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As I understand this, Dave thinks that TacAI cheats the Fog of War, thus targetting high priority units without positive IDing, for example infantry units will target Platoon HQ as high-priority unit, but the unit has not been IDed yet. I belive this is not true or is just a coincidence. I believe that even after IDing the HQ unit, squads are still the highest priority, as i have never seen infantry squad switching fire from squad to HQ unit.

I still fail to understand what it all has to do with buttoning / unbuttoning (or unzipping as our friend prefered to say). .50 can knock Nash out no matter buttoned or not.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Anytime I unzipped it would get knocked out by some infantry or something<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I really don't understand what you mean with this. Unzipped what? How do you do unzipping in CM ?

I wish I could have been there... After all I don't live so far away, only across the Atlantic and a little more. What about some Baltic Sea region get-together, I could go to Helsinki (or Stockholm) on ocasion.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Porajkl: I have a strange feeling... Fonts in that picture are just not right... Seems like a fake AAR to me. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Maybe it's because you have PC and this AAR is from Mac (i'm an art director, and believe me, if i wanted to make a fake AAR, i would have done it right). <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> [...] no matter what happens on the map, if you surrender - you loose. [...]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I found out that this (my) statement is wrong. If you beat your opponent very bad, you can surrender and still get the victory. It's clear for me now, getleman, thanks for your time, [ 09-26-2001: Message edited by: ciks ]

Allies had 8 tanks: All Regular 3xStuarts M4 M4A1 M4A3 M4A3 76 E8 M4(105) couple of halftracks and T8 6 vehicles where knocked out 2x Stuarts M4 M4A1 M4A376 and halftrack.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Terence: maybe there were axis bonus points in the scenario. is that possible?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Nope. I checked. No bonuses.

I was under impression that no matter what happens on the map, if you surrender - you loose. It was small scenario i was "playtesting" as Axis, and when i decided it was it for Germans, i surrendered (I had one badly chewed up/partly broken platoon left and Allies had 3 Sherms + Stuart and about Platoon or more of infantry).

Now grognards, lurkers and pengers, tell me what does this mean? HINT: Bottom line. EDIT: incorrect link [ 09-26-2001: Message edited by: ciks ]

Thanks Hofbauer. Now the question is, will this stuff be modeled/how much of these were made/used?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rune: it is a 320mm incidenary rocket. Nasty Nasty things.....<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> How exactly did they work? The link machinerman provided doesn't work for me... Where they lauched from ground? How? EDIT: apparently, Rune, your spelling was not correct - i believe it is called "incendiary" not "incidenary" rocket. [ 09-26-2001: Message edited by: ciks ]

Hello! I recon that this kind of post belongs more to General Forum, but since the event described was part of Eastern Front, i'm putting it here (not to mention bigger traffic). The text below is my "research" (forgive me for my poor "military english") based on 2 history books, 1 museum and 1 webpage data. I had special interest in this battle because it was the biggest fought in the teritory of Latvia - my homeland. If anyone feels he/she could correct me where i'm wrong and/or add some more data, please do so. Here we go: On the July 30, 1944, Soviet tanks in unexpected attack managed to break through German lines from Lithuania to the north and reach the Riga Bay (Baltic Sea). That was the prelude to the Festung Kurland / Kurland kettle. NOTE: Kurzeme (in Latvian)/Kurland (in German) is a peninsula in the Baltic sea, historical part of Latvia. Terrain is relatively flat but highly defensible, around 70% of land is covered by forests (my guesstimate). In the beginning of October Red Army cut the surface communications with Kurzeme completely and encircled German forces - 33 divisions (other source states - 29) including one Latvian division - together around 200,000 soldiers. Stalin ordered that "Kurland kettle" must be taken until November 7 - the anniversary of october revolution. On October 11, 1944 Red Army started the front-wide (180-200km) attack with several hundreds of thousands of men, and huge material odds. In heavy battles that lasted 12 days, German forces managed to hold the line and in some sectors even throw back soviet forces. Red Army lost about 600 tanks, 240 planes. Soviet attacks continued for 7-8 months until May 8, 1945, in this time Red Army went on 6 major attacks, but with almost no success (see the map): Red line is front line in October 11, blue – May 8, 1945). Maximum distance that Red Army pushed german lines back was appr. 40km (in eight months! compare that to progress Soviets and Allies made in other parts of the front in the same timeframe!). In one sector germans had access to naval guns (near Liepaja/Libau), and front line in this vicinity did not move at all. Everytime soviets tried to push forward, heavy shells rained down on them. As keeper of museum , devoted to Festung Kurland (that museum is actually owned by one man who has devoted 30 years of his life researching the subject and digging out and buying from locals various stuff) told me, the soviet and german archive documents are STILL SECRET up until this day, we can only question why... And we can only ask questions why Hitler wanted to defend this encircled peninsula, instead of redrawing forces by ships to the Germany to defend the Reich itself. And why Stalin wanted this part of the land so badly, he threw division after division in this inferno. There is no HARD data on the casualties, there is only estimates. However the count of soviet casualties never drops below 200,000 men, but the guy who owns that museum (and he has studied the subject for 30 years) told that by counting the mass graves of soviet soldiers, he estimates that about 500,000 lost their lives in 8 months. A webpage (http://vip.latnet.lv/LPRA/fg_Kurland.htm) states that "the Soviet army lost 320,000 soldiers -- including those fallen, wounded, and taken prisoner -- and 2388 tanks, 659 planes, 900 cannons, and 1440 machine-guns." As for German casualties, the only figure i've found is 30,000-50,000 men, which seems a "little" to low to me. No data on tank losses, although germans had Panthers and even Tigers there. Tanks (as well as planes) suffered from fuel shortage, so were often used as "steel pillboxes". The german soldiers were "im Feld unbesiegt" and laid weapons down on May 8, 1945. Now the fun stuff! (i have 16 pictures to show you, but the forum currently allows only 8 to be posted in one post, that's because i'm only providing the links) This bunker is built in the same place where it was "standing" in 1945. Soviet cluster bomb (?) Lend-lease Dodge and German 81mm mortar. Various German MGs All three PanzerFaust and Schreck in the middle. IS-2. Nice view, isn't it? IS-2 again. Back of IS-2. Can you tell i liked this thing? Back of the turret Famous Maxim MG. Re-built German MG nest, with barbed wire and other fun stuff around it. Big stuff as keeper of museum explained to me, that these wepons where called "mooing cow" (my transl.), there was 300m (on the left) and 240mm versions, it was rocket projectile and the "warhead" contained fuel and little bit of HE, so the fuel was spread and ignited creating vacuum in certain area. Can someone provide more details on this? Hey Mr! Don't touch that girl! (look at his boots!!! must have been pretty cold to wear these). Barrel of Soviet AT rifle and 82mm mortar. Soviet ATR munition (in the center) 12.7mm and 14mm. Hope you liked it.

