Fernando

If it snows lightly, then the temperature rises enought for the snow to melt, then the cicle repeats again and again and again, you get a nice and looooooong Rasputitsa.
I remember a pal asked me in mid february if I thought the Russians wpuld invade (he likes havingsome small stock exchange inversions) . I repplied that they wouldn't because the best time had been january/early february, so Russian would have to wait until may/june. The reason was Rasputitsa. I never thought the Russians would be dumb enough to invade during Rasputitsa season.

This has always been the Russian way of waging war. Blundering their way through with masses of troops and material. But they usually achieve their goals. And they will learn from this. WW2 began for  them with Suomussalmi, but ended in Berlin. Personally I don't underestimate the stamina and strength of  the Russian army. That sort of wishful thinking brought us here. One look at the map shows that there's little to be optimistic about. The Russian home front isn't nearly as divided as we hope either.
Apart from that they can station Putins mother and her dog on the border with NATO and send the entire army to Ukraine, since they know that we won't dare to make one step forward.

@kraze, here is example of the FACT that Russian people are human just like every other human. This man gave statement from heart (after few minutes of skittishness), or he is perhaps the best undiscovered actor in the universe.

POW´s from Russian paramilitary Police Elite Unit SOBR, of the OMON on TV. Among them a SOBR Lieutenant Colonel!
High skilled unit, Spetznas style. But detained now 😄 
 

Defence of Ukraine@DefenceUThe enemy does not go unpunished. Allied artillerymen inflict heavy fire damage, destroying columns and clusters of Russian occupying forces 🔥
. Ukrainian artillery works as always clearly, accurately and as efficiently as possible.0:0365K views5:18 AM · Mar 3, 2022 ·Twitter for iPhone599 Retweets49 Quote Tweets3,258 Likes
 

The poem is from Ramón de Campoamor. It has become a saying in Spanish "En este mundo traidor, nada es verdad, ni es mentira. Todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira" (In this treacherous world, nothing is true, nor is it a lie. Everything is according to the color of the glass with which you look through)

The poem is from Ramón de Campoamor. It has become a saying in Spanish "En este mundo traidor, nada es verdad, ni es mentira. Todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira" (In this treacherous world, nothing is true, nor is it a lie. Everything is according to the color of the glass with which you look through)

As loudspeakers broadcast: “"Citizens, stay calm, everything is under control", a BMP-2 in occupied Bucha gets wolverined:
 

And now to something to get a smile on your face:
 
 

In solidarity,
My CM inspired Ukrainian flag.

An interesting thread about Russian poor performace and the reasons behind it:

I am ashamed of the actions of my government, I hoped to the last that there would be no war and this is just a bluff. Now anti-war rallies are taking place all over Russia, no one supports this war, there are a bunch of idiots who support it, but I assure you that the majority of the population is AGAINST THIS WAR. 
I honestly empathize with Ukrainians, but in no case will I rejoice at the death of our Russian soldiers! Young guys who could live a long life and do so much good in life, and not die for the sake of crazy ideas. 
 


 

 

 


 

Much better 👍

Much better 👍

Why is CM great?  Good question to be honest.  But maybe the question should be "why is CM great, for me?"  Clearly there is a gaming population out there that love the franchise or it would have gone out of business years ago.
CM has its quirks and every game is an abstraction so I guess it all comes down to what gaming experience the player is looking for, and enjoys.  Lotta wargames out there that span the old school hex based, turn based "chess with guns", to the RTS click-heavy affairs.  CM, and a few other titles, kind fall right in the middle of the spectrum [aside: been seeing comments on micro-management in CM, yeesh try playing Steel Divisions 2].  It has a mid-level pace (WEGO slowest, RT quickest), low-tactical level scale (Bn and below for the most part). 
The issues that get raised in CM, spotting and unit behaviour tend to get the most ink, when these come up the first question we ask ourselves in the back "is this a feature or a bug".   First off, players need to re-visit "what they think should happen".  Pre-conceived notions drive a lot of the negative feedback which is to be expected and frankly if a player really does not like enough of them then one has to ask if "CM is for you?"  That said, we have a lot of veterans in the back room -the last 20 years has provided plenty of them- so when we analyze combat behaviour we do have people who can carry it over to RL.  So when a player asks:
I get the question but I can also tell that this person has never actually had effective fire pointed at them.  Green inexperienced troops may believe this and they do not live long enough to become "battle hardened".   An MG in a turret is an exposed position and once you start taking fire from multiple directions and incoming is bouncing off around you, battle hardened troops duck...fast.  Why?  Because at this point someone else's fire is all that will save you; veterans are veterans because they know when they are suppressed and know what to do.  There are times when you get off the X and shoot your way out and then there are times to get your head down and call for support, try very hard to avoid situations that lead to that first one.
CM has a lot of what I call "chaos features", at a micro level individual behaviour follows a set of standard rules but embedded in that is a level of chaos.  Units will cower at odd times, miss something right in front of them (trust me this happens in RL all the time) run away or not run away.  This chaos is the essence of tactical warfare. Atypical behaviour is the norm as combat is an atypical environment.  People crack, shock and fear have really strange effects.  It is that chaos that makes the game realistic.  I often say that many players do not want full "realism" because if they find the game frustrating at times now...
Why is CM great for me?  Well, I do enjoy the realistic tactical level but what always hooks me are the micro-dramas that pull one in.  That last Dragon missile, holding off that last T64, a crew, down to pistols, that hold out for just one more minute and that stupid APC that zigged when I told it to zag.  But every devotee to the brand probably has their own reason and hopefully the OP can find his/her own, if not, well then keep wargaming at least and thanks for trying.   

Another playthrough of a @George MC scenario...
... twas a lot of fun.