Sent to a battlefield...

[Impalist]

If you had a choice of which battlefield to fight on in World War II, on the side of the Allies, what would it be out of these choices?:

Stalingrad (Battle of Stalingrad -Soviet Union)
Description: Urban, close quarter combat. Included building-to-building searches and it was cold - 24/7. Sniper coverage was rampant.

El Alamein (Battle of El Alamein - Tunisia)
Description: Long distance combat, sniper/rifle shopping center, extremely hot days and extremely cold nights. Logistical problems made ammunition a luxury.

Normandy (D-Day - France)
Description: Initial landings were dangerous. Rained for most days. Ambushes, artillery (plus tanks) strikes and snipers were frequent.

Dover (Battle of Britain - Great Britain)
Description: Battles mostly consisting of airplane combat. Life expectancy in Battle of Britain (when fighting actively) was not pleasant (two weeks at most). Ammunition use was conservative. G-Force in airplane took great, at times, painful tolls on the pilot's body.

[Scanger]

Well i would have to say Normandy.
Even though u were propley lucky if u made it out of your boat but thats the mission i always love playing the most.
But if it were real life i would probley still stick to that or i would have even been a parachuter,dont forget them guys

[private diapers]

Well I would go aside from those choices and say the landing at iwo jima. Japanese war tactics were to fight to the death. Jungle. Heavy fireing and high casualties.

[17]

Wasn't Stalingrad where the Russians got mowed down by the hundred ?

Definately not that one.

[private diapers]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(noobd @ Mar 5 2006, 03:50 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Wasn't Stalingrad where the Russians got mowed down by the hundred ?

Definately not that one.
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By the thousands to be more accurate, and a hefty bunch of the killing where by there own people. If you retreated you would be killed by a russian machine gun who was waiting for you.

[Alpha_Pasta]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(private diapers @ Mar 12 2006, 07:04 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(noobd @ Mar 5 2006, 03:50 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Wasn't Stalingrad where the Russians got mowed down by the hundred ?

Definately not that one.
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By the thousands to be more accurate, and a hefty bunch of the killing where by there own people. If you retreated you would be killed by a russian machine gun who was waiting for you.
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Sounds like a tea party to me.

[pilot]

Battle Of Britian for me. I think you know why...

[Enemydestate]

Stalingrad.. for the Germans of course. The privelage of killing commies mixed with the ability to turn the tide of the war being my reasoning

[pilot]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Enemydestate @ Mar 15 2006, 04:20 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Stalingrad.. for the Germans of course. The privelage of killing commies mixed with the ability to turn the tide of the war being my reasoning
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Ok then, but the Germans got their ass kicked in Stalingrad because Hitler took charge and refused the constant requests from his commanders to withdrawll.

[Alpha_Pasta]

Stalingrad, russians of course. Just to annoy Enema, to kill fascisti.

[Enemydestate]

That dosent annoy me.. another Russian added to my Killcount

[Alpha_Pasta]

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[millermagic]

Stalingrad. I like urban areas like that for some reason. I dont like to go in them but I think they are cool for wars.

[Alpha_Pasta]

I played paintball in an urban environment once, it was horrible.

You had no idea when it was gonna come from.

[imported_Matbacon]

Proberly El Alamein but i'll be quite worried of German tanks and the Desert heat

[Chief Master Sgt Walter Harriman]

Stalingrad would be my last choice. among the reasons, one of them were pointed out before. In charges made, I can't imagine how there was not 100% casualties. russians running into german fire, any retreaters would be shot by their officers.

If anyone wants to see a really good depiction of this, watch the movie "Enemy at the Gates"

[catman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Enemydestate @ Mar 15 2006, 10:14 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
That dosent annoy me.. another Russian added to my Killcount
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hey.... SHUT UP!! russia for me. cause im russian, and so i can **** you guys back to your cabbage den, and ill go to my caviar harbor.

