SeaRich

Oh!..I just wanted to add that games like TacOps and Capt. Patrick Proctor's Brigade Combat Team and Armed Task Force seem to have a very narrow and specific purpose in their own settings. This is to say that they are training tools and not mere recreations and play as are Steel Beasts, M1A2, and the such like. In a way it is comforting to know that our American and Canadian soldiers are trained in the tactics of conservation of life and resources. I guess you are a CM player at heart, but imagine playing one of these games as though each tile and counter was a living, breathing individual with a wife, a young child and perhaps a cat. The game becomes more real then, doesn't it? It must be a terribly serious thing to command men on the field. I think (and my thoughts are faulty) that a master of these games has the potential of being a true hero of his countrymen. [This message has been edited by SeaRich (edited 11-02-2000).]

Don't forget M1A2 Tank Platoon II from Microprose. It has an interface that is much the same as CM (It is a 'twitch' game, though). In the above, you are able to command infantry, air support and artillery from the inside of a US command tank. Check it out! Rich

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by minmax: Any suggestions on setting up better armor ambushes using LAV's and Grunts. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Try laying smoke, brushing the armor back with FA and/or mortar. Then, depositing your LAV in a strategic position, charge with your Grunts, Eryx and 9.62mm MG crews. Your grunts are now covered by fire from the LAV and smoke adds to the enemy's confusion. This should cause OPFOR to expand (SOP says reverse 200m). If something goes wrong, pile back into the LAV and try again from another angle. I hope this is a good idea. I am not a soldier.

I have been using MSPaint to create .bmp files for use with the Type 2 map tool and it seems to be A-OK. I am able to create the full .dat file that is needed to create the new map. I wiould like to say, "Well done, Major H!"