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Just to let you know your AAR is always a great read. BTW, I love verteran Stormtrupens more, best for all jobs. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Thanks!!! I think I manage to post the first msgs! Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Okay, I am not a pro but let me try: 1. As mentioned by others, scounting planes and radars can detect the incoming shells and rockets in flight. Based on their flight path, the launching source cand determined. 2. To inspect the imapct crater and one knows the angle of impact and thus the distance of the shell travelled. With the direction, one can pinpoint the location of the batteries. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Actually, iirc, originally, Atomic was contacted by AH to produce "Beyond Squad Leader" but the project was scrapped. The product develops further into CC. Later, not immediate, BTS was contacted by AH and you all know the rest of the story. Both initally intended to reproduce SL on PC and the scale was similar but the final products are quite different. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Oops! I am still single but CDID is not! Hey bout u, 420? JD, where are you born? I wonder if we have any ppl from Taiwan or Mainland China. CDIC and 420, I think anytime after HKT 1200 (GMT+8) and hereafter would be fine. Let's see who get first. Meet at CMHQ Chat Room okay? 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 01-22-2001).]

Same to everyone! Lai See Dou Lau! or "Gimme the Red Packet (Lai See)!" This is what we single or kids ask the married people. Digital Cash is accepted here. BTW, CDIC, wanna a game? And 420/Hal9000, a TCP game on the First Day of the Year? Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Thx! ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Search in the title "Tanks in the Street" and the current version is 1.1 The author is David Stone. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

If you can't find it, I can email to you. You can find it in CMHQ Depot. If not, I am sending one to you. No spoilers but I have played as German against Allied AI, May be I got lucky I have a Major Victory at the first try. My comment would be : it is a good scenario to practise of using tanks in streets. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Add a gain of salt. Artillery pieces used in WW2 had wheels but they did not have engines to move around by themselves. They need to be towed by horses, trucks, heavy movers, or half-tracks. The same happened to PaK (or AT guns). First they were towed, then we have Tank Destroyers. To improve the mobility of the artillery, the gun piece was mounted on trucks or even tracked vechicles. This is done so for various reasons, I can think of 2: 1. Artillery is needed to keep up the advncements of the troops as they move "faster" than before. 2. Counter-battery-battery (CBB), this is not modelled in CMBO but in other titles like World at War and Tiger on the Prowl/Panther in the Shadow. Once the shells are fired, it is necessary to relocate your artillery to avoid CBB. Ask the Iraqi how damaging CBB are as they lack SPA during the Gulf War. Nazi German were one of the first to place SPA into actual combat use. 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 01-19-2001).]

The great things about the first 20 minutes of SPR is the realism and the graphics of war dispel the glorifications of war protaited by many old Hollywood WW2 movies. War is senseless, cruel and bloody waste of life. This made many people questioned their wargamming hobby initally back at the Wargamming newsgroup! Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

What you have witness may well be bots! They do that all the time. Griffin. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PzKpfw 1: Are you kidding look at CS ppl rush to their deaths all the time . Well I guess i'll have to try & check this mod out, problem is 1 whole area of my HD is kaput, till can get new HD I dont even dare install CM . Regards, John Waters <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

The site was clean and consise. Thanks for all the efforts. May I have a suggestion? I would like to see a printable version. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Goofy, I figure out that if you go to Hannants site and search for "tiger" in the keyword and the manufacturer is "tamiya", you will get there. Griffin. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Goofy: I don't seem to be able to find it in their catalog, who is the manafacturer (of the CD ROM, not the tank) or do you have a part #? Thanks. Goofy <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

OT about earthquake. I live in a piece of land where no major earthquake. But when I went to LA in 1995 to visit my younger sister there. I had the chance to experience a 4.1 scale earthquake and iirc, it was almost 2300. It was so minor or brief I didn't even know what happened at the time but her housemates, who experienced the great earthquake in 1991, were shocked. This experience still lives within my memory. IIRC, V1 and V2 rockets are so devesgating not because of their explosives, but their high speed, tanslated to great momentum, teared down building with sheer force. [scarism mode="on"/]I would suggest one reads the paper how a falling stone kills in construction accidents! Collasping buiding is kinda "DIY tomb"[scarism mode="off"/] Griffin. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Warmaker: I live in California with the few quakes here. Yes, you are definitely scared of your home/building collapsing on you. Especially if you have a multistory home. As far as combat, I'd be surprised if anyone came out in combat-worthy condition from a collapsed building. Not necessarily dead, but injured/ko'd/shocked. How do you expect anyone to survive a building being shelled by 5 tanks and artillery? Take care of your troops and pull them back from a certain grave when the time calls for it! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Nabla, [serious mode="ON"/] Good post. I think Steve and Charles mention in various media and also here that they are still hearing, reading and locking out our posts. I am pretty sure they are still the minority of this industry who don't rush software out driven by some stupid marketing people and listen to constructive advises. They actions have proved themselves so far -- that's why we have 1.0 without TCP and now 1.1 with TCP included. There are already a large number of discussions about CM2 or even CM3 back in he beta demo days. I am sure they are on their drawing board right now working on various thing we suggested or even we left off. Since all we know that CM2 covers the whole Eastern Front battles dated from June 1941 to May 1945. It will be bigger and badder than we have in CMBO right now. Charles, KD, Madmatt and others have mentioned form time-to-time, here-and-there, there will be a number of possible fundamental changes in game mechanisms like "rat warfare" in Stalingard and really long range tank battles. I agreed with Elvis and I would add if we keep the constructive and mature discussions going here, we are helping to fuel and construct a better CM2 over the already great CMBO. [serious mode="OFF"/] Had enough kinda words, eh? Okay, let's everybody on this board bring out their plastics and buy their 2nd/3rd/4th/etc copy of CMBO!!! Let's do it! 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 01-18-2001).]

If I can pick troops in QB, I always pick at least 1 Sdkz-251/9. A descent 75mm gun with a good load of hollow charge (HEAT) for AT purpose. I usually use them as infantry support AFV and travel just behind my fornt line men. Or as rear-guard to counter nasty "Armor-car at the back door" tactics. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Fox, you make me remind the catascopic event just happened in Central America! Griffin. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Simon Fox: That's right after all no one get's killed in an earthquake do they. They just crawl out unscathed. Sheesh! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Just checked, it is okay from here. New scenarioes posted too! Enjoy! Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

I just finished a pbem with Scott Orr with "Prelude to Breakthrough". No spoilers but Scott has some comments on this one. May be we shall start a new thread on this one. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Great! When I read about your plan on this one, I am excited. Please let us all know when it is ready! Griffin. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Franko: "We Fight and Die Here" is being beta-tested and will be released in a week. Frank<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Okay, let me try: 1. T&L means "Transformation and Lighting". It accelerates these operations but iirc, Geforece only supports 1 light source. For detail treatment, check out Tom's hardware site or Sharky Extreme. (Okay, I admit that I have not checked these sites first) 2. No, CMBO does not use T&L afaik, you may wish to try Quake3 to see how it ranks. 3. Higher FSAA setting in Geforce do use up system resources but I don't think it is cpu-related. It slows things down but it is arguable that it is not in par with Voodoo. 4. Nope, CMBO uses 16-bit color. Hope it helps. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Yep, got your msg and send ya a reply. Good luck and hope your game comes at your door right now. Griffin ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?"

Oops! Don't read the fine print...sorry, gonna order it 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 01-18-2001).]