Abdolmartin
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I have seen BMP-2s fire ATGMs but never BMP-2Ms.
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Seriously, the main problem here is that your opponent purchased a very gamey force, essentially buying all the Tunguskas in Russian service for one QB match.
With BMP-2M Kornets not firing right now, Russia definitely doesn't need another one of its assets taken away.
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3 hours ago, Jammersix said:
He who has the Bradleys will win.
I think this was debated long enough in the "Because Bradley" thread and I don't remember how it ended.
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As US, use Javelin-equipped infantry in every unexpected place. Let them cower before that hand of doom.
Also, my signature is a testament to the finest rule revealed to us in this thread.
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That's a pretty informative article George. Thanks!
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On 5/10/2016 at 11:16 AM, George MC said:
Hi @Fizou
Excellent wee AAR thanks. I think your experience goes to show how much luck was on Carius' side in this action. I've played this several times myself and it's pretty much 50/50 whether Carius makes it through this unscathed! Kerscher does not fair much better.
Your fight in this sounds real toe to toe engagement. Two heavyweight boxers sluggin it out!
Re your comment re exit zones. I did have that in at first but it a/ seriously distorted the scoring (even with bonuses) b/ it changes the whole character of the fight as the Stugs make a bee-line to escape by edge of map crawling. So I went with the keeping em alive until they could "exit", after the fighting has stopped, and it's all clear.
I'm pleased you enjoyed the map and brief. The map is as best a recreation I could manage within the game engine/editor confines and is based on a Soviet 1:50000 map and a German 1:25000 map all WWII era - early to mid 40s.
Thanks again for taking the time to post your comments and AAR.
Cheery!
George
Man, you're simply amazing! I wish the CM community had 10 copies of you.
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7 hours ago, Erwin said:
We'll have to wait for CMSF2. We hear rumors that an updated version of CMSF is planned.
Really? How reliable are the rumours? That would be a dream come true.
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17 hours ago, Codename Duchess said:
I don't think any game will ever knock WiC off of its current place as my favorite game. I would do anything, ANYTHING, for a sequel.
Cpt. Bannon man, the feels.
Agreed. WiC was a very special game. It's a shame that the company closed down. Colonel Orlovsky and Major Lebedyev were absolutely lovely, especially Orlovsky with his warm voice.
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4 minutes ago, TJT said:
That kind of reminds me of this:
That's the funniest thing I've seen in ages!
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I kinda agree with Steve, this data may have been "a little bit" too much, but not "that" much.
Talking about OPSEC breaches, I remember reading on Wiki that US soldiers had posted geo-tagged pictures of their bases on social media and Taliban had used those coordinates to launch mortar attacks... I literally facepalmed after reading that. That was practically a breach of "common sense", not OPSEC.
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1 hour ago, gnarly said:
Those are some very specific house rules!!!
Actually they feel more like "prison" rules rather than "house" rules.
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2 hours ago, Ivanov said:
Sure they do have a plan. An integral part of it is nuking Warsaw. It was rehearsed for the first time during the joined exercises with Belarus, called Zapad 2009.
It's impossible to tell if the estimate of Russian capabilities is exaggerated or not, but I think that the report is to signal that there are some areas where the Russians made some important advancements and that US Army would need to look at them and address them. Underestimating a potential opponent is never advisable.
Russia is not so stupid as to nuke any country. The fact that they've tried to cover everything up in Ukraine shows that the Russians are aware of their rather precarious position in the face of the international community. In addition, this is no longer the Soviet Union, centered around ideology. Russia is ruled by Oligarchs who are, above all, concerned about their money and security. A nuclear war is out of the question for these guys.
Don't get me wrong, Russia is surely trying to regain its lost position as a global power. And I don't disagree with everything in the article (and frankly, I lack the knowledge necessary to refute most of its points), but I was talking about the general theme of it. Using Armata's IFV in an argument is like arguing how the PAK FA will wrestle air supremacy away from F-22s and how Russia will be able to afford thousands of them while the USAF only has ~200 F-22s.
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Overall it points out interesting things, but I have a feeling that it is rather exaggerating Russian capabilities. The fact that Russia has contingency plans to invade Poland are... well, do they prove that Russia actually can do that? I don't think so. It's effectively trying to portray today's Russia as a resurgent USSR, which it is not.
