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    kohlenklau got a reaction from MOS:96B2P in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    @jtsjc1 I have a project in development for Christmas release. A humble battle pack for single-player versus AI of my CMFI Korea 1950 mod. 
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from jtsjc1 in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    @jtsjc1 I have a project in development for Christmas release. A humble battle pack for single-player versus AI of my CMFI Korea 1950 mod. 
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from PEB14 in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    @jtsjc1 I have a project in development for Christmas release. A humble battle pack for single-player versus AI of my CMFI Korea 1950 mod. 
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    kohlenklau reacted to PEB14 in Steam key   
    Hi Phil,
    You're perfectly right. Your "fake lobster" job leads to great results. I enjoyed very much playing a French campaign scenario of your design. And I think the very modest one I did for your mod had the real taste of the Phoney war. 😉
    By TOE, I really mean the squad organization and weaponry, as you know very well. One cannot play Stalingrad with Panzerfaust. IMHO It's not a matter of purist or snobish style…
     
    I'm one of your fan! And I sincerely hope you won't retire. You and your work are pillars for this community! 😊
     
    That's really a pity because it would indeed boost your mods a lot (see my remark regarding Panzerfausts issue above)…
    This afternoon I was having a look at the units available for the Italians in September or October 1943, as I consider a small red vs. red campaign during Operation Achse. Unfortunately, nearly no armor are available for this era, whereas some did fight against the Germans, either on Italian mainland or in Corsica. So I really would have interest for such a CMFI workshop…
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from MOS:96B2P in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    Hey Karl! Yes, that is definitely the typical way to tackle it. But Gary will probably play the NKPA and will be doing his cabbage chomping best to nail the crews before they get into the tanks or "man the guns". The vehicle crews can be set up as dismounted and off a ways from their tank. Thus the NKPA might nail the crew as it tries to get to their tank. That matches nicely with the intent of the ASL scenario. Guns cannot be remanned once abandoned so this might be solved by having each gun on a small circular arc but crew not on hide. US player (me?) is on an honor system to not go to normal arc until a certain PBEM turn for each gun. The NKPA can then try and nail the guns/crews during this initial period. That matches as close as I can get with the intent of the ASL scenario.
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from PEB14 in Steam key   
    Hi Pierre. I must disagree with your statement to a certain degree. Many of the weapons are the exact same (R35 for example) and often the TOE is not so important for certain of my scenarios in my humble opinion. But I know what you are saying. I can't go inside the code. The "fake lobster" aspect can or does turn off the purists or the TOE snobs. Don't download it is fine with me. I am having a great time playing KOREA 1950 head to head with fake lobster kimchee. 
    To correct one other accidental misconception, @Erwin I have had some help from other modders. So it is not single-handed all the time.
    The "dirty dozen" of my fans/friends have given me plenty of good vibes. I appreciate it and more or less have plenty of energy to continue chugging forward to mod CM stuff at a leisurely pace. I have decided to dial way back the AI plans for single-player scenarios (except for a few buddies). That kind of made me feel I didn't really have to retire.
    I have asked BFC to make a special modder's workshop (early war construction kit) version of CM as a stand-alone title or as a module to maybe CMFI. It could solve a ton of these fake lobster issues by plugging in various weapon options like anti-tank rifles on axis and allied side or drop down menus to better tailor the squad make up like a "Formation editor" and be able to remove the rifle grenades or panzerfausts (for example). Other vehicles could be made available to make the kit really flexible.
    They have zero interest to do this and so it is what it is.

     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from Aragorn2002 in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD PBEM DAR "Patton's Ghost"   
    THE LIBRARY:
    The suicide duo take out or force to surrender the US forces INSIDE the library and grenade away a 2nd US charge. The leader is killed by tank fire but his #2 seems still in the fight. The surrendering conscripts did not return to the fight...

     
    THE HOSPITAL:
    The gun crew got there safely and eventually the surrendering conscripts stopped that action and grabbed their weapons again.

    JEON'S TANK:
    He pulled out into the street and got hit by a Super Bazooka. It killed 1 of 5 crewmen and they are in panic mode. Looks rough.
    THE POLICE HQ:
    He is blasting away but all my guys are surrendering.

     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from Aragorn2002 in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD PBEM DAR "Patton's Ghost"   
    The battlefront briefly stabilizes in the center just as my right flank collapses.
    But one of my teams was on antiarmor purple arc and was getting fired upon by one of his squads in a building.

