Blogging notes

This is a new thread just for the purpose of Blogging and documenting the FX competence in the class at DePaul University I am working this blog in.

In the Blogger Buzz I found a "new" note (dated Dec 10th) that should be used by everyone that has a blog whether in my class or not. The ability to back up your blog to your local hard drive. Everyone knows you should back up your data in case of problems so you don't loose everything but often it is not done because of the famous "it'll never happen to me" syndrome. Well here is an article that explains how to import articles from an other blog, export to another blog or backup your blog to your local hard drive. I suggest everyone read this article and backs up their work before anything is lost.
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=en-au&answer=97416

If anyone else finds good ideas to post please feel free to add any nifty tips, tricks and tools to be shared.

Thanks
Steve

Newsgroup Reply #3

Re: [TOandEs] Request for information on T-26 tank and its variants
Posted Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 5:45 am

Odd bits of data here you might find useful http://gva.freeweb.hu/weapons/soviet_turret2.html

Ian

Newsgroup Reply #2

Re: [TOandEs] Request for information on T-26 tank and its variants
Posted Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 at 6:41 pm

Engines of the Red Army http://o5m6.de/ is currently experiencing difficulties, but when it gets fixed, it has a pretty comprehensive listing of T-26's including the unarmed versions used as artillery tractors.

Wyatt
Corrected URL = http://www.o5m6.de/

Newsgroup Reply #1

RE: [TOandEs] Request for information on T-26 tank and its variants
Posted on Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:08 pm

Have you seen <http://www.battlefield.ru/content/category/5/26/33/lang,en/> check the entire site for details on guns, etc.

Henry Sirotin

Blog Announcements Results to date

Since starting this blog I have announced it on five (5) newsgroups and sent an email to a Russian web site inviting reviews and comments. So far I have seen two (2) blog entries from outside our class and three (3) newsgroup entries about its content. My next three (3) blog entries will be taken straight from the newsgroup comments. All the newsgroup comments came from one newsgroup: "TOandEs · WW1 , WW2 and Modern TO&Es". I thank the people that have commented and will be researching their recommendations for posting as well.

Youtube links for T-26 tanks

T-26 Captured by the Finnish Army during the Winter War
Russian WWII captured T-26 tank in action at Parola tank museum, Hattula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS8RUNTT8pw

T-26 pictures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz_fEPjsRNM

Battlefield:Finland 1939
Crimson Tide and Final Charge
Shows a Russian attack with T-26 and OT-26 tanks and Infantry against Finland in 1939 Winter War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDnvnPnyaiM

Talvisota -- The Winter War
Russian attack with an OT-26 flame tank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbV7VTiJ8s

T-26 Armor Values - Change Recomendation

Armor class change for T-26 tanks
According to the Intelligence Briefing on the Early War Soviet Army (1939-41) Update v2.1 28/08/08 from Battlefront the armor recommendation for the T-26 1931 is Front armor = 0, Side armor = 0, and Top armor = 1. The later two models are 1 on all three arias. I have changed my armor to 1 for all three models. Here is why.
According to wwiivehicles.com the armor on the T26 and T26A (both were twin turret models) had 1 mm more armor than the later models. An official German report on the T-26 tanks that were captured in Spain stated that the Armor quality was “good”.

Here is a comparison of armor thicknesses and their values in Flames of War:

Yes, that is a top value of 1 and 0 on the front and sides for the T-26 1931 model
Yes that it a side value of 0 and top and front of 1 on the Pzkw I Lt tank

These values for the T-26 and Pzkw I came from the early war Intelligence Briefings from battlefront and are not yet official.
I argue that the armor on all three T-26 models should be the same value and have made my game values the same (1) for Front, sides and top values instead of what the advanced early war intelligence sheets recommend.

References: http://www. wwiivehicles.com/ussr/tanks-light/t-26.asp
Ostfront Intelligence Handbook, Battlefront Miniatures LTD
Intelligence Briefing on the Early War Soviet Army (1939-41) Update v2.1 28/08/08
Intelligence Briefing on the Early War German Army (1939-41) Version 2.1 06/11/08