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    CM:BN Screenshot Thread #2

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    16 hours ago, quakerparrot67 said:

    did it just drop into the open turret top?   damn...  that's luck!

    and, as always, great pics.

     

    cheers,

    rob

    Thanks!  Yep, it sure did.  Another round hit about 5m meters behind first, causing him to actually close the top hatch, and then this round dropped right through the soft armor top.  I think it actually detonated on impact but it does say it penetrated.  It looked like the bomb did actually go through the top armor and explode all at once.  Incredibly lucky!  

     

    Spoilers if you don't want the info for The Road to Nijmegen, but yeah, my guys had a good showing this day...

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    Reworked The Road to Nijmegen Campaign is now available

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

    Posted

    I'm on Mission 3 and really enjoying this one!  I love that it alternates back and forth between US paratroops and the IG Commonwealth troops!

    Quick question, if anyone knows and not to be a spoiler, but curious if anyone can fill me in on all the ditches on this map?  Where these canals for drainage of all the low wetlands or some other man-made feature particular to that region?  They are very pronounced and deep and I'm just wondering what they are meant to historically represent. 

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    CM:BN Screenshot Thread #2

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

    Posted · Edited by Phantom Captain

    The re-worked Road to Nijmegan, mission 2.  Really enjoying this so far.

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    "The object of war isn't to die for your country, it's to make the other poor dumb bastard die for his."

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    Finally, just had to share...

    My paratroopers are having that kind of day.  Calling my 81mm arty support down on a line of hedgerows about 650m away, this German AFV takes a lucky round right through the top armor...

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    My problem with CMBN  from a consumer perspective and why I didn't buy other CMs...

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

    Posted · Edited by Phantom Captain

    2 hours ago, Poorlaggedman said:

     

    • Custom battles against the AI are almost useless. 

    The AI is almost nonfunctional in random battles.

    I've had meeting engagements where I'm sitting here doing moves and excited about what's gonna happen and the AI never leaves their starting area. I feel like the AI signed off and left. I'm patched to the recent version AFAIK, I couldn't replicate this in my first attempt (some of the enemy battalion was actually moving two minutes in) but I still remember the huge disappointment as I'm methodically moving and realize the enemy never left their freaking start point. Enemy AI has to be a lot better in future titles.

     

     

    • There's too few battles and campaigns, severely limiting replayability. 

    I've asked before but there doesn't seem to be custom community-made campaigns or battles. If there are, you have to dig farther than I have and I'm fairly certain I asked before. I've played all the battles and campaigns numerous times over a decade (or however long ago this came out.) I don't get why I'm so bored with a game I love.

    Campaign play against the AI can work so why is so underutilized?

     

    1.  The AI for quick battles is a known fault.  QBs are more for PBEM with human opponents.  I have been playing these games since the way back times and I don't think I've played more than 2 or 3 QBs with any engine.  I pretty much only play campaigns against the AI and scenarios PBEM.  I've never felt at a loss for content either.  Which brings me to...

    2.  You're definitely not looking.  I have literally TONS of user made campaigns and scenarios for all the titles.  So many that I don't think I could play all of them in a lifetime.  Quick tip for you, find and download the "All in One" modpack for whatever title you are playing .  The have loads of user made scenarios and campaigns included right there in the modpack.  I feel like just for CMBN there must be over 100 scenarios, at least, and a few campaigns included in the modpack.  It's a must have.

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    Combat photography: Photos from the front..

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted

    Thanks Rob for the comments on the TC  pic of mine.  That one was my favorite of the bunch too.  I had some others with different angles around the tank and the commander but that pic was just so good I didn't want to divert attention from posting the others.  Sometimes a pic just comes out "right", and usually totally unexpected too.

    I'm laughing remembering your post before about the awful haze or fog in CM and then you go and post those Soviet soldiers running through the smoke and dust.  Love love those!  Really like the PIAT guy and the German soldats in the rubble.

    I have to say the contrast of the Soviets against the painted windows/walls is really striking!!  

    Good stuff all around as always.

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    Combat photography: Photos from the front..

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted

    1 hour ago, danfrodo said:

    I want Phantom Captain's life, he's getting a lot more CM time than I am 😀.  Great pics, Dude!   

    Haha!  Thank you.  Always appreciated.

    I have lots of pics just stored away from my many battles.  A couple of these are actually retreads and edits from some of my Breakthrough to Kovel pics.  :)

    That being said, yeah, I do still do much worship in the temple of CM.  🤘  Obviously....hahaha!

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    Combat photography: Photos from the front..

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted

    2 hours ago, quakerparrot67 said:

      really liking these 'posterized' looking tigers, and your 'straight' shots are as good as ever.   the eye looks for intersting arrangements, in a battle it seems that there are many  objects and happenings that make up arrangements for the eye that looks for them .. you got a good eye.

    sorry- on vacation and did a 'wake-and-buzz'...  good shots, man, as always

     

    cheers,

    rob

    Excellent.  That's the only way to spend vacay time!  I hope you are somewhere warm and beautiful!  

    And thanks so much!  I do think I have a good eye but thanks for encouragement!  And likewise!  

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    Combat photography: Photos from the front..

    in Combat Mission Red Thunder

    Posted

    1 hour ago, quakerparrot67 said:

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    cheers,

    rob

     

    Approved!  Especially number 2, the Hetzer, and the Soviet with the Tokarev!  I really like the photo with the soldiers in the shadows and the casualty laying in the light.  Excellent stuff as always!

    I forgot to mention to that your earlier pics totally could be the Easter rising!  I have stood in front of the bullet pocked marked post office in Dublin.  As soon as you said that your pictures took me back there.

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