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    Hand to Hand combat?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Another part of the same episode described a Sgt. using a knife as he hunted insurgents. The insurgents fled into reeds and he to used a knife as well in a confrontation during the reed hunt This was not tied in to the other incident. The Sgt. wasn't a one man Rambo as other forces were nearby.

    Granted hand to hand is rare and I am not saying it is the norm but it still can happen especially in urban areas. It would be nice if SF had some hand to hand combat resolution if deemed appropriate.

    [ December 15, 2005, 09:50 AM: Message edited by: Waycool ]

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    Hand to Hand combat?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    In the Shootout episode that mentioned hand to hand combat, the Marine (I think it was a Marine) was involved in clearing a Hotel in darkness and as he was going down a stairway an Insurgent was heading up. A melee unfolded and the Marine used his knife which they stated was a K-Bar. The description was fairly graphic in the confrontation the Marine stabbed the insurgent in the left temple which left the the Marine quite in a state of shock other fireteams took over the sweep.

    [ December 15, 2005, 09:24 AM: Message edited by: Waycool ]

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    Hand to Hand combat?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    How will Shock Force handle/resolve hand to hand combat?

    While watching The History Channel's Shootout series my mind began to wonder how SF will represent this aspect of close in fighting. The episode I was watching highlighted a few nasty engagements of Marines vs. insurgents in Iraq where the Marines used their trusty Kabar to deadly effect.

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    So, who's disappointed?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Being a disappointed gamer who is currently sobbing in his tea LOL.. It seems to me BFC is biting the hand that feeds. The core client base of BFC is WW2 fans who bought the CMBO CMBB CMAK. While I can appreciate that the dev team might get tired of WW2 it still is what drives these forums and sales.

    Automatic sales of a new improved CMx2 WW2 based (well near automatic sales)are assured as it is the era we game. It seems to me by having SF modern based, a non-historical campaign it will/would cut into the sales quite substantially from the BFC's built in WW2 client base. The module based system seems sound but I envsioned teams interested in other eras doing their thing with CMx2 all the while we/I would be enjoying my bread and butter WW2 based CMx2. Playing The Water Rats Canadians in the Scheldt or Monty's Mountain Goats The Canadians in Italy. hehe. To dream.

    [ October 08, 2005, 07:43 PM: Message edited by: Waycool ]

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    Battle for Budapest

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Interesting article thanks though one quote cited near the end strikes me as quite fanciful. Page 6 of the article.

    "Haupsturmführer Kurt Portugall, commander of the German battle group that defended Eagle Hill, also failed to escape the cauldron. Captured on Rose Hill, he expected immediate execution when his winter smock was torn open, revealing his SS runes and combat decorations. As he could speak some Russian he was taken to a tall, distinguished major who told him:

    I have a lot of respect for the combat soldiers of the Waffen SS. You will shortly be transported behind our lines. In our rear area there are as many swine as in your rear area. I'm telling you, leave your SS runes and your decorations here; it will be better for your future health. I will not keep your decorations nor will any of my soldiers because we are Guards soldiers, the Russian Waffen SS!"

    The quote seems to reek of typical W-SS hero worship. Now I have read of WSS stripping their insignia off or adopting an Army tunic ala Kurt Meyer to avoid detection and the repercussions once found out to indeed be WSS but that was done by the actual WSS soldier.

    Putting myself in the boots of a Russian Guards officer who undoubtedly suffered or had lost family under the Germans, I tend to think most would deal with the SS with a bullet from their Tokarev pistol.

    [ December 16, 2004, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: Waycool ]

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    Panzer units in Italy 1943-45

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Does anyone know which unit first had Panthers in action in Italy? In Daniel Dancocks "The D-day Dodgers" Canadians in Italy 1943-45 he mentions Canadians were the first units to engage Panthers. Some really first rate accounts are reported both infantry and armoured actions in D-day Dodgers. If I am not mistaken Dancocks mentions 1st Panzer Regiment as the unit with the Panthers (could he be refering to HG Panthers? Or other? This work is an excellent account of the Canadians in Sicily and Italy, I highly recommend it.

    [ June 16, 2004, 11:28 PM: Message edited by: Waycool ]

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