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Which is exactly what the Italian L3/33AA is apex

CAS is spectacular when they hit you, but you rarely notice what it does for you - sometimes you see a tank gone, but in many cases you just wonder "why'd he drop his bombs there" and on the AAR screen see the two AT guns that never bothered you in the game for some reason apex

I don't know what you're getting wound up over. I payed 34 Euros for the version ordered online from Battlefront, including shipping - amazon.de had it listed at 35, shipping on Dec. 31st. Guess what I ordered. Oh, and if you already ordered two weeks ago, you should have the game right now ... apex

His page still is at http://mapage.cybercable.fr/deanco/, should be a mail link on it. apex

Moon is basically correct, with one exception: Don't try this at night. apex

Trommelfeuer, post it in german Sadly my grandfather passed away before I got into wargames apex

Trommelfeuer, you are under a misconception. When you quote "They were used in support of the infantry" that in no way implies indirect fire. The Sturmgeschütz was the successor to the light artillery in WW1, which employed infantry guns in a direct fire role. Obviously, that approach had shortcomings, and putting said IG on a chassis solved those problems. Principally, StuGs were able of indirect fire, but rarely used in that role. I recall one mention somewhere where Panzer IV (short) were used in an artillery role (they also had special equipment for that), too, but it was uncommon to say the least. The traditional role of the StuG was infantry support, hang back while the infantry attacks, and when they run into a MG nest or bunker or something else that gives them trouble, bring forward the StuG and get it over with Also, yes, StuG crews were artillerymen, not just early in the war, but there's no rule that artillerymen may not fire on a target they can see apex

Very nice indeed. But check your source, I cannot believe you have to keep 50 meters clear behind it (Abstand 50 m), could it be it says "5,0m" there? Oooh, and I only just now noted the gray artillery uniform apex

One thing you also have to consider is the refining process, which creates from crude oil a rather fixed ratio of gas to diesel. IIRC for the US army, gas was used because the Navy used most of the Diesel fuel. That today is less of an issue, most tanks these days can burn both fuels and jet fuel on top of that. apex

This is not a bug, it's a good position. Tank guns have rather flat trajectories, so they are rather unsuited to hitting a target behind a slight rise, as there is a dead zone behind the crest, and it is the larger, the higher the MV of the gun. a short support gun is better against positions like that than a fast at gun. From Panzer Leader, describing the action of one Obergefreiter Maurer: "In looking for a suitable spot Maurer had strayed too far to the left and virtually lost touch with his company. But he had found an ideal position on a commanding hill and knew what he had to do. Suddenly he saw in the valley below him an enemy columnmarching south. [...] When the enemy had come close enough, Maurer opened fire on the column, which at once stopped. The men jumped out of their vehicles and took cover. Maurer saw the wounded collapse. With the help of his ammunition bearer he fired one belt after the other from his MG. The first truck caught fire, the confusion was complete. Then came the first reaction: anti-tank guns and light artillery were brought into position and opened fire. Maurer laughed. 'There's no way they can hit us from that angle, come on, let's have another belt.' The shots did indeed whistle over his head." Maurer got the Knights Cross for that action, much to his surprise. apex

A very nasty way of using them is by deploying your first line on the edge of a wood with fallbacks behind (out of sight from everywhere except inside the wood). First you make the enemy approach that first line, which usually costs him some. Then you withdraw deeper into the wood and have a prepared position in there as well. Works especially well with infantry with lots of close-quarter firepower. apex

what exactly was the laser tower? find the missing piece, if it's a condensator or some simple thing, you can most likely fix up your drive with a soldering iron and a part worth a couple of cents or whatever you call that in Sweden. apex

But usually that happens when I run out of ammo ... apex

Well, I don't think the Tiger and Panther families braked, but rather one thread went forward, the other backwards. That brake thingy worked for most AFVs, but at the risk of damaging or throwing the track. apex

By the way, didn't the Panther and Tiger series tanks have a transmission designed to turn in place? apex