Player Profile #17 Typhoon.

[Mr Grumpy]

What is your real name?
Kevin Burton

How did you decide upon your Blitz nickname?
Well I thought I was being clever. The German codename for Barbarossa as well as what I was going to do to everyone at the Blitz. I was going to blow you all away (Boy I got that one wrong)

What ladders are you represented on?
OPC and the ACW. Dabbled also in the Classic Wargame ladder

Whats your favourite PC War-game?
All of the Panzer Campaign series without a doubt the best series of Wargames for a PC ever produced.


Who has been your hardest opponent?
Lots to mention. Like so many my education began with Esher a figure now perhaps of legend on the OPC Ladder.
RickyB, Crille, Marquo, Steel God have also figured as guys that beat me bad nearly every time, but I think my real Nemesis is SGT Fury who allowed me but one victory for a good while when he generously took the Germans in the Race for Bastonge Scenario a very one sided affair favouring the Allies, even then he ran it close.

How long have you been a member of the Blitz?
Two daughters ago way back in 2002 when I still had a full head of hair


What War interests you the most?
It varies from time to time WWII ACW and Napoleonic are always there or they’re about


If you could choose to be present at one military historical event what would it be?
Three spring to mind..........
Hastings 1066
Gettysburg 1863
Stalingrad 1942

What is your favourite War movie?
Greedy again……..
Cross Of Iron
Saving Private Ryan
Waterloo Rod Steigar is awesome as Napoleon


What do you snack on while gaming?
Twiglets and plenty of Tea


What is your favourite and least favourite aspect of the Blitz website?
Favourite has to be the people you run across from all over the World Truly grateful to those responsible that we have been given a place to gather.

Least favourite, well there isn’t one.


Do you own any war memorabilia?
None at all unless you count the muddy shoes I run around Senlac hill in on a wet August day (The wife and kids loved that) and never let me forget it.


What is the best military book you have read?
Shelby Footes ACW trilogy

What do you think was the single most important event of WWII?
Has to be Typhoon of course!

What is the most interesting military documentary you have ever watched?
Ken Burns on the ACW again


Which is your favourite HPS PzC title?
All of them, but because it was my first and what got me into the whole series I will say Normandy 44



Are there any war games catching your eye at present?
So many it’s good that things are healthy at least for the games I like.
Advanced Tactics, Ageods Civil War, Empire in Arms, Commander Europe at War all get some playing time but not like PZ camps. Also there will be World in Flames when it arrives and of course Panzer Campaigns II if they ever do it.



What piece of wisdom would you like to pass on to your fellow Blitz members?
Try playing till the end a bit more often, some things look over before they are and even when getting beat bad it’s still good fun to see how the games plays out!