-2009, 01:10 PM | #10617 |
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It's the only overhead picture I could find. Yeah everytime I look into firebases I don't find what I'm looking for, but I see there have been plenty of books about intense battles. Vietnam had a bunch. I think this is an imaginary firebase.
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12-08-2009, 02:50 PM | #10618 |
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That was issue #80, IIRC. The Joes (led by Outback and Ripcord) were fighting the Cobras (led by "Pringles" Mindbender and Firefly) over a volcanic island in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. One of the better "one-and-done" stories during the latter half of the Marvel series. |
12-08-2009, 02:59 PM | #10619 |
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Wasn't there an issue where they were in Sierra Gordo, and the Thunderclap played a part?
Joe Artillery has always been a little elusive for me. I don't know a ton about Artillery to begin with, but I use the Rolling Thunder, the Thunderclap, and the Slugger. The SLAM and the Wolverine have always seemed like good Air Defense Artillery vehicles to me.
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12-08-2009, 04:03 PM | #10620 |
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