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    CMBB - Naval Guns

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Some more details about Prinz Eugen from Feldgrau.com:

    20-21 Aug 44: In company with 4xDD and 2xTB, deployed against Soviet troops near Tukkums on the Gulf of Riga. Her shore bombardment helps elements of AG North restore land connections with Germany after being cut off by Soviet attacks. This was considered a highly successful mission.

    10-15 Oct 44: With Lutzow 3xDD and 4xTB, shells Soviet positions near Memel. She fires 633 rounds of main battery ammunition on the 11th and 12th, another 246 rounds on the 14th and 368 rounds on the 15th.

    20-21 Nov 44: With 3xDD and 4xTB expends 514 203mm rounds against Soviet targets on the Sworbe Peninsula, Estonia.

    29-31 Jan 45: With 2xDD and 5xTB expends 855 rounds in support of German operations in Samland. After this operation, the lack of 203mm ammunition forced Prinz Eugen into inactivity despite the desperate situation along the Baltic coast.

    04 Apr 45: Engages in final shore bombardment. In March and early April she has fired 4,871 rounds of 203mm and 2,500 rounds of 105mm

    Stixx: sources are mainly german books and some sites I found via google.

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    CMBB - Naval Guns

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    The german heavy cruisersPrinz Eugen (8x20.3cm and 12x10.5cm) and the Lützow (6x28cm and8x15cm) were both used in the baltic sea to support the land forces in late '44 and the first months of 1945.

    The Prinz Eugen delivered accurate fire support (and fired more than 2000 rounds) during the desperate battles for Königsberg (january '45) and Danzig/Gotenhafen (march '45).

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    Your most frustrating CM moment

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by Dirtweasle:

    There is a small valley running aprox. East-West, and on the northern rise there are some scattered trees and mainly heavy forest.

    I have a platoon of infantry there on the reverse slope with a split squad working as 2 LP/OP teams about on the crest watching for the enemy advance. Down in the valley a platoon of vanilla M4 Sherman are facing West towards an opening in the trees where I suspect the likely approach of the enemy. There is an M8 scout car guarding a less likely approach to their backs towards NW... just in case. On the South side of the valley my weapons Platoon Leader is spotting for a couple 81mm mortars. He has LOS to the valley entrance and the ridge above my infantry platoon.

    I have set ambush markers place down at the entrance to the valley aprox 250 meters away and targeted them with my tanks.

    Enemy infantry rushes the hill, and my LP/OP teams sound the alarm. Soon the enemy infantry is fighting a losing battle with my intrepid troopers. However, at this same time my weapons platoon leader spots 3 Panzer coming into the valley that break from the tree line and trigger the ambush by my tank platoon. YES! I guessed correctly! BOOM!!, BOOM!!, BOOM!!, BOOM!! the Sherman fire at the enemy Panzer and miss each shot! Arghhh!

    The Enemy infantry now fires a few wild LMG bursts at the tanks, and they button up.

    The Sherman fast turrets rotate around and begin to clobber the enemy infantry squads.

    Further to the south, about 600 meters or so, an M4-76 Sherm is hulldown in overwatch and fires at the enemy tanks. BANG! One Panzer down! BANG - PING!! damn a Ricochet! One of the enemy Panzer is now ID'd as a possible Panther... and CRACK! the high velocity 75mm cannon gets a clean KO on the M4-76. The Sherman platoon is now maneuvering to face the enemy infantry, as the Panzers now wheel to engage them. SMACK!, BANG!, BOOM! The M4 Platoon ceases to exist.

    I cannot wait for the new Covered Arc - Armor command!

    Hehehe... sounds quite familiar to me, Kerry! :D

    Still time for an honourable surrender, you know?

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    Take No Prisoners!

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by Frunze:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Bruno Weiss:

    My opponent might know, but might not want to divulge it nor should he, particulary if it is a hidden mortar somewhere's to the 251/9's rear. But, if it were, then it'd have to be of a 50mm variety, something small, similar to a handgrenade and it only took one shot. :D

    You mean something kinda like a PIAT?</font>
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    CMBB demo on september 1st ?

