von shrad

Advanced Third Reich, followed closely by ASL yet I do enjoy an occasional game of Axis and Allies with not so dedicated wargaming friends. I wish someone would make a computer version of A3R.

I forgot to mention how great that AA looks!!! Great job BTS!!!

Great shots Madmatt. What is the brown looking stuff by the buildings? Brush? Rubble spread? Trenchworks?

The Spanish division Fionn refered to was the Spanish Blue Div. IIRC. They were not very well recieved by some German commanders who viewed them as lax. They then proved themselves time and time again. They took part in many battles around Lenningrad and were in the battle of Kransi Bor on FEB 10th '43, a day that came to be known by the Spanish as Black Wednesday. When the war began to go badly for the Axis, Franco leaned towards neutrality and the division was eventualy disbanded although many did join the ranks of the Waffen-SS.

YES I WANT SOME CHEESY ..er.. AiR ATTACKS. sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

oops, double post. They should put MY ass in a EF penal unit. [This message has been edited by von shrad (edited 01-04-2000).]

wow, what a scammer. They should have put his ass in a East Front penal unit.

Enemy at the Gates...by William Craig... One of the most gripping works I've read on Stalingrad, my ..er.. favorite battle.

Look at thread...Combat Mission Community Issues (CMHQ) posted on 12- 25-99.

right click on movie. click save target as....after dling start CM ..go to load email..then go to where you saved them at and click it..movie will open IIRC. ... You beat me to the punch citizen. Timing, Technique, Consistancy... Excellent qualities in a fighter AND a poster. [This message has been edited by von shrad (edited 01-03-2000).]

WOW, thats detail! Thanks for a quick response....citizen, oops, my mistake. Thanks man. By the way, I love the new topic review at the bottom of the post/reply page.

While playing CE I noticed that a 'faust team suffered a casulty and the ammo was depleted from 5 to 2. Could it be the loss of that troop caused the shortage?

I didnt know what to do with the board down. I was forced to TALK to people. Glad to have you, it back!!!!!

I want very complex rules complicated more by unusual and rare exceptions.Few examples,a poor index,lots of errata included in future boxed sets only for sale,contradicting rules and many changes in an annual newsletter that is offered for sale, not for free. OOps wrong game.

Thanks for the clarification. Would it be possible to include a sub-class unit therefore allowing them to be added to OB's so as to not change unit constitution in simular units? It's not a major item as the game has PLENTY of depth, I'm just curious.

How common were rifle grenades during this game's scope? Must have been useful during Nomandy breakout. Does CM model them?

Oh, I want to be thrown into the fire!

I've been good for the last five minutes too. So how 'bout it? Please?!

Fionn, What was it that you "think" was a demo thing? The enemy squad moving through my Stu?....Lokesa, thats O.K.. I do think you have a valid point about squads being abstracted. I never considered that. It makes sense that the squad represented movement around the tank. I can live with that. Thanks guys.....Would someone address the targeting restriction option,as I think it would be of great use. I would love for one of my HQ's to be able to use discipline saying " look men, we snuck and crawled for ten minutes, dont engage units at long range unless fired upon". The only other problem I have is my wife saying "Why dont you ever play all those games on your bookshelf anymore (ASL) because they cost so much and now you dont ever look at them. Maybe you can sell them at an auction"....AARGH!

Lokesa, The units were at normal size as that is how I always play. They walked through the assult gun. I've never seen it happen before but it did ruin several turns of positioning. Also, I've been playing game since demo came out and still think infantry are spotted too easily.

I just had an disrurbing occurance happen to me while playing chance encounter. I was the Germans and one of my Stu's was ambushed by a U.S. infantry unit and a bazooka team at about 30 meters. My Stu couldnt get a decent shot from any of its guns although it was blasting them with their close support weapon the Neb... much to my suprise. Then the ZOOK, who i was targeting at about 25 meters in front of me, charged me. Well he ran straight through the Stu, I mean right through the interior of it, came out the back and Knocked it out. This just wasnt right. Has this happened to anyone else?.......Also, I think infantry are spotted too easily. i.e. A lone tank in LD spotted my HIDDEN in foxhole zook at a range of 350 meters or more. I find it hard to even sneak units anywhere near the edge of woods because the always get spotted so easily..... Lastly, I think there needs to be an adjustable setting to keep units from firing on spotted targets. Nothing worse than giving up your position because your units decide to shoot at a non-threatning squad at max range. Maybe a slider that lets you choose aprox. range to engage? I do love this game, and i hope someone can enlighten me on these issues.

Those are beautiful. *Sobbing* I love you guys. *sniff* O.K., so I get a little sentimental around the holidays.

Foobar... inhale ... exhale ... inhale ... exhale... I knew that first aid merit badge would come in handy someday.

I too think it is very important. I thought it was going to be in.

I just ordered 2 copies last night and have turned a few of my friends on to it. It sells itself to anyone who see's it. I even got my brother, the dinosaur, who has said many times "i dont like computer games" to try it. He called today. He cant get enough, and i bet he will order it. At least he wont be able to beat me up when i win, like he did so many times over MONOPOLY. Kinda hard to punch through phone lines. No more letting him win to save my skin...... By the way, Kurt, if your reading this, I really did let you win most of the times.