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Is there a larger, more readable version of that map somewhere? I seem to have lost my original one.

No. They don't tire too quickly at all. Crawling is exhausting.

That would be awesome. I'll let you know.

You don't seem to quite understand. I am not suggesting that any of the briefings in game would be replaced by German briefings. I am suggesting that German briefings be available in addition to the English versions. Probably in scenario files in the repository that you almost certainly wouldn't even bother to download if you couldn't read German. Also(kind of a sidebar I suppose), since your post seems to suggest that you think CM is my entire plan for learning German, it isn't. No one thing ever is for any language. I have flashcards for vocabulary(over 5000 of them), a textbook for grammar and sentence composition, lots of books, movies, music, and audio books for immersion, a dictionary for stray words not on my flashcards, and I will soon begin finding some German friends to practice my speech with(once I gain a bit more confidence). But I found it very helpful last year, when I was learning Korean, to extend my immersion into my time spent playing computer games as well(fairly easy to find Korean language versions for several mainstream games). Becoming fluent in another language quickly involves taking advantage of everything you can. Whether you are reading a book(Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen), relaxing to music(Luxuslärm, Elif, Fayzen, Christina Stürmer, Rammstein!), or reading your orders before smashing some American tanks, every chance to maximize your time spent using and practicing your target language is worth taking.

I will personally pay for both of your copies of the game. It would be awesome if you guys did that!

Well the idea is that the translation would be there for people who speak German. Or, as in my case, who are learning German and want to increase their degree of immersion.

Well damn. I suppose I should look into doing it myself. But I won't have the fluency to do proper translations for at least another six months!

Where could I go to find German language briefings for the scenarios and campaigns in the combat mission games? Or at the very least for the German campaigns and the German side of the scenarios?

Thanks!

I've noticed in most combat footage of the Syrian Civil War that all of their vehicles have a bright sand paint job. Did they start painting their vehicles sand after the CMSF time frame or should the vehicles in CMSF also be colored sand? If the latter, can someone point me to a mod that gives the Syrian vehicles their correct paint job?

So. Much. Win.

This can be a tough question to answer. No one has yet created a truly objective way to evaluate the average skill in combat of different armies, militias, or rebel groups. The best that can be done for now is some lightly educated guesswork. Without a centralized training and doctrine command the actual combat skill can vary considerably from group to group. It is worth noting that many of the older fighters could have more than 30 years of combat experience, going back to the Soviet era(worth noting, they have prior experience fighting super powers). Many of them can also find opportunities for training in Pakistan. But without formal training their actual skill in combat can be lacking(although some can be pretty good). Although they can be considered very good at many other skills involved in fighting a guerrilla war such as rapid movement and concealment. They are particularly bad with mortars. The Soviets left behind tons of mortars when they pulled out. But they didn't leave behind any targeting systems or instruction manuals. Personal accounts from US soldiers say that mortars can often miss an entire FOB by kilometers. I can't say how much this translates to general combat ability as mortars are notoriously difficult to aim and require specialized training. They tend to be pretty determined. Moral I would set fairly high. Skill might be green for most of them. Some of the younger and less experienced fighters might be conscript. The groups that have been able to receive formal training in Pakistan and elsewhere could be as high as regular. You might even go as high as veteran for the older ones who have been fighting since the Soviet era, but I would use that sparingly. To really provide a good answer we need some kind of detailed study and lots of statistics. I'm just not sure how you would carry out such a study or what specifically you would be looking for. I suppose an obvious one is marksmanship under combat stress, but how would you even measure that without skewing the results?