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I say we give the Germans a 1000 extra points for holding onto France for 4 years even though they lost it in the end ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

For documentary DVD's I would highly recommend: WW2 in Color (not the same as the History Channel DVD's bearing almost the same name, both are good though) ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

It used to be using the hide command (v1.05) , a squad would hide until someone came VERY close (40m worst case, usually around 25m).. with v1.1 (regular) hiding squads are firing at 200m+ , any reasoning as to why the change? ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

Just a few pictures to see if this helps: http://www.eagle.ca/~harry/vehicles/halftrck/m3.htm thats a plain m3 this site is in Russian but has a great m3a1 layout: http://www.ipclub.ru:8101/arsenal/angar/WWII/army/usa/halftracks.htm ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

The M113 tactics are Vietnam vintage (more for mines than RPG's, but all the same). But the employment of the M113's in Europe (for the cold war) the squads were to be transported inside (because artillery splinters were more prevelant and longer distances were covered, but in Vietnam there was less artillery, more mines). Just to make it a more apple to apple comparison. The doctorine for both was pretty much the same IIRC, transportation NEAR the front lines (m113 was designed to get in closer than the M3), dismount and close the remaining distance on foot with the light armor backstopping you with machine gun fire. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Big Time Software: But the problem is that there is no substitute for taking 8 semesters worth of courses on WWII compared to the average 2 weeks or so that most kids get in their primary schools.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> 2 weeks! I WISH we had 2 weeks for WW2 in any history class I ever took, usually my history classes went like this: "blah blah Ancient Greece blah blah" "blah blah Early Europe blah blah" "blah blah Discover America blah blah" *Mideterm* "blah blah 1776 blah blah" "blah blah kill all the indians blah blah" "blah blah Civil War blah blah" "blah blah Cold War blah blah" *Final* Never did I receive more than 1 day (if that, usually a casual mention that WW2 happened) of anything to do about WW2. In my "History of American Involvment in the 20th Century" class in College, WW2 was prominetly featured in the text book.. the professor skipped the whole kit and kaboodle. So don't deride your 2 weeks of WW2 history it is much more than some of us got ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

err ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

I could send you a wav of me reading it for you ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

The documentation for the beta patch says that this will happen, basically it is grabbing the first IP address it finds. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

WTF is that?? CM for the atari 2600? Coleco CM? Maybe the Commodore 64 version? Intellivision CM? ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wilhammer: POSSIBLE BUG? Concerning the HQ spotter for out of LOS targeting, I have seen the occasional suspension of the fire mission. Notice when you plot smoke from on board weapons that if the system hits the exact spot targeted, the smoking stops. I wonder if the two symptoms are related.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What happens is the smoke hits before the exact spot targeted by the LOS, when the smoke billows it then blocks the exact point that the unit had LOS sight to, therefore the fire mission was canceled. An annoyance, but not a huge deal

Yes I do think the prices are quite reasonable. Roadblocks are at a price where I would actually consider buying one , mines can be purchased in enough quantity to deny a significant areas to the enemy . TRP's are amazingly reasonable. I dont think anyone will accuse you of faint heartedness when it comes to making wholesale changes. Add these changes in with the Attack/Assault point ratio changes and things start looking much brighter for the defender. But I do think this will make for much closer games. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

I've tried placing them in scattered trees, hidden in deep valleys, in villages etc. any tactics for dealing with airpower? The germans used to hide in the woods and tall pines but CM doesn't allow you to do that. Usually I have a couple of 20mm's to try to dissuade the airplanes from sticking around. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

Defenders got a huge boost this round through. I did 2 QB's and with the newly lowered prices I stocked up on mines, barbed wire, and TRP's. I think the AI has also gotten a boost in attacking, it seemed to widen out the frontage it attacks over a little bit. Love the patch and the new changes BTS, thanks. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tango: me too. though here in Germany, its 0400 AM by now... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> well i'll see if this lil .exe that I grabbed was it or not, wont know for a few more hours, if not, what the hey I can wait. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

IMHO it is defintely UBB, it always progresses from the board not responding (battlefront.com webserver accepts the response, but there is no reply back , i.e. I bet its waiting for the UBB CGI to answer back) to the webserver no responding. I blame refresh monkeys and the peng thread! (not necessarily in that order) ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

I bet the only people who are still reading this board right now are the ones that missed grabbing the pre-released beta demo that was on the FTP server an hour ago (my excuse? im still at work!) ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Big Time Software: I remember showing my family Combat Mission for the first time so they could see that I wasn't just goofing off.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> LOL, I bet they weren't convinced ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

I must be on crack, but I just dont get HT's knocked out by MG fire (.50 excluded). I play every night and I often think my HT tactics are very aggressive/suicidal, i'll try varying tactics and see if I can get them knocked out. What tactics are you using? ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

You think the MG42 is too powerful? I've never (ever) lost a HT to MG42 fire. If you were talking about the US MMG .30 cal, I'm trying to think of an HT i've lost to MG fire (non-.50) and again I dont think I have lost an HT to them either. I am curious how close you are bringing your HT's to the MG positions (or vehicles with that weapon mounted on them). I suspect its pretty close range (100m or under). ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

In open terrain with suitable overwatch I use vehicles jumping from cover to cover in order to scout ahead, if vehicles arent available I will use infantry, In close terrain (< 100m between cover) I will use infantry in bounding overwatch with tanks right behind. I never will use armor as scouts. Use armor in overwatch positions for the scouts. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

I enjoyed First Clash at Cambes. It's fun, seems like a big map but most of the action centered in one area. Forces are pretty even. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

I highly suggest ignoring him, and he will go away. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

BTS, I write software too, and have found that about .01% of customers make up about 90% of the headache, Tris would obviously fit in that category. We usually tell them to not use our product anymore and suggest competitors, knowing full well we are the best in our niche. They never do leave, but they do shut up. Tris is in a category I call "pseudo open mindness", he always claims HE has an open mind but refutes everything presented against his view and will do so continiously because he thinks he's right and cant bear the though of himself being wrong. I usually find these type of people to have a very high regard for themselves (especially intellectually, ie they think they're smart), but have nothing to actually show for it. "Customers" like this aren't worth it, since they think their $49.95 is a license to complain, when in fact it is not. You get the software, and it works, anything beyond that is gravy from a software point of view. ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by patboivin: I can't resist: All the judges of the Florida Supreme Court were appointed by Democratic governors... and CNN was acting as if they didn't know which way the judges would rule. Can anyone tell me who appointed the Federal Supreme Court judges, so I can predict who won the U.S. election? In Canada Supreme Court Judges are appointed by the Prime Minister and they are there for quite a while. I wouldn't be able to tell you if they are all Liberals, or if some of them are Conservatives from the Mulroney days. : )<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> 7 of 9 were appointed under Republican presidency (US President nominates a Justice and then that person is confirmed by the Senate (might be House, have to go look). FYI ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki