Lt_Stahler

...I deserved the pounding, but I think many Grogs out there would feel that the game is unrealistic, blaming the game instead of their mistakes. I know better... Good point Steve, and I agree completely with John. We can use all the comparative charts we want but that will to happen at perfect and optimum conditions when your opponent's forces aren't moving simultaneously and having all the time in the world to plot movement. Real Time is the way to go, it more or less defines battlefield conditions in regards to quick decision making. The pseudo-"Real Time" vs "Turn Based" can be compared to playing Chess, the traditional way or....the exciting way.......with a clock......... regards, Juno "Lt_Stahler" Urgel CCOC member

Booked for five years?...is Operation Merkur part of the menu? Yes...I've mentioned this waaaayy too often for Close Combat and I know that it's wishful thinking... but......for the CM devs( whom I gather to be not "wannabe" wargamergrognardnolifers but are the real thing.... this should be interesting. Ok, so there are no AFVs(actually, the Allies had six tanks...total) that go "snack,crackle and boom or fantastical Dungeons and Dragons heroes...but Merkur did have very interesting and dramatic situations(namely Maleme airfield on Day 1) not to mention Max Schmelling jumping off a Junkers and having a bout of dysentery..... I can understand your average Joe Citizen's infatuation with armor(look at the sales of games like C&C, RA and TA with your usual compliment of fireball spewing panzers) but for once...i would love to see a game based on not just infantry tactics but having also a strategical element that's completely in our hands(I've had enough of so called "strategy" games like "Age of Empires:The Rise of Idi Amin Dada")......... regards, Lt Stahler CCOC member