I first heard about CMBO in an article in Computer Gaming World magazine. I found the demo and have been playing CM ever since. Thank you for making the best games ever IMHO!
Totally agree about mortar crews. They ARE infantry, albeit with additional skills. Same with Bradley crews, guess how much infantry training they get? Exactly as much as the grunts who ride around in the back. They both share the same Military Occupational Specialty. That Sergeant who's in charge of the grunts next promotion will make him a Bradley commander.
Take your time. I have your DPM installed right now and it looks great. I just loved the way the MTP camo looked in your screenies and my greedy self wants more. lol
My FOB was never hit by artillery. I did take artillery fire during Desert Storm, but there was so much noise from tanks firing and small arms that I don't recall any sound other than the impacts, which were cut off rather abruptly by our counter battery fires.
From experience, rockets make a high pitched, squealing sound as they fall. Mortars are silent, other than if the mortar is close enough, you can hear the thump of the bomb leaving the tube.
And ALL of them are still using terrorism as a tactic, and are STILL funded by the Iranians. AND all of the became "official governments" through those same tactics. Ask the Lebanese.