What is your name?
J B E Hale
How did you decide upon your Blitz nickname?
- John(txic)
There were too many Johns on the first board I signed up for, way, way back in time. There was even a JohnH - so I decided upon John(tic) - John the Insurance Clerk! When I took the voluntary redundancy package, I became an ex-Insurance Clerk.
What ladders are you represented on?
Steel Panthers
What is your favorite PC War-game?
Are there any other War Games???
Who has been your hardest opponent?
Chuck (who doesn't play here) - 25 defeats in a row. And Wulfir knocks me about. Yes, I'm rubbish.....
How long have you been a member of the Blitz?
Since April 2005 - but most of my gaming is done over at Gamesquad, or at Artie's WaW site:
http://worldatwar.eu/
What War interests you the most?
Sheesh - tough one! It used to be WW2, along with most people. Now, my interest is slewed towards the Great War. And I love the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars.....
If you could choose to be present at one historical event what would it be?
I'll take 3, as it's just too hard to pick one.
a) The opening of the Battle of Messines in 1917 - the most spectacular ever!
b) Aboard HMS Vanguard at the Battle of the Nile
c) At RAF tangmere in the summer of 1940
What is your favorite War movie?
War movies are usually shite... but it has to be The Dambusters, with Master & Commander as 2nd choice
What do you snack on while gaming?
I'm too fat as it is - don't tempt me!
What is your favorite and least favorite aspect of the Blitz website? No real gripes here.
Do you own any war memorabilia?
No.
What is the best military book you have read?
A Thousand Shall fall, by Murray Peden. (214 sqn Stirlings and Fortresses on 100 Gp RCM missions) And anything by Martin Middlebrook - especially The First day on the Somme - read this one, chaps!
What do you think was the single most important event of WWII? Operation Barbarossa
What is the most interesting documentary you have ever watched? Again, mostly they are shite - how many times havre we seen a Whitley taxy-out, a Manchester take-off and a Lancaster fly away?? If they can get that wrong, the rest of it can't be up to much......
What is your favorite version of Steel Panthers?
WinSPMBT and WinSPWW2 - I only play SPCamo products.
Are there any war games catching your eye at present?
No
What piece of wisdom would you like to pass on to your fellow Blitz members?
If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined.....
Some of us are busy doing things; some of us are busy complaining - Debasish Mridha
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