    I moved my tank up on FAST with pretargeted brief fire to that building at the end of the movement.
    A position that SHOULD shield me from his tank. Hmmm, I also did NOT yet detect his Super Bazookas. Hmmm. I do fear those weapons!


     
     
     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from Aragorn2002 in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    REBEL'S ROOST (map and H2H scenario) is ready to go.
    Gary and I are in a VASL battle right now. A real complex ASL scenario called "Bullets for Breakfast". The US tanks and guns start off unmanned. It is a surprise early morning attack by the NKPA. I hope I will eventually translate it over to the CM world using whatever tricks are up my sleeve to have CM tanks and guns not be fully ready until a certain PBEM turn...based on manual die roll honor system by the human player. We'll see.
    I am trying to make a KOREA 1950 battle pack of small single player scenarios versus the AI. Release it by Christmas is my goal...
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from Aragorn2002 in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    This coming week Gary and I will lock horns in another Korean War VASL scenario called "Bullets for Breakfast". Eventually I hope to create that very interesting scenario using my CMFI Korea 1950 mod.
    But, an easier task for me now is to start to create a different scenario called "Rebel's Roost". There are no houses, just 2 ridges so I can probably take the Kadong-ni map and edit it into what I need.
    (Original ASL scenario author is Evan E. Sherry out of Florida).
    REBEL'S ROOST
    SOUTH OF CHONUI, KOREA. 10 JULY 1950: The North Korean 4th Division (commanded by Major General Lee Kwon Mu) with Colonel Choe U Silk's 107th Tank Regiment was attacking south from Chonui. Earlier in the morning, the North Koreans mauled the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment. The battalion held for three hours against the North Korean onslaught. But two mistaken attacks, one from USAF F-80 fighters and the other a bombardment from friendly 155mm artillery were too much for these green troops to endure. Soon, the battalion was running in headlong flight to the south despite the regimental commander, Colonel Richard W. Stephens' efforts to maintain order. Colonel Stephens ordered LTC Delbert Pryor to launch a counterattack with 3rd Battalion to regain a low ridge south of Chonui. LTC Pryor became a non-battle casualty and was unable to carry out the order. Colonel Stephens immediately replaced him with LTC Carl C. Jensen. At about 1200, with the support of four M-24 Chaffee tanks, LTC Jensen launched his counterattack on the ridge. A firefight ensued with the defending North Korean infantry on the ridge. M-24 Chaffee tanks form the 24th Reconnaissance Company and Company A, 78th Heavy Tank Battalion engaged in the first tank-to-tank action of the war. One Chaffee tank achieved a "lucky hit" and killed a T-34/85. Two M-24s were knocked out in the process, while at least one M-24 (Rebel's Roost) survived the action. It was "no small achievement", but the 3rd battalion soon regained control of the ridge. Jensen's victory was short-lived. The next morning, the North Koreans executed a nearly perfect text book attack that regained the ridge, killing LTC Jensen in the process.
     
     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from GhostRider3/3 in CMFI FRANCE 1940 BRONZE PACK IS RELEASED!!!   
    I am having a blast modding this FRANCE 1940 project. I am not sure what Bootie will do over at CMMODSIV. I hope he uploads the BRONZE release. 
    Take a look at this.
    Yes, I DO have some texture things to fix and Blender is kicking my butt for some things I need to do on the model.
    But I changed the UI branch and portrait and silhouette. AND the floating icon.
    Dang...and I still gotta edit the e out of Sturmgeshutz. hahaha

     
     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from GhostRider3/3 in CMFI FRANCE 1940 BRONZE PACK IS RELEASED!!!   
    I am trying to figure out what head gear to plop on my France 1940 StuG crews.
    I consulted with my personal STUG expert @Heinrich505 but he wasn't 100% sure.
    Then I just saw this...

    Wow! I have 592 subscribers to my youtube channel. I am amazed. 
     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from GhostRider3/3 in CMFI FRANCE 1940 BRONZE PACK IS RELEASED!!!   
    At the end of this week I will release a small patch for Bronze to fix a human error where I left out something...
    ...but it also includes a little plus up bonus gift (no, not steak knives) and maybe a couple small scenarios.
    StuG offer support to your beautiful "vegamite fried-out combie" 1940 soldiers. @Damian45

     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from GhostRider3/3 in CMFI FRANCE 1940 BRONZE PACK IS RELEASED!!!   
    hahaha funny man. From now on, post your joke funny comments is ok only if you send a new screenshot. Help the mod!
    I guess calling things "she" and "her" is a tradition from the navy. Maybe woke modern world frowns on this? I don't care. 
    ALWAYS POST A SCREENSHOT!

