Wilson

Nice posts. Do you guys realise that it took about 5 HE rounds each before there was any damage to any tank, namely to my tanks 95mm gun? The tanks were less than 60 metres apart!!! Also, why would a Churchill fear a Panther and not a Tiger. Tiger has a 88mm gun, Panther only a 75mm gun.

I recently played a quick battle - Brit armour v German armour - because I am slowly becoming familiar with British armour and wanted to try some out. Anyway, after taking out the German Panther VG, PzKpfw IV with my Challenger, and losing my Archer and Churchill AVRE, I managed to get my infantry and my Cromwell 95 mm (I think it was the Cromwell, not Challenger, it was definately not a Churchill) close to the enemy positions. On top of the hill at the back of the village was a 105 mm equipped StuH. Not 60 metres apart, they slugged it out. After throwing HE at each other about 5 times each, the gun on my tank gave way. I cant believe that a 105 mm gun and a 95 mm gun would not cause more damage. It took 5 shots for there to be any damage to the tanks. They were about 55 m apart. It was amazing to watch. I like British tanks a lot now. Is this realistic? Did the British tanks (esp the Churchill VII) cause the Germans any fear, because in this game I think they come off pretty good even against the good German tanks with 88mm guns.

Wow Afrika Korps. Nice story. Could you ask him whether he encountered any Australian troops or what he had heard or thought about these troops please. My great uncle was at Tobruk. Thanks.

I think this would be interesting, for a game in parcticular. Imagine being aboe to crew this gun, and play everyon one of the crew members. I too would like to know more about the way these guns were sighted and operated.

I recently saw a picture (Dragon models) of a MG42 Heavy Machine Gun team. There were 4 soldiers. One seemed to have a stereoscopic sight, one had binocs, and one was shooting (eye to a rubber padded scope attached to the gun) and the fourth member was laying down feeding the ammo. Does anyone know anything about the sighting of these guns. Further, I thought that there were 6 men in the team, not 4. This was a heavy machine gun with a tripod mount.

What do you mean by this? Im intrigued. PS I used to own a BBC Micro 32K with the ONLY Dr Who game ever made for a computer. What a beauty it had 4 levels.

Thanks for the info. I played Chance Encounter as Germans on full realism. I used my StuGs the way suggested. One of them I moved quickly to the far left of the German flank and turned it near the forest to shoot at the US from the side. I won. My 3 StuGs survived and I wasted all of the US tanks with them (not with the Pnzrshreks). Now I can really respect this tank.

Thanks nice answer CombinedArms. Are there any other secret tips you can give? I mean, I agree that this assault gun was very common. Panthers were used in spearhead panzer attacks, and only sometimes in the infantry support role. I am a fan of this tank because it's historical. Tell me also, in what way was the 75 mm gun superior to that of the Sherman? I would appreciate any further comment you could make. Also, when you say it wasnt a tank destroyer I agree. I got that wrong. But what is the difference in the way tank destroyers were used? I mean, given that tank destroyers usually were turretless, were particular tactics used. I.E. When you say "but it's better at shooting them from hull down positons at range, not at hunting them across the battlefield", what is the difference between these tactics, did tank hunters use both or just the latter. What does it mean to "hunt tanks accross the battlefield"? You know a lot about this so I appreciate your comments. [ November 21, 2002, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: Wilson ]

Yeah thanks for the replies. Commander, StuGs were used a lot and are historical, expecially in support of Waffen and Heer line infantry. Panthers were not so common. So I don't want to be gamey and use Panthers when I should be using StuGs. Any other tips? I mean were these tanks historically this vulnerable? I suppose if there was no enemy armour it would be OK in this game. How did the StuGs historically fare against the standard Sherman with the 75 mm gun?

Does anyone know how to use these tank hunters and survive? I am sure that when used properly, a StuG can be very effective. Obviously not as effective as a Jagdpanther, but still effective. What do I do to allow my StuG to survive. My StuGs seemed to get knocked out a lot.

I quite like the ugly grey boxes. I dont really want to see what the enemy tank or contact is until and unless it is identified. That's the way the game is already. I quite like it.

I don't really care much for CMBB after playing the demo. This is more to do with my interest in the Western Front than anything else. Give me the Tiger 1 in CMBO on the Western Front, optics or not. What exactly do the optics in CMBB do that the optics in CMBO dont? I refer to the example of 16% hit chance with the IS-2 and the Tiger 1. With your Tiger, all that matters is that you use it with lots of infantry IN FRONT and dont expose its rear. Have plenty of reserve PnzrGndrs at its flanks and riding on its back and keep it some distance from the enemy positions. You should experience happy hunting that way. After all it is a very interesting anmd remarkable tank, even if a little outdated by 1944.

Have you tried this in CMBO? Do you find the Tigers just as sturdy as in CMBB at that range? PS what russian tanks were you up against?

Hi guys. I read Jason's post and it was excellent. He doesn't mention the Escort Platoon however. Do you guys know what that was specifically used for?

I have trouble in CMBO using machine guns to cause casualties on infantry unless the infantry are running within about 100 or 200 metres and are in an open field. The rest of the time they are good for suppression only. Is this accurate? I would like to think that it is. Also, are there any MG34s at all in CMBO? I'm yet to find one. I know there has been some debate about this. But when I played the CMBB demo I didnt find the MG's that much more effective, it was about the same. Are the way they are modelled in CMBO accurate?