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Liebchen

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  1. Originally posted by Cameroon:

    Re: Casualities by the minefields. Though tedious, you could figure it out. After the battle, go tally the kills for all the selectable units. Subtract that amount from the Casualities+Kills in the AAR screen. That should be casualities by the minefields.

    The results wouldn't distinguish between minefield kills and off-board arty kills, would it? :confused:
  2. I think that the opening questions are a little overwrought. Like the release of the game -- which was released when it was ready -- the answer is simple: You will receive it when you receive it. :confused:

    There's not a damned thing that you can do about it. :(

    In fact, if you worry about it too much, you might just send out enough brainwaves to disrupt your karma flow, resulting in your CD ending up misdelivered or delivered in damaged condition. :eek:

    Just go with the flow. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and imagine that you're sitting by a beautiful lakeshore -- with a laptop on your lap playing CMBB, of course! :cool:

  3. I believe that Sergei had it right:

    -- <u>Position (Loadout)</u>

    1. Spotter (Binoculars, extra ammo, rifle)

    2. Gunner (Heavy machine gun)

    3. Loader/feeder (Tripod, rifle)

    4. Ammo bearer #1 (Extra barrels, rifle)

    5. Ammo bearer #2 (Ammo boxes, rifle)

    6. Ammo bearer #3 (Ammo boxes, rifle)

    Not a researched answer, just an off-the-cuff answer based upon past reading...

  4. Originally posted by gunnergoz:

    Almost 10 per cent lost before they got to the battlefield...says something, doesn't it?

    Related topic: Of the U.S. forces, the merchant marine suffered per capita losses second <u>only to the U.S.M.C.</u> :( These were civilians, not draftees. Don't know how many know that.

    Side note: the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (aka Kings Point) was also the only academy to send students into harm's way. It is, therefore, the only Federal Academy with a battle standard honoring their dead. (Yes, I'm a Kings Point grad. :rolleyes: )

  5. Originally posted by jagcommander:

    I don't agree with the topic starter... assuming of course that its not tongue in cheek

    Well, let's see:

    a) He's Head Honcho at Boots'n'Tracks website,

    B) His list of improvements include Doodads, More terrain, Imporved MGs, Variable Rarity, Russians, Hungarians, Partisans, Italians, Finns, Death Clock, Improved penetration model, Improved MGs, Improved 3d Models, Improved Operations, Optics, Wind, Living Fire, Variable Turn Endings, Higher Quality skins, Assault Order, Advance Order, Human Waves, Cover Arcs, Vehicle Command and Control, Extreme Fog of War.

    I would guess that Bill just forgot to use an emoticon -- or just assumed that the sarcasm was fairly dripping from his post. tongue.gif

    [ September 10, 2002, 01:51 PM: Message edited by: Liebchen ]

  6. I've seen photos of the Russian recovery units in action. They're T-34 hulls without the turret and with large tow-hitches on the ends.

    Given the high risk of Russian tankers bailing from punctured tanks, I would imagine that there were many recoverable and operable T-34s out there. Just look at the German usage, for example...

  7. As you all know, in both CM games a tank that fires at infantry is given the menu choice of firing the main gun or the MG. In CMBO I almost always chose main gun due to its heavy blast having more effect than wimpy CMBO MGs. (Exceptions were units with 20mm at close range where I might choose to use MG fire.)

    With the advent of improved MG effects in CMBB, how many of you will have to stop and think about this choice when firing?

  8. Originally posted by ciks:

    As far as i'm aware, the Commander in early T-34 served as a gunner not loader.

    That caught my eye, as well. Then I got to thinking... If I commanded a T-34/m41, I'd rather be loader. I'd rather have a gunner ready at that sight, while I scan for targets. Once I found one, I'd direct the gunnie to it and, with their attention properly focused, I'd duck down to grab the next round.
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