Thin Red Line

And also the possibility to give a tactical withdraw order without loosing or panicking half of the men.

French online store says release is January 2004

Scenarios can (and for many of them should) be played 2-players. Actually some of us play ONLY scenarios and ONLY H2H...

It is what i understood, hence let me reword it : your tests (until now) do not prove that using the reverse order increase the debogging probability. That's all what i meant, i thought you were asking opinions on your tests but i'm sorry if my opinion offended you.

Yes i had the earlier version of the PII in mind. I've met hundreds of those little buggers in my games but there are still lacking Makjager's cosmetics The Luchs is really nice but more rare.

I remember some nice looking WIP screenies, did i miss something ? [ November 13, 2003, 03:18 AM: Message edited by: Thin Red Line ]

Look at your numbers. All they show is that you CAN immobilize a vehicule in reverse ; the sample isn't large enough to prove anything else. I've heard this reverse tales since CMBO and it never proved true from the dozens of tests conducted by curious minds, and my own experience . Your test failed to convince me. I just gave my opinion on them, i'll not do it anymore if you prefer. Sorry to have interfered in your thread . About the brievity of my comments, i apologize, english isn't my native language so sometimes i just prefer being short. I didn't know there was a minimum number of words requested to answer . To take the words in someone else's mouth : [ November 11, 2003, 08:53 AM: Message edited by: Thin Red Line ]

I was ready to download

I think your test clearly shows there is no difference between reversing or not.

I think that's exactly the point.

Try the scenario White Wave on the CD.

I already had the IS2, downloaled the ValentineIII and the Sherman : congratulations Mikey your mods are a real improvement over the stock graphics for those AFVs !

Well, it's Stalingrad and it isn't supposed to be easy I really don't know if it's impossible to win, i opened a thread about exactly this question some time ago.

I have to disagree here . I played it PBEM as the attacker and, despite my first impression was the same as yours, at the end i found the scenario rather balanced. We ended with a draw, huge casualties and low ammo . For the AAR, i think playing it for the second time should slightly favor the attacker (surprise is always the defender's main asset). A tremendously exciting scenario, one of the best available for CMBB and until now the ONE about Stalingrad streets fights (maybe the unplayable To the Volga excepted) IMHO. Good idea to make an AAR.

Maybe the better salary of HQs improves their motivation ?

Tired of WWII ? Not before we can play Western Europe 1940 and all fronts still uncovered by CM.

Sure, but i'm busy raising extremely important questions who attract at least three official BFC answers

This one ?

Almost all the armor graphic and mods (including the stug in the CMAK banner) show the end of guns darkened because of a smoke and powder layer. Is this a graphical covention or does this reflect the reality ? It is a question i've always wanted to ask

It already exists. (Shift S)

Xavier, you're right. A Group of Tabor (GTM) is approximately the size of a regiment and is composed of one HQ tabor ("hors-rang") and three combat tabors each divided into four infantry goums and one HQ ("hors-rang") goum. More info here (in french)

Yes units of the the Légion Etrangère were in Italy from March until August 44 and fought during the Garigliano offensive, a part of the Cassino Battle. They also participated to the liberation of Rome and fought later in Tuscany.

Goumier (Moroccon troops) 1943

I probably have no authority to answer this, but i don't think that in WWII there was a big difference, other than the name, beetween colonial infantry divisions and Algerian/Morocon division in terms of recruitment. Both type were a mix of natives (who were the vast majority and most of them from muslim origin) and "metropolitan" frenchs (most of the COs plus many men escaped from occupied France). The 9th Colonial Infantry Divison (9ème Division d'Infanterie Coloniale) for instance included senegalese rifle regiments (régiments de tirailleurs sénégalais). Some units like Tabors or Goums conserved the traditional organisation and uniform, but they were commanded by regular officers. [ October 15, 2003, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: Thin Red Line ]

Very nice AAR. How does the cover arc command work for the multiple turreted tanks ?