Vergeltungswaffe
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GhostAgent:
Perhaps my men where too far? (They WERE throwing grenades though.) Supposing they had satchel charges, how close do you have to be to use them?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Demo charges are great but try to get within 20m or so.
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Hope that was your last game with him.
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How true!
I am kind of a realism nut, so I would have them exit off a friendly mapside at that point if it were possible.
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Terence,
Keep in mind that vehicles like the M-7 are included for variety and the occasional random encounter with sp arty units. The VAST majority of WWII battles took place between infantry units with little or no armor involved. If an infantry company happened to have an M-7 or two in support of an assault, it would be used for direct fire from beyond infantry anti-tank weaponry ranges. If enemy armor or anti-tank guns were spotted, then the M-7(s) would pull back. So, if you find yourself with an M-7 in an untenable situation, give those virtual crewman a break and withdraw to safety.
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Try this:
http://combathq.thegamers.net/special/dam/dam.asp
and http://combathq.thegamers.net/special/dam/dam2a.asp
These are links to a dam that Madmatt did.
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You figure it out. Its your turn to wonder what in the world someone is talking about.
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15?
Now I understand.
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And if you want someone to "explicate" you, then spend your time in the Peng thread.
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And how about smacking all the lame ones that haven't been updated in months despite tons of ambitious ideas listed in their manifesto. I'm sick of checking these dead sites to make sure I'm not missing something in the world's greatest game.
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Red is to a particular target, yellow is area fire (not at a tank or squad, etc).
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If only it was easy to watch an entire game movie after it ended, it would be a perfect world. Fast play with TCP/IP and the ability to enjoy again and again from every angle. Coming soon, I'm sure.
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Also pay attention to the platoon leader. If he has a +1 or +2 stealth bonus, your troops will do a better job of it.
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Firepower was a good game if you don't exceed a squad in size. It gets somewhat unwieldy in the small area the boards simulate, otherwise. MBT and IDF aren't bad for company size engagements with a good selection of modern units.
It is awesome to see Charlie Kibler on this board and know that you're a CM player. You and the rest of the people at Avalon Hill have contributed so much to my favorite lifelong hobby. I played SL from the time it came out, and still have it, along with everything ASL that ever came out. Computer gaming is terrific, but I really miss the great boardgaming years of sitting across from an opponent.
Tell us what you're up to in gaming these days sometime.
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This question will be answered many different ways by different people, but my personal preference is to scout with infantry or light AFV's like halftracks or armored cars. Sending your armor into harm's way without knowing what's around is only something to be done when you have no choice.
Historically, the western front was dominated by infantry recon, while the eastern front was more likely to use mounted recon elements, often due to the distances involved.
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An operation consists of a series of linked battles. They vary widely from 3 battles to 20 battles. You fight each battle, then, at the end, you receive an after action report that details your losses but nothing about the enemies. You must surmise their losses based on what you observed during the battle. Then, you will start the next battle with roughly the same forces you ended the last one with. Depending on the operation, you may have received replacements and/or reinforcements. Also, most units will have rearmed to a certain extent. There is a varying degree of time between battles. Some take place within minutes of the previous one, and so no vehicles are repaired and ammunition is not greatly replenished. Some battle are spaced well apart, and include some night battles over the course of several days. During these, it is more likely to repair damaged vehicles, get squads up to strength, and resupply up to normal.
Operations are the best part of CM to me, because they require you to preserve your forces for later, (no suicidal endgame rushes), to prioritize your objectives well, and to fight without the "take the objective in the next 20 minutes or forget about it" situation hanging over your head. You will find, however, that however far you may push during the battle, your lines will have been pulled back somewhat for the beginning of the next battle. This simulates the straightening of lines over an area larger than your immediate concern. It can be irritating that your fellow units (off-map) never make as much progress as you do, but that may be changed someday, via a patch or in CM2. Play some operations. If you like CM, you'll love the challenge of command with a real responsibility for your troops.
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These are great.
The reason they are crank starting it is because they do not have a functional battery.
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The worst part will be when some dude with SDSL driving a Tiger blows past your 56k connected Sherman and torches you. Lag is the curse of any realtime internet game. And if you do have cable, etc, you may still go through a bad line of servers that lags you out while others playing near you don't endure the same problem. Of course, once in a while it will be the other way around, but it will seem like a whole lot less of the time.
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That's what I thought. I agree about that being a realistic response to the ambush. One of the things that makes this game so much fun!
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They were great fun. A nice break from the typical scenarios. Keep 'em coming.
One odd thing, when David & Goliath ended, I had destroyed every tank, and had los to the entire road, so I don't think there could have been any more, but, despite a total victory for the Germans, the Brits showed something like 43 men ok. By the way, I had wiped out all the bailed crews. I'm curious if there was a reinforcement group that never made its percentage to appear roll, or what?
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I have several hundred mini's and I love them, but I'll tell you why I think its dead. Look at how little GHQ and the various companies have come out with in the last couple of years. Next to nothing. Once they drain their warehouses, that'll probably be it. I, for one, will miss it, but thank heaven for games like CM to take its place.
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I had a situation where I captured a 4 man Brit platoon commander. A rifle squad came up behind them later in the turn and was fired upon by my squads. The captured unit yelled "The deal's off!" and ran away. Pretty damned funny. Surrender, get shot at, haul ass for the rear.
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Originally posted by Der Unbekannte Jäger:
Mech4 is out today? Hmm shows how much I have been paying attention...
Why do you want an Awesome though? Wouldn't a DEV-32(not in the game but still!) look so much better? Ahhhh memories... does anybody still even play the board game of battletech anymore? Why I still remember... oooops getting off topic...
Hell, I'm 38 and I still have a ton of battletech miniatures to go with my ghq microarmor. The computer is a wonderful thing. And as for the Awesome, its not the biggest, not the best, but its my favorite from the time I started BT many years ago.
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Shatter, it would be fantastic to hear the stories. First hand accounts are the best kind. We will look forward to hearing them when you get time down the road. Take care.
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As usual, well reasoned, BTS. Can't say thank you too many times for everything you do.
Unstoppable Juggernauts (OT but Historical)
in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by machineman:
As far as Desert Storm goes I think it would be fair to say the US was driving the Kingtiger (Abrams) this time, with the Iraqis trying to make do with the Sherman (T-72).
If the US had tried to go head to head with the Germans under similar conditions (open desert, complete air superiority for the opposition (imagine if Rudel had been able to bag 500+ Shermans instead of T-34's), the Sherman would have been as big as success as the Iraqui T-72 was.
Complete air superiority and the short engagement distances in northern Europe saved the Shermans ass. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
It happened, without airpower playing a role. At the battle of Kasserine Pass, US tankers in Shermans got their asses handed to them by Germans in Mk III's and IV's.
The Sherman had truly wonderful tread life, its greatest advantage.
And to Snake Eyes, how far do you think an Abrams goes on a tank of gas. When your gasoline plants and supply vehicles aren't being bombed and interdicted back to the stone age, mileage isn't a huge concern. And when your advancing, vehicles that break down get repaired instead of abandoned.
Smeltz hit the nail on the head. It took them way too long to figure it out, but the USAAF finally realized that petrol was the highest priority target. I won't make the argument that airpower can win the war by itself, but airpower made the western front in WWII a cakewalk compared to what it could have been.
And finally, the T-72 is a piece of crap, built to use the smallest amount of resources and unable to be crewed by people of even average height.
Ok, through ranting now.