Company of Heroes: Eastern Front

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Title: Now this is interesting
Post by: DrRockzo1986 on July 18, 2011, 03:26:11 AM
I was looking through pics of different Churchills and ran across this beauty

(http://www.missing-lynx.com/images/churchilliii35sz_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Blackbishop on July 18, 2011, 03:46:40 AM
Is this the same version that RES uses?
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: HyperSniper999 on July 18, 2011, 04:51:51 AM
So the British Lend Leased Churchills too?
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: BurroDiablo on July 18, 2011, 05:25:17 AM
Yeah. Despite their low speed, the Soviets kinda liked them, although they tended to replace the gun with their own M42's afaik, which it looks like that model has (definitely doesn't look like a QF 6lber)

No, it's not the same Churchill as in Royal Engineers. That model is an MkIII, Brits have MkIV's (different turret).
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Blackbishop on July 18, 2011, 05:36:38 AM
Oh yes, now you mention it the turrent is different.
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: pariah on July 18, 2011, 06:43:44 AM
First thing that came to mind:
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Oh my god, Churchill with a Cromwell turret! :o
Although it is quite different, it does look kind of like a Cromwells...
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: DrRockzo1986 on July 18, 2011, 03:05:20 PM
I was surprised to see the brits give the Sovs anything considering they didnt like eachother :o. Come to think of it I did see Soviet Bren Carriers before so i guess its not that wierd.
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: pariah on July 18, 2011, 04:14:38 PM
Well, i think defeating Hitler was their priority at the time. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." ;)

What i would like to know is, how did they ship them there? ??? I guess they would have to go through America to Russia? :-\
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Max 'DonXavi' von B. on July 18, 2011, 05:04:21 PM
There were two ways. First of all the "Persian Corridor", leading through what today is Iran and Iraq, using roads and railroad routes into the southern Soviet Union, they came to Persia with guarded ship convoys.
The second route was indeed from the North American continent over the Bering Sea to East Russia.
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Paciat on July 18, 2011, 05:45:48 PM
I was surprised to see the brits give the Sovs anything considering they didnt like eachother :o. Come to think of it I did see Soviet Bren Carriers before so i guess its not that wierd.
Look at Soviet tanks from the early-mid 30s. (For that Soviets paid) Most are British designs (same goes for Japans capital ship navy) :P. But the most interesting thing is that they didnt have enough money to equip their own army in those things.
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: HyperSniper999 on July 18, 2011, 07:41:49 PM
I was surprised to see the brits give the Sovs anything considering they didnt like eachother :o. Come to think of it I did see Soviet Bren Carriers before so i guess its not that wierd.
The British even designed a tank just for the Soviets, the Valentine.
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: cephalos on July 18, 2011, 08:58:37 PM
There were two ways. First of all the "Persian Corridor", leading through what today is Iran and Iraq, using roads and railroad routes into the southern Soviet Union, they came to Persia with guarded ship convoys.
The second route was indeed from the North American continent over the Bering Sea to East Russia.

and the easiest way - convoys from British Isles to Murmansk, on Scandinavian Peninsula. Dangerous route ( u-boots, German airforce and hevy battleships)
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Otto Halfhand on July 19, 2011, 08:54:16 AM
The second route was indeed from the North American continent over the Bering Sea to East Russia.
Do you have a link for this?
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: DrRockzo1986 on July 19, 2011, 09:33:16 AM
Considering the amount of Lend Lease tanks and vehicles the Sovs had Im starting to think the In Game faction would benefit from a Lend Lease sub-Doctorine, like when then they had the M4/76s or whatever. But thats a whole other discussion.
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Max 'DonXavi' von B. on July 19, 2011, 12:08:23 PM
The second route was indeed from the North American continent over the Bering Sea to East Russia.
Do you have a link for this?
Click me! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsib)
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Dann88 on July 21, 2011, 06:12:58 PM
How can you make a "Click me!" like that show me how ;D
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Paciat on July 21, 2011, 06:58:20 PM
I was surprised to see the brits give the Sovs anything considering they didnt like eachother :o. Come to think of it I did see Soviet Bren Carriers before so i guess its not that wierd.
The British even designed a tank just for the Soviets, the Valentine.
Valentine tanks were called Montys Staghounds becouse they chased Rommel across Africa. They were realiable enough to do so - unlike Crusaders.
Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Max 'DonXavi' von B. on July 21, 2011, 08:15:54 PM
How can you make a "Click me!" like that show me how ;D

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Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: pariah on July 21, 2011, 08:22:01 PM
Oh, Maxi. Always talking in codes. ;D
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Post by: Max 'DonXavi' von B. on July 21, 2011, 08:25:35 PM
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Title: Re: Now this is interesting
Post by: Dann88 on July 21, 2011, 08:43:58 PM
thank you!
everyday, you get more things to learn 8)