Bannon
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24 minutes ago, The_Capt said:
I suspect we are seeing a greater emergence of what Information Age warfare really means and it will change this terrible business in ways that we probably can barely imagine.
How to fold this into a game that is somewhat realistic yet fun to play will be a challenge.
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21 minutes ago, Probus said:
Well for one, Marines and a lot of drones, besides regulars (and irregulars). Totally new drone system is prolly required.
Considering that the Marine Corp gave up their heavy armor in 2021, I suspect these battles would need to be coastal with heavy air support. And you're right about drones since I suspect any conflict of consequence will have them going forward.
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20 hours ago, Erwin said:
You should not leave out Iran vs the US as well. Iran is well-positioned to shut off our oil tankers from the Gulf.
I'm intrigued by this idea. Since CM is a land battle simulation, what are you envisioning for a US vs Iran game?
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5 hours ago, Artkin said:
+1 Except I hope it's not drone spam because that wouldnt be fun at all.
China + NK VS USA, Japan, SK would be incredible.
Given what is happening in Ukraine today, I think any contemporary game would have to include drones to a greater degree than what is in BS. However, overwhelming drones and meat assaults would not be fun.
+1 on your Asian suggestions.
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Since BS has been more or less retired, I'm hoping for another modern like NATO vs Russia or Korea 2025. I'd also like a Cold War expansion updating to the late 80's and other seasons especially Winter.
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Hilarious! Gotta love John Cleese.
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1 hour ago, Probus said:
I often use a jeep in this fashion. To probe enemy lines and use it's speed as a defence. Then open up on any positions that fire at the jeeps with overwatching tanks. It works 1/2 the time. I didn't realize it was 'gamey'.
I am also notorious for using the Recon by Fire tactic. I'm attacking a town in CMBN currently and one of the first things I did was hose down the church bell tower.
I'm reluctant to use church bell towers for that very reason!
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15 minutes ago, Vacillator said:
I would have liked that more than once if I could. Totally agree.
That's confirmed then, a PBEM is on the cards in our future
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Another high ranking forum member wanting to open a can of whoop-*** on me! Bring it on!
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I definitely prefer playing against a human regardless of whether I win or lose. Part of the difference for me is the dialog that may accompany a battle.
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1 hour ago, Centurian52 said:
I'm sympathetic to the "no preplanned fire into setup zones in meeting engagements" rule. Particularly if the scenario designer has not done a good job of making it non-obvious where the setup zones are (the 'no preplanned fire into setup zones' rule in 'Grieshof Meet and Greet' is basically a necessity, since the setup zones are fairly small and it is painfully obvious where they are). But I agree that preplanned fire into areas outside the setup zones should be fair game. Blocking barrages on known or probable enemy avenues of approach are absolutely a thing in real life.
@Bannon I was actually considering using some turn 1 preplanned fire to deny some of your more inconvenient potential avenues of approach. But I opted not to. We only agreed on no fire into the setup zones on turn 1, but I wasn't sure if your expectation was no fire at all on turn 1.
I feel bad that you did that because I would have understood fire outside my setup zones. I appreciate your consideration though. Thanks.
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An example that comes to mind is infantry spots an iTOW in the woods so other units, which cannot see the iTOW, area fire into its location or close enough that you hope to suppress it while other units close for a kill.
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1 minute ago, Artkin said:
Dont area target your enemies infantry with vehicles that dont have a spot.
Remove the area target command for MP.
I've never seen that guideline before, but I understand and respect it.
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1 minute ago, Vanir Ausf B said:
Except for the attacker in attack/defend-type battles. Some people also allow it in meeting engagements but I prefer not to. As always, prior communication is the key.
Prior communication is definitely key.
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I can attest that it is still a thing.
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I wanted to see if there are any generally accepted guidelines for PBEM play? One I live by is to not call artillery or air into what may be my opponent's setup area during the first turn.
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1 minute ago, Centurian52 said:
I think all the fundamentals are still more or less the same. So as long as you treat his tanks and ATGMs 2,000 meters away with the same degree of respect that you are used to treating tanks and ATGs with in WW2 at 500 meters I think you should do fine.
All good points and armor is by no means safe from infantry considering the man-portable ATGM systems available to both sides, especially the Dragon.
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31 minutes ago, Vacillator said:
In other news, I'm also about to start a CW PBEM against @Ultradave. I have never played CW, but as Dave put it 'it's what he trained for'. Should I be worried
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I don't think we'll need to post an AAR, I already feel something in the air... artillery
. And TOWs.
TOWs aren’t everything they’re cracked up to be. In my last battle I hit a T-64 four or five times in the front with TOWs and the darn thing never brewed and in fact, from my perspective, seemed operational.
Good luck!
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2 minutes ago, Centurian52 said:
I think I read somewhere that PBEM++ doesn't work with the Mac version.
Well, that avoids the issues altogether!
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2 minutes ago, Redwolf said:
Thank god for the Apple Mac version of CM.
I'll bite ... why is that?
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1 minute ago, Centurian52 said:
I'm not sure it would be so unfair. I'm a longtime Combat Mission player, but I'm still an H2H newbie. I'd be up for taking the Soviets for a spin against a human US opponent.
Excellent! You said Soviets so I'll assume Cold War and send a turn your way in a bit.
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2 minutes ago, Vacillator said:
once I can at least tell my RISEs from my non-RISEs (ooh err missus).
From the turret of my T-64, they both look like targets to me!
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@Vacillator and @Centurian52, I'd invite you two to a Cold War or Black Sea battle over PBEM+++, but I see you're both general officers and I'm a lowly noncom so I'm not sure how fair that would be.
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I've never used CM Helper but Whose Turn Is It handles moving the files to/from the appropriate CM folders. I found setting Whose Turn up a little confusing but once a game is underway it worked pretty smoothly.
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I don't recall my Internet speeds exactly but I think it is somewhere around 300/10 Mbs and my system is fairly beefy and I've not experienced PBEM+++ issues myself. I'll invite the guys to this thread and maybe they can add more information.
The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)
in Combat Mission - General Discussion
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While this may reflect a significant portion of future wars, on the surface it doesn’t sound fun.