[killernoob]

lol the russians were pretty kickass. for one thing they built a tank that could stand up to the dreaded tiger. and then there's the PPsH... i am not russian though. i just think they were really awesome in WW2. my map would be Dover. its not too hot and you dont wake up to a wall of lead every morning. also there were supplies available. none of this weapons-starving. most of dover was aircraft anyways and it is easier to escape from a plane three hundred feet up than a man three hundred feet out.

[MFKR]

Id go with El Alamein or D-Day. If it was El Alamein i would chose to be in a tank or part of an anti-tank crew. If it was D-Day, id choose to be a paratrooper rather then running up the beaches.

[catman]

i chose stalingrag to defend my country. plus, enemy at the gates really isnt a good description. it shows only about 1000 soldier, the russians running right into a small platoon of germans along a trench. all of the russians die except for vassily and danilov. anyway, russia won at stalingrad, and pushed those bastards far upwards in their asses.

[Banach]

If I had a choice with the place I'd be able to go to as a soldier...Utah Beach because majority of craft got on shore safe and I'd hope to be a BAR support gunner.

If different:Monte Cassino-Italian Campaign as a rifleman in the Polish Carpatian Divison.

[catman]

wow, very specific. yeah, speaking of soldiers, my grandfather was a captain ppsh gunner in russia.

[Pravda]

dam catman nice, :) my choice would be Stalingrad, because im russian. if feel its my obligation, plus, the russians had this "F*** YOU YOU NAZI BAS****!!!" attitude which was really kick-ass!

[Alpha_Pasta]

What about the F*** you communist BAS***** the Germans had?

[MidnightRider]

I would be a 5 star general and tell all you where to go.

[Br0ken]

lol the russians were pretty kickass. for one thing they built a tank that could stand up to the dreaded tiger. and then there's the PPsH... i am not russian though. i just think they were really awesome in WW2. my map would be Dover. its not too hot and you dont wake up to a wall of lead every morning. also there were supplies available. none of this weapons-starving. most of dover was aircraft anyways and it is easier to escape from a plane three hundred feet up than a man three hundred feet out.


Yes the PPSH was super great but its sights sucked because it shot soo many bullets and it just had a sucky sight..It was a mostly a spray ...really..But people got the hang of the sights.

And i have nothing against russia but they stole Finnish land in WWII and the still have it..And Finland lost 10,000 men fighting against you and you lost 100,000 men.

Finland was a Neutral but Russia wanted land ..

P.S. Hiltler helped Finland..I dont like Hitler

P.P.S. My great great grandfather fought in the battle against the Russians

[Alpha_Pasta]

What was the continuation war?

[MidnightRider]

What was the continuation war?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War

[Alpha_Pasta]

Thank you.

[Ocagire]

I would Choose D-Day As landing behind enemy lines with loads of other squads made u feel that little bit safe

[Alpha_Pasta]

Unless you landed right on top of the germans.

[MidnightRider]

Or landed in the wrong zone with none of your squad mates. Such as what really happend on D-Day.

[Alpha_Pasta]

True true, although most of the key airborne objectives were completed with mixed groups.

[MidnightRider]

Most key battles in any war were compleated with mixed groups.

[relax 1.0]

Hmmmm..........

I would like to experience life as a german soldier, especially in the 12thSS.

Or even 2nd platoon, easy company, 101st.

[PZIV]

Most key battles in any war were compleated with mixed groups.

Worst misdrops were in Market Garden.

The D-Day drops weren't so bad because the german coastal units were seperated from the panzer divisions further inland.

[Tizmo]

I would say dday was the worst, because the pilots got confused in the clouds etc. The jumps at market garden were daytime jumps, if I am not mistaken.

[Alpha_Pasta]

Daytime jumps that were largely succesful - due to the pilots not taking evasive action when they hit flak 5 minutes from the DZs.

Market garden was just a failure. Monty failed to use the information that Panzer and SS divisions were stationed in the area.

[Oshiri]

Battle of britain. But maybe something less dangerous, like an ammunition-sorting-out guy?

[mnchster67]

Easy. I would choose Battle of Britain, and become a hero.

[PZIV]

I wouldn't fight as an ally probably, but eh...El Alamein

I don't really want to explain why right now either, but I have facts to back it up.