Dr. Buhl

Great work Manx !! The Tiger... I would say three things. First off all I must agree with Guy w/gun: "too indecisive on what to target" and that is a problem when you have a slow turret. The other thing is always try to keep them in pairs. Last but not least one must realise that this kitten was an old lady in 1944/45. Be cautious when you use it and don't expect it to rule the battlefield. When used the right way this kitten can indeed growl.

The German who was captured and released by Miller's men is NOT the one who stabbed one of them later. Two different Germans. Examine the scenes in question and it becomes clear. [This message has been edited by Monte99 (edited 01-03-2001).]

Die Br? was indeed a great movie. ABTF was also great because one got tired of men screaming and dying all the time - witch is a very good point in a war movie. SPR is a very realistic war movie but I would like to ask Hollywood and Spielberg why on earth they always has to put a terrible plot in their movies. Why does the German soldier they capture and then let go again have to shot Tom Hanks and stick a knife in one of the other heroes? I mean someone else could have shot them without ruining the movie. It's just crap if you ask me. What is the moral in that?

Thank for the replies!! I love the game but I guess it is impossible to avoid gamey tactics. I have played ASL and I am a sucker for historical correctness. That is why I like this game. By the way, I once read that both the Firefly and some T34's had a low ROF due to cramped conditions in the turret. Does anyone know if this Is modeled in the game? Thanks Dr. Buhl

I've only played the AI because I am still a beginner but I have three questions: 1) I normally succeed in rushing the German panzers when they turn away from my hidden tanks. Sometimes I even drive behind their lines and nail them in the rear (I had a Sherman do that to two Pan-thers recently). It is of course exiting to play this way but would the average GI even think of doing this when you think of their respect of the big German cats? I for one would fire smoke and run as fast as my Sherman could carry me and my crew. I would NEVER drive right at it and hope it wouldn't be able to move it's turrent fast enough to kill me before I finish it of with my peashooter of a 75 mm. 2) Why is it, that even when the AI knows I have several tanks at my disposal (I have already killed of two tanks in an ambush) it then seem to "forget" and drives the next couple of tanks to the exact same spot just to get the same treatment. I have the feeling a human opponent never would fall for that. 3) It seems too easy to trick the AI to shoot at a HT driving like a mad man and then rush your tank to the kill from the other side, and is it realistic for the crew of the HT to say "Sure, we will go die for you" and drive off in to certain death? In other words does anyone have any historic proff that allied tanks really did rush German panzers? Dr. Buhl

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hiram Sedai: When I purchase armor, I've been looking at the gun size (no innuendo intended). It seems that 75MM and below does not seem to work well against German Armor. I had some mini Tank ranges set up and I learned about which tanks not to use. Anything below a Sherman 76 seems to be too inefectual. As for British Armor, I am liking the Challenger. It killed a Hetzer for me last night. My favorite German tank is the Lynx because of how fast it is and how well it covers infantry. Never heard of the jaguar though. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hi Hiram Don't compare the size of the gun. You have to look at the lenght of the gun. The Panther has a 75mm just as many Shermans, but it will cut through most of the allied tanks, very unlike the performance off a Sherman. The longer the gun the more velocity witch means more power against tanks. Against soft targets like inf. you don't need high velocity, and that explains why the AVRE is so poor against tanks but great against inf. As many allied soldiers put it, the Tiger and the Panther had guns "the size of a telephone pole". Take a look at the Fireflies. The turrent had to be modified to fit the gun, and the gun is much longer than the ones you normally see on a Sherman. Hope it makes sense... Dr. Buhl