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Just finished playing 'Stanichka' vs the AI (+25% troops)and achieved a Minor Victory... Another cool Naval Infantry battle...much enjoyed...looking forward to more. Thanks for your work Renaud. BTW, whilst reading Erickson a few months back, I noticed a reference to an amphibious op carried out on the shores of Ladoga in June 42...haven't had time as yet to follow it up...but interested in whether the T-40's (actually amphibious) had their moment of glory... Paloodra! (I am assured by David C. Isby that this- trans as "Look Out Below!"- is the battle cry of the Soviet Naval Infantry...)

Hey thanks, Renaud...I really enjoyed playing scenario 1 - quality stuff I'm looking forward to some exacting recreation playing scenario 2...

They are two volumes of his Great Patriotic War experiences...the first vol being the "Road to Stalingrad"...the 2nd vol (the one jctm is reading)takes him to Berlin... I've read vol 1 carefully, and it helped my play in several Stalingrad situations... As Andreas says, Highly Recommended

Just finished playing 'Novorossisk_Ozereika' Russians vs AI, and really enjoyed it... A Minor Defeat for me...took me too long to get off the beach... Great map with many clever features, very well done Looking forward to the next installment Thanks for all your work, Renaud... Cheers, Matt

You can of course get around the 7-man limit by using squads/teams that are at less than full strength...

It'd be even better for CMC: >>>In front of you you see a Desk covered with papers //use >>>You see the papers are some kind of military reports /? >>>The papers can't be eaten

Thanks, Andreas... The T-60 is the obvious choice... Were the early war VDV equipped with the T-40?

Assuming for the sake of argument that the aircraft were available,did the Soviets have any AFV that could be landed by glider? I guess the Universal Carrier would be a useful transport vehicle for airborne forces...but were any light tanks or tankettes suitable?

Hello John, "If you look at Zaloga's Osprey book on Soviet heavy tanks, you'll find that's a fairly reasonable outcome" I thought it was reasonable, too... But it still made me grind my teeth in fury

Whilst playing "Ghosts Of Napoleon" (July '41 Op where Kreizer's Ist Moscow Motorized clashes with 18th Panzer) I lost one KV-2 to a grenade bundle infantry ambush, and the other to the 37mm on a SPW.....immobilisation is enough, especially with Green crews, who are just itching to bail...

Aaahhh....got it. "Ruchnaya Protivotankovaya Granata" = Hand Anti-Tank Grenade

Thanks, Jason...great info. I discovered quite by chance that one can equip Soviet Tank Hunter teams with grenade bundles in the Editor...but I'm sure this is common knowledge... "Rocket propelled" is a post hoc anglo-ization of the existing acronym" .....what is the 'R' part? the PG is something like 'pekhota grenata' ? BTW, I'm in battle #3 of your Hunt Vasilli Op...and finding out why it's called that...

Hey all, Just re-read V.I Chuikov's "The Beginning Of The Road" and was intrigued by this statement: "Our men treated grenades with great respect and gave them pet names: they called the 'F-1' grenade 'Fanyusha' and the anti-tank grenade 'Tanyusha'." What is the AT grenade referred to? Not the RPG-2 which CMBB introduces in 1943, I guess... Would Tank Hunter teams armed with explosives (grenade bundle)be any kind of realistic substitute for this weapon? Thanks in advance for any info, Matt

They cannot SNEAK, ADVANCE, ASSAULT or HIDE until they drop their skis, either...

"something else very important I wish it had: like hit one key to see with the camera where one of your sellected units is in relation to the terrain and the enemy" I may have misunderstood Faxis, but have you tried the Tab key? This locks to the selected unit.... And gives you their POV...

I found this both interesting and enlightening... Thanks, Jason.

"I wonder how long it will take for..." -Probably about as long as it takes me to reload the page... Another "I Smell Nazis" session coming your way... Was it Hearst who said "the purpose of newspapers is not to inform, but to alarm"?

Thanks DEY, I myself am a big fan of Ops, even with their faults...

Dey, I take it that your scenario is a Battle? I've always wanted to play a big Partisan Op....like 10 battles or more...with substantial forces has anyone had a go at designing one?

Hello Santosdiablo- You know how in the QB parameters screen the Axis has various Nationalities to choose from? Well on the Allies side there is a choice between 'Soviet' and 'Partisan'. Bear in mind that Partisans are not available until (I think) September '41... and the Region of the USSR may also be a factor...pick 'All Combined' if you like... There is a mod for Partisans (at CMMODS of course) that makes them even funkier... Some officers get leather coats, which I'm told are hip with the kids today...

Great Stuff, walpurgis nacht... "Differential LOS" is something I find myself using more & more... is this what CM Vets mean when they talk about 'understanding how CM works under the hood' ??? A few more examples would be greatly, appreciated, at least by me... Chers, Matt

Hey Ram... "Keyholing" is the placing of a unit so that it has a fairly narrow field of fire....eg an AT gun placed to fire thru a gap in buildings or trees...or a tank placed among buildings...or an HMG firing down a ditch... The idea is both to set up effective ambushes and to restrict how many enemy units have LOS to your unit... AT guns pin & die awful quick when many units can target them...keyholing them (and adding MG's to cover approach routes) can prolong their lives significantly... Multiple keyholed units can be set up to effectively dominate various chunks of the battlefield... You probably have been doing this all along...it took me personally a little while to get out of the habit of trying to place AT guns to cover as much as possible... Once I began to keyhole, I never looked back

Just got CMAK (been playing CMBB for a few years)and downloaded the CMETO mod pack (thanks to all involved)... Wanted to revisit some classic CMBO Ops like "Drive To Mortain" and "Carentan"...could only find a beta version of Carentan (by Pud)... Can anyone tell me if there is a more finished version? And/or if "Drive To Mortain" was ever converted to CMAK? In addition, if anyone out there wants to PBEM any large Normandy Op, I'm good for 1-2 turns /day, more on occasion... there are 1 or 2 Caen Ops out there that look good.. my email: antman@chilli.net.au Cheers, Matt

Just curious though; if your scenarios are designed for CMBB, how come the Villalba Op has these forces: "Note: German as Nationalist, French & British as Republican" -Can I play this one with only CMBB? If yes, and anyone out there would like to PBEM this largish Op (either side is OK) drop me an email - I'm good for 1-2 turns/day, more on occasion... I was just reading some rather thrilling stuff about Pz I's and T-26's locked in fierce tin-can combat.... Oh, and can I rename one of my British squads "Orwell" ????

Great Stuff, Magomar... I've got a keen interest in the Other Wars, especially of the 1920's and 30's... Really good to see!