Erwin

As we seem to see new players here, I found an old CMBN review that may have useful information about the CM2 game system and CMBN in particular:
http://armchairgeneral.com/combat-mission-battle-for-normandy-seeing-the-game-through-contemporary-field-manuals.htm
 
 

Am excited to see your huge map.  Took a looong time to load.  Am hoping my machine can handle it when more units and smoke appears.  Have been planning to get a super dooper new machine, but as I will soon be abroad again until Autumn, I figure any super machine I get now will be an obsolete old hag by the time I get back.  (So, will wait till then.)

I should have known this is another xnt work of yours, George.   I guess now I have to try the beefed up v2 (if only so I can look down of the mere mortals who only played v1). 
 
 

As we seem to see new players here, I found an old CMBN review that may have useful information about the CM2 game system and CMBN in particular:
http://armchairgeneral.com/combat-mission-battle-for-normandy-seeing-the-game-through-contemporary-field-manuals.htm
 
 

I have a "v2 BETA" dated 11/16/2016.  But at "Few Good Men" I only see a v1 dated 7/6/2015.
Is there a final version or is the v2 BETA the latest one?

Here is snow just for you, Earl...

Here is snow just for you, Earl...

+1
If we ever get to earlier CMFI, there should be sufficient models etc to do a decent CM Afrika Korps - even if it's just a module.

+1  The reason folks find Stummels less useful in the CM2 games is that most of the ranges in the maps are not long enuff for proper deployment.

Aquila could probably do it with one hand tied behind his back.  The guy's a friggin genius.

Yes, good points.  However, attacking France thru the Ardennes in early 1940 arguably was a huge gamble that no one of the Allied side predicted of defended adequately against.  That was the whole point.  The MG gamble was that the Germans would be completely unprepared for it. 
Am not justifying the silly bureaucratic bungling which happens everywhere - even in successful organizations.  Only that many senior folks thought MG was a great idea and worth the risks (including Eisenhower), and had it succeeded, the war would have been greatly shortened and Monty (or whomever got the credit) would be hailed as the "greatest military genius of all time".
Had the Ardennes gambit failed, we would be saying similar negative things about Manstein and Rommel would never have happened and North Africa would never have happened.  Actually, WW2 would probably have ended right there.
Am simply saying that hindsight makes things easy for us.
 
 

Yes, good points.  However, attacking France thru the Ardennes in early 1940 arguably was a huge gamble that no one of the Allied side predicted of defended adequately against.  That was the whole point.  The MG gamble was that the Germans would be completely unprepared for it. 
Am not justifying the silly bureaucratic bungling which happens everywhere - even in successful organizations.  Only that many senior folks thought MG was a great idea and worth the risks (including Eisenhower), and had it succeeded, the war would have been greatly shortened and Monty (or whomever got the credit) would be hailed as the "greatest military genius of all time".
Had the Ardennes gambit failed, we would be saying similar negative things about Manstein and Rommel would never have happened and North Africa would never have happened.  Actually, WW2 would probably have ended right there.
Am simply saying that hindsight makes things easy for us.
 
 

Good ideas.  With the increasing number of new CM2 game families and modules and with all the updates, it's increasingly hard to keep all the info straight in one's mind - (mine at least).  One almost envies newcomers to the game as they get to learn the latest versions and play everything fresh rather than us old-timers constantly having to play catch up and unlearn some old rules etc. to replay older missions.
 

Sorry to hear that.  Hope that you can focus on yourself and forget all the silly stuff here for a while...

+1   CM2 teaches lessons from when played on maps that are smal and/or offer short LOS - also with WW2 era.  eg that SMG's are much more valuable/useful than rifles etc so why do armies bother with rifles.

Let's hope that for every poster here, BF can rely on another 100+ customers.  

We're simply saying that for a game, the pre-El Alamein battles are the most interesting period of the Afrika Korps "story" and battles.

Uh... For the record, much of my family come from there, and their opinion of the Soviets and Soviet occupation was somewhat different.  

Had a thought that it would be helpful if these had the title of the game in the name.  Eg;  "Name CMFB.btt".
Often one can d/l scenarios and then realize one has a bunch in the d/l folder but have forgotten which game family scenarios folder they are supposed to be placed. 
 

We're simply saying that for a game, the pre-El Alamein battles are the most interesting period of the Afrika Korps "story" and battles.

Initially the first battle (July 1942) it was a strategic victory in that it stopped Rommel cold and depleted his resources so he couldn't continue to threaten Alexandria & Egypt - like Coral Sea in the Pacific was a tactical draw but a strategic victory since it prevented the Japs from threatening Australia.  After the 2nd battle (October-November) it was a question of the Brits having more resources and being able to grind down the Afrika Korps which was in retreat from that point on.  (Hence the reason why the 1940-42 period is the most interesting for gamers - rather like the 42-43 period is on the Eastern Front.)

ETA for releaZe pleaZe...   

For some reason I hadn't seen this one.  Like it.  Thanks...  Will try it out with CMBB.
Wonder if it can adapted for CM2.

To give a contrarian view, was thinking that the above has become an accepted "politically correct" cliche spouted by everybody these days.  Maybe it's time for a film to promote the "joyful, fun and positive" aspects like "comradeship, and opportunities for advancement" (for the sake of balance etc.)?

To give a contrarian view, was thinking that the above has become an accepted "politically correct" cliche spouted by everybody these days.  Maybe it's time for a film to promote the "joyful, fun and positive" aspects like "comradeship, and opportunities for advancement" (for the sake of balance etc.)?