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i was luck to get a copy of panzer elite in australia as it realy ran off the shelfs due to a exellent write up it got in a australian games mag.i was told most shops wanted more copys and could nt get them .i must say ive skipped a heart beat playing panzer elite its that good .totaly diffrent beast to CM thats also just as amazing. ive ordered combat mission {THE MONEY ORDER IS ON THE WAY) : ).but imagine looking out from the hatch of your panther as it moves across normandy or looking through the main gun optics and picking targets off .all in real time .amazeing stuff.its easy the best tank sim ever made .anyone into cm should realy get panzer elite.and anyone into panzer elite should get combat mission.these are the best two war games ever made in my veiw

just thought it would be good if we could see a walk through on the basics of the editor.im prob jumping the gun as im sure the paper work with the full game will do this .but thought i would ask as ive seen some people are already ahead of most they have been makeing exellent looking maps and may have some good ideas to pass on too everyone

Can we leave bits in that we are happy with like the grass .but add in say just a tank texture .this will help people that have lower end machines thanx fellows it looks great

hi to all, thought this would be of interest to this threed hope you enjoy THE TRUTH BEHIND SAVEING PVT RYAN .In late July 1998 the film 'Saving Private Ryan' will open in theaters in the USA. This is Steven Speilberg's grand attempt at a WW2 film. In most editions of the script, the film opens with the title "Based on a true story." We do not know if this will be in the final cut. (Note: at some point shortly before the film opened, they dropped this. Why? no one is saying, but the rumors are that either they realized it was so far from reality they could not get away with it, or else that it opened them to a lawsuit from some families. We've got the script here to prove they were going to though...) Is it? Is it really? The story revolves around the Normandy invasion in WW2. So far, both the invasion and the war actually happened. It seems that Private Ryan, a paratrooper, has been dropped behind German lines (by accident). Sadly, he has had three brothers killed: one on Omaha, one on Utah, and a third in the Pacific. In order that Ryan's mother be spared getting news that all four sons were killed, he is ordered from combat. Nice try, but he's behind German lines. How to get him out? The truth- Ryan is based on a 506th P.I.R. trooper who did have one brother killed at both Omaha and Utah beach. His 4th brother was missing in the Pacific, but later located and survived the war. The military ruling about sole surviving son being allowed out of combat is real. The soldier in question was dropped behind German lines. Many paratroopers were mis-dropped all over Normandy- he was one of many in this situation. In the film an understrength squad of Rangers, led by a Ranger Captain (Tom Hanks) is sent behind German lines to find Ryan and bring him out. They travel through German held terrain, risking life and limb, then find Ryan and a small group of Para's trying to hold onto a key bridge. But wait- there's more! The bridge is about to be attacked by German Tiger tanks. Will they save the bridge, and the invasion, and make a ton of money for Dreamworks? Go see the film. In reality, the missing trooper spent about 18 days behind German lines evading patrols with the help of local French civilians. He finally walked into US territory on his own. When he reported in he was told, "oh, we've been looking for you." and a Chaplain drove him down to the beach in a jeep. No rescue, no risking a group of men to save one, no bridge, and no bloody TIGER tanks either! (The Tigers were further west in the British sector). But... the main part of the story is the rescue attempt by Tom Hanks and Co. Hanks is the star of the film, and thus this action IS the main part of the film. As there was no rescue attempt (they had no way of knowing where to look in any case) the basis for the MAIN part of the film is not true. Neither is the bridge defense against Tiger tanks (guess what? they were lots of other German tanks in the war besides Tigers. Also guns other than 88's. Hollywood has yet to figure this out.) Of course, legally, the film is based upon the missing 506th paratrooper, and the fact that the Americans did invade Normandy in WW2. (Curiously, quite recently the production company has been distancing themselves from the 506th story, and making claims of a 'fictional story loosely based on the 5 Sullivan Brothers.' Very curious. Might it be that after spending a ton of money of the film they discovered that no one had gotten permission from the family? Or could they have decided they went too far from reality and could no longer claim it to be true? Only Dreamworks and Co. know for sure) Why is this film dangerous? Because after making films such as Schindler's List and Amistad, which were touted for being "real history", this film is not. It is a fictional story placed in what seems like "real history." Mark my words- in 2 years this film will be used in schools to 'teach' WW2. Many people will think that the entire story is true. For the vast majority of the population this film will BE the invasion of Normandy. Does it matter? Yes it darn well does! Anyone that has spent any time at all interviewing veterans can come up with a bunch of real stories that rival this one. By making up the story, they cheapen what the vets really did. They ignore the real sacrifices. And isn't it so nice that the Army thinks so much of our sons that they will risk a handful of men to save one. Go see the film. Enjoy it. I am sure it is well made and great fun. Nit pick on the historical details (there's some very good stuff in it, also some botched things: you spot the difference!), But know that it is not reality. Reality was just as, if not more, thrilling and exciting (but more bloody, if that is possible). The catchphrase on the set was "We're making a movie, not a documentary." Just keep that in mind.

They fought like lions on both sides so that the dead lay corpse by corpse. We searched every house, every courtyard to avoid ambush. And here is the confirmation of how ferocious last night's battle must have been. The Commandos lie dead in rows beside the dead SS. Grenades are scattered all over the roads and on the porches of houses. Here we see a commando and an SS man, dead in each other's arms, having slaughtered each other. There, a German and a Canadian tank have engaged each other to destruction, and are still smouldering, and from each blackened turret hangs the charred corpse of a machine gunner. Over here are a group who ran towards the wall for shelter and were shot down before they got there. And there, by the church, as the advance guard of C Company and the carriers turn the corner, there are three Germans. Only three. But one of them instantly draws his pistol and hits one of our men. A Bren gunner kills two of the three SS men, but the survivor still does not surrender; he dodges us and gets away. Now, we understand with what kind of fanatic we have to deal."

yes a good idea , i would also like to use camo ( nets ,bushs etc) to hide units i think all the little bits like your idea add weight to a already great gameing system.i would think a sandbaged position could take a few extra hits and a camo position could let you get a few extra shots off before your seen. cheers to all

Hi There i was watching a video with german tank vets and they said .a single plane had very little chance of hitting a moveing tank that had troops as lookout on it.(with all the allied air power thats why we see many pictures after D day of german tanks with troops on tanks as lookouts and a free ride too )will tanks with troopers that are under threat from air attack help the tank from getting hit .anyone have any thoughts on this subject cheers

.i find it very refreshing that they have had the balls to hold the game back until they knew all bugs where killed .most others makeing games due to release dates and presure from fans release games fully knowing there game is full of bugs.it goes like this game mentioned fans are interested .release date set .game is in the works .bugs found release date approching .fans waiting the release .bugs listed in order of bad to very bad .work on bugs .release day arrives games is sent out with many knowen bugs .fans are happy they have the game . then scream bugs bugs bugs.this type of thing is a common practice in the games industry and i find it very refreshing that all involved have even held the game back for printing details that im guessing may have not been up to scratch.well done to all involved hats off to you