Rinaldi
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Long Tan? Mates I just thought that's what you do in the sun during a summer barbie.
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3 minutes ago, Falaise said:
great decals
by chance I was wondering yesterday, yes yesterday !! when the 8th hussar received some Challenger, did he have them in normandy?may 1945 (the second)
Challengers would have started filtering into units much sooner than people would assume; the first 'frontline-ready' ones would have been ready to go in March 44 and I believe by August they would've been in the 8th Hussars and Welsh Guards. I don't know if the 2nd Northamptonshire's and 15/19th KR Hussars ever got them during Normandy and I imagine the former's disbanding might have complicated the supply chain somewhat.
I have also been led to understand that the 'line' regiments of armour in the 7th might have received a few Challengers in lieu of Fireflies starting in early 45, but I am personally sceptical of that.From what I hear, the lads that got the tanks thought them horrid abominations...right up until they took them into combat. Suddenly they were the bee's knees.
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Fooling around in Photoshop.
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Homies be like "why would the points system do this to my BMPs?" Then handle them in combat like this
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7 minutes ago, Bufo said:
If I made a topic during v1.01 about why the Bradley costs more, you would have said the same thing. "I don't see an issue". There goes your logic out the window.
And you don't have to be afraid, nobody wanted to hurt your precious game, you can stop crying now.
Just be better at the game Bufo. You'll thank me for this advice later.
4 minutes ago, Lethaface said:More even compared to CMSF2/CMBS yes. But the Bradley will still have BMP-2 for breakfast and lunch, at least in the one game I played with them. Better optics, FLIR, smoke which the enemy can't see through but the Bradley can, ITOW and a 25mm gun which can go through the BMP-2 with ease.
Now the BMP-2 30mm probably wont much issue punching holes in the Bradley, nor does it's ATGM. But on a 1v1 basis it will lose the majority of duels imo. Granted I haven't done any representative tests but if I'd had to hazard a guess it will be closer to 100% than to 50%.
The BMP-2 can carry 8 men, although one of those is the vehicle commander (leaving 2 crew), while the Bradley has a dedicated vehicle commander and 3 crew total. So that's either 1 or 2 men difference, depending on how you count.
Overall it probably won't have much impact on QBs, unless rarity is fully off (given the Bradley costs 2000 rarity points even in 1982).
But still it just looked odd in my eyes seeing the Bradley cheaper than the BMP-2.Good points, and fair enough.
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And there it is, sour grapes always comes bubbling forth lmao. A fine vintage. It takes an incredible level of pig-headedness, and probably lack of tactical acumen, to judge the combat worth of an AFV only by gun/optics/armour. Try being better with your equipment.
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14 minutes ago, Lethaface said:
That would indeed mitigate the impact of any potential pricing imparity.
However taken at face value I'd value the capability of the Bradley (even the 1980 version, not the CMSF2/CMBS versions) much higher than a BMP-2, so it is strange in my opinion that they are priced similar or the Bradley a bit cheaper even. The rarity costs should govern the rarity of a vehicle, not points which reflect the combat power of an asset.See, I'm not a confident in that as the rest of you are. It's a far more even contest in 1982. The Bradley in game iirc can only carry 6 men (which clearly factors into pricing), and the 30mm on the BMP-2 should - and will, in my experience - eat a CW era M2's bottom from any feasible ranges. In terms of sensor-to-shooter the Bradley clearly has the edge, but that's about it.
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I disagree, the two are intimately related and the obvious solution is don't play low rarity games. I just don't see an issue, frankly.
A M2 costing about as much as a BMP means nothing if you can get 15 of the latter but only 4 of the former with standard rarity. -
48 minutes ago, Bufo said:
Cost represents combat value. Rarity cost represents how many were available at given time frame.
I'm well aware. You don't answer the question.
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Is that offset by a sharp rarity cost for the Bradley versus the BMP?
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Yes thank you, Falaise PM'd me with a mod variant of the map as well, and pending his permission I think I will publish a version with/without.
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On 11/7/2021 at 12:28 AM, Vacilllator said:
An initial comment is that my Stuarts negotiated the zig-zag remarkably well, but I probably have grief to come. Anyway thanks are due!
Glad to hear, that initial house was a problem area for most of my testers, wanted to see how the general public fared before I dared to touch Jon's work further.
20 hours ago, Warts 'n' all said:My first impression is that there are too many zig-zags for the map to look realistic, and enjoyable to fight on.
And having walked through this part of western Flanders in my teens, I think that the map could do with more trees, bushes, shrubs etc both lining the roads and field boundaries.
Of course my walk to Dunkirk didn't involve getting bombed by Stukas unlike Paddy's, but that is another story.