Well, as I said I THINK most of discussions will be about CMBB. Besides that, pretty much every smallest detail of CMBO has been discussed in several threads each, one can only suggest to use "Search" function ( i hope it will work fine sometime!).

In CM Tiger E gets max 92 shells.

I once had an interesting situation in one small "exercise" QB against AI. AI was playing Brits and attacked. At turn one or two my units had spotted a "Tank Destroyer ?" which "used" M10 textures. When i selected it and hit Tab (lock view to unit), i was facing backwards, it was imidiately clear that this, in fact, is Archer! Same thing works with US mortar carrier too, because it has rear-facing mortar.

Although many people has suggested it (including myself some time ago), i believe there is not going to be a separate forum for BB, for the simple reason that when it comes out most of discussions (i think about 99%) will be about and around it.

Bump So you know we're following.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jeff Duquette: …ie it is relatively easy to find Anglo-American P-47 or Typhoon pilots recounting dive angles employed while attacking ground targets, as well as typical ranges at which pilots would typically open fire with cannons, mg's, rocket projectiles, etc.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Could you provide the link, please?

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Umm..... uhhh.....umm.... well... I... think we are...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I imagine coming to the Forum the day after release of CMBB and first page is full of "There is something wrong with this thingy" or "Why my uber-sloped-T34 just blowed up?" or "Where is the Ambush command?" or "My SS Plumber squad never came out of the sewers" I think at that time i'll take some days off work, just not to miss anything. [ 09-18-2001: Message edited by: ciks ]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Take two of these and don't call BTS in the morning: <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> And, for Gods sake, don't forget this thingie:

Our local news agency reports that there is "some" evidence that bin Laden is the one who organised the attacks (for U.S. helping Israel...). This is something i could never understand. My thoughts are with you, guys.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Iron Duke: Just as a side note...is there any interest out there for a third AKoTM? If so, please chime in. And remember...I need 32 souls for this. Out. [ 09-09-2001: Message edited by: Iron Duke ]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey, i wanna get my ass kicked too. Sign me up, Iron Duke (my mail: edgars@batesadm.lv)

Units with gray bases are not padlocked. They can be positioned in any setup zone (but not outside them).

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by xerxes: If the some cover is trees, the cover hurts more than it helps. - marc<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I just run a Quick Test™ to figure this out. There was 3 German Rifle44 platoons: one in the open, one in scattered trees, one in woods. Each platoon was targeted by a Regular US 81mm mortar spotter, and shelled for almost whole turn. I repeated the test 10 times. Casualties: Platoon in woods: 3.9 casualties average Platoon in scattered trees: 3 casualties average Platoon in the open: 5 casualties average I understand that the test sample of 10 is to low to draw any major conclusions, and I have no idea about statistics as such. I did this test just to have a better understanding of the subject. Hope it helps.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by xerxes: Get out of those woods for the sake of your men!! Even 81s will hurt, 105s might shatter them. Woods, your infantry and enemy artillery are a lethal combo (for you). It's better to be in the open. - marc<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I cannot agree with you here. I was playing a PBEM some time ago, and had a 81mm mortar spotter. So, when i saw that my opponent moved 2 platoons or so of infantry in some scattered trees (and hid them), I ordered those 81mm tubes to fire. After the game I asked him about casualties, he said that he took some but no more than 2 per squad (US). Certainly the casualties would be have been higher if I could have catched him in the open. Some cover is better cover than no cover at all. Maybe it is useful to HIDE your troops when facing 81mm mortars?