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    Commanderski reacted to Anthony P. in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    CM: South Pole, battles set between penguins and explorers/scientists.
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    Commanderski got a reaction from Fizou in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    If it's anywhere on the Eastern Front I hope that @George MC is working on it. His maps and scenarios are some of the best ever.
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    Commanderski reacted to Mr.X in Preview: First FanMade BattlePack for CM Red Thunder   
    Tonight, I have finished the complete (as it is now called) CampaignPack „Summer of Destruction“.
    During the next hours, I will complete the short intro file and then start to send the content to all the guys who have ordered it. Within the next 2-3 days, everybody should get it 👍🏻
     
    There is a small limitation:
    The announced 20 master maps are not included yet. I simply don‘t have the patience to wait any longer with the release. I will send these maps with a second mail within the next 2-4 weeks.
    Regards 
    Mr.X
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    Commanderski reacted to user1000 in M22 Locust Tank   
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    Commanderski reacted to Anthony P. in D-25T vs 8.8 cm KwK 43   
    That's the issue I wasn't going to raise by myself, but since it's been broached...
    Samsonov's written some interesting bits based on translations of original documents but he sorely lacks a historian's background, and it shows in some ridiculous methodology. I'm not going to trawl through years' worth of his blog posts to provide an extensive list of examples, but some which come to mind:
    "Disproving" the notion that the T-34 was a cramped tank by comparing a T-34 and a Panzer IV's manuals, and measuring the headroom available to the crewmen illustrated in said manuals. Since the illustrated T-34 crewman had a millimeter or so more space between the top of his head and the roof in the manual's pictures, he'd "proven" that the T-34 actually had a roomier crew compartment than the Panzer IV.
    "Proving" that Soviet helmets provided superior ballistic protection to German helmets based on a 1942 report testing half a dozen completely random, captured German helmets from the battle of Moscow against new Soviet helmets. Ironically he'd also translated the part of the report which noted that the methodology was so flawed that no conclusions could be drawn from it.
    Basically, anything he reads in original Soviet documents, he takes at face value with supreme confidence. It seems he doesn't realise the point of studies beyond those he is already capable of, i.e. translations.
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    Commanderski reacted to Vacillator in D-25T vs 8.8 cm KwK 43   
    So do we believe it?  I have an open mind but he does use Soviet data.  Just saying.
    Anyway as for in-game I recall one of my first encounters with IS2s (Gog and Magog I think) - perhaps it agrees with what you're saying as the 88mm L/71s on my KTs certainly could penetrate the IS2s' fronts at some distance, unlike the above data.  Not quite the same, but more recently my opponent in Cat and mouse with 75mm L/70 Panther guns had no trouble achieving penetrations either.  My IS2s prevailed on that day however...
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    Commanderski reacted to Vanir Ausf B in D-25T vs 8.8 cm KwK 43   
    This is reportedly a Tiger I mantlet hit by an IS-2 in Romania. Granted, we don't know the range, but the close grouping suggests it was not super far.


     
     
