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    Infantry In CMBB

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by Winterhawk:

    At one point I advanced a platoon and noticed their cover arcs advanced with them. They stopped in some scattered trees beside (literally) a panicked, depleted Russian squad, which happened to be just outside the borders of all of my platoon's cover arcs. My units completely ignored him despite the fact that he was only 10 m's away. I was very grateful the Russians didn't sit up and start shooting. I wonder now if my units would have continued to sit there doing nothing if he had.

    The next turn I removed the cover arcs for that platoon and they immediately engaged and eliminated this obvious, in-your-face threat. Problem? Bug? Intention?

    well, you should have removed the cover arc when you moved your troops. I don't like that the game does this either, but I would imagine it could be easily patched out. I suppose that once a unit moves, the game can negate any cover arc commands and the units would not do something like that. I think the problem you had was a quirk in the system. And if you would have taken off the cover arc before movement, which would be realistic (can a unit cover an area and advance at the same time?), there would not have been a problem and the Ivans in question would have been dispatched with.

    Other than that, I get frustrated with the infantry in CMBB, but I prefer it that way, as I find it more realistic than CMBO was.

    -V

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    Going back to CMBO?

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by Vader's Jester:

    I think what is needed is an impartial research team to settle the issue. I hate to dog my fellow Americans or my Brittish cousins, but we take much more credit than is due us for our contributions to the war in Europe. It's not that we didn't do anything. Far from it! I just think we pat ourselves on the back just a little too much for what we did. ;)

    Just because the Russians weren't our buddies after the fighting doesn't me we should ignore their contributions to the defeat of the Axis powers.

    It took a team effort.

    IMHO, I think that the Soviets could not have won without American industry feeding and clothing her soldiers, which was more important than any weapons we could supply. Remember that the USA supplied the USSR with enough food to feed each Red Army soldier every day of the war. Most Soviet soldiers wore American made boots. I believe Kruschev himself once said that there was no way the Red Army makes it to Berlin without American supplied transportation inthe form of jeeps, trucks and RAILROADS. The USA supplied Russia with enough track to lay more railroad from 43-45 than they had laid for the previous 50 years. We also supplied engines and locomotives. So, the weapons we supplied were not vital to the USSR winning. But, the other things that we supplied were just as important, and allowed the Soviet industry to focus on cranking out T-34's and the like and not have to worry too much about trucks and jeeps and trains, etc.

    If the Soviets had to make this themselves, then there is no way they can make so many T-34's. And if they ever conquer Germany, it takes them years longer without American help whatