Doug Williams
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Hey, Tiger. How about turning your considerable talents toward modding the Greyhound? I like using 'em, but the stock one's now look out of place amongst all the other modded vehicles on the battlefield.
Or has someone else already done this and I missed it somehow?
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing
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CM Outpost is down. Must have been too many people downloading the new Bergman and Kitty mods. Is there someplace else I can DL the Bergman Shermans?
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Hey, Kitty, I love Australia! My shelia and I watch the Crocodile Hunter all the time. Man, that Steve Erwin is a nut. He goes flat out like a lizard drinkin! Never saw him chunder though.
G'day!
-Doug
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Thanks Mace. We call it "puking" her in the USA, but that wouldn't rhyme.
-Doug
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Down Under
Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said,
"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
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Took me about one minute to find this on the web. The women glow and men plunder, you snot-nosed brat.
I still don't know what a "chunder" is.
-Doug
[This message has been edited by Doug Williams (edited 02-22-2001).]
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The men "chunder"? Good gosh! Have I been singing it wrong all these years? What's a "chunder"?
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Lorak smacks Mace with a rotten vegimite sandwich
LOL
Do you come from the land down under? Where women glow and men plunder?
BTW, Kitty, love that King Tiger mod. What's next?
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I'll also add a wish: a "withdraw" command. What I am looking for here is some way to quit a scenario without surrendering your remaining forces. The "cease fire" option only works if your opponent agrees to it. This has been discussed in more detail in another thread, and I sure would like to see it in CM2.
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But when it comes to individual man-level combat, I'm most looking forward to Shrapnel's ALL AMERICAN: 82nd AIRBORNE IN NORMANDY.
Is this game still in development? I haven't heard anything about it in a long time. I liked 101st, but sometimes it got a little frustrating trying to just move the soldiers across the map when nothing was happening. I hope they come up with a solution for this for 82nd.
As for operational games, is anyone playing HPS's Panzer Campaigns series? I have read good reviews of these games.
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Maximus2k,
Welcome to the forum and congratulations on buying the best computer wargame ever made. After you become familiar with the game, let everyone here know that you're ready for a PBEM or online game and I'm sure you will easily find an opponent(s).
Things do occasionally get a little rowdy on the forum, but you will find that even the rowdiness (sp?) is more intellectually stimulating than your average Quake (or whatever) forum. If things get out of hand, Madmatt is always there to put out the fire (though I'm sure he would rather not have to).
You will find many interesting topics discussed here. Join right in.
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing
[This message has been edited by Doug Williams (edited 02-21-2001).]
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Hmmmmm, Tiger already has a high res Sherman plain pack that I am using right now. It can be found for d/l at the combat-missions web site.
Of course, I'll take a look at the Bergman mod...
Choices, choices...
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing
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A withdrawal option would be a good idea, but the player who didn't withdraw should be given credit for holding all victory locations when the points are tallied.
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Ok, I'm going to play it myself soon, but I truly am glad to learn that engy was able to win that scenario. I love this game so much that I would hate for something like that to be wrong with it.
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Hey, this may sound stupid, but how about someone setting up a scenario with, say, 1500 points of infantry (with *no* AT weapons or HMGs) versus 1500 points of halftracks? Make a real battlefield map, say a rural area, and see what happens. It would be interesting.
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Matt, thanks for taking the time to do all the testing you have been doing. Obviously, BTS is listening to it's customers, which I appreciate. If Charles, after looking at your tests, says he is happy with the way close assaults work, then fine, I'll shut up about it.
As to the island being unrealistic. You are right, it most certainly is. However, I would think, if anything, it deliberately skews the results in the favor of the infantry. It should be quite easy, I believe, for a platoon of infantry to make short work of a halftrack in such a situation. If the test is done on a larger battlefield, the halftrack just drives away.
Please let us know what Charles decides.
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actually matt has anounced on chat and i quote"get used to close assaults the way they are cause we ain't changin'em" hope this clears things up a little.
