Fan

The German 37mm AT gun was called the "doorknocker," because IIRC, the T-34 was generally proof against it. Try the larger caliber guns. The 75mm Pak40 works especially well, and even more so when working in pairs with the same or near-same LOS. You could also try a more IMO "gamey" approach, by using massed small-caliber FlaKs/AA guns. These fire rapidly and, while not usually strong enough to penetrate frontal armor, can hit quickly and repeatedly enough to cause AFV crews to panic and bail. HTH, Fan

I had read somewhere in one of these forums that these truck-mounted flaks had AP invulnerability? I'm about to engage a friend in a PBEM as the Krauts, and don't want to appear gamey by including any invulnerable vehicles. I hope any kinks have been worked out by the new patch? Thanks one and all for any help/advice! Fan [ December 23, 2002, 12:45 AM: Message edited by: Fan ]

I agree that this should be looked into, if possible. There ought not be any difference between setup and play, i.e. you shouldn't have to guess whether your dug-in (or not) units will still be in command once you hit "Go."

I've seen it happen often as well. :mad:

The times I've heard it pronounced, it rhymed with (and almost sounds like) "Neeper," but with a very soft "D" sound blending in with the "N."

I've seen this very thing happen with an M17, v1.0 at least. No LOS no incoming arty (that I remember anyway), and the M17 just revved up and headed over the ridgeline, where it was promptly taken under fire by a couple of PzIVs and knocked out. QB vs. AI. Haven't used the 17 yet in 1.01.

When, after crawling into bed after 6 straight hours of playing and with visions of putting some molten TNT to your loving girlfriend, you stealthily slip a hand over that way and she says, "Fuggedaboutit. I'm hull-down."

They didn't call those guys the "Death's Head Division" for nothing, did they? Best I've done is a tactical defeat as well.

Well, I had a MG42 HMG with a pretty impressive body count. Rottenfuhrer Dank got 65 infantry casualties and 1 mortar destroyed. Same battle, the AI had a Regular 82mm 6-tube battery that killed 9 of his own men and none of mine.

Well, airbursts will randomnly happen with "normal" arty shells if they land in/near scattered trees, woods, or pines. Then again, there are the VT (Variable Timer) rounds that will airburst over open ground. Only the Allies have these, and they are *extremely* deadly to infantry and open-topped vehicles, just as airbursts in trees are.

A true sniper can take hours or even days to reach his/her firing position (n.b. Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, USMC, spending a whole day crossing a single rice paddy in Vietnam). And they might have a mission-specific target (e.g. a local commander or political target). An effective and/or lucky sniper can have an extremely demoralizing effect on local morale. And snipers can often be found as a two-man team, with the shooter having the best gun and the spotter having a back-up scoped rifle. Cpl. Jackson in SPR was more of a sharpshooter IMO, disregarding the "artistic license" granted his character in SPR. And while it would be difficult to hit a man double-timing it to cover, I would venture to say that it is not impossible, especially from a good ways above, where aspect ratio is not changing extremely dramatically.

Sure, I'm a competitive person who likes winning, but like many others who have posted before, I enjoy more the thrill of discovery, the close of battle, the artful and dangerous give-and-take dance of combat, and the repartee that an interesting opponent and I can engage in. I enjoy most of all, perhaps, the chance to learn from better and more practiced opponents, and hopefully in the future, the chance to be able to help others learn. I detest sore losers and also don't much enjoy games where there is none of the back-and-forth banter. Just my $0.02.

Looks like some good info, thanks for the link Frenchy

"Yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwww!" - Maj. T. J. "King" Kong, in "Dr. Strangelove."

A friend I used to fly with/against in Air Warrior pointed me in the direction of the demo back in mid-December. As soon as I could pry myself away from the demo, I ordered the full game.

I think I'm more of a Rommel when it comes to sex, and more like Monty when it comes to CM. Lately though, I've been trying to develop a more aggressive tactical approach in my CM games. I guess I'm lucky and have had the benefit of a solid player taking me under his wing and showing me the error of my ways.

LOL Babra I made one like that too. 'Cept it's Amis vs. the Krauts. Called it Blood Island. It's great for right after you get home from work, eat dinner, and crack open that first beer.

I'll add one little tidbit here. Having a contiguous (all in one piece) swap file is a good thing. Here's how I do it. Defrag. Reboot. Disable swap file and defrag again. Reboot. Re-enable swap file. This way, the swap file will grab the first piece of contiguous HD space that will fit the entire swap file. Helps a lot on disk thrashing, etc. I typically do it after my annual reformat, after all drivers have been installed and Windows has been tweaked. Actually, two tidbits: You should also not let Windows manage the swap-file (that is, let Windows resize it at will). I have always gotten better performance by setting the minimum and maximum size to be the same, i.e. 192mb or 255mb, etc. [This message has been edited by Fan (edited 03-05-2001).]

A PBEM buddy who's playing the defender in an assault lit his own buildings up with a Wasp, saying the town was too much ground to cover for the amount of troops he had. I'm sure that was the case, but this tactic also serves to funnel the unwary through prepared firesacks. It was the first time I'd ever seen or heard of lighting up the terrain on purpose...but it immediately made perfect sense.

Well, here goes nothing. This is me at a recent buddy's wedding. Thanks to a certain friend for their help in 86'ing the red-eye. [This message has been edited by Fan (edited 02-17-2001).] [This message has been edited by Fan (edited 02-17-2001).]

That's a great reference, bought it myself a couple weeks back.

Actually that was JB as "Bluto" Blutarski from "Animal House.

Fan is short for BloodFan, which evolved from my old handle in Air Warrior, BreadFan (one of my all-time favorite songs). A buddy in the Relaxed Realism arenas in Air Warrior said he was gonna start calling me BloodFan because I left a trail of blood (mostly my own ) wherever I went. And since CPIDs in AW were limited to 5 characters or under, Fan it was. Fan is also, I understand, a nickname for the devil in either Swedish or Norwegian (neither of which can I speak or understand.)

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Thought I'd give this a friendly bump. If you are not already using this database, you'd be well served in getting it. Mr. Harvey has done some hard work in putting this together, and it shows. BloodFan