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Will any arty ie 8 inch, 240mm, or 14 inch guns take pillboxes out?? I ner run into pillboxes much??

I don't ever play the Germans but I know I hate to see a Hummel coming at me in an infantry vs armor QB and I all I got was 2 zook teams!! That or any 88 gun be it infantry or armor!

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by karch: I feel very lucky. My father lives in Toledo OH and golfs with Lipton's son regularly. My parents bought me a hard copy of the book and had it signed by him just before Christmas. It is that much more special now. I can't wait to read it. Scott Karch<hr></blockquote>

Yes it does Andy thank you very much!

I just made my first custom map and tried to design a bocage battle scene. Of course I play the Amis all the time and I arranged the field to favor the germans I even gave them a dreaded pill box 88 and 2 mortar spttoers with bigg loads of ammo..Can I arrange the german in the positions I want them in like the cimputer does in a quick battle or is that not possible and these are for 2 players all the time??

I never met the man but after reading so much and watching band of brothers (after reading the book of course), I have truly heart felt sorrow for the friends and family of 1ST Sgt. Carwood Lipton. He was a true hero and I have already made it my duty to educate my son (due May 9) about WWII and all the men and women like Sgt Lipton. They should never be forgotten! And may God help anyone I ever catch disparaging that generation and what they did for the world...Does anyone know if any of the "Brothers" live in NY?? or at least in a nearby state?? Rest In Peace Sarge....

I'll give a resounding "I Second That"!!!! Happy Bday Bill!!!

I thought a tank hunter was classified as a tank itself, not an SP?? When I think of and SP I think of StuG 42's and Hummels just like I think of the American Priest or British Sexton with it's 88mm gun. To me anything with a gun over 75 mm's or so is an SP....is this incorrect or did it depend on the person who named only??

The new game will ROCK!!!! I can't wait

I have seen Abrams rounds a few years ago and they seemed pretty one peice to me. Like any rifle round ever produced. Brass cases and all?? Usually "caseless" ammo has a very distinct look about it Like a ceramic jar or sometimes black...these were brass.

One more question fella's...Where ca I go these mods? If you can set up hyperlinks or give site names again geatly appreciated guys!!

I have been playing CMBO for months now and have yet to download any Mods. One reason is there have to be thousands of them. Can one of you vet grogs point me to the best mods available for a totally pure, out of the box version of CMBO and advise me how to use them as I am about 1/4 as comp literate as most of you fine gents. Thank you all in advance and I await your suggestions. God Bless America

I have taken Tigers out with side zook shots at around 100 meters but rear is the best way to go with anything that heavily armored especially KT's

I has a squad or paratroopers take out a Stug III the other day at over 25 yrds with a hand grebade...not a gammon bomb or rifle grenade an actual hand grenade at long range?? Is this a bug??

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by vonkluge: After playing combat mission a year this july I have wondered what others think about the scenarios that come with the disk. Now I finally decided to ask whats your favorite scenario, and on wednsday I will compile the overall info and tell you which is the most popular CMBO (on disk) scenario thanks. Only exception is Vally of Trouble (from gold demo) -Niles "Fieldmarshall" Hirschi P.S. my favorite are Chance Encounter Hemmikeln we start here All or Nothing Thanks ahead for the feedback <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I agree with you on Hemmikeln we start he...that is a great scenario

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JasonC: The first "turn" of the game is the set up phase, not yet the movement phase. There is an outlined colored-border box on the map. You can pick up your units and reposition them anywhere inside that box - by clicking on them to select, then selecting a new location and hitting "P". This happens before the game begins. You can also rotate the units, hide them, and split squads. Once you have positioned everyone, the first time you hit "go" you will simply transition to the first game turn. You can then give your first orders. The first turn itself is not processes until the -2nd- time you hit go. Attackers get to reposition at set-up too, but they get only a long, thin set-up box along their edge, while defenders can get 1/3 (probes) to 1/2 (attacks) of the map. Between the set-up phase and the first turn, every defending gun or infantry unit not on pavement or inside a house, will dig a foxhole at its current location. They show up the moment you hit "go" the first time. A neat trick here is, if you split squads before the first turn, then at the begining have the two squad-halves move back to within around 10 yards of each other, the squads will quickly recombined - but you will have an extra set of foxholes for a fall-back position. If you integrate some positions in buildings, where you don't need foxholes, you can get more than 2 lines of defense some places too - or extra foxholes for HQs and teams, etc. I hope this helps. Also see page 31 of the manual, explaining all the details of the set-up phase.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks Jason...I must have read the book 10 times but never saw that....much obliged

I am not exactly new to CM but, I just recently dicovered the beautiful world of the quick battle. I want to know though..I always, being the patriot I am, play the allied side and the germans are always dug in when I attack of course. I treid having them attck me but when I finished my choices and expected to start my game with dug in units they were lined up along the baseline of the screen like normal?? Can I get my guys set up as if I was the computer or not?? This may also seem like the most stupid question ever but, I gotta ask...

I don't see anybody recognizing that a charge of the same size and weight will be faster out of a longer barrel than an identical round from a barrel of shorter length. Same rules apply for a standard rifle barrel...the more barrel you have the faster your round will fly

I am about two months into playing this game and I have to ask a seriously amateur question? Are mods like patches?? Are they upgrades to the game?? The ones I have seen are nice but I am hesitant to download them for security purposes?? Somebody help!! I am not a dumbass when it comes to computers just some of the gamer lingo thst all....thanks guys

I'm not a tanker but to me it dosen't seem too far fecthed for two static(stationary)vehicles who fire simultaneously to be able to hit each other...yes rare but not impossible in my mind

I saw it and like you folks was impressed with the first few minutes the love story prtion could have gone out the window for all I cared. My opinion is nothing will ever beat Pricate Ryan as far a realism and effects....that is the quintessential WWII movie. Pearl Harbor promises to offer the same...at least I hope so...

As far as the Citizen Soldier from Ambrose goes the actual phrase was "whoever isn't dead inside has his brains scrambled and can't fight". People have, do, and will continue to die from such hits from a 6.1" gun even in concrete pillboxes....concussion crushes lungs and causes brain damage...people died.

First I must say after reading all of your postings you all seem to have a very,very good grasp of the details of WWII. From the weapons to the people involved, So I commend all of you after I was thinking WWII was a lost subject with our generation. I digress, I several books I have read on attacking buildings and pill boxes GI's, when availible would role in a 155 and fire point blank at fortifications. As a matter of fact I think the battle of Aachen they used 6 rounds from one to clear a movie theater. The German co inside said, "He believed it a war crime to allow the use of that type of artillery in such a fashion". I know most 155 was called in via spotter but a peek or two of a 155 SP would be rather cool I think. And I know the Pershing didn't see alot of action but one or two of the late battles in 1945 most certainly did see use of the first heavy US tank and its awesome 90mm gun. I have actually seen documentary footage of a pershing hunting a panther in the streets a few weeks before wars end. He won of course scoring 3 direct hits lighting the tank up for 3 days...What do you all think??