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Too bad, if PzIIIF is included, it makes good for The Desert Mod. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Whew! Fortunately, I don't sound like flaming! BTW, why do ppl spell my callsign as "Griffen"? It is "Griffin"! No offense. "Griffin" ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Hello, First, iirc, CMBO does not characterise "habbits" of different nationalities, only TO&E matters. From my little experiences with CAME-type games in 1.1, TacAI usually presses all its weights into one VL, and if it goes fubar, it moves all to another VL instead. Also, they never rush to VL. The TacAI tends to moves slowly concealed Since the terrian, heavy woods + hills, is quite slow to trepass, appearently, 30 turns is too short for the TacAI. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 02-06-2001).]

It seems that GI combat is badly damaged by a hoarde of CM Borgs invading their space If wrx cannot wait for CM, better NOT wait for GI combat either. Slapdragon, stop spending time over there and send me your losing game right now!!! Oh, "glad" to hear that CM is out of stock, the next installment must be 1.1 CD+Manual! Great! Heading to Order screen right now!!! Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 02-06-2001).]

Was 4 but after 1.1, now 3 for Allied can buy more armor and survives longer. Running now, including 2 prev posts: 3 2 27 12 10 ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Manx's www.combatmissions.co.uk ASL CM conversion site www.asl2cm.com Some exists in CMHQ Scenario depot. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Well that is why Italian M13/40 was referred as "iron coffin" by its crew. However, I saw a photo where a number of these captured M13/40 were used by Australians and pursiting the fleeing Italians in turn. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Hey BTW, did you use 3rd party mod in those shots? Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Or in short: As put in a Japanese novel "Legend of Galactic Heroes" or "Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel". Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

I wuold love to. Please send it. TIA. BTW, I sugest you should send it somewhere so you don't have to pay all the efforts in sending it to every one who request it. You may wish to contact the CM site owners like CMHQ, etc. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 02-02-2001).]

First off, this is another spin-off inherited from these very thoughtful threads: http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/015753.html http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/015818.html I suggest people read and think about it. First off, I am no tactical genius as every one who play PBEM with me knows very well. But from these thread mentioned a question which I think experience players can shed some lights on it. Are we playing our moves with victory locations (VL) as focual point? Please note that I am restricting our discussions based entirely on meeting-engagement-quick-battle (MEQB) type of games between two human opponents. We know that the TacAI always puts all its mass to one or at most two of the VLs at a time during attack. And you seldom see TacAI leaving a VL empty in defense. For me, in a MEQB, I always view the VL is a magnet to opfor where I plan the moves and ambushes aournd it. What would it be if I change the plan -- hunt down the main body of the opfor first and let the VLs automatically fall into my hand? This may sound a little simple to many of you but I am thinking staring a PBEM game to test some new ideas. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 02-02-2001).] [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 02-02-2001).]

The "Attrition" thread and its inheritence are very good read and stimuates a lot of thoughts. Side note Appearently, the software designers of the piece Wolfpack describes have not seen CMBO yet. BTW, it is on my thoughts right now about whether the VL plays determining role in CMBO, human-to-human MEQB type in particular. I am starting another thread on this. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Matt, Sorry to beat the dead horse again, I have the save file illustrate the "ammo counter" issue. Just call if needed. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

NP! Gotta wait a little longer. If you turn of the tress (Shift+T) it defintely look interesting! Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

First impressions: After playing 5 pbem games (homework) tonight using this mod, and yes the link is one of my homework. Sorry Mr. Adams, I am afraid I did not leak any of my own military intelligence here. I can say it is refereshing since it is undoubtlessly make the terrian very easy to decipher for me. The color is very sharp and "shiny". It makes you feel like your tanks and troops are dancing on a toilet tiles, espiecally when you turn off all the trees. Not negative comment here. Recommended if you want a "change". If somebody could make a matching "sky bitmap" it would be wonderful. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Ed, thanks for the link. For some unknown reasons, probably CMBO is partly to be blamed, I never get my hands on Steel Beasts and Panzer Elite, even though I enjoy M1TP2 very much. I am gonna take a look over there. And thanks for every of you. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

For anyone who wants to know what it looks like, here is one: Oh, please note that it is a "4" view in a foggy weather: http://home.netvigator.com/~griffinc/images/WarRoom.jpg ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 02-01-2001).]

B2T: this one may close things up: http://x55.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=501713475&CONTEXT=981014000.405798943&hitnum=1 Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

After a search in google.com, using "sherman firefly iic" gives, after a long list of Combat Missions sites, this even more confusing page: http://british-forces.com/fkac/vehicles/tanks/Firefly.html ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

It has been mentioned many times before. Try these but inconclusive: http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/009492.html or this: http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/014009.html In HPS book on military hardware, it mentions only 1 Sherman Firefly but never distinguish Firefly VC or IIC. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Thanks for all the replies so fast. I was asking about daily lives of tankers. When I play combat flight-sim, especailly the engaging Falcon 3 & 4, a daily "life" is : You station in a base. You get "called" for a mission, you are assigned, briefed, and climbed into the cockpit. Wait for your turn to take off, pay 30 minutes for boredom, 30 seconds of blood n' sweat, another 30 minutes of boredom back home. Wait for your turn to get landed, get debriefed. Heard one of your "virtual" buddy got blown from sky, or the war is fairing well for the good guys. Time to get some rest and food, and then get another assignment. Repeats on and on... until it is your turn to be listed on the MIA list or you get transferred. Well, being kicked back to Windows Desktop is not out of the question. But I don't think tanker lives a life like that. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 02-01-2001).]

According to IMDB: It got a pretty good rating. One of the reviewers (very young): ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

As a civilian who has never been in any kind of services,I always wonder why the life of a Tanker is, especially when it at war. Can anyone point a good source(s) on this one? WW2 experiences preferred. TIA Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Great post tom_w. Yep the Titanium PB is also announced in Hong Kong here and it looks, classy but reminds me of Fujisu Lifebook. What will be it "codename"? I figure out that my PB G3 is aka "Pismo" when I am figuring out how to install LinuxPPC 2K. Enough OT. Does MacOS use QuckDraw as its underlying UI graphics engine anymore? This is what I remmeber back in the days of Classic Mac. Charles could shed some lights on this one. But the baseline is, many hi-res mod cannot be displayed on 8MB VRAM. If anybody isn't noticing, we are converting this into a Mac thread from a GeForce thread. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

I am going to send ya a save file for this but I am afraid I have to go thru that scenario again (or any tank slug fest) for I have lost the save file. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"