That's interesting, and a little sad, coming from a company that has earned such a sterling reputation for the accuracy of CM. I hope they make an official announcement here on the BB, giving their reasons for this decision.
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It looks like BTS is going to make halftracks easier to kill.
Where did you get this information? I have seen no announcement by BTS thus far.
If so, they better make the purchase points lower. Currently, I find HT's don't last very long in battle.The halftracks seem to be plenty easy to kill with anything but a close infantry assault. The purchase points should stay the same (IMO).
[This message has been edited by Doug Williams (edited 02-18-2001).]
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Grumble.....and here I am at work and can't DL and install them until tomorrow....grumble...
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Has anyone tested this problem with trucks? Maybe this is a more general problem?
IMO, more testing needs to be done on the survivability of AFV's vs infantry close assaults. After having a PZIVG eliminate an entire infantry platoon while trapped together on a 40x40 island, I'm not so sure the problem is only with the halftracks.
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BUMP
Good points, DevilDog.
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Ok, I did some more tests. One SPW 251/1 against one American rifle platoon with no AT weapons (both regular). Test was done on a 40x40 island with the platoon surrounding the HT and ordered to target it at all times. Yes, the HT does move around a lot, and yes, it does shoot back.
1st test: HT KOed in 2 minutes, 35 seconds and causes 30 allied casualties.
2nd test: HT KOed in 1 min, 10 sec. 4 allied casualties
3rd test: HT KOed in 2 min, 40 sec. 18 allied casualties
4th test: HT KOed in 2 min, 17 sec. 0 casualties
5th test: HT KOed in 3 min, 5 sec. O casualties
Conclusion: I think the HT lasts too long.
One more test: Same thing, but this time a PZIVG against the same rifle platoon. The tank doesn't move around as much as the HT, but protects itself with smoke. Squads are ordered to move closer when this happens.
1st test: Allied surrender on Turn 4. Tank wins.
2nd test: Tank immobilized in Turn 8 (yes, turn 8!). Tank surrenders on turn 9. Causes 25 allied casualties.
Conclusion: Perhaps *all* AFVs are too resistant to infantry close assaults?
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing
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I have East Front II and thought it was well done, and quite fun. If I can ever stop playing CM, I plan on buying West Front. I also wasted way too much time on Panzer General II.
How about HPS's Panzer Campaigns series? I have read very good reviews of these games.
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing
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....and just to show that the American HTs are vulnerable to MG fire I did the exact same tests, only this time pitting an American M3 HT against two MG42s.
Results:
1st test: HT KOed in 8 seconds
2nd test: HT KOed in 20 seconds
3rd test: HT KOed in 8 seconds
4th test: HT KOed in 2 seconds
5th test: HT KOed in 29 seconds
Both this test and the .50 cal test were done with Regular infantry and HT crews.
Conclusion: Don't drive your HT by it's lonesome into an enemy MG team.
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing
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Let's put to rest the issue of the .50 cals.
I just did another test.
Parameters: 60x60 island - flat grass except for two squares of woods on opposite corners of the southern side of the island - 1 SPW 251/1 starting in the center of the northern edge of the island, facing south - 2 .50 cal MGs starting in foxholes in the woods squares on the southern side of the island, facing north - MGs told to target the HT on the first turn
Expected results: HT should be quickly turned into swiss cheese
Actual results:
1st test: HT knocked out in 33 seconds
2nd test: HT knocked out in 3 seconds
3rd test: HT knocked out in 25 seconds
4th test: HT knocked out in 2 seconds
5th test: HT knocked out in 17 seconds
I stopped after the fifth test because I was convinced that the HT was properly vulnerable to .50 cal MG fire.
The only question that remains in my mind is why it is so hard for a platoon of combat infantrymen to disable a HT via close assault.
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing
New Hi Res Canadian Sherman III and Sherman V mods
in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)
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Guys, don't worry. Anyone tries to mess with our "northern brothers", just give a yell and the good ole US of A will come up there and stomp a mud hole in 'em.
Save your money and fix your health care system....or whatever. 
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expert \'ek-,spert'\ n : someone who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing