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http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/008950.html See last post. I make the 1 figure per three squad members recommendation. When do I get my free gerbils? Jason

September 1, 1939. Need I say more? Jason

I'd like to point out that I was (as far as I can tell) the first one to suggest that one figure represent three men. Jason

Bïtë Më! Jason

The 75mm Infantry Gun was intentionally designed to be moved physically across the ground by the crew. The very end of WWI saw the German use of sturmtruppen combined with supporting arty of its own. The Germans saw a need for infantry to retain its own artillery so they developed the infantry gun. The gun only weighed 400kg so it wasn't incredibly difficult to manhandle. Jason

Infantry and vehicles are currently in the database. No field guns or artillery added yet. I will get them in later. Jason

You COULD have taken the screen name Mike Hawk. THAT would likely have been worse. Jason

Can I change my request? I want Goanna's global adjustment of ammunition instead. I REALLY REALLY want this feature added. Jason Did I mention I would like this feature?

One thing to remember is that infantry firepower can cause "collateral" casualties/suppression. If squads are too close together, fire directed at one can have an adverse effect on nearby squads. I wrote an AAR up WAAAYYY back in February. I had my opponents password and I was systematically going through the turns counting casualties. I was curious to see how effective my infantry were. I was surprised at how many collateral casualties i actually caused. One turn, I actually caused more casualties to a neighboring squad that wasn't being fired on than to the squad I was firing on. Jason

No, no, no. The file shouldn't have been name madbcowa.zip. It should have just been madcow.zip. But then Europeans would have banned it. Jason

Except that I don't think it works with the database. The free one from MS doesn't. The problem is, the free viewer is read-only. The sheets with the raw information or perfectly viewable, but the interactive screen with the pictures won't work. Jason

The link on CMHQ is a link TO the ASL2CM website hosted by Col. Klotz. There, you will find the database in the 'Add Ons' section. I just checked the link and it works fine for me. You will need Excel 97 or 2000 to get the database to work properly. If you can't get the datbase downloaded. E-mail me and I will send you my latest version. (I made the db) Jason

My shipped version of CM is 1.02 - the first version with 5000pt QB limits. I played a 5000 pt QB a few months ago with me on the defensive and I set the time to 40 turns (max. possible at the time). I mostly wanted to see for myself what big battles were like. I ran into a similar problem to the one Stransky describes. The AI was slow to maneuver and heavy combat didn't start until 30 turns in. I also set up a scenario to test what was better - 1 elite King Tiger or 19 elite Bazooka teams (same cost). I was the bazookas and the AI the KT. The AI never moved the KT. The AI seems timid on the attack - especially when it has no contact with the enemy. This problem seems greater with tanks than with infantry. Anyone who was around at the time probably remembers the odd behavior the AI exhibited with the armor in Last Defense when it had no contact with the enemy. Is this a criticsm of CM? Not really, as my two examples are likely the extremes of the types of battles that can be made with CM. Jason

I'm familiar with Objectivist philosophy, which is why I am not an Objectivist. Jason

Wolfe, You just saved me the time of doing gun rotation rates. Thanks. Jason

The ONLY thing I don't like about infantry forces is that they have NO points for vehicles or armor. But on defense they are great. PILES of support points. Americans defending with 1000 points I was able to buy 1 Green Rifle Company and 1 Green Heavy Weapons companies. Great for defense. The extra HQs are a MAJOR plus. The best thing about support units is that ANY HQ will do. You can also bulk up arty support by buying on-board arty like 75mm or 105mm guns. throw in 40mm AA, 57mm AT, 76mm AT guns and you have a diverse array of anti-vehicle guns as well. I highly recommend playing Infantry on the defense. Jason

I've got two pair of speakers - S2 Midiland 4100s up front and S2 Midiland 4040s in back hooked up to my SBLive! These babies put out a tremendous amount of power and have great sound! I found JMcGuires's comments about PC speakers that cost "as much as $100" amusing. The S2s aren't cheap. $300 for the rear and $150 for the front. Some friends of mine built speakers and were surprised at how cheap paper cones were. And how little more good cones cost. Anyway, Midiland has new 5.1 speakers out that have gotten good reviews for their $200 and $300 5.1 systems. Jason

THIS would be a really sweet idea. I haven't played with the tournament save, so I didn't know how the end game worked. If it is easy to do, I would like to see this feature as well. I'm not a GM in the CMMC, but I AM a player. Matt, why not post this on the mailing list and see what people think? Jason

Contortions??? It took me all of 30 seconds (if that) to unzip and install the patch. 1. Unzip file 2. Rename .exe (so I can still play 1.03 PBEM) 3. cut 'n' paste to CM folder Jason

OHHHHH, I get it. You two were trying to be funny. Only gay people masterbate... I see. And all gay people carry VD. Perhaps you two are projecting? Jason

I can't explain it. Why are motorized squads in English? Why are Sicherung squads given a parenthetical translation? Why not Fusilier squads? Dunno. Jason

Thanks. Yobobo was here many months ago talking about a tournament site. I suspect it will be much like the CC site - CM rankings based on the chess ranking system? Jason

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>The German light armor is for the most part *very* allergic to the US M2, which is mounted on everything, almost down to bicycles, in the allied armies.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Did I mention I have a gen-u-ine M1A1 Schwinn mounting dual .50cals. I can tell it is an A1 model 'cuz mine has cantilever brakes and the regular M1 model only had coaster brakes. I'm still looking for a basket to mount on the back (and make mine a M1A1E4 model) as that was used to hold an extra 2 ammo cans containing a total of 500 rounds of ammo. Jason Meeting engagements are gamey as they tend to start out with a rush to the middle.

MHofbauer, I was more referring to Japanese planes which had all of those English nicknames. I don't think I have EVER heard anyone refer to those planes by whatever name the Japanese called them. Is there a distinction between using a translated name (as in the Lynx/Luchs) and using a code name (as for Bettys and Oscars)? Jason

Hofbauer, If you insist on calling all German vehicles by their German names, do you also refer to all Japanese equipment by their Japanese names? Jason