Andreas

G4/400 AGP, stock 16MB ATI Rage 128, 384MB. Runs CM just fine. What's that fog issue? The ATI Rage on the Mac does fog just fine, unless I am suffering from too little drugs.

D-Day: Wednesday H-hour: 1830hrs Target: The George Public House (Location) All invited. No questions on CMBB will be answered.

I am a Mac user (G4/400), and I have OS X lying around, but have not bothered to install it. Since I use the Mac at home, and not for anything major (just typing, internet, and email), and would not buy OS X native applications anyway, since it would be a waste of money for me, I really don't care whether CMBB is made OS X native. I'd rather see Charles see spend his time on (insert gameplay related item here).

Jary, in '18 Platoon' recounts how a few hidden MGs held up a battalion advance during the attack on Mont Pincon. He also discusses the advantages and use of the MG42 at length. Makes interesting reading. The account of the attack on Bure by A Coy 13th Parachute BN, 6th Airborne on 29th Dec. 1944 got stuck when a few MGs opened up, causing the majority of casualties during the following five day fight for Bure (30+ out of ~60 IIRC). Bidermann, in 'In deadly combat' recounts an attack on his company position in the Wolchow area which came perilously close to overrunning his position, but failed mainly because of the two HMGs. The German HMG was a weapon to be feared, if handled correctly. At the tactical level it posed a serious obstacle to the progress of an attack, and had enormous suppressive and killing powers. You needed fairly sophisticated tactics and the odd bit of heroism to overcome that. At the operational level, it may have created problems for the Germans due to the heavy reliance on the squad MG in squad tactics (Jary describes the German riflemen as little more than ammo carriers for the HMG), and the profligious use of ammo by these weapons - interestingly, the post-war version of the MG42, the Bundeswehr MG3 has a ROF of 'only' 800rds/min, IIRC.

[cue=Homer voice]Ah imitation, most sincere form of flattery.[/cue]

Err, apart from you, I have not had anz complaints. Can you email me?

Do you ever check your email, oh Middle Englander?

same for the Mac please!

Yep, that was Murray Walker on the Sherman.

Also known as 'Crappy clown-tanks of death'. They are my favourites, I wish they could stay this way.

Combat Mission is the name of the series, and Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord is the first game. The second CM: Beyond Barbarossa has yet to be published. You can only get the extra CD if you buy it in the UK, e.g. from Amazon, or through a retail store. If you order from this website, you won't get the extra CD. The extra CD supplies you with graphics mods, and additional scenarios. Most of these you would have no trouble getting from the net, but it is much easier to have them on the CD. Hope that helps.

John, I know they are a bit of a killer, even on my ADSL connection. This is just a quick whack to get them on while they are still hot. When I get Justin's, and maybe Mattias' pictures, I will take some time to make it more friendly to those with slow connections.

Well said Rune, and Seanachai. You obviously can't make it right for some people, no matter what you do.

The realism problem is hit probability. Low muzzle-velocity howitzers are just not any good at delivering precision ammunition over any sort of distance in DF mode. HE is not such a problem, because even a near miss can still cause damage, and smoke is almost irrelevant.

Yeah, but I was tired at work, so the English crept in. Sonnenwende was the counter-attack at Stargard, IIRC. 'Polkovodets Rumyantsev' (General Rumyantsev) was what I was looking for, following Zitadelle. 'Star' was the abortive attempt by 3rd Tank Army to reach the Dnjepr in Feb/March 43. 'Vistula-Oder' and 'Lvov-Sandomierz' were the operations following 'Bagration'. Do I just not know these names, or did the Soviets no longer bother with code names following 'Bagration'?

'The Berlin Operation'

Jack, the best source of info is probably the Tankmuseum at Bovington, and its librarian David Fletcher, who wrote 'Mr. Churchill's Tank'. The howitzer is an infantry support weapon. Two to a squadron of 19 Churchills or Cromwells (including the ARV). It was intended to be used primarily with smoke, and then HE, to enable the PBI to get to their objective. It sits in the tradition of the 3" howitzer in earlier infantry support tanks, e.g. the first versions of the Churchill. The US equivalent would be the 105mm armed Sherman, and an early war German version is the 75L24 armed Panzer IV, a mid-war version being the 75L24 armed Panzer IIIN, and the StuH42 with a 10,5cm howitzer.

No. I suggest doing a search, this topic has been discussed at length, and ISTR that Jeff Heidmann dug some stuff out on it. Try my member number, I think I butted in as well. You may have to go to the archives.

Well, it actually is not. It is a 76mm Sherman, and I am a dolt, as Simon rightly pointed out. My excuse is that I did the caption under the influence of alcohol. mmmmmmm, alcohol... It is a Canon S40, 4 megapixel camera. Very nice.

A lot of casualties are caused by mortars in CMBO. So what exactly needs upgrading?

Doug, I think that is what he means. Which begs the question - how are you going to fire with a DF weapon on something the operator of that weapon can not see? Why is the game 'broken' if it does not allow you to shoot at something you don't see with a DF weapon? Answers on a postcard.

Have not actually thought about that. Probably not though.

With no claims for inclusiveness, working from memory. German: Barbarossa - Initial attack Beowulf II - seizure of Baltic islands (Dagoe, Moon, Oesel) off Estonia 1941 Taifun - attack on Moscow Fall Blau - summer 1942 offensive in AG South Zitadelle - Kursk Sonnenwende - smallish counter-attack on the Oder 1945 Spring Awakening - counter-attack to free Budapest from encirclement Soviet Mars - abortive attack on Rhzev salient 11-12/1942 Uranus - encirclement of Stalingrad Saturn - planned sweep following Uranus to cut off Army Group A, but replaced by: Little Saturn - less ambitious scheme in spring 1943 Gallop - attack to reach the Dnjepr, spring 1943 Something something Rumyantsev - attack following Kursk, finally liberating Kharkov Bagration - Operation to destroy AG Centre summer 1944 I see if I can dig out some more tonight.

Or you could just come along to The George one day.

Was there not a connection to naval camo schemes? Alternatively, it is not hard to imagine the guys painting it on being pissed as Newts when they came up with it. Holien - Bishop's Finger, Nun's Delight. As they say in Kent. Or somefink. I will put up the pictures by Justin and Mattias if they want me to, whenever I get them.