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The original questioner apparently is not aware of the US Army's diverse and widely applied schemes that evolved from the mid-70's and into the 80's, i.e. the "European scheme" and the later and very flexible "MERDEC" scheme. The MERDEC scheme was very effective in breaking up vehicle outlines but it was applied in the field and came before the present generation of toxic paints made field-applied paints largely impractical. I'll leave comment about the other natioan's camo schemes to those that know them better...

Please, BFC, port it over to my cell phone OS. I want to play CMBB on a 1.25" screen! Pleeezzee!

Out of curiosity...what exactly is it that renders a film qualified for the category of "propaganda"? How is it some films become caegorized as such, and others do not? Curious to see how other's minds work.

Concussion? Some weapons have large blast effect with relatively little shrapnel (thin-walled bombs or shells carring a large HE content). This could be the real-life result of something akin to the CMBB Sturmtiger but I suspect rockets. IIRC, rocket rounds (neblewerfer & katyuska) were of this variety...thin walled with almost no shrapnel but a lot of blast effect.

RTFM. ROFL.

Boo Hoo...You guys are making me feel jealous...All that I have is a grunch of inert artillery rounds, from 155mm to 50 cal, American to Russian, WWI through today. And a few helmets. And a ton of books. And some memorabilia. Come to think of it, now I don't feel so bad!

I'm willing to bet that, if the German tank was close enough to be knocked out, so was the crew of the Ampulomet! I sincerely doubt that many of the crews of these desperation weapons lived on to crow about their victories.

The only SP indirect fire weapons in CMBB are mortar carriers. All other SP artillery pieces present in the game are there for direct fire use only. Don't forget that these types of units were quite valuable (not to mention vulnerable) and in reality would seldom be found that close to CM-level battles. They would be several thousand meters back, firing in support and so only their FO's are represented in CMBB. Think of them as being present in the game to let you portray those interesting "fox in the hen house" scenarios where the one side gets loose in the other side's rear areas.

I'm just guessing, but from the various photos and such I've seen, it looks like the weapon was muzzle-loaded (as to the cylindrical projectile) and probably had a chamber at the breech end which held the black powder propellant charge. Loading would then be relatively simple: 1- drop round into muzzle; 2- pour in propellant (more than likely a held in a cartridge, perhaps paper or even a small brass case was used) and 3- light the primer/igniter for the black powder while aiming the beast. The igniter could have been as simple as flint or as complex as a gun cartridge primer. Given that the Russians were desperate, they still probably would have stuck with robust, simple and fool-proof technology that any plumbing shop could have put together. As to the rounds, I'm guessing that they were a ceramic or baked clay sphere, containing the flammable liquid and some sort of igniter. Anyone with more info or different guesses?

Cultural taste and dietary issues aside, I have seen photos of attractive women in Soviet service. But there's a lot of stereotyping in your comment, which is hardly complimentary upon your outlook and/or erudition.

Ben Galani - Where did you dig up (pun intended) those photos? Are they from one of the Russian battlefield archaeology digging clubs? I had a URL to one but lost it.

Got a goat sitting on your line? Mine came in at 1 min 35. :cool:

Very nice work!

Some folks just don't get the timelines right. Yes, all of these tanks could be found on the battlefields of 1939-45. They were not all contemporaries, however and as is well known, some were designed in the late '20's and some were designed in the early '40's. For that matter, anyone want to put up an M60A3 versus an M1A2? They exist in the same time frame, but no one pretends that they are comparable. Do your research and THINK, people. Sheesh! "Sucks" is not a scholarly description, nor even a working one. It is the hallmark of a sloppy vocabulary probably arising from an uninformed mind.

I'd weigh the sample round in my collection but just remembered that it doesn't have propellant. Sorry!

ROFL

Say what? :confused:

I'd like to see a good photo myself, even after 35 years of reading about the Eastern Front. From what I gather, the projector fired spherical or globular rounds. Whether the rounds had an ignition source on board (a fuse/striker assembly) or if they just had a wick you lit before launching, is a good question. Some of our expert web ferrets may be able to snoop out more about it.

With 20-meter grids, you have to abstract a lot of things. I sure hope the next engine goes to 5 meter grids...

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Russians, used a version of the tilt mine during WWII and strapped them to dogs. The rest is obvious. As with all these types of applications, I dont believe they were widely used, once again for obvious reasons, can a dog tell the difference between a T-34, and a Panther?</font>

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giggles...Sounds like something I might have done when I was first figuring this stuff out. No disrespect, just think it's funny as heck, 'cause I can identify.

Welcome to one Ed from another. Also dating from Niuchess and Tactics II days, not to mention Blitzkrieg, Afrika Korps, Stalingrad, etc etc. This game is kind of like a dream come true, isn't it? Enjoy!

Why all the mystery? :confused: