Mark Gallear Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 OK I have made most of these points in the past but I have some more info on exact BMP numbers so worth pushing for this one again. Springfield icon BMP number 25042 used in American section for Springfield instead of Garand again. I don’t see why an option to have the US Sharpshooter with this gun could not be included. Browning M1919 MMG # 25031; # 2797 is used for British Vickers but it is present in game – BMP 1934 The French Hotchkiss shares it BMP with the Italian Breda as they are in same list it is noticeable. Some small style points British and Commonwealth should have the Thompson M1928 first with round drum and then box. It is the only allied SMG for many years but is shared with the US submachinegun. Squad stats would be different in this early period as well with the drum magazine. I would like to see separate Besa and Breda tank MG icon for British and Italian tanks. Free French use the US Colt Automatic rather then their own Modele 35. Clearly they could not before US entered the War. As pistols are hard to recognize in the game – this one is a minor point. There are lots of BMPs of guns in the game that are not used but could be overwritten and used including 1905, 1909, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, etc, etc. [ February 14, 2004, 08:31 AM: Message edited by: Mark Gallear ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gallear Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 OK no I have covered British Airfoce planes before but this includes some new stuff! Britain No Airocobra in British or Commonwealth use (or even Free French as far as I am aware.) Appears from April 141 in British and commonwealth lists. July 1940-January 1941 East and North Africa Gloster Gladiator MkII Bi-plane Fighter straffing Speed 257mph(414kn/h) Structure 140? Weapons 4 7.7mm (0.303in) machineguns 6 straffes? The Game has the Hurricane in this period it was very rare and could only be used to counter the better and more numerous Italian fighters. December 1940 – July 1942 Hurricane I Fighter Hurricane II A Fighter–Bomber appears in game from January 1941 should be Oct 1941 – at least Sept 1943 (It is still in use by Australian Squadron at least at this time.) Maximum speed is 341 mph 549 km/h - it has newer engine rather than 300 mph in the game. Hurricane II B fighter –Bomber appears in game from January 1941 should be Oct 1941 – end of Tunisian campaign at least. Game date is before it went into production! Maximum speed is 341 mph 549 km/h - it has newer engine. No 2 Free French Flight sent to Palestine to convert to Hurricane Is in Oct 1940. However later in war do not use fighters or Fighter bombers – use British and other Commonwealth for aircover in Desert war up until Tunisia? Hurricane IID tank-buster appears in game should appear June 1942 should be fairly rare 2 x 250lb bombs. P40C Kittyhawk fighter appears in April 1941. (Not used as a fighter but a fighter bomber by RAF as considered obsolete as fighter.) Game stats Speed 300mph Structure 150 Armament 2 x 13mm, 4 x 8mm max 6 straffes. P40-A is the Tomahawk I British RAF from October 1941 – September 1942 Australian RAAF from June 1941 – April 1942 South African Airforce from June 1941 – September 1942 Speed 378 mph 609kmh Structure 150 Armament 6x 8mm max 6 straffes. Bomb load 3 x 500lb bombs (P-40B is the Tomahawk IIA with 2 0.5inch and 4 0.3inch guns. The P-40C with seal sealing fuel tanks is the Tomahawk MIIB. ) Kittyhawk Mk I fighter-bomber used by RAF from June 1941 – July 1943 Australian RAAF used it from May 1942 – Sept 1942 and South African Airforce used it from May 1942 – Oct 1942 Speed 378 mph 609kmh Structure 150 Armament 2 x 13mm, 4 x 8mm max 6 strafes. Bomb load 3 x 500lb bombs Kittyhawk II Used by RAF from Sept 1942 to end of Tunisian campaign at least South African Airforce from Sept 1942 –Oct 1942 Australian RAAF from October 1942 end of Tunisian campaign at least Armament 6 x 13mm Bomb load 3 x 500lb bombs Kittyhawk Mk IV Used by RAF from Sept 1943 to end of Tunisian campaign at least. Used by Australian Airforce from Sept 1943 to end of Tunisian campaign at least. Armament 6 x 13mm max 1 x 1000lb under fuselage plus 2 500lb under wings Beaufighter IC from November 1941 – Oct 1943 Speed 303 mph 488kmh Structure 200? Armament 7 X 7.7 MGs, 4 20mm cannon and eight 60lb Rockets or 2 x 500lb and 2 x 250lb bombs Mainly used in Coastal Naval attack duties