David Aitken

Anyone who is really interested in Combat Mission doesn't give a damn about the graphics. They're great as they are. swamp is a troll. This is a pointless subject. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

Good work Hofbauer, that sounds about right. I personally have little respect for journalists (reading the paper I spend more time being annoyed than interested), and I especially don't trust them to get their little heads around military jargon. Of course, the article was written in anticipation of a TV programme, so the BBC is probably more to blame. To put things in perspective, though, the team who produce Scotland On Sunday also do The Scotsman on weekdays, the main broadsheet in Scotland and winner of international awards. In other words, if you want facts, read a book not a newspaper. I think this is a good example of how stories can be distorted and overblown. Personally it reminds me of the Bible, I say at risk of upsetting any Christians hanging around. Stories like Moses parting the Red Sea - you can just imagine how the truth about a drought spanning maybe several months or a couple of years, allowing Moses and company to get across the basin, eventually turned into a story about him walking up, waving his stick and parting the water as if by some miracle. Still, that's life. The majority of people reading the article won't even know what Panzer means. Again, if I feel inclined to watch the programme in question (in a week and a half), I'll pass on anything of interest. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

He's French, don't expect too much of him. =) ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

Searching is actually a subject which people should do a search on more often. Here's a friggin suggestion Merely my 2 Cents... David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach." [This message has been edited by David Aitken (edited 09-18-2000).]

LOL Paw... Depends what the fellow was expecting. For example, he might just have been counting the days until he was forced to surrender, so when this guy marched in so confidently, it would have fitted in with his anticipation of events. Of course, we've yet to confirm the accuracy of the story... =) David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

But that's what the Second World War was. The Fifth Division Martian Planetary Conquest Wing (Pfhar-nyak ni-kzing-kwaloik nyeep) executed a pre-emptive strike on Earth, capturing several million human subjects and implanting memories of someone called "Hitler" and his henchmen the "Nazis" in the remaining population to explain where they'd all gone. I thought everybody knew tha...ARRRRGGHHH!!! ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

From the second thread: NCrawler wrote: > I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to be the lucky bastard that gets to put mines under rocks... Zamo wrote: > Yeah that one sounded touchy to me as well. "Here Ed, Let me pry up this flagstone and you put that APERS mine under it...there ya go, now I'll just put this rock back like so and...***BOOM*** Seems like a good answer to me. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

I'll maybe catch the TV programme in question and see what it says. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

Mr Smith wrote: > even infantry are going to have a real problem spotting a decent sniper. There are no snipers in Combat Mission, only sharpshooters. They are not highly-trained in the art of stealth and camouflage, they just happen to be able to shoot well. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

If you've got one interest, that's okay, because you eventually get bored of it and you go and do something else. If you've got TWO interests, you're in trouble, because you keep rebounding between them. Had enough of CM for now? Check out the forums. Nothing happening on the forums? Have a game of CM. Heellllpppp!!! David P.S. Glad to hear it, Clark! It's from Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day. ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach." [This message has been edited by David Aitken (edited 09-17-2000).]

I thought her cellphone had been run over by a PzKpfw V last episode? Lucky she's buttoned, though, because that UFO has just zapped everything around the Sherman with a high-powered energy weapon which only armour plating can deflect. She'll be wondering about the scorched trees and smoking corpses with melted machineguns when she gets out... ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

Aha, but she doesn't know it's Göring! Never fear, they'll doubtlessly swap back just before he manages to bed her, or she'll suddenly realise why he's been swigging morphine and yelling "Heil Hitler" at everybody. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

They're actually controls for the integral personal stereo (PerzonallKopfenStereö modell zwei ausf. B, PzKfSt for short). The one on the left is an on/off switch, and right is a volume control. These were soon relocated when the British developed the tactic of sneaking up behind them and turning the volume up all the way, which would deafen the victim and stun them long enough to steal their Chocoladen rations and run away. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

Mr Clark wrote: > Where do you live that it effects the phone bill? For the priviledge of living on the historic island of Great Britain, we have to shell out ten times more for everything than the rest of the world. =) ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

That's not Mulder, he's swapped bodies with Herman Göring, and is just about to discover that Area 52 is actually the result of a Nazi conspiracy, but a platoon of over-zealous Poles has just called in an artillery strike on the evidence! ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach." [This message has been edited by David Aitken (edited 09-17-2000).]

virtualfreak wrote: > I think the next CM should cover the first world war. Might be a bit boring... "Command a division of conscripts as they walk en masse towards a line of enemy machineguns" or "Try and find somewhere to hide as enemy artillery blows the stuffing out of you for the ninth time today"... David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

I think M Hofbauer is the expert. =) ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

Colonel_Deadmarsh wrote: > I think though that the AI should do a common sense check. Unfortunately the AI does not possess the power of common sense. It would be nigh-on impossible to program the AI to work out what to do under volatile circumstances, especially when it doesn't know what you'd want it to do. On the whole, I think it does a good job - and when something bad happens that you have no control over, that (in general) is a good representation of reality. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach." [This message has been edited by David Aitken (edited 09-17-2000).]

Waxx_IK wrote: > I know that in the Battle of Midway, the Zeros were actually modified AT6-Texans It's much more difficult to modify aircraft than tanks, considering you actually need them to be aerodynamic... =) The Battle Of The Bulge was more like a James Bond film than a war film. At least these days, if they don't have a real vehicle, they can computer-generate it. Production values are much higher too. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

I've seen helmets with studs, but I wouldn't have called them horns. Were they not just to hold the liner in place? In the First World War they all had spikes on top of their helmets... David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

Pvt. Ryan wrote: > Wasn't that kind of gamey? LOL Pity there's no option in CM to try and convince your opponent he's outnumbered. "Excuse me Fritz, but if you don't pull out now, this place will be swarming with Comets within the hour!" "Aha Tommy, but ve haf two Battalions in reserve, all battle-hardened veterans! Just thank us ve haven't crushed you already!" David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

M Hofbauer wrote: > What PzDiv. would that have been? It doesn't say, but apparently a certain Major-General Eltow was in command, so maybe you can work it out. David P.S. According to my atlas, the Allier river is about 260km/175mi south of Paris, and runs north-south between Nevers and Vichy. ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach." [This message has been edited by David Aitken (edited 09-17-2000).]

BTS have explained that this would be very difficult to do. It is high on the list of priorities, though, so if there's any way to do it, there's a good chance it'll be done. Just don't hold your breath. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

The game has been modified so that if a tank is tracking a target which momentarily disappears from view, it will continue to cover that area instead of returning the turret forward. As yet there is no way to tell a crew to point the tank one way and the turret another, although this could be labelled as micromanagement, something which BTS strictly avoid. There has been a fair bit of discussion about how easy it is to identify a dead enemy tank, but the general consensus is that it wouldn't be too difficult. 'Playing dead' is not accounted for in the game. David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."

I've had the game for months and I've barely scratched the surface of the packaged scenarios - and there are scads more of them designed by the people here. The only reason you might not want to buy CM, is if you would prefer to have some semblance of a life. =) David ------------------ They lost all of their equipment and had to swim in under machine gun fire. As they struggled in the water, Gardner heard somebody say, "Perhaps we're intruding, this seems to be a private beach."