Erwin

While am sure that we can all agree with the preceding statements, the relativity of the discussion is quite simple and yet complex.  While the explicit comments are unassailable in the relative sense it can be argued in the reverse directions as well.
This may help: 
 

Am in US at present.  Played the UTube version in two parts last night.  Didn't realize it was quite such an old (2002) movie.  But as you said good performances and interesting to see Churchill at the end of his depressing "wilderness years".   Also to see the lovely young Lena Headey b4 "Game of Thrones" fame.
Interesting re how much C was hated by elements in the establishment who were trying to do him in for his non-politically correct speeches re Germany while he was popular amongst many "commoners" - couldn't help see the contemporary parallels with Trump. 
 

+1   That also works when one is attacking.   I love having a huge map and starting with recon forces, then having major forces available, but having to decide on transport to the best locations to conduct an attack while simultaneously having to assign sufficient forces elsewhere to defend.  And also having enuff forces to allocate reserves.  (It's a major reason why I still play CM1.  YOu can have up to 8Km x 4Km and more than a Regiment(!) on each side with a few companies of AFV's and many transports and Recon AC's etc.)
BTW:  If anyone is interested, a CMBB "Birthday Bash 13" tourney on a 3Km x 3Km map with above size forces on each side is just starting and has open slots at WeBOB:  https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/webandofbrothers/invitiation-to-participate-in-bb13-round-4-t19054.html

PTO...  Yes, I do, and that makes perfect sense.  I will check it tomorrow.  Thanks for the idea.  I think you nailed it!

It looks very much like the Priest Kangaroo pic above, but the center armor plate between the circular "pulpit" and the driver's position is missing(!).  I think my mystery vehicle is some sort of incompatibility/conflict between two mods. 
Am sure the mod is "Aris M7 Priest Mod_Heavily Weathered" as it has the number "13" and "S-230576" written on the vehicle.  But, I canna figure out why it is interfering with the M5 mod.   My problem is that I have SO many mods in my Z that some may not be working correctly in the latest CM2 version.
It's no biggy and I can't see why it would spoil the scenario.  I wonder if it will function in the game as an M5 or as a Priest Kangaroo. 
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Ok, So I removed the 2 Priest mods (the 2nd was "Aris M7B1 Priest CMBN v2") exited CMBN to desktop and restarted CMBN and then loaded the game.  The vehicle is STILL the messed up Priest Kangaroo!  For some reason the game is not picking up the "Aris_M5 Lendlease HTs Mod".  But, surely I should at least be seeing the default BF M5. 
Is there any way the game could be finding some other mod(s) not in the Z folder and conflicting?
 
 

Wargame players are known to be smarter than yer average person. 

Hey Olek:  Are you having a problem making up your own mind?  Cos, Mr. Burke here wants to liberate you from my totalitarian mind control I have exerted on you.  Sorry about that...

"...this seems to be a recurring statement by you Erwin and I can appreciate they may start to feel that way for you, but that is your perception and not one I’d agree with."
Jeez...  Olek asked me a question and I responded.  Cos you don't agree with my "perception" or "opinion" you could have simply responded to Olek and let him (or anyone else interested in his question) make up his own mind.  
To reiterate:  When I was injured I got to play a LOT.  8 hours/day for years.  I found that all the WW2 titles started to seem the same to me in terms of gameplay.  It's as if one broke up CM1 into its various theatres and eras and tried to play em as separate games.  They games would basically all play pretty much the same with graphical differences. 
 

You are doing great work Olek.
It amazes me that every few years, or when a new CM2 game comes, out there is at least one talented person like Olek, who almost single-handedly changes the look with large quantities of xnt mods. 
Eg: Over the years, we've enjoyed the incredible game graphics changing work of Aris/Fuser, and Kieme and many others. 
Sadly, they all burn out eventually.  So, plz pace yourself, Olek.  

