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    Grenade in a Tiger's hatch (SPOILER POTENTIAL)

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by GRUMLIN:

    I just had a cmbb grenadier unit take down a kv2 with a grenade bundle from 40 meters....and on top of those odds, the infantry had also just broken from a round of canister. they were actually crawking away in terror when the bundle suddenlty flew up in the air and knocked it out!!

    Grum

    Don't forget that graphically, infantry units are highly abstracted. Perhaps the grenadier w/the grenade bundle had crawled in close (closer than 40m), and as his squad mates were geting pulverized, he took out the tank.

    Game on.

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    System Requirements?

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    I've got a PIII 700mhz w/256MB of RAM and a 64MB NVidia GeForce 3 card. I don't have any problems running CMBB; HUGE battles sometimes take a bit of time to load though.

    If you have a decent vid card, and get a bit more RAM, CMAK will probably run fine on your machine. I also keep my system pretty clean, so my system resources aren't hogged by unused programs running in the background.

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    Newbie Checking In

    in TacOps 4

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    Well, I just took the plunge and ordered TacOps 4 ($25 is relatively cheap, but the time spent playing will cost me w/the wife). I've been a long time CM player and always meant to check out TacOps. I finally downloaded the demo Monday evening, buzzed through the tutorial and was hooked. I can't wait for the full version to arrive.

    Once I'm done dealing w/the AI, I'm sure I'll be getting whooped on by y'all (and hopefully dealing out a bit myself).

    Cheers!

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    Wav file question

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    Hola!

    I found a website which has some cool wav files of .50cal, vickers mg, etc. I'm pretty sure they've been extracted from Close Combat II or III. Anyway, they are in 8-bit stereo format, and from what I've gatherd from my search, these files need to be in 16-bit mono for CM purposes.

    Can anyone reccomend a freeware/shareware program which I can use to make these format conversions? I've never played around w/audio formatting before, so please excuse my ignorance.

    Thanks in advance,

    Mike A.

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    Why not answer, it 'll be interesting - I think.

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    Hola Blenheim!

    40.1c (that's 104f for my fellow Yanks) near the sea? Ouch. It gets pretty steamy here in July and August during our "monsoon" season. Usually around 105-110f (40-43c) and the humidity goes up considerably (in the 40-70% range). Today is a very nice day here in AZ: 100f (38c), 13% humidity, no wind, UV Index is 10+ (off the scale, listed as extreme; means you get a sunburn after 10 minutes, and fried after 15 min in the sun w/out protection).

    Our office parking lot has no shade, so the interior of my car will be about 130-150f (seriously). Thank God for air conditioning. :cool:

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    A question about German camo patterns

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

    Posted

    Hello, my name is Mike, and I am a modslut.

    :D

    I really dig the look of the mono-color yellow/sand camo patterns that Fernando has graced us with (specifically the SdKfz 250/251, MkIV & Panthers). However, I'm curious about the use of these color schemes; were they used by the Germans in NW Europe 1944-45? Or, was this yellow/sand color the "factory basic" finish over which other camo patterns were applied over in the field?

    I also dig John S's Tiger I mod in grey or yellow with foliage (I downloaded this one from "Der Kessel"). Again, were these mono-color schemes used in NW Europe in 44-45, or were most Tigers painted w/camo patterns by this time?

    I have a pretty good grip on WWII history, but my knowledge of the finer details of AFV markings & camo useage is pretty skimpy. Any information on this subject would be appreciated. Book reccomendations are greatly appreciated as well.

    Thanks in advance!

    Mike A.

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