[Any of you Californians crossing your fingers for tomorrow like I am?]

Here in Sacramento it looks like:

Best case - Tomorrow (9/23)

Expected case - Tuesday (or Wednesday)

Worst case - after next weekend (shudder)

[Who's got their hot little hands on the US manual...Tell us all about it!]

Originally posted by AbramsOnPoint:

It comes in a USPS Priority Mail envelope, the manual is 261 pages. There is a page 262 but it only has a water color image of a German soldier and there is a blank page afer that. The CD is in a white CD envelope just inside the front cover. The manual is shrink wrapped just like CMBO. The manual is just slighty larger than CMBO, very slightly larger, but thicker. The even numbered pages have the German soldier water color and the odd pages have a Soviet soldier. Everything was delivered to my mailbox, no special delivery. I have a Dell PIII 1000M with 384 meg of Ram and a nVidia 32 meg video card. The game plays smooth. Sorry, go to go and play a March 1945 QB with Tigers and JPZ70's against a Soviet force using T34/85 and SU85 plus some air support.

Since your profile locale says Massachusetts, does this mean you got it today? If so, you must be one the first US citizens to get delivery of CMBB.

Just curious....

So now we'll get "sighting" reports from Chicago on Monday, Denver on Tuesday, and hopefully Sacramento on Wednesday or sooner.

Somewhat analogous to tracking Santa Claus on Xmas Eve, I suppose.

[WOOOOHOOO!!! I GOT IT!!!]

Hey ParaBellum,

Welcom back from your sleep time (I saw you nod off earlier today at work).

Thanks for all the screenshots. Since you posted just a couple of minutes ago, I guess it's just us Californians and the Europeans awake at this time?? (probably the Aussies as well)

Thanks again.

[WOOOOHOOO!!! I GOT IT!!!]

As we use to say in the 70's - FAR OUT!!

or in the 60's - GROOVY!!

Originally posted by ParaBellum:

And here we have a company of T34-85s that just broke through the thin german lines, thundering across the plain...

[Now taking votes on who will be the first to get CMBB and Post on the forum]

Yeah, I'm not expecting it here in N. California until the middle of next week, despite my efforts to bribe BTS into Fed-Xing it to me.....

[Did you preorder CMBB? I did, and...]

I don't mind BTS making interest on my money....

[CMBB and new CM: Bundle Pack now available for Pre-Order]

Oder # 80962 at 5:30 PM PDT on 9/7/02

So what's that, about a 1,000 copies pre-ordered so far??

Hey, I woulda ordered sooner, but I've been watching college football all day.

Too bad BTS won't ship Fed-X......Can I bribe you guys with an extra $20?

[Are pre-orders going to be taken?]

Hmmm, Battlefront could make some money by starting the bidding for a spot in the pre-order queue....

[CM : Korean War]

Originally posted by Michael Dorosh:

Well there are still a lot of US vets alive who served in Korea, like my father. Plenty of up close and personal experience with the Chinese (Kunu-ri) and the North Koreans (Naktong river). The Korean War Branch of the 2nd Infantry division will be holding their reunion in Nashville this Labor Day weekend with more than 900 attendees signed up.

Now if only Battlefront would do the Wonju Turkey Shoot scenario.....

[CMBB Demo - official announcement]

Instead of asking how many downloads the first day, let's ask what the body count will be on the first day. Will there be more casualties in CMBB on the first day than there was on the Eastern Front for the entire war?

Just speculatin'

[CMBB demo on september 1st ?]

September 1st!! Sh*t, I'm out of town until the 2nd!!

[newbie with question]

Originally posted by kingtiger:

Hi,

I remember downloading a demo of Combat Mission and really hating it...

Aren't there laws against this?

I think he's pulling our lariat.....

[Patton Musuem Extravaganza]

Originally posted by Madmatt:

Standing from L to R: (Iskander, jeffsmith, Laura Smith, DaveT, Blackhorse, Madmatt, Rune, wwb_99, kking199, Tanker74, Doug Frank)

Madmatt[/QB]

Pardon my ignorance, but what kind of beast is that behind the group?

[How many days until CM:BB?]

Boy, if Battlefront doesn't make their Sept date there won't be any empty beds at any of the psychiatric hospitals....

I know, slap me silly for even suggesting this - but HEY, it is **SOFTWARE**.

So the count is about 45 days, depending on which side of the International dateline you're on.

[how do you fix tank?]

Originally posted by Gaylord Focker:

Engage a King Tiger at 1500 meters or so, that should fix the M4!

Well, at least ventilate it!

[Has the price been mentioned yet?]

I'll buy it for $100 if BTS will Fed-X it to me tomorrow....

[Interesting Question for the Board: How old are you?]

49. And I remember Tactics II too.

About 20 years ago, after playing SSG games on my Commodore 64, I envisioned something like Combat Mission eventually being developed, a feeling based mostly on my unshakable belief in Moore's law. Though I have to admit that using a C64 at the time was far superior to setting up "Atlantic Wall" in your living room only to have the cat jump on it....

Think about where games will be in 10 years.

[The Once and Whenever Lurker #23: For the Record, I am a 25 Cent Mod Whore]

Hey Capn,

Found your post to be one of the funniest I've read here. I don't care what you do for a living - you've missed your calling....

[Hey...I would have HOSTED a Northern California Preview..]

Well, I WOULD have attended being near Sacramento myself.

But really, any chance of a CMBB preview in N. Calif?

[Another worthless poll: Who's buying CMBB?]

As soon as I can....

I just hope they make enough copies initially, otherwise the whining and moaning may be intolerable.

[Announcing CMBB Distribution Details]

I'll hazard a guess that "very soon" means within two weeks.....

[They're close, man, real close...]

The complete quote (thank God for Google):

"You smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like - victory.

Someday this war is gonna end."

[They're close, man, real close...]

I always liked this line:

KILGORE:

"What do you know about surfing, Major ? You're from goddamn New Jersey."

Of course, it helps to grow up in California listening to the Beach Boys....

[CMBB ad in WWII History Magazine]

I made a similar post a few weeks ago regarding a similar ad in Computer Games (I believe). It drew a yawn.....

[Using Tanks as Howezters]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Warmaker:

I've seen a few documentaries with US tanks on some slope with their guns at high angles to act as some sort of artillery. Don't know how accurate/effective it was though.

Are command tanks going to be able to call artillery fire in CMBB? Or is there going to be an actual command tank variant for many tank models?<hr></blockquote>

My father commanded a tank platoon in Korea (38th Infantry, Second Division) and has told me about this exact method used by his tanks. If I recall correctly, he has pictures of his tanks (I think they were Shermans) positioned on sloping ground/embankments to get sufficient gun elevation.

Yeah, he has a lot of interesting stories about Korea and has said a number of times - "Thank God the Chinese didn't have many anti-tank weapons."

He actually did a tank support mission for Chesty Puller one night, for all you U.S. Marines out there. (Paraphrasing the movie Full Metal Jacket - "God Bless Chesty Puller wherever he may be.")