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since all I have are tanks and I have to capture the cross roads I don't have a choice. Haven't found any enemy tanks yet but.I'm at 8 AT guns and counting.

Thanks for the suggestions. I think it was probably how hard the AT guns are to spot. I had been trying to destroy them at long range once located but will try closing and targeting more tanks per gun.

I'm playing against the AI.

Had not thought about the AT guns being harder to spot. Thanks for all the replies.

I am attacking with tanks only across open desert against a set defense using Anti-Tank guns and infantry. I tried using S&S but the tanks are sitting there without firing and then getting toasted when they begin to scoot back into cover. Thanks.

while using S&S my tanks look at the target, sit there, and then back up without firing. Then while backing up the AT gun blows them up. Have tried using S&S with Target and Coverd Arc but no joy. I am currently down 11 tanks for 2 AT Guns. Thanks.

I have been playing some of the CMAK scenarios that have tanks only. How do you scout when useing vehicles only? Seems the first sign I have that the enemy is around is when my lead vehicle explodes. Thanks.

I purchased a copy of Afrika Korps last spring but hadn't had a chance to play until now. My CD won't load. When I Run setup.exe a window pops up saying auto run and that's it. Thanks.

I think my problem is that I want to win the scenario and have all of my guys alive. I read a thread about sacrificing units for recon which I might try even though it sounds kind of extreme. I've actually found that my style of play does better in the operations than in the battles. Back to the experiment. Thanks again for the replies.

Use any of the movement commands and end your units waypoint on the vehicle you want to ride. It should say emabark.Also,the vehicle can't be moving.

I don't think the problem is the number of turns in the scenarios/operations but more my playing of them. It seems that when I try to be aggressive in the early going I end up trading 10 tanks for 5 AT guns and then play the rest of the game trying to get out of the hole I've dug. On the other hand when I'm cautious I end up with my forces in good shape but short of their goals at the end of the game. I liked the suggestion about picking things up at the end game as I hadn't considered the enemy being weakened also. Guess I will keep experimenting with my technique. Thanks for all the replies.

My problem is coming up with an accurate time table. I make a plan and when I find the enemy I use suppression and manuever to eliminate them while conserving my force. But then I always seem to be short of the flags even though my force is arriving in good order. Has any one come up with times for how much distance a squad can cover per turn using the different movement options? I different terrains? Thanks for the replies.

I seem to be having trouble pacing my offensives since I started playing CMBB. Seems like I'm always a couple of turns short of my objectives even though I'm keeping my forces in good order. How do you make sure that your offensives are moving at the right speed? Thanks.

I just had the same error while playing the demo. I adjusted my fire from an acquired target 50 meters to a knew target and had a green line. When the rounds started falling 40 seconds later they were 350 meters left of my target.

Thanks for all the help. Everything started going bad so I took the PC into the support center. Since it was under warranty they replaced it with a new one. Everything is working now.

I don't seem to be able to get anything to download from this site. It loads some kind of winzip wizard then that is all. Where should the file go? I uninstalled to hotfix files which were all related to Windows Media Player. Also, how do I check the version of DirectX I'm running? Thanks.

It just freezes on the 3D picture. I can sometimes get the screen to move before it freezes. The screen came with a new driver and instructed me to change the display to 1280X1024 at 60Hz. I have a 651 SiS video board. The only other thing I can think of is that I received some software fixes from Microsoft today.

I purchased a new monitor for my PC and now both CMBO and CMBB lockup as soon as I try to do anything. I'm running Windows XP. Thanks.

Thanks for the help. I'm running Windows98SE. Looks like I have the latest drivers already installed and trying to go to 16 colors didn't work either. I was thinking it was time for a new PC anyway. Will try on my Dell laptop first. Thanks again.

When I try to start game the CMBB software shuts down. Have DirectX 9.0b but it says need new drivers for board. Are there any out there? This is the machine that I play CMBO on. Thanks.

Where can you find good training AAR's? I'm trying to put some of the info I've found on the forums into use in the game but I am having trouble visualizing some of the ideas and thought watching some of the AAR's might help. Thanks.

Fionn mentions reading and viewing AAR's. Where can you find good one to use and how can you tell the good examples from the bad? Thanks.

The size just makes the units easier to find on the battlefield. It doesn't change LOS. He is right in that if you have the size changed you might look at the screen and think you have a LOS when you don't. I hadn't thought of that.

I actually like having all the scenarios at one site. I don't have to go all over the net looking for them and I can use the lists to pick out ones that interest me.

In a game I'm playing tonight my US Bazooka team was in a building that was fired on by a Panther. The building caught on fire,the AT team became shaken and I guess pissed off because they ran out in the street and chased the Panther for 2 blocks before knocking it out on their 4th shot(the first 3 all bounced off)all the time under fire from the Panther and a MG in a wood bunker. They then turned around and took out the bunker. Right now they are out of ammo but nothing around them is left alive and my infantry are taking a casual stroll to the victory locations. Guess I can no longer complain about how AT Teams work for the AI.