     
     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from GhostRider3/3 in CMFI FRANCE 1940 BRONZE PACK IS RELEASED!!!   
    In about 2 weeks we will release the FR40B SILVER PACK which includes the Char B1 bis. Get your pre-order in now while supplies last!

    She is a big girl who can take a lickin' and keep on tickin'...!

    ...until she went on a date with an eighty-eight!

    ALSO IN THE SILVER PACK will be the Panzer IVD. And the crew is wearing their fashionable panzerwaffe berets. Because they are in France. Oui?

     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from LongLeftFlank in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    This coming week Gary and I will lock horns in another Korean War VASL scenario called "Bullets for Breakfast". Eventually I hope to create that very interesting scenario using my CMFI Korea 1950 mod.
    But, an easier task for me now is to start to create a different scenario called "Rebel's Roost". There are no houses, just 2 ridges so I can probably take the Kadong-ni map and edit it into what I need.
    (Original ASL scenario author is Evan E. Sherry out of Florida).
    REBEL'S ROOST
    SOUTH OF CHONUI, KOREA. 10 JULY 1950: The North Korean 4th Division (commanded by Major General Lee Kwon Mu) with Colonel Choe U Silk's 107th Tank Regiment was attacking south from Chonui. Earlier in the morning, the North Koreans mauled the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment. The battalion held for three hours against the North Korean onslaught. But two mistaken attacks, one from USAF F-80 fighters and the other a bombardment from friendly 155mm artillery were too much for these green troops to endure. Soon, the battalion was running in headlong flight to the south despite the regimental commander, Colonel Richard W. Stephens' efforts to maintain order. Colonel Stephens ordered LTC Delbert Pryor to launch a counterattack with 3rd Battalion to regain a low ridge south of Chonui. LTC Pryor became a non-battle casualty and was unable to carry out the order. Colonel Stephens immediately replaced him with LTC Carl C. Jensen. At about 1200, with the support of four M-24 Chaffee tanks, LTC Jensen launched his counterattack on the ridge. A firefight ensued with the defending North Korean infantry on the ridge. M-24 Chaffee tanks form the 24th Reconnaissance Company and Company A, 78th Heavy Tank Battalion engaged in the first tank-to-tank action of the war. One Chaffee tank achieved a "lucky hit" and killed a T-34/85. Two M-24s were knocked out in the process, while at least one M-24 (Rebel's Roost) survived the action. It was "no small achievement", but the 3rd battalion soon regained control of the ridge. Jensen's victory was short-lived. The next morning, the North Koreans executed a nearly perfect text book attack that regained the ridge, killing LTC Jensen in the process.
     
     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from LongLeftFlank in CMFI KOREA 1950 MOD scenario creation thread (and later with PBEM DAR)   
    My force starts on the map and 2-man scout teams move forward up the slope. The rest of the squads split into 2 parts and listen to old sarge who was in dubbya dubbya 2,
    SPREAD OUT!!

    I want to get a few teams to the first spot of high ground and then observe. Maybe somebody with some binoculars. 😮
    I have 2 platoons of rifle squads with limited ammo due to the initial logistics difficulties in Korea. A company commander and a platoon leader are there as well as a 60mm mortar and a .30 cal MMG. I will observe carefully off that left edge in case he has his Maxim out there. I plan to try and take the high ground first and sweep his cabbage chomping commie butt off the hill.

     
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    kohlenklau reacted to Erwin in CM KOREA 1950 MOD   
    Am very much looking forward to your Korea mod as well as your other amazing early war and NA mods.  I just got back after 8 month travels and unfortunately have so much to catch up on b4 I can focus on playing anything.   But, know that what you are doing is much appreciated by many more than the few who post here.  Have enjoyed playing H2H but my schedule makes it hard to be a reliable/regular oppo.  So, yes, plz cobble some single player... but only when you have time.
    Thank you yet again, Phil.
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from PEB14 in CM KOREA 1950 MOD   
    KOSN 107.5 AM TRAFFIC REPORT...
    "If you are on the N43 headed to the Osan market, be advised to expect delays due to roadblocks..."