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

    Posted

    From gamershall.de, translated from german by me.

    Cobra, the editor of gamershall.de stated the following:

    "As I said earlier, the demo of CM2 will be released on September 1st. Gamershall has the english and the german version. We'll give you a first preview and a detailed report then. Are you interested in downloads? With approval from CDV we could offer both versions here for download. If there's any interest we would do this. Size is 68.4MB and 69.9MB."

    So, could someone from BFC maybe give a short statement and clear this up?

    [ August 21, 2002, 08:13 PM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]

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    Dear god, it's beautiful...

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

    Posted

    Hi Cath0de, as Michael already pointed out, consider yourself assimilated.

    *in memoriam of CM Borg*

    You can edit the ammo loadout of offboard arty when designing your own scenarios in the editor.

    During quick battles you can't change the ammo loadout of your units.

    And once you get hit by a 120mm /4.2" mortar barrage you'll be gratefulf that your enemy has only limited ammo for the FOs.

    Just think that in real life the battery might have other orders as well...

    [ August 21, 2002, 12:03 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]

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    Kettenkrad – tool, or toy?

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by JonS:

    *snip*

    Primary) How many of these things were made? (edit – found the answer: 8,345)

    Secondary) Did manufacture continue throughout the war?

    Tertiary) What units were they issued to – inf bns, supply companies, what?

    Quartenary) What was the scale of issue?

    Next) What were they intended to be used for – ATV recon, lightweight schlepper, gun tractor for very small guns, etc?

    Next Plus One) Did they come with a trailer?

    Last) Were they any good, or worthwhile, or was it just another example of the Teutonic passion for impractical - yet kinds cool - gadgetry?

    With respect to that, its probably worth noting that as far as I know, nothing similar has even been built again …

    Last Plus One) One more: will they be modeled in CM:BB? ;)

    *snip*

    OK, let's see how many I can answer.

    First, production continued through the war, the Kettenkrad was even continued to be produced after WWII, until 1948 by NSU.

    AFAIK Kettenkräder were issued to a wide variety of units, including Panzerauflkärungsabteilungen, Panzergrenadierbatailone and, of course signals detachments. I guess most of them were issued to armoured/motorized formations. Take a look here, especially at the '44 TOEs.

    Panzerbär TOEs

    They were intended to transport mortars, light Flak guns and the 3.7cm Pak, and field comunication wire. There were also two variants of the SdKfz 2, the Sdkfz 2/1, the kleine Kettenkraftrad für Feldfernkabel and the SdKfz 2/2, the kleine Kettenkrad für schwere Feldfernkabel.

    The Sdkfz 2/1 was used to lay "normal" comunication wire and the SdKfz 2/2 for heavy comunication wire. Don't ask me what the difference is...

    Both version used a trailer and mounted a wire pool.

    And they were also used for other roles, including reconaissance, supply transport etc...

    There was also trailer for it, the Sonderanhänger 1 (special trailer).

    Yes, they were very good. They were reliable, had good cross-country abilities and fulfilled a wide variety of duties in the Wehrmacht. It was also pretty fast (80 kph).

    I'd say the Kettenkrad was the Jeep of the Wehrmacht.

    Much better than the Kübelwagen.

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    Uses of large caliber German flak

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

    Posted

    I doubt that you would see the heavy Flak guns (128mm) on a typical CM battlefield. I think most of them where situated in static emplacements and on the large Flakbunkers.

    During the battle of Berlin the heavy Flak artillery was used against ground targets.

    The JagdTiger used a 128mm PaK 44l55 which was IIRC developed from the 128mm Flak.

    To your second question: smoke screens against bombing raids were not created by Flak guns shooting smoke grenades, but rather by ground installations.

    Dependend on the athmospheric conditions they were more or less effective.

    [ August 16, 2002, 05:06 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]

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