KursruK

How is this game coming? I'm interested in how success there was in beating SMG squads in combined arms setup with heavy trees like this. It sounds impossible to me and I am not newbie. Main problem I see is russian infantries is so much cheaper than german, as well as more powerful. So how is this?

Thank you for the responses. Another question please, why is it that when flamethrowers start fires in buildings, sometimes infantry can still be in the building, and sometimes not?

Can some experts help me with a few questions about large town fights? I know how to use pioneer demo to blow buildings, but sometimes they don't throw it, even if it say "use explosives", and even if far enough away from friendly troops. Usually bottom floor throwing doesn't work? Not sure. Any other ideas for demo in large towns would be helpful. Also, what positions in large heavy buildings do you find works best? maybe defensively. I try to keep my squads very deep back, so they only have a blue line of sight immediately around the building. But, good players always get into the corners of the heavy building anyway, which is the weakest blue line for my infantry. If you are too far forward in the heavy building while defending them, you can be seen and take fire. So I'm not sure what is best. Any ideas on this? Also, is it just me or does small arms "area target" fire in buildings work very very well? Thank you for your help.

Nice ideas and explanations W.N. These things are already helping my attack. [ October 31, 2003, 02:41 PM: Message edited by: KursruK ]

wrong place. sorry

anyone up for a game?

so what's the deal with these guys and AP rounds? There doesn't seem to be a consistent way to guage whether they get AP rounds or not? It's fine for a scenario or something because the designer can give it what it needs. But for QBs, I can never buy these things because I don't know if they will get AP or not. Is there a golden rule or some trick I'm missing? Thanks for the help in advance. [ August 16, 2003, 12:05 AM: Message edited by: KursruK ]

*bump* Can anyone help on this?

I have had good success with pioneers "area targetting" buildings within 30m to "use explosives" and blow the building. But, sometimes it decides not to work. I know the game (cmbb) pretty well and don't think I'm pulling any obvious rookie moves on it (like friendly troops being too close, or my own units being "pinned", etc). It seems as though chucking demo from building to building, works better from the second floor. But, I just played a game where I had pioneers on the second floor of a heavy building, and there was an enemy occupied heavy building 30meters away. Perfect for demo right? well, I snuck to the second floor and to the edge of my building, area targetted the explosives, and they would NOT throw the demo. Why do they only throw the demo some of the time? Thanks for your help in advance.

Don't use arty. It's too unpredictable in CMBB to be worth it. That is, unless on defense with TRPs. [ April 21, 2003, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: tigger ]

The bogging usually occurs when the ground is "damp". Now you say, "well don't move 'fast' when the ground is damp". OK sure, but the bog rate for t34/85 is actually a bit worse than the Stug (mid) in "damp" conditions. That doesn't seem to account for the PSI ratings. I ran a test with damp ground. 12 stugs (mid), 12 t34/85s. I had them move "fast" on open ground for 7 turns. results: 3 t-34/85s immobile, 2 stugs immobile. I didn't clarify it when I originally posted, but this is where it feels unbalanced. When it snows, all cars are hindered to some effect, but some do better than others in it. Along the same lines, "damp" should yes, effect everyone . . . but shouldn't t34/85 do much better than Stug under these conditions? [ March 10, 2003, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: tigger ]

yes of course.

No offense, but it is not my job to substantiate your statements . . . .you said it is "proven fact" . . . I simply ask for you to substantiate that. What I do not understand is why the t34/85 has a tendency to bog, while moving "fast", in open terrain. I am critical to this tendency only relative to how often tanks with high PSIs bog. Of course, maybe no one else has had this experience. Just wondering if anyone else noticed this. It could just be really consistent bad luck. [ March 10, 2003, 04:19 PM: Message edited by: tigger ]

on open ground . . . .I find the t34/76 VERY reliable . .. . I'm talking t-34/85 specifically. I don't think I have ever (again in literally 100s of QBs) seen a t34/76 bogg.

well that's not in the manual (surprise surprise). So if it's been "proven", please provide this "proof". It happens to me over short distances and long. Seem wholly ridiculous to me. t-34 has nothing if it doesn't have a serious mobility advantage.