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Gack Louie, I'm gonna have to restart the op, as I've wasted time setting up the Pz Grenadiers in defensive positions.

I saw some screenshots on the Combat Mission HQ that have since been taken down, but one of them showed a PIAT team from that op ambushing a StuG that was moving across the bridge. So I thought from that the Germans would be attacking across the bridge. Also, the bridge sorta resembles the bridge in the movie A Bridge Too Far, the bridge that the German halftracks attack across.

I started this op as the Germans playing the computer. I'm on battle 3. My question is, am I supposed to use the 2 Pz Grenadier platoons I get to move over the bridge and into Arnhem? I'm not sure what to do.

I forgot to post my current infantry mods. For Wehrmacht and Gebirgsjaeger, I have Ed Durkin's most recent green-tinted Feld Grau set. For Waffen SS, I have rangefer's Mottled Camo Smock mod. For Fallschirmjaeger, I have the originals. For Volksturm, originals. I have Ed Durkin's Weathered Allied Infantry mod for Allies, nothing else for Allies

Looking around on the CM Recon site lately I came across DD's infantry mods. I looked 'em over once or twice. I'm wondering if I should download the pack. I like their looks, but I'm wondering if they are historical.

So I hit Print Screen, then opened the clipboard viewer. I tried to save the screenshot. But the only files I was allowed to save it under were .clp files and All Files. But when I tried All Files it just saved it as a .clp file anyway. Why can't I save it as a .bmp, than open it in Paint?

I just finished a game with a bunch of Greyhounds in it. Now, the paint job on the Greyhound isn't too bad, but doubtless someone could improve on that. Hi-Res would be quite nice. That seems to be the most common non-modded AFV to my knowledge. What do y'all think?

Ah, I believe I hold the title of youngest. I turned 14 'bout a month ago.

I looked at this table a while back, it had the numbers of each tank that were produced, and classified them according to rarity, or something like that. Can someone send the link to that my way?

When a squad is a particular skill level, is that just the average of all the soldiers in the squad? It would not be realistic to have EVERY soldier be exactly the same skill level, as some squads, especially German ones, were patched together with combat veterans and raw recruits. If so, does this affect weapons firepower. For example, could the BAR gunner in a inf. squad be significantly more experienced than his mates and have a higher firepower.

As Madmatt said, the Rifle Grenades do make a sound like a on-map mortar being fired. However, you can see them in flight, and they appear as yellow shaped charges, similar to PzShrecks or PIATs. SPOILER. The first time I saw one used was in "Hills are for Heros". I had the platoon assaulting the Pillbox MG from the flank, and a squad fired it into the rear, but failed to knock it out. The pillbox was taken out by a demo charge a bit later.

I myself like the JagdPanther the best, with the Jpz IV close behind. The Jagdtiger has a powerful but inaccurate gun, plus it's slow to turn and to aim, and ROF is low. The Hetzer seems like a cheaper Jpz IV, but with less armor. The Nashorn has the excellent gun of the JagdPanther, but it's much more fragile. I like the JagdPanther for it's relatively high speed, and powerful and accurate gun. The Jpz IV I like because it's pretty cheap, and is built so low to the ground it's harder to hit. What are your opinions?

My problem is that I can't always run 2500+ point battles, especially tank-heavy ones, effectively, LOTS of stuttering and the like. I'm thinking of buying a 3D card. I'm running a Sony VAIO with a Celeron processer, 600 Mhz, Win 98, and an Intel 810 Chipset Graphics Driver. What 3D card would you recommend for me. Preferably one that costs $40 or lower. Oh yeah, fog graphics would be nice. My current card doesn't have 'em.

I've noticed that the more obscure British tanks (Challenger, Comet, Archer, Wolverine) don't see as much play in scenarios. I don't think any of the scenarios that came with CM have these. Can anyone tell me of a scenario that has these tanks in them? I would love to play them.

When you look out the window of your house you automatically decide where the best places for antipersonnel mines, barbed wire, and MG positions are.

I definitely admire the M18's speed and good gun. I can remember back in the Beta demo days when I played Last Defence, and how they turned the tables for me in that battle. Then I got to wonderin'. The M-18 Hellcat tank destroyer and the F6F Hellcat fighter plane both were important in the war. But which one was more important? I am hoping this will spark some lively discussion.

CC2 and CC3. Liked both. So I'm guessing that in CM the on-board stuff can't fire at things they can't see?

I can't seem to make the on-board (60mm, 8cm, and 2 inch) fire at enemies they don't have LOS to. This is annoying because usually by the time they have LOS to an enemy squad, the enemy squad has seen them and is shooting at them.

Today I did a 1500 point British attack QB (I consider that large), me as Brits, AI as Germans. The tactics I used were dismal, consisting of sending 1 or 2 platoons charging frontally at the German foxholes, which usually resulted in them getting attrited along the way by hidden infantry guns, and finally dying at the hands of the German defenders once they reached their positions. I believe my problem is that I get bored with having to issue orders to each seperate squad/team, and so I just do these charges because the orders are easy to give (Group select everyone in the squad, move fast to the foxholes). I need to know some tactics that work in these large attacks, and won't bore me to tears.

How do I find out what video card i have? And what are the D3D settings?

I tried playing Fear in the Fog. I didn't get any fog. And yes, I get a night sky, but I don't get any transparency effects for night.

I tried the weather effects. That didn't work. And yeah, I can get high quality smoke and trans. buildings.

Why? Are nighttime and smoke graphics only supposed to appear in scenarios?

I've seen the fog and nightime effects in screenshots, but I don't get that on my game. And yes, I did try toggling fog/smoke effects, didn't work.

The only tanks the Polish had were British tanks, I believe. Although I don't really know. Any one else have an idea?