In the last slide, I fail to understand some of the points in red. "Copy Russian FCS"? "Electric armor on Lt-Veh"? What does Electric Armour mean?
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I've had great success with Grey Eagles. I don't usually use Ravens in QBs, but in scenarios I usually try to use them as kinophile mentioned, although one is never enough and if I have only one Raven, I probably will save it for later and then never use it. But overall, drones take long to spot troops and they also take long to spot concealed vehicles, but will spot vehicles in the open in a turn or two.
But Grey Eagles are awesome. Invulnerable observation, plus 4 Hellfires? Yes, please.
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14 hours ago, gnarly said:
152mm airburst...
;D
Instead of spotting troops, it puts spots on troops.
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7 hours ago, danzig5 said:
Is there an issue with Duplet ERA performance recorded by change? Oplot seems to rarely survive Russian shell hits.
Their turret, which is protected by Duplet, is very resilient. I've had several instances of sabot hitting the turret and just detonating the ERA. But the hull is terribly vulnerable.
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1 minute ago, kinophile said:
Might be a good idea to think about purchasing Pronits from Poland direct!
For CMBS It could be setting in-game, at the selection process, T-84 Oplot (Pronit) with appropriate rarity levels.
Yeah. In the T-90AM vs Abrams fight, you can find some relief in the though that if you do spot the enemy, you may have a chance of killing him with the first shot. But in the Oplot vs T-90AM fight, it's effectively "alright, I'm screwed".
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IMHO, Black Sea is the best game out there (please don't kill me for using the word "game" though!
) for what it does: simulating tactical combat below and around battalion level. Despite all its drawbacks, it's a very rewarding experience. Nothing beats the feeling of accomplishment when you sneak a Javelin team in and destroy the enemy's precious Tunguska and then call in a deadly airstrike.
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The legend goes that even Noah's lifetime didn't suffice for him to see a sale of CM games.
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I think you should give those questions numbers so people can answer them more easily.
Anyway, I'm gonna copy the glorious style of the great Armoured Sour Cabbage Launcher.
Re: Deployment in buildings
You gotta check them out yourself, it's ~2 minutes. The very long deployment time of crew-served weapons in buildings has been discussed elsewhere (I think in the CMRT forum). I think the AT-13 deploys much faster than the AT-14 though.
Re: ATGMs being spotted by armour
Well, it really depends. The Abrams' sensors are the best in the game, so I've had instances of AT-14s being detected from ~1 km or more after launching just ONE missile. If you use the AT-14 and AT-13 as you would use the Javelin, you'll fail. Usage of Khrizantemas (due to radar-based spotting) and T-90s together with infantry ATGMs is key.
Re: Arty on tanks
It does degrade sensors. And it rather easily immobilises tanks.
Re: Game points
It depends on battle size.
Re: RPO
It does work against infantry in buildings, though I've found myself taking more casualties from RPGs than RPOs due to their wider proliferation.
Re: Adding elements to BN tac groups
I think you should add them to lower levels, it makes more sense organisationally.
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Not easily @Haiduk. I only recall one hit on an Oplot being defeated by the ERA, and that was in the gunfight versus the first T-90A. All the others I think were killed on the first hit, and I am assuming they were all APFSDS rounds (@Artemis258??).
Interestingly, many (all?) of my tank rounds down on the T-90's were Kombat missiles, which I thought a little odd. Surely if there was a chance of the T-90's having Arena fitted, you'd rather go with APFSDS every time, unless the target was beyond main gun range?
Haiduk pointed out in some other thread (don't remember which) that the best Ukrainian APFSDS round is still insufficient for the frontal armour of T-90s and that's why they give priority to ATGMs over sabot.
The turret ERA of the Oplot is actually quite tough and stops T-90 sabot rounds. But the hull is terribly vulnerable. Same for turret's side.
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Not to mention, an Abrams rides like a Cadillac, and a Bradley rides like a rusted out VW Microbus! And I was a 6'1" Bradley gunner and Commander.
The in-game sound of the Abrams vs Bradley perfectly captures that feeling. You can almost hear the rust in Bradley's sound.
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Looking forward to next patch
in Combat Mission Black Sea
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I second all this. It's time to give some dev love to this awesome game.