gunnersman

Thin Red Line?

I'm with Blazing 88. The new features are great. But fighting in bocage sucks compared to the more open terrain and good wether in Sicily.

Gamey is sending your jeep drivers out ahead as scouts....not the whole jeep...just the driver. Or using game limitations to your advantage. Or using your flame throwers to light whole fields on fire so your opponent cant come from that direction (CMBO tactic there). Basically anything that is not considered doctrine is gamey. :-) Of course there is a sliding scale of gaminess. Some of it I look at as "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome". But I think you can over do it.

I've noticed there are alot of little things that are not quite right. One, that is along the same graphical lines as this thread, are the wheels on some vehicles spin on another axis when viewed from a distance. But when you get your camera up close everything looks as it should be.

That remains to be seen.

I thought the whole point of hidden objectives was that they are only known to the side that has to achieve the objective(s). For example the Axis side may need to take this location or that location or destroy the HQ or some other unit deemed important by the scenario designer to score points. All while the Allies have no clue that is the intention of the Axis. Meanwhile the Allies have a whole other set of objectives unknown to the Axis.

As I understand it, MG gunners of all kinds in modern history had a short life span when the kaka hit the fan.

1 HE rifle grenade on the gun and 2 more on standby?

Interesting. I ran "Lemon Hill" for a quick test. I used an AB41 to target low walls and hedge rows. The gunner would use the 20mm. I then targeted trees and open ground, and the gunner would only use the coax. I should also mention that I first noticed the AB41 only use the coax while playing "Lemon Hill" when I was firing upon some Airborne troopers in foxholes with the hope the gunner would use the 20mm. But nope. The gunner only used the coax. The gunner did use the 20mm on buildings, however.

During play I, noticed the Italian armored car (AB1) only shot their 20mm main gun while aiming at buildings using the "Target" command. And while aiming at the ground they will only shoot the coax machine gun. They never shoot their 20mm gun while aiming at the ground. I ran a little test with both Italian and German armored cars and the same goes for the German vehicles with 20mm. Also during "Target light" command only the coax is fired as expected, while firing at buildings. I ran another test in CMBN and...yes...it was the same in CMBN as well. Although I did not test the "Target Light" command. Is the SOP? I would like to be able to shoot my 20mm at troops on the ground as well.

True. But you cannot "acquire" ammo. The units will only have access to the ammo and use it while in the proximity. Once the said unit moves farther than 2 action spots away then they no longer have access to the ammo and can no longer use it.

Yes. That was the first thing I noticed when I first started. Easier on the eyes and smoother. Very nice.

Teehee! :-)

BMP? US Marine Corp AAV?

Normal Dude' and Bill's AAR is not even done yet.

Weekends are usually slow.

Do the Olympics go past 11pm? They better not or else the mayor will pull the plug on them. :-)

Interesting. The details really pop out. Thanks ND. What are your graphics settings and hardware? On another note...that gunner should really show some muzzle awareness. :-)

Not to mention that there would probably be a quad .50 mount forward and aft. Or may a couple of Flakvierling? Or at least I would. :cool:

This is good stuff. Thanks Bill!

No worries...we'll let you live. Glad your back and hope your trip went well.

Ok now I'm confused. The last sentence at the beginning of this Announcement says: And now this... I was under the impression this whole time that we HAD to upgrade to 2.0 once Market Garden comes out. But now that is not the case? So there will be a CMBN: Market Garden 2.0 and also a CMBN Market Garden 1.11?

BAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! uh...*clears throat*... Yes of course.

This is interesting to me. I just finished listening to a National Public Radio "Planet Money" podcast. (They do a good job explaining economics). "The Cost of Free Donuts". It was about how WW2 vets today are still bitter about the Red Cross charging money for coffee and donuts during WW2 when the donuts and coffee were originally free of charge. The story is (as I'm sure some of you grogs are aware) when US Infantry set up camp in Britain, the Red Cross provided many services that the British soldier never had access to. A big complaint was the US soldier was getting free coffee and donuts. This caused much friction, apparently. So the Red Cross was forced by the US government to charge something for the coffee and donuts. Well...the US soldier was very accustomed to have their coffee and donuts for free. Then all of a sudden, one day, the coffee and donuts started costing them money. And WW2 vets have been very upset ever since because they viewed the coffee and donuts as something they deserved to have. In economic terms this is called a "Categorical Change". This sounds alot like why some people are complaining. They think they deserve to have flamethrowers, or this, that and the other. Just a thought.

We will miss you Bill... That's right. I'm not afraid to admit it. I'm man enough....just dont touch me.