     
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from MOS:96B2P in How Hot is Israel Gonna Get?   
    Should I bore you with my Israel story? Skip over it if you want.
    I am not an army guy. I was a navy guy. Diving & Salvage, ship repair, dry-docking. I had the job as 6th Fleet Salvage Officer in Naples and in late 2000 my old Nokia banana phone rings in the middle of the night. Long story short. An FFG ran aground off of Alexandria. yada yada yada. Israel Shipyard In Haifa got the contract to do repairs. Sonar Dome gone. Rudder and single screw all effed up. Towed to Haifa. I was there 6 weeks to do the drydocking (floating drydock). What a great time. Haifa reminded me of Carmel, California. I was lucky to be there during a peaceful timeframe. I drove all over Israel with shipyard buddies. Went bowling in Israel? Yep. As usual, I learned a little of some language. Hebrew? Yiddish? Maybe both. Alcol beseder! I saw all the young soldiers walking around with their weapons slung. Almost all the guys at the same shipyard had been in the IDF. Moshe was a paratrooper. He got sent to Ghana to guard the embassy after Yom Kippur 73 and banged some local girls. Love the local food. 
    Sonuvabidge but I was right back there a few months later when a big amphib ran aground in the Great Bitter Lake. Like a reunion back at the same shipyard. I visited the Golan Heights and saw some cool stuff. I was a tourist I guess but we fixed those ships. When I was in my hotel room I always talked out loud and said hello in case "they" were listening to me. At the airport when I left the 2nd time I rattled off a bunch of answers to the very pretty female questioner. I had already heard all their questions of why I was there, etc. She said "I will ask the questions!" 
    I never have met any Palestinians or Hamas guys. But I love the Israelis I met. SHALOM! 🇮🇱
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from PEB14 in AI initial placement   
    I am almost always on the itty-bitty scenario committee and maybe have a few AI plans with a little variety in where AI controlled guys set-up. So I DO use the yellow squares for set up for each plan. Maybe I use the blue and red zones just to try and keep my brain aligned to what I am doing. But I have even goofed up with using the zones.
    I don't know what is going on with your scenario Pierre. Good luck man
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from PEB14 in AI initial placement   
    We all need to have George's cell phone number for 24/7 distance support!
    Of course it is a credit card charge with ramped up rates depending on the late hour disturbing his beauty rest. Cha-ching.
     
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from PEB14 in AI initial placement   
    Allies are blue, right? That is what I meant. This is CMBN or CMFI? CMRT is backwards.
    OK, another thing...AI group numbers are correct? You were in a certain group and made setup and then orders INSIDE that same group? You see the group number while observing in author mode? I have accidentally wandered out with the dropdowns and slipped into a different group...
    This stuff is all I can think of... 
    Just trying to group attack the problem.
    EDIT: send it to me if you want me to have a look
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    kohlenklau got a reaction from Probus in How Hot is Israel Gonna Get?   
    Should I bore you with my Israel story? Skip over it if you want.
    I am not an army guy. I was a navy guy. Diving & Salvage, ship repair, dry-docking. I had the job as 6th Fleet Salvage Officer in Naples and in late 2000 my old Nokia banana phone rings in the middle of the night. Long story short. An FFG ran aground off of Alexandria. yada yada yada. Israel Shipyard In Haifa got the contract to do repairs. Sonar Dome gone. Rudder and single screw all effed up. Towed to Haifa. I was there 6 weeks to do the drydocking (floating drydock). What a great time. Haifa reminded me of Carmel, California. I was lucky to be there during a peaceful timeframe. I drove all over Israel with shipyard buddies. Went bowling in Israel? Yep. As usual, I learned a little of some language. Hebrew? Yiddish? Maybe both. Alcol beseder! I saw all the young soldiers walking around with their weapons slung. Almost all the guys at the same shipyard had been in the IDF. Moshe was a paratrooper. He got sent to Ghana to guard the embassy after Yom Kippur 73 and banged some local girls. Love the local food. 
    Sonuvabidge but I was right back there a few months later when a big amphib ran aground in the Great Bitter Lake. Like a reunion back at the same shipyard. I visited the Golan Heights and saw some cool stuff. I was a tourist I guess but we fixed those ships. When I was in my hotel room I always talked out loud and said hello in case "they" were listening to me. At the airport when I left the 2nd time I rattled off a bunch of answers to the very pretty female questioner. I had already heard all their questions of why I was there, etc. She said "I will ask the questions!" 
    I never have met any Palestinians or Hamas guys. But I love the Israelis I met. SHALOM! 🇮🇱
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    kohlenklau reacted to Erwin in CM KOREA 1950 MOD   
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