but could be used against ground targets - rare. Spitfire VB appears April 1942 should be May 1942 Speed 350 2 x 20mm 4 x 8mm Spitfire VC in use with South African airforce from October 1942-at least until end of Tunisian conflict For New Zealand, probably use Australian Air force or make all British and Commonwealth types available. Free French only has Hurricane I for 1941, then does Naval tasks, so have to use other Commonwealth types after that, until US supplies aircraft to Ex-Vichy Squadrons. Poland has a Spitfire squadron later in Desert war but needs support from all of the common wealth lists. US Airforce Nov 1942 USAAF gets P-40 Kittyhawk Fighter- bomber (P-40F?) – in US Service called Warhawk and is used as a fighter not a ground attack plane. The ex-Vichy French are brought over to American side in Tunisia and equipped with this plane for Free French lists. Germany January 1941 First planes of the Luftwaffe - Me110s arrive. Joined by Ju87s, Ju88s and He111s April 1941 First Me-109E arrive July 1941 Germans finally show up late in the game! Have Me-109 Me-110 Ju-87B May 1942 first mention of ME109F and Italian Macchi 202 Desert Airforce oob http://orbat.com/site/uk_orbats/files/3/uk_rafdesert.pdf On Hurricanes and index with everthing else! http://users.belgacom.net/aircraft1/avion1/333.html On Beaufighters http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1998/11/stuff_eng_profile_beau1.htm On Kittyhawks http://users.chariot.net.au/~theburfs/p40MAIN.html [ February 12, 2004, 01:41 PM: Message edited by: Mark Gallear ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 Originally posted by Mark Gallear: Maximum speed is 341 mph 549 km/h - it has newer engine rather than 300 mph in the game. Does this have any impact whatsoever on game play? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gallear Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 I do not know if it effect the game or not? Does speed make a plane harder to hit or move across the battle map faster? Still no excuse not to list the planes correct details. Does BFC mean top speed or speed at a certain height? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 After installing the original CMAK, for function testing I ginned up a Quick Battle. I set everything to random and wound up as Germans defending in Italy vs. Allied assault. Here's the problem. I was given 2 x TRP, but received no FO. The mines, clutch of 250/9s, the recon platoon and Mk IV are nice, but the TRPs are useless without an FO to call fire down upon them. This may be an isolated incident, but it seems to me a serious one. Luckily, I had the presence of mind to save the game, so will be sending Madmatt the offending file. Has anyone else had high weirdness like this in a QB? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted February 15, 2004 Author Share Posted February 15, 2004 Originally posted by John Kettler: the recon platoon and Mk IV are nice, but the TRPs are useless without an FO to call fire down upon them. Check the manual, John - you can use them for onboard ordnance also, to represent bore sighting. It's not a bug, and they are not useless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 MD, This shows what a long stand down can do to a person's memory. Had completely forgotten that use for TRPs. Thanks! Regards, John Kettler P.S. Indirect fire capability would be a big help in the referenced QB. Germans have DF only weaponry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 I dont have time to read the entire thread, maybe it has been mentioned, but I'll just keep it short. Prior to patch 1.01 you could place a PzIIIF into your scenarios, both through the QB and the Editor. Now with patch 1.01, which was made to not let IIIFs only into the QB (but still avail. in the Editor), the PzIIIF is missing entirely, even from the Editor. JW 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Here's another problem I found, not with the game, but the patch instructions. The Read Me tells the reader to install the new BMPs and WAVs in their respective folders, but it conspicuously neglects to mention that those folders are in the Data folder. To people who don't know the game (newbies) or those who haven't played in some time (me) this omission can cause significant grief. I was perplexed until I started rooting around in the various CMAK folders. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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