For the Hockey Fans…

This generation of players -led by Crosby- will certainly go down in Canadian lore. That second Cup and most recent international gold vaults him into rarefied hockey air.

Since the forums have been basically dead for the past month, I will post about something I have been researching a bit.

So… anybody hear into Mobile Suit GUNDAM?  If so, any advice you want to share with a person just venturing into the franchise.

I should qualify that slightly by saying that I have done a pretty significant amount of research about the different series already and am somewhat familiar. Secondly, as with most Americans I was first introduced to Gundam Wing back in the days it came on Cartoon Network. I was about 10 years old at the time and could only watch at my grandparent’s house, so I watched infrequently and understood little besides giant mech suits with pilots and big guns. I am encouraged to know that Gundam in general is rarely so simple and that it offers both entertainment and thoughtful writing… (generally).

I am most inclined to get back into Gundam Wing as a starting point and branch out from there. I was excited to find this in my searches (http://www.rightstuf.com/site/main/news/individual/FT0000007457.html). Supposedly, this means a releasing of much, if not all, the Gundam animated material over time. I sincerely hope this means remastering, dubbing and repackaging as I have gathered that the American audience in particular has been repeatedly screwed over or shut out by Bandai. I am tempted to wait until stuff starts coming out on Blu-Ray.

That said, please elaborate if you are a fan.

G40 GAME COMPONENTS (When both Europe and Pacific are combined)

Control markers

20 German
20 Russian
40 Japanese
45 American
5 Chinese
35 British (including 2 Union Jacks)
20 Italian
10 ANZAC
5 French

Facilities and Kamikazes

18 Major factories
20 Minor factories
30 Air bases
32 Naval bases
6 Kamikaze tokens

Game aids

2 battle boards (the Europe board is bigger)
2 casualty zone strips
1 research & development tracker
2 Rulebooks (1 Europe, 1 Pacific)

Game accessories

4 Game boards (2 from Europe, 2 from Pacific)

10 Unit trays

1 German
1 Russian
1 Japanese
1 American
1 China
2 United Kingdom (1 Europe, 1 Pacific)
1 Italian
1 ANZAC
1 American / France

110 Gary plastic chips
30 Green plastic chips
20 Red plastic chips

6 Red dice
6 Black dice

Plastic unit pieces

GERMANY

40 Infantry
8 Artillery
9 Mechanized Infantry
12 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
9 Tactical Bombers
4 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
4 Cruisers
6 Destroyers
6 Submarines
6 Transports

SOVIET UNION

40 Infantry
8 Artillery
9 Mechanized Infantry
10 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
9 Tactical Bombers
2 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
2 Cruisers
4 Destroyers
4 Submarines
4 Transports

JAPAN

41 Infantry
12 Artillery
9 Mechanized Infantry
12 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

16 Fighters
9 Tactical Bombers
8 Strategic Bombers

8 Battleships
8 Aircraft Carriers
8 Cruisers
12 Destroyers
12 Submarines
12 Transports

UNITED STATES

40 Infantry
12 Artillery
15 Mechanized Infantry
12 Tanks
16 Antiaircraft Artillery

16 Fighters
15 Tactical Bombers
12 Strategic Bombers

8 Battleships
8 Aircraft Carriers
8 Cruisers
12 Destroyers
12 Submarines
12 Transports

CHINA

30 Infantry

UNITED KINGDOM

40 Infantry
12 Artillery
12 Mechanized Infantry
16 Tanks
16 Antiaircraft Artillery

16 Fighters
12 Tactical Bombers
12 Strategic Bombers

8 Battleships
4 Aircraft Carriers
8 Cruisers
12 Destroyers
12 Submarines
12 Transports

ITALY

20 Infantry
8 Artillery
6 Mechanized Infantry
10 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
6 Tactical Bombers
4 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
4 Cruisers
6 Destroyers
6 Submarines
6 Transports

ANZAC

20 Infantry
6 Artillery
6 Mechanized Infantry
8 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
6 Tactical Bombers
6 Strategic Bombers

4 Battleships
4 Aircraft Carriers
4 Cruisers
6 Destroyers
6 Submarines
6 Transports

FRANCE

20 Infantry
8 Artillery
8 Mechanized Infantry
10 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
6 Tactical Bombers
2 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
2 Cruisers
4 Destroyers
4 Submarines
4 Transports

Singer suicide?

Bettman is a fool he has no problem putting teams where they lost 20 million a year every year but won’t put another one in ontario (toronto or hamilton area) or bring back a team to Quebec……the canadian dollar is at par now those 2 would be no brainers.

If they are going to ask the players to give back more money which is fine at least have the courtesy to run the league well financially.

I should have known better then to actually believe the first story.  Stupid me.

Another example of the media printing a story without actually checking the facts.

They are so intent on “getting people” and trying to be the first to break a story that they completely ignore research and whether the story is even true.  Idiots.

Most hockey fans are aligned with the owners and less pissed about the season being canceled than they are about the players holding up the negociating process.

But the season’s not over. Read my blog for updates: njdevs.blogspot.com

Guerrilla Guy Wrote:

did they get embarrased in previous years?

we lost 19 starters after the 98-99 season. so we sucked pretty bad the next few years. but the majority of their jokes were about the trademark “block O” we use as a logo on hats and stuff. my friends favorite term for us was “the zero’s”