You missed a line:
"Fast engineer team to within two Action Spots (16 meters) of the flank or rear of the tank.
Stay Alive!
On their own the team will throw the demo charges at the tank."
 

While people have experimented and created movement charts for various terrains (you'd have to do searches on these forums) it's more fun to learn thru experience. 

That is bootiful!  
Glory to Olek!

+1
In addition to scalable UI, have also longed for a revamped ACQUIRE routine that allows units to swap weapons and ammo with adjacent units (with limitations of course); the ability of being able to order the AI to move a main weapons a few inches so it can attain LOS and shoot at what the 3rd loader can see and shoot at; one mouse click ability to set 180 degree arcs (as in CM1) etc etc.
It's the UI that really needs TLC so that players can waste less time on figuring out how to do certain things using the game interface (eg making multiple mouse clicks when one could do), and spend that time on the more fun decisions re tactics & strategy.
 

+1
In addition to scalable UI, have also longed for a revamped ACQUIRE routine that allows units to swap weapons and ammo with adjacent units (with limitations of course); the ability of being able to order the AI to move a main weapons a few inches so it can attain LOS and shoot at what the 3rd loader can see and shoot at; one mouse click ability to set 180 degree arcs (as in CM1) etc etc.
It's the UI that really needs TLC so that players can waste less time on figuring out how to do certain things using the game interface (eg making multiple mouse clicks when one could do), and spend that time on the more fun decisions re tactics & strategy.
 

One has to keep em at max distance.  At least 300m, preferably 500m+.
Move SLOW (ie crawl) the last few meters to the vantage point you want them to spot from. 
Many have asked that CM2 eventually feature an "Ambush" feature for snipers and AT teams in which they would wait, spot, shoot and after shooting immediately displace to another location/waypoint chosen by the player.

"...they are not as prone to losing crew to small arms fire as ordinary SPW are."
Ah.... You mean in the game.   (I couldn't see why they would have any more defensive capability than a regular halftrack in RL.)

If you still have a fiancée, you're not playing the game properly.  

That is completely understandable.  All us fans here do is throw out comments and suggestions with the full knowledge that most may not be implementable for the reasons stated. 
However, the hope is that with CM3...

"BTW snipers are excellent spotters - you don't have to get within firing range - the fact they have scopes and binos is their key strength I think."
Yes, I forgot to mention that.
"if the enemy spot a marked unit they get points..."
Thanks for mentioning that.  After playing CM2 since it first came out, I did not know that the game features this!!  Amazing.  (However, am not aware of any scenarios or campaign missions where the object is merely to observe and spot as opposed to kill.) 

If you still have a fiancée, you're not playing the game properly.  

Haven't seen this mentioned in a while.  So here goes:
Hope that the next version gives us the ability to alter the UI size.  On a 30" 2760 x 1600 monitor I have to resize the game to 1920x1200 or lower just to read the text.  Soon UHD/4K monitors will become more widely used.   Shame to have to degrade the image just to read.

"...wonder if they're planning in matching vehicles in each release identically, i.e no US Army trucks until the British Module and no Syrian Truck or Shilka until the NATO module."
It would still be worth the $ to buy the modules.  However, it would be great to get everything in one bundle and pay one price - $100+ or whatever.  It's getting old the way games have been dribbled out bit by bit so one is bored/apathetic by the time the 3rd module is released.

Maybe a KICKSTARTER effort to fund an automated response to the "Why is **** so expensive?" questions that repeatedly come up?

Try using a movement waypoint to have the unit with LOS move to the "target". Then target fire with the desired unit at the waypoint. Then don't forget to remove the movement order. (I use SLOW as it is not hard to forget to cancel movement and at least SLOW usually is not fatal.)

It's a good point.  In CM2 it's very common to have the AI unexpectedly surrender before one has the chance to execute the final stages of one's brilliantly planned attack. 
 
It's very frustrating akin to "coitus interruptus".