von Lucke

same here

Still exists under v1.03, BTW.

Do up a QB, or use the Editor. Set for March or April 1941, Axis, German, Mechanized (only choice, actually), go to Support, and notice that the LMG34 and HMG34 are no longer available. Was this on purpose (weapons shortage first month in NA), or an accidental omission? EDIT: Hmmm, HMG34's seem to still be present in the Weapons Pltn for Battalion and Company level infantry purchases, so I'm going with the accidental omission theory. BFC, please fix or do sumfink! [ November 19, 2004, 06:22 PM: Message edited by: von Lucke ]

Q. What sound does a PzIIIF make when it runs over a camel? A. *hump*

I see this misconception stated fairly often around here. I believe numbers where posted back on the old CMBO forum years ago, that showed the number of Panthers deployed in Western Europe to be about even with the Pz MkIV. Granted, not a lot when compared to the number of Allied tanks deployed in the same area, but still more common than not. </font>

"Various small updates to Australian TO&E." Captured M13/40's and M11/39's sporting 'roos are finally seen in NA.

I see this misconception stated fairly often around here. I believe numbers where posted back on the old CMBO forum years ago, that showed the number of Panthers deployed in Western Europe to be about even with the Pz MkIV. Granted, not a lot when compared to the number of Allied tanks deployed in the same area, but still more common than not.

I should think a backhoe would be quicker.

Congrats to the winners, and a Well Done to everyone involved!

What year(s) does the last table reference? If early enough, perhaps the discrepancy comes from ATG's being smaller caliber (37mm / 50mm) than tank guns (75mm)?

Hmmm, that type 97 has some surprisingly advanced looking running-gear (if you discount the barbed-wire wrapped around the drive sprocket). But what's with the toilet seat commander's hatch?

Oooh, look! Another "what if the Germans had XXXX, could they have whipped the Russkis" thread! Points to ponder: In 1941 the Wehrmacht was at it's operational peak: Full of veterans from Poland, France, and the Balkans Campaigns. They'd just overrun most of Europe in a year, and morale was high. The Sovs, on the other hand, had just begun the long road to recovery after 5 years of purges. It had only recently opened back up the officer service schools, and the very first class would make it to the front lines just in time to be decimated by Barbarossa. So too with it's industrial weight: The Red Army had only that year begun to completely renovate it's artillery and armor branchs, attempting to swap out WW1 era equipment for the new stuff just rolling off the production lines. In short, the Germans hit the Sovs at probably the best, most oportune moment they would ever have: Not only did the Sovs have their pants down around their ankles, but they had their backs turned, and a big "kick me commrade!" sign on it. Much is made of the T34 / Panzer Mk III gap. Until you consider that the Red Army didn't have that many in operational condition in June '41. Only about a divisions worth, IIRC, and they were split up into support brigades, mostly in the North. Even less KV's. The Germans didn't have to fight 1:1 --- they were the combined-arms masters, remember? Call in the Luftwaffe, and go around. As for the Sov infantry squad having an edge in automatic weapons, errr, huh? Not early war, they didn't. Most Sov infantry still toted the venerable Moisin-Nagant bolt-action their daddies used in the Great War. There was actually a shortage of squad-level LMG's, resulting in only the Company HQ being assigned one --- if that. OTOH, the German squad was built around the MG34. (If yr thinking of the insufferable numbers of SMG's the Russkis fielded, that wouldn't be for another couple of years). And finally, the weather issue: The Germans getting a late start actually worked to their benefit. The spring thaw and fall rains (rasputitsa) in Russia render the roads impassable --- you've all seen the pictures. And it had been a very wet spring. A boggskrieg wasn't in the OKW's plans. Sooooo, to sum up: If the Germans were going to jump, Summer 1941 --- through lucky circumstance, if nothing else --- was the perfect time to step off that cliff. As to whether they ever had a hope in hell of winning, that's a different somovar full of borscht --- or sumfink.

Thanks David, but im aware of that site and i kinda knew it was that 9194.bmp, but i wasn't quite sure. Thanks for verifying that. But the problem is, no matter how many times i add that bmp from his mod to my bmp folder the arm bmp is still messed up. Even though it looks perfectly fine like all the uniform bmps when you view it outside of the game. Strange! :confused: </font>

LOL! Dude --- warn me before posting stuff like that, OK? I almost blew soda all over the screen! "...lacks the balance of Starcraft." HAHAHAHAHA!

The Armored Troops School; I think it was in Caserta --- just NE of Naples.

Is it just me, or does the crew in the photo titled "An M3 in Tunisia in 1943" look like they're on the job nekkid?

It was SOP for German artillery gunners to have a light MG (MG34 or MG42) as part of their TOE for close defense --- not to mention their rifles, SMG's, etc. Light mortar(60mm and under) crews --- just like HMG crews --- were infantrymen, complete with rifles, etc. BFC's decision to tone down Crews was purely a game-play issue. WYMMV, I find it an acceptable compromise. Perhaps it will be addressed in CMx2 (that, and the re-manning equipment issue).

So, that would be a yes, then?

Seems rather wise to me. After all, I'd think that Gerry would aim for the long-barreled Shermans first.

...unless you use the 105mm FO's to lay down smoke.

P4 2.4C (Northwood), L2 cache 512 512 PC2700 RAM Win98 SE 5 runs averaged out at exactly 60 seconds.

You've heard of the German "Stomach Battalions"? Late in the war, the Brits began to field "Alzheimer's Troops" in their armored brigades. Made up of WW1 vets, they often launched into long-winded and tiresome stories of their exploits in the "Great War" at the most inconvenient moments...

#1: Adolf's Friends DO Play With Matches. #2: Are you SURE he said turn left at the blown-up T34; or was it right? That brothel has to be around here someplace, jah? #3: The Wehrmacht nosenpiken close order drill team is put through it's paces, as the Kriegsmarine squad anxiously awaits their turn.

"OK, OK --- so now that we've got this camou helmet cover over the muzzle, we stick a few branches in it, and voilà; the jabos will never spot us!"

Now I'm really confused. Wicky's pic does look familiar. But what's that on the left: Look's like two plates from a side skirt?