CrapGame
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I'd like this one too, if anyone could send it to me.
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Just what exactly are you getting at?
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Soddball,
The Churchill uses a shaped charge warhead, not a discarding sabot, IIRC. It sure does have a nice punch, though, if you can get it to connect.
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CrapGame
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That's why they called it "John Madden Comeback Football"
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I bought Shogun, and couldn't figure out how to maneuver any troops (in the demo!), and have never played a game of it.
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Gary,
Sorry. No fog with ATI cards. (unless it's running on a Mac). Go to the tech support board and ask for a chap by the name of Schrullenhaft for the details.
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(takes out potential PBEM/TCP opponent list)... Scratch out Guy w/ gun... (puts list back into drawer)
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Henri,
I believe the Puppchen is a shaped charge weapon, sort of a Panzerschreck on wheels, and velocity of its warhead has no effect on its penetration ability.
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I bought 128mb stick of CAS-2 pc-133 at crucial.com for 64$ delivered about 2 weeks ago. Now its $58 bucks. Makes Win 98 run a little better with a lot of junk in the background.
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I knew they were powerful, but Damn!, the Germans I ran into at the far side of the map were regular quality men (at the start), and they were reduced to quivering bowls of jello. I have a bit of respect for anyone who had to take that kind of fire in reality - it must be as close to the Circles of Hell as one can get without walking in.
Me thinks I'll try it again tonight, but in a more urban approach.
What is the range of the AVRE? - Or am I better off using a sexton or priest or Sherm 105?
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Last night I played a qb assault versus the AI, and I chose the Allies. Unrestricted everything, computer picked forces for the AI and I picked mine. I took a 14" spotter. Never having used one in the past, I thought it would be fun.
So, I set up, and run my spotter to a good position, keeping the rest of my forces hidden(1 company + 1 platoon infantry, 1 daimler, 1 firefly, 2 greyhounds, 1 crocodile and 1 avre) except for 1 platoon split into teams as a recon screen.
After the spotter gets into position, I sprint the Daimler out towards one of the flanks, and mine field signs start appearing, as well as a "SP Gun?" and a "Tiger?" and some "Gun?"s as well. I have the spotter target the area around the tiger and wait the two minutes as the Daimler gets picked off.
The sptting round levels a building near the target, and the next 4 shells impact near my target point. THe Tiger and SP Gun? are listed as abandoned, and the craters are HUGE!
I take the spotter and move target point towards the other bigger victory flag area and let it rip. 2 minutes later, the area is on fire and covered with craters.
I sprint the greyhounds forward, followed by the Croc and AVRE. THe Croc takes out a few guns as it advances (How come I can't get the AVRE to fire?), and then there is silence. I start to advance the infantry company with the Firefly in overwatch. They advance running into practically no resistance until the far edge of the map, where they run into the remains of some broken infantry squads.
It turns out that the Tiger was a Tiger, and the SP Gun? was actually 2 StuG IIIG's, and there were also 3 half tracks behind the Tiger hidden from my view, and they were all KO'd by the naval fire.
The devastation from 10 shells was unbelievable. Has anyone faced the naval bombardment and still been able to fight?
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As a stalwart fan of Lagavulin, it pains me to say this but, here it is:
I had Tullamore Dew this weekend and I really enjoyed it!
Hakko, Andreas, Mark IV, Chup, feel free to release the hounds on me.
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Ash,
The easiest way is actually to get down to camera level 1, and scope out the ground for good ditches, bumps, etc. It's easy with the German TD's to get behind a small rise, and then use the hunt command to move up the rise. The AI will automatically stop the TD in a hulldown position as soon as enough of the vehicle clears the hill for the gun to fire. It works well, especially with the Hetzer and Jpz IV's.
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The IV/70 runs around 150 pts or so. They are great for long range tank killing. THe plain jane Jpz IV is around 120 pts, and it has sufficient punch to take out just about anything shy of a Jumbo at all ranges. A pretty good value, IMHO.
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Pale,
What you may be forgetting is that if you think it is a great place for an observer, chances are your human opponent will think so too, and consequently will rain steel upon it.
One of the biggest differences between playing a human versus playing the AI is that a human will shell any spot they think appears to be a good hiding place, or ambush spot, etc., while I have not seen the AI shell an area that they aren't sure contains the enemy.
Good luck, CMBO only gets better.
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LD,
I am also amazed at the damage that a perfectly placed 150mm infantry gun can do. The first battle that the computer gave me one in a qb, it took out over 200 british infantry men versus 1 crew member before the brits surrendered. I know it had to be the IG causing all the casualties, as the volksgrenadiers accounted for only 30 of the 250+ casualties caused. I stress the "perfectly placed" part, however, as the 150mm IG can get taken out by schoolchildren throwing spitballs if the placement is less than ideal. Therefore, I agree with Andreas, and do not believe it is deserving of the "uber-weapon" moniker.
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I'd love to see the M-16. However, I'd much rather see CM2 nine man days earlier and live without the M-16.
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I really think that the answer to this is fairly straightforward. There will be improvements to the AI. From the efforts they have made so far, it seems that BTS will not compromise their next release by including an unimproved version of the CM:BO AI, which IMHO, is among the best (if not the best) currently out there.
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I played a 5000 pt armored qb meeting engagement versus the allies, and the AI picked the Brits. Their Comets ate up quite a few Panthers, and at a pretty long distance, over 1000 meters IIRC. They are a formidable foe.
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CM, 59.8%
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Aggamemnon,
Listen well to Schrullenhaft's words. Then heed them. He is the oracle of the tech support forum, and has helped many people here. Good luck with your PC.
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CrapGame
Buying CM for yourself is like giving lingerie to your significant other. It's the gift that keeps on giving back!
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Henri,
Please e-mail me the name of this character as well. I haven't played any TCP/IP games yet, and I want to make sure that this person will not be one of the ones I play in the future.
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CrapGame
Buying CM for yourself is like giving lingerie to your significant other. It's the gift that keeps on giving back!
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Don't count on trees giving you cover if your opponent has artillery - Especially if it's that VT fused variety, which will turn your infantry into something resembling the output of a sausage grinder really quickly.
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CrapGame
Buying CM for yourself is like giving lingerie to your significant other. It's the gift that keeps on giving back!
Big Red Omaha- anyone wanna send it to me?
in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)
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I'd like this one too, if anyone could send it to me.
Thanks