Presently I haven't done anything to the map except crop it but you're echoing my playtesters re: the zigzags so I'll likely have a sitdown one evening and try to straight the roads without losing general shape. For my 2p I find the zig-zagging equally annoying and immersion breaking myself. I think I can get away with adding some accroutrements without needing to rethink the AI plans as well.
Thank you both, let me know how you fare.
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Been silently enjoying but chiming in to say keep it up and loving it.
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Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kzewr2wvd3opm5m/Detours Ahead.btt?dl=0
Category: Semi-historical
Type: Allied Probe
Weather: Light Rain
Wind: Medium, from W
Ground: Wet
Map size: 640 x 2000
Map by: JonS - requires Battlepack; just a touched up QB map.
The scenario is a 'typical' vanguard mission that British, Canadian, Polish and American armoured/recce units would have done an untold amount of times during the pursuit across France and the Low Countries. The map in reality emulates terrain along the Albert Canal in Belgium. However, the terrain is not dissimilar to the canals and topography around the Channel Ports, particularly Dunkirk and Beruges. It was in that location the lead units of the 1st Canadian Army crossed the border into Belgium in early September. I chose to do a 'what-if' encounter rather than a full recreation of an action because, frankly, I CBA. This of course provides me with considerable artistic licence.
There are 5 AI plans of varying quality (by design). I am particular interested in feedback on:
- The impression/playability of the battle;
- The challenge level as you viewed it; and
- Your view on final point distribution, which currently is the least tested.
One for 'tread-heads.' This mission should require Commonwealth, Market Garden and the Battlepack.
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On 10/14/2021 at 12:58 AM, semmes said:
It is not the bullet with your name written on it but the one with a "to whom it may concern" you should worry about. Military maxim.“A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat, eh?”
18 hours ago, semmes said:Tracers work both ways. Military maxim.
“Is your wife a…’goer’… eh? Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge nudge. Nudge nudge! Know what I mean? Say no more…Know what I mean?”
11 hours ago, semmes said:What was possible, difficult or impossible; the last, he left to the enemy. Baron de Comeau about N.
“You don’t frighten us, English pig dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called ‘Arthur King,’ you and all your silly English K-nig-hts.”
3 hours ago, semmes said:
Only movement brings victory. E. von Manstein (probably).“Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate.”
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On 10/12/2021 at 5:50 AM, 37mm said:
Doing a bit of CM archeology, does anyone have this scenario?
@Rinaldi & @Harry Speakup you're both still active?
Had a quick look through my dropbox/cloud/DMs etc to see if maybe Bloody Bill had also sent me a copy via some other means but no, this one is a complete mystery to me as well. Sorry for going 0 for 2 here.
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1 minute ago, Xorg_Xalargsky said:
I like it. Perfect configuration for hull-down. Looks like it would have very low ground pressure; good for marshes, ice. UNSCDF? What's that all about? Ukraine National Secret Combat Development Force? Would explain the need for good marsh and ice traversal, and the secrecy (never seen that AFV before; surprised, quite a looker). I wouldn't be mad about my tax dollars going to that program. Those ukies sure need it; despite what Black Sea would have you believe (Russian gear over-modeled, severe shot trap flaws ignored, many such cases).
Regards, X.
Have a whole weekend's worth of crossword puzzles to finish.Kiss me
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1 minute ago, Xorg_Xalargsky said:
K.
What about using fiber optic instead of vision blocks/slits (not good for amphib ops) and periscopes? All cables exit through the back of the AFV. Sure, vulnerable, better than nothing. Fiber optic cables; strong; good redundancy (billions of little strands).
And about driver's position. My wife gave me the idea when I was working on a tank design; have the crew sit down, coffin style. Ingenious uh? Fiber optic already solves most of the "position" problem. Pretty comfy. Maybe get some padding on the floor. Autoloader can take care of the lifting. Work smart; not hard.
Regards, X (PhD).
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On 10/9/2021 at 8:46 PM, LukeFF said:
Be prepared for a doozy of a discussion:
God every time I see this it gives me the will to not ball a client out for one more day. Just pure gut laughter every time.
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Just now, sid_burn said:
Honestly the story of an American with supposed mental deficiencies getting into a position of supreme importance through nepotism is very believable, in fact, it reminds me of something else, but I can't remember exactly what...
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Just can't put my finger on it.
Makes u think
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So glad to see the newer crop of forum members getting to see the three ring circus
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13 hours ago, MikeyD said:
Steve has a beard now? How long has it been since we've met?
It's been a long pandemic for everyone.
Also firm confirmation that Steve is in fact real and not an AI that congealed from bits of dead HTML code.
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I wish I could read the AAR without its author constantly having to swat away some silly posts
!983 British training film on fighting the Soviet MRR Advance Guard
in Combat Mission Cold War
Posted
It's a thirsty business out there Spook, I'm glad you're looking out for a fella out in the stone bakery of West Oz