Frank

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Pak40: The fact is, it was done in real action. A ford is not just a shallow section of the river. It is an area, usually where a road crosses the river, that has been improved by man to help people and vehicles cross rivers. Usually it is made wide and shallow and the bed of the river is strengthened in some way to aid in crossing. I've seen fords with concrete linings. I've crossed fords in my car which means that any vehicle in CM can easily do the same. One of the reasons the Jeep was chosen by the Army is because of it's fording capabilities. Most tanks can go through 3 feet of water, bigger tanks even more. There is a already a thread about this in the TIPS AND TRICKS Forum. Read it, it may provide some info and shed some light as to what Fords really are and how vehicles can navigate them.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> DOH! I forgot about the "little" ford In Yorktown Va I crossed while puttin on my Harley! It was concrete bottomed with about 3" of water runnin. Hmmm...forgot about that one. Guess I'll have to re-think fords a bit.

I agree with those that would like to have vehicles ford rivers or streams. My personal experience is that tracked vehicles would do better due to the low PSI (relative to their weight) they would exhibit on the bottom. Plus as the ford is used more and more the bottom would get torn and loosened up eliminating it's passage. Trucks equipped with winches could pull the lighter stuff across if anchored to a tree, but all this would probably happen after the main battle! I know I got off topic a bit, so in answer, I'd use scattered trees.

Thanks Actor, I will persue the sites and get the download patch. Thanks again! Damn what a great Game! Frank ------------------ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his" General G.S. Patton Jr.

I am wondering if I have to install any patch? Secondly, What are the suggested downloads and sites to get "goodies" from? Thanks and I cant wait to get in action! Frank Merry Christmas!

Got it!! I cycled the Shift-S key a couple of times and it started to work! Weird, but who cares...I shall place my order soon! Thanks again! Damn, what a sim! Frank ------------------ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his" General G.S. Patton Jr.

Thanks for the rapid reply, The sound card is the Montego II APPS, the direct X version is 7.0, 4.0700.0716, I checked the mixer levels and they are all middle of the setting, and Yes, I have played other games successfully requiring Direct X, that's what is perplexing me. Will check Shift S in case I did. Frank

Hey All, Man, what a great sim! I am floored, and ready to buy except for one thing.........I played the sim and it works great, but no sound! I have a DELL XPST700r 128MB ram Turtle Beach sound card 10Gig HD running win98 second edition with all the latest drivers! No Clue whats wrong, Never encountered this before! Any help would be appreciated! ------------------ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his" General G.S. Patton Jr.