The Kharkov Diaries

Sledgehammer427 · 05-09-10, 10:36 PM

I have rediscovered Steel Fury after a long time of not playing and I am so infatuated with the game I decided to go ahead and attempt to write a blog about my experiences, I will keep a "kill count" and there will be lots of pictures.

it will be a project mind you. hopefully by the end it will be a pleasurable reading experience for all of us.

http://kharkovdiaries.blogspot.com/

only the welcome message is up, I am going to make my first battlefield account right now!

frinik · 05-09-10, 11:56 PM

Hey Sledge that's a great idea. I'll be happy to contribute with pics of my own. Mostly of my user-made missions( don't worry they're on the way to you) with battlefields littered with burning and smoking wrecks and pockmarked with shell craters but also of stock SF missions.I could also relate some of my more memorable SF missions.

One thing I like about SF are the landscapes, pretty lakes and rivers, thicket of trees, woody hills, shrubs, small log cabin villages and wooden bridges it's so bucolic!.The landscape is more reminiscent of a painting by a French impressionist than a tank/infantry battlefield.

I have been playing that game for 2 years now and never lost interest in it.It's got cool features like even after you're dead the action goes on and you can follow each individual tank or gun and move accross the battlefield to see what's going on and whether your side will be victorious or defeated.The impact stats and arrows too are really fun.You can tell where you were shot and the type of impact and the distance and likewise with those you destroyed.Making own missions is an added bonus and with all the modding going on that game will not pass away.Like Panzer Elite I suspect it has become a classic and will probably endure well into the future.

I really like what ZeeWolf is doing with TvsT and bringing that game to new standards and heights and making it a World class sim but I'll never lose that soft spot I have for SF.

Anyway very nice project and I 'll be happy to contribute to it with my own pics and stories.

Cheers

Sledgehammer427 · 05-10-10, 12:14 AM

That would be neat frinik! I'll be glad to post some of your stories as well!

First mission is up!

http://kharkovdiaries.blogspot.com/2...eschanoye.html

KnightsCross · 05-13-10, 05:05 AM

Sledge
That looks good, well done

Darren
KnightsCross

Sledgehammer427 · 05-13-10, 06:47 PM

been away fomr the PC and the game for a few days, I'll start Russia's story tonight!

Sledgehammer427 · 05-13-10, 11:01 PM

My first mission for Russia, Retaking Taranovka, Enjoy!

http://kharkovdiaries.blogspot.com/2...taranovka.html

frinik · 05-14-10, 05:43 AM

Komrade Sletchhammerkowitch, I tried entering a post in your blog but unfortunately I don´t have a Google account and no wish to have one.

My comment is the following¨

" Excellent first mission Tovaritch but the Fascists will be back and with more guns and tanks next time so don´t relax your guard! Remember that Komrade Stalin, Father of all the People of our Socialist Motherland , has his eyes riveted on you.Don´t disappoint him or else....

Signed; your faithful Komrade Politruk E. Frinikowski-NKVD Kommissar for Taranoka-Zelevnyi Gai Oblast

Sledgehammer427 · 05-16-10, 12:48 PM

180 page views, I'm hoping you guys are liking the stories so far!
even though they are short they will build into a vast archive of battles and AAR's that I hope will amount to something worth reading!

Also, one of the reasons I'm posting it here is in case any of you guys have something to add, or if you notice my historical accuracy isn't as accurate as I think, feel free to correct me!

frinik · 05-18-10, 03:06 AM

Sledgehammer did you play the original Taranovka mission with the T34/76 or the one with the T34/85 which is part of the T34/85 mod?

Stiglr · 05-18-10, 03:27 PM

Nice new blog! Keep it up! Looking forward to more and more entries.