     
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    Commanderski reacted to Vacillator in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    Yep, we were told not to bother speculating, but I hope the following might be correct 😂:
    And I totally agree with this:
    With the lack of snow in the Cairngorms I'm sure George has some spare time.  No hang on, he's not a ski instructor...
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    Commanderski got a reaction from laurent 22 in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    If it's anywhere on the Eastern Front I hope that @George MC is working on it. His maps and scenarios are some of the best ever.
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    Commanderski got a reaction from Petrus58 in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    If it's anywhere on the Eastern Front I hope that @George MC is working on it. His maps and scenarios are some of the best ever.
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    Commanderski got a reaction from George MC in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    If it's anywhere on the Eastern Front I hope that @George MC is working on it. His maps and scenarios are some of the best ever.
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    Commanderski reacted to Artkin in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    Don't be fooled! The topography of the southern part of the bulge was absolutely insane. Especially in II SS Panzerkorps' sector.
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    Commanderski reacted to NamEndedAllen in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    That is a terrific idea! Essentially a nobrainer since most of us would instantly buy them. And a *lot* easier than pie - to make happen.
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    Commanderski reacted to callada in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    I have some thoughts about this news, but you'll have to wait a few months until I post them.
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    Commanderski reacted to Redwolf in Downfall: Enjoying the module?   
    I am also a bit underwhelmed.
    I use CM to experiment with the engine, explore game mechanics and use it as a TO&E reference. As such scenario packs are useless to me.
    The new expansion is very close to a scenario pack with how little units it adds.
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    Commanderski reacted to David Jaros in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    I want see to improvement and want Battlefront to listen its community more 🙂 That would be 100 times better than cm3 game
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    Commanderski reacted to Aragorn2002 in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    Agreed. Plenty to play with in the meantime.
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    Commanderski reacted to Andrew Kulin in The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)   
    I am content to wait and see.
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    Commanderski reacted to CarlXII in The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)   
    CM3 Barbarossa 😊
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    Commanderski reacted to Vacillator in The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)   
    Yep, you make a very valid point, CM3 may well be a better use of time. 
    And what better way to launch it than with CM3 Kursk 😉?
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    Commanderski reacted to Thewood1 in The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)   
    I wouldn't mind if they just filled early war out with vehicle packs, scenario packs, or even map packs.  Could also give us a steadier stream stuff for the east front for example.
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    Commanderski reacted to George MC in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    S-tank did some new Tiger II skins worth checking out IMO https://www.mediafire.com/file/xorg29okl3zk247/S-tank%27s_Tiger_II.rar/file
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    Commanderski reacted to Erwin in The year to come - 2024 (Part 1)   
    So... you are youngster newcomer to the game.  Welcome. 
     
     
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    Commanderski reacted to Ts4EVER in Downfall: Enjoying the module?   
    To be honest, I find myself somewhat underwhelmed by this expansion. The content I have tried so far is fine, but it falls short of expectations in terms of scale.
    What it is missing is that "big thing" that gets you excited about it. In Fire and Rubble that was the Volkssturm stuff, which was completely new to CM and really unique. Downfall is a big content upgrade to Final Blitzkrieg, but in terms of the Combat Mission series as a whole, it does not actually add that much new stuff, with most of the formations and assets being ported over from other game families. Sure, the Volkssturm guys are still cool, but certainly not new anymore and frankly, I find it a bit weird that Downfall leans so heavily on those scenario and campaign wise, considering that they tended to surrender or go home on the western front, compared to the east.
    Obviously there is not much new stuff you can realistically do with the Germans, but if you had asked me about this module before it came out, I would have bet that the new "big thing" was amphibious vehicles and river crossings, the capability of which exists in the engine, with various LVTs, maybe footbridges and campaigns at Walcheren and during Operation Varsity to use these new systems. That would have been cool and exciting and, at least to me, the obvious direction for the game to take. All of this is completely absent though. I guess the Schwimmwagen was added, but no allied amphibious gear? This timeframe would also be perfect for adding Commandos and Rangers (which already exist in Italy BTW).
    There are the new super late war vehicles and weapons like the Pershing and Comet, but even in that area there is lots of unused potential that would have made the module feel way more unique and interesting. Just from the top of my head: Sherman Tulips, Sherman Crocodiles with fuel trailers (used at Juelich, another river crossing), Super Pershing... personally I am more of an infantry guy, so for those few of us: Why not add M1 Carbines modified for full auto capability, a common field modification, with kits being shipped officially?
    I could even think of some more German stuff that could be used to spice those up a bit, like the PAW-600 AT gun that was actually used at the Aller against British forces. In a similar vain, heavy AA gun formations that the allies overran (anti bomber positions), 10.5cm, 12.8cm AA guns... Maybe the 8.8cm improvised AT guns made from unused Jagdpanther guns, used at the "Düren belt"? And of course, since the MP40 was being phased out of production, some Beretta M38/42 for the Volksgrenadiers.
    Anyway, my point is, the module feels light on exciting new content and like more could have been done with the scenario.
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    Commanderski reacted to Mr.X in Preview: First FanMade BattlePack for CM Red Thunder   
    There will be a (last) short delay of some days 🙈
    I am still working on two missions, which I decided to rework. 
     
    Regards
    Mr.X
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