BFCElvis

Live in the moment, man. Have you wrung everything out of Rome to Victory that can? I still haven't played out all of the original CMBN. Keep an eye on progress if you're interested in the module but ride the wave, dude. I wonder sometimes if it's an inside joke that once something is released people start asking about a release date for the next thing in the pipeline. Let's play what we've got. There is an enormous amount of content at this point.

No. Something unexpected may come up in a weather forecast but they'll still broadcast somefink.

How well did I predict last time?

Pretty much spot on. And I really really really really really really don't want to run into a pre-order to release time like Rome to Victory. Historically, it's generally been 4-6 weeks between when pre-orders open and something is released. I'd like to see a return to that for Fire and Rubble.......With the understanding that that is the target...not a promise.

I haven't read this entire thread but as an AAR spoiler. I've started to use tank crews to use buddy aid to get their hands on more than just the pistols they have. #unbanwarfareisbrutal

I'd prefer to see a saved game file but the video could also be showing him firing at the spotted tank and hitting the unspotted one. The same way you can take out a tank with area fire sometimes. To that point, when you watch the video what do you see right after the unspotted tank is hit? The round also hits the spotted tank. As others have said there isn't enough here to tell for sure what is happening. My guess would be that he hit the unspotted tank while firing at the spotted tanks.

Back at Berliner Weisse at that weird corner that I have another OT-34 trying to kill the last man in a squad I continue to try to take him out. He has been refusing to die. I haven't had any direct fire on him but I've gotten plenty of area fire on the building. He's been busy performing some buddy aid on his buddies and now look what he's gotten his hands on. Yup. Both an MG42 and a panzerfaust. I'd come out shooting at him with area fire until I got in a position to get some direct fire but I have a tank staring right at where I'd have to go. Either this b@#%*&d will get a shot at me with his faust or the tank will get a shot. I've felt like I'm in check for a while. I gotta get myself out of these boxes that I've gotten myself into.

Unfortunately........no.

I really really really really really really really really want to get rid of that Mark IV that has pretty much finished of my SMG Company. I ran what was left of the Sapper team from the failed close assault (1 man. 2 demo charges) into the building next to the tank. I hope to get close to it by coming through the wall with 1 demo charge and taking it out with the other.

90m. Not bad but within range of the schrecks and PF100s. But I'm gonna have to do something to break the stalemate and whittling down of my units.

I'm afraid of fausts and schrecks. But I'm going to need to make a boy or a girl out of this situation soon and that might be the way that I have to do it.

Yes. That would be optimistic.

If our version of the forum has a poll feature I don't see it in the admin settings. I don't want to be a killjoy and I'd love to see the results of what you come up with but the next few projects are already set in stone. So, it's unlikely to change anything.

OK......

Remember that very naughty guy that kilt a T34-85 with a Panzerschreck up around Berliner Weisse? He paid the ultimate price but I've been wondering if his buddy from the screck team was still around doing a little buddy aid. I never spotted anyone and I didn't want to waste ammo on area firing. Well, it looks like his buddy got a hold of it and is taking aim at one of my OT-34s.

I have been trying to pull back. This screenshot may show some of it. The is what's left of a squad and an HQ unit that are already behind the buildings. You'll see some in the buildings are dim and can't accept orders. This was taken at the end of a turn so I couldn't issue orders to those units. The next turn it may be others. They're getting pretty roughed up.

Nope. I have some with my mortars and the Sherman has 4 smoke rounds left.

What else is going on? I need some armor down near Jagermeister. So I'm pulling the Sherman near Berliner Weisse down. I have found a way to bring vehicles and infantry past the opening of the Street of Death and avoid being kilt. I have decided to move 6th Companies SMG Platoon over to support my depleted SMG Company. It's the first part of that reserve company that I have commited.

The tank then moved into the last place that I would want for it to set up camp. Right in there supporting those pain in my behind units.

The Sapper attack went as well as you probably guessed that it would. Got a 3rd penetration with the peashooter.

Ping! Penetration with the first AT Rifle shot. Ping! Then another one just as the Sappers arrive. 2 Penetrations!!!! I have no idea if they've caused any damage at this point.

They are doing a swell job of ripping up my SMG squads. He even has the guts to bring the Mark IV right up to me. If I had Panzerfausts he'd be a goner. I gotta do something desperate myself or there won't be anything left. So I break off a Sapper team and order them to do a mad dash and see if I can get a demo charge on the thing. VERY low percentage move but I have few options. I should pull back the SMGs but, between half of them being so banged up that I can't issue them orders and my desire to not give up the ground that he's trying to take, they remain in place for now. I also order an AT Rifle team to take one of their peashooters and get into a nearby building. I issue is a 360 degree armor covered arc so that nothing else will distract them.

Ugh! Now what? He has started rolling his vehicles toward my SMG Company. Not content to try and whittle me down from a distance he's now brazenly bringing his vehicles closer.

Agreed and it is a good time to remind folks about the 1st paragraph in this AAR. This is a Beta version of the game.

I gave me a defeated feeling. I hadn't done anything stupid with it. I'd placed it in what seemed like a good spot. I'd already lost more tanks than I expected. And then BOOM. It felt like that 1 tank had shifted the armor power from being about equal (in my mind) to me being behind. We're only halfway through and all of this could be my imagination. There was just something about it.......