Sledgehammer427 · 05-18-10, 04:52 PM

Stock Taranovka, if the stock campaign is as historical as the game brags it is, That's the way I want it to be, I'll shift the dates for when the Tigers start appearing

KnightsCross · 05-27-10, 01:18 PM

Ve Vill be back ! Unt our new super veapon vill vipe zee smile off your vaces
Heil

KnightsCross
1st SS PzDiv

05-09-10, 10:36 PM	#1
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	The Kharkov Diaries I have rediscovered Steel Fury after a long time of not playing and I am so infatuated with the game I decided to go ahead and attempt to write a blog about my experiences, I will keep a "kill count" and there will be lots of pictures. it will be a project mind you. hopefully by the end it will be a pleasurable reading experience for all of us. http://kharkovdiaries.blogspot.com/ only the welcome message is up, I am going to make my first battlefield account right now! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-09-10, 11:56 PM	#2
frinik Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 897 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very Good Idea! Hey Sledge that's a great idea. I'll be happy to contribute with pics of my own. Mostly of my user-made missions( don't worry they're on the way to you) with battlefields littered with burning and smoking wrecks and pockmarked with shell craters but also of stock SF missions.I could also relate some of my more memorable SF missions. One thing I like about SF are the landscapes, pretty lakes and rivers, thicket of trees, woody hills, shrubs, small log cabin villages and wooden bridges it's so bucolic!.The landscape is more reminiscent of a painting by a French impressionist than a tank/infantry battlefield. I have been playing that game for 2 years now and never lost interest in it.It's got cool features like even after you're dead the action goes on and you can follow each individual tank or gun and move accross the battlefield to see what's going on and whether your side will be victorious or defeated.The impact stats and arrows too are really fun.You can tell where you were shot and the type of impact and the distance and likewise with those you destroyed.Making own missions is an added bonus and with all the modding going on that game will not pass away.Like Panzer Elite I suspect it has become a classic and will probably endure well into the future. I really like what ZeeWolf is doing with TvsT and bringing that game to new standards and heights and making it a World class sim but I'll never lose that soft spot I have for SF. Anyway very nice project and I 'll be happy to contribute to it with my own pics and stories. Cheers

05-10-10, 12:14 AM	#3
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	That would be neat frinik! I'll be glad to post some of your stories as well! First mission is up! http://kharkovdiaries.blogspot.com/2...eschanoye.html __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-13-10, 05:05 AM	#4
KnightsCross Bosun Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 67 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sledge That looks good, well done Darren KnightsCross __________________ The Virtue *of a good Tank Soldier is knowing when to wait, and when to Strike Forth to Seize Victory* Just One Flash and Your Ash !

05-13-10, 06:47 PM	#5
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	been away fomr the PC and the game for a few days, I'll start Russia's story tonight! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-13-10, 11:01 PM	#6
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	My first mission for Russia, Retaking Taranovka, Enjoy! http://kharkovdiaries.blogspot.com/2...taranovka.html __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-14-10, 05:43 AM	#7
frinik Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 897 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well done Komrade! Komrade Sletchhammerkowitch, I tried entering a post in your blog but unfortunately I don´t have a Google account and no wish to have one. My comment is the following¨ " Excellent first mission Tovaritch but the Fascists will be back and with more guns and tanks next time so don´t relax your guard! Remember that Komrade Stalin, Father of all the People of our Socialist Motherland , has his eyes riveted on you.Don´t disappoint him or else.... Signed; your faithful Komrade Politruk E. Frinikowski-NKVD Kommissar for Taranoka-Zelevnyi Gai Oblast

05-16-10, 12:48 PM	#8
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	180 page views, I'm hoping you guys are liking the stories so far! even though they are short they will build into a vast archive of battles and AAR's that I hope will amount to something worth reading! Also, one of the reasons I'm posting it here is in case any of you guys have something to add, or if you notice my historical accuracy isn't as accurate as I think, feel free to correct me! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-18-10, 03:06 AM	#9
frinik Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 897 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Taranovka 1 or 2? Sledgehammer did you play the original Taranovka mission with the T34/76 or the one with the T34/85 which is part of the T34/85 mod?

05-18-10, 03:27 PM	#10
Stiglr Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice new blog! Keep it up! Looking forward to more and more entries.

05-18-10, 04:52 PM	#11
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	Stock Taranovka, if the stock campaign is as historical as the game brags it is, That's the way I want it to be, I'll shift the dates for when the Tigers start appearing __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-27-10, 01:18 PM	#12
KnightsCross Bosun Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 67 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ve Vill be back ! Unt our new super veapon vill vipe zee smile off your vaces Heil KnightsCross 1st SS PzDiv __________________ The Virtue *of a good Tank Soldier is knowing when to wait, and when to Strike Forth to Seize Victory* Just One Flash and Your Ash !