Ivan Zaitzev

Yes, you should be able to run CMBN, CMFI and CMA with that hardware. Don't know what your previous laptop had for hardware, so I don't know if you'll see less or more performance than you experienced previously.

The i5 and the GT 1030 should be a performance improvement over the HP DV6-6135dx model that you linked to.

I think that if they wanted to have a CMA game they would just do it. I don't understand why they would need permission from the Russian developer? Just call it a different name and redo the missions and maps. The Russian developers don't have the rights to the Afghan war, OOBs, Operations or the layout of the terrain. CMA is so old you would have an easier time starting from scratch or reskining and adapting mechanics from Shock Force 2 instead of updating the code.
Maybe they signed something where they can't have another game set in this conflict? That would suck.
But if we are having a new CMA game, please try to respect Soviet doctrine of leaving the squad leader inside the AFV and give us an option to detach him independently!

Thanks both! I tried MilitaryMap and it worked just fine for what I needed.

Above file has been rehosted in the CMAK Mod Archive on the Internet Archive.
https://archive.org/details/wargamer-depot_CMAK_mods
you may download it directly at:
https://archive.org/download/wargamer-depot_CMAK_mods/WestFront_TC_1940-45_ForCMAK.zip

I have gotten the following files courtesy of @Erwin. They will retexture CMAK soldiers, vehicles, and terrain to be appropriate to western European.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v682ismti6qdb7x/CMAK France 1940-Sealion mod.zip?dl=0

Here is Scipio's mod with a modification by me to show the caliber of most of the guns.
https://www.thefewgoodmen.com/cm-mod-warehouse/combat-mission-afghanistan/combat-mission-afghanistan-other/cma-scipio-silhouettes-ivanz-modification/

It was imported from the internet.

It's not nice to make fun of people. English is not my mother tongue, I'm trying to communicate with people and be a part of this community with the best of my abilities.
The imported assets are the sacks, carts, plant and well. You won't find these in stock CMFI. Just a couple of things I thought would not look out of place in a desert setting.

It was once said that there where many different issues with bridges, and they had to fix it case by case, so the glitch you found might even be a different one (with the same result) than the one the Youtuber found. I once had a similar problem where only vehicles could not cross the bridge.
That a campaign revolving around bridges has seen the light of day with this kind of glitches is another issue altogether. And I think it's even more in favor of my proposal of having a public list of bugs with status on each one.

It has been out for a few days, yes. I started reading it but had to postpone it for various reasons. I'm liking it so far.
Apparently there is a second book coming from the same author, a campaign book about the battles in the Panjshir Valley.

This looks great! I would love to join on the Soviet side once the option is open. Great idea Rice.

I would love to see Soviet T tanks engage helicopters with their ATGMs as was designed to do so.

Looks great Sgt!!

Yes, but not the Soviets in Afghanstan, which is what we are talking about.....Making that happen would be a lot more difficult than you imagine.  Not least because if the modders took the most elegant route modelwise all the Soviets would speak Arabic/Pushtu.

Osprey is going to release a book on operation Storm-333, the taking of the Amin's Palace, it's due on March 18.
https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/preorder-2-months/storm-333

1939 to 1940 for me, but would love "Combat Mission: Graveyard of Empires", start with the Soviet Invasion just like CM:A and then a module for the American Invasion, then British.

1. Blitzkrieg: 1939-40 
WWII Early war
Poland
France
(also Finland)

I'm working on a mod for the soviet winter uniform.
I'm no uniform expert but I have always been under the impression that the uniform represented in the game is a great coat, but now I think it might be the more common jacket with woolly neck called Afghanka, although a bit too long. So, Afghanka or Long Coat?


Long coat or Afghanka?

Amazing job Sgt.Squarehead, and a big Thank you for keeping this game alive!

Wait, the simplest way would be to copy the MK3 mdr file and it's associated bmp file and rename it like the MK2, then when the game looks for MK2 it will get a MK3 instead!

You have to edit the mds skeleton files of the infantry with a software like Notepad++ and replace all mention of Mk2 with Mk3, it's a bit more involved but that's the basic you should start looking into.
When you open the file you will see a lot of strange symbols, bot just press CTRL+F and search for the exact denomination of the MK2 file that's probably inside the uniforms folder and replace it with the exact name of the MK3 helmet. Again, it might be more complex, but this is the basic.
Hope it helps.

Wait, the simplest way would be to copy the MK3 mdr file and it's associated bmp file and rename it like the MK2, then when the game looks for MK2 it will get a MK3 instead!

Some slightly gloomy but much more realistic images from testing of 'Winter of Discontent', courtesy of @37mm's Winter Mod:





@37mm's Winter Mod thread can be found here:
It appears to be between iterations at the moment, but it's definitely worth getting a copy when & if it is updated. 

With covering fire from captured AFVs, Hizb-e-Islami Mujahideen advance to the town walls:

The first breach is made: