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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from quakerparrot67 in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from chuckdyke in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from FlammenwerferX in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from chuckdyke in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Love this one!!
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    Phantom Captain reacted to chuckdyke in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Sturmzug.

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    Phantom Captain reacted to George MC in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Yeah I was surprised it worked. They key was totally supressing anyone and everything that could possibly engage the incoming SPW. The attack on the left flank did not fair as well but still succeeded. The enemy had a position on a reverse slope I'd not clocked or supressed so flanking fire did knock some gunners down at close range. But as all good propaganda films do I only showed the good bit!
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from George MC in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Still, that was a great assault!  Like @danfrodo says, usually in my attempts it never goes that easy!  I like seeing the enemy ditching out of their holes before you were even on top of them!  I love watching other's videos of these maneuvers, thanks and keep em coming!  
     
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from George MC in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Good stuff.  I love it when the mounted MG is manned and then guys start standing up and shooting over the sides of the halftrack as it charges in.  It's worked pretty well for me many times, as long as I'm not taking too much incoming...
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    Phantom Captain reacted to danfrodo in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    exactly!  That's why I want CMCW 1988.  Where every shot from my abrams is a kill on a T72!  Some might say 'where's the challenge in that".  I say, well, then play as soviets.  I do love the looks of the M60 but it is so outmatched in firepower.
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    Phantom Captain reacted to George MC in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Yeah TBh I was tad surprised as more often than not I lose guys to the lone hold out... If you look closely you'll see the LH SPW MG gunner nearly gets nailed by an ATR round. The assault group on the far LHS flank was not fairing as well though. You can see the guys in that position are up and firing back (near end of the vid when it pans to the left).
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    Phantom Captain reacted to danfrodo in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    That's the assault of my dreams.  I always have one crazy ivan w a ppsh that just won't quit that kills 5 of my guys
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    Phantom Captain reacted to Vergeltungswaffe in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    I do love a good PzGdr assault.
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    Phantom Captain reacted to George MC in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    I like it when a plan comes together! 
    I was rather chuffed that this close assault by my SPW mounted panzer grenadiers worked.
    Took some previous suppression fire and ensuring I'd KO'd any enemy AT guns, then drive at full speed onto the position, all guns on board blazing.
    It does not often go quite to plan like this...
     
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from quakerparrot67 in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    An idyllic country scene, if it wasn't for all the bullets flying around...

    There is nothing like CM.  The micro battles within the battles are absolutely riveting and at times even more memorable than battle itself.  Here, our last turn ended with two hardened enemies, facing off at almost touching distance, neither team intimidated by the bullets flying past, and the grenade is in the air...
    Every meter I take, every new ridgeline or clump of trees, every direction I turn another group of these guys pop up to ambush and harass our attack.


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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from A Canadian Cat in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    An idyllic country scene, if it wasn't for all the bullets flying around...

    There is nothing like CM.  The micro battles within the battles are absolutely riveting and at times even more memorable than battle itself.  Here, our last turn ended with two hardened enemies, facing off at almost touching distance, neither team intimidated by the bullets flying past, and the grenade is in the air...
    Every meter I take, every new ridgeline or clump of trees, every direction I turn another group of these guys pop up to ambush and harass our attack.


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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from A Canadian Cat in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    We are now under the 30 minute mark.
    These men were victims to a nasty ambush from a PPsH squad of @FlammenwerferX Soviets.  C'est la guerre.

    Columns of smoke rising from burning vehicles marks the path of the German advance.

    Panthers prowl on that deadly deadly hunt...

    Success!

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    Phantom Captain reacted to danfrodo in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    My epic rampage through the soviet rear areas went rather poorly.  I ran into three ZSUs and a T72 over the crest to my front, while also getting hit by T72s that were hidden along a tree line to my left.  Of my 5 M60s, two destroyed, two immobilized, with only one ZSU to their credit.   Disaster, as seen here from soviet view.

    So now we make the best of a tough situation.  I head onto track in the woods w a squad, an M113 and the remaining M60 a couple minutes behind.  After a small arms firefight I approach the hilltop (an objective) and soviets respond with ZSUs and various HQ elements, all of which are smashed.

    Meanwhile, on my side of the valley there's a zerg rush on the hill at my center.  The M60s you see are knocked out.  I'm engaging from the left with small arms and from the other side of the valley with M60 & M113-50cal fire.  Goal is to pin the soviets long enough for my 107mm mortars to come crashing in. 

    Success!  Say hello to my big mortars, commies!

     Now need to deal with the 4 T72s & a couple BMPs that are hidden the tree line.  I use some M60 smoke to approach, looking to get into a close range fight with my 5 M60s vs a couple T72s at a time.  The smoke fades and I get two of the T72s right away.  Charge of the M60s!

    After losing two M60s, I finally clear the final T72.  Nasty close in fight.  I had engineers closing in from woods on the enemy right but didn't quite time it right.  I was hoping to have the infantry engage while the T72s were busy with my M60s.  But ended well overall.  All enemy armor destroyed and I can advance with armor & infantry.

    And a Total Tictory!  Each side lost 21 tanks but soviets lost more AFVs.  My losses in personnel were terrible, though.  What a fight.  I'd love to do the same battle with M1s instead of M60s.  Quite a challenge when half my tank & most of my TOW hits fail to penetrate.
     
     
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    Phantom Captain reacted to danfrodo in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    damn straight!  I love to watch the action from a distance then zoom in to the hot actions and watch at ground level.  It's what makes CM so great.
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from danfrodo in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Haha!  The grenade in the air bounced too far and went off behind them.  Both teams start reloading and hugging the ground as tight as they can.  One of my soldiers gets his K98 loaded, takes one shot and drops one of the Soviets right as my other soldier throws another potato masher, taking out the second Soviet and this time putting an end to that brief and terrifying 40 seconds or so.
    Mars has smiled on these two this day.
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    Phantom Captain reacted to danfrodo in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    I can't believe you did a cliffhanger here!  That's cruel!  What happened????
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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from danfrodo in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    An idyllic country scene, if it wasn't for all the bullets flying around...

    There is nothing like CM.  The micro battles within the battles are absolutely riveting and at times even more memorable than battle itself.  Here, our last turn ended with two hardened enemies, facing off at almost touching distance, neither team intimidated by the bullets flying past, and the grenade is in the air...
    Every meter I take, every new ridgeline or clump of trees, every direction I turn another group of these guys pop up to ambush and harass our attack.


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    Phantom Captain got a reaction from FlammenwerferX in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    An idyllic country scene, if it wasn't for all the bullets flying around...

    There is nothing like CM.  The micro battles within the battles are absolutely riveting and at times even more memorable than battle itself.  Here, our last turn ended with two hardened enemies, facing off at almost touching distance, neither team intimidated by the bullets flying past, and the grenade is in the air...
    Every meter I take, every new ridgeline or clump of trees, every direction I turn another group of these guys pop up to ambush and harass our attack.


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    Phantom Captain reacted to Vacillator in Combat photography: Photos from the front..   
    Looks good.  Same question you had earlier - what scenario is that?
    Sorry - realised the answer will be in the thread above somewhere...
    Edit: haven't found it yet as one battle ended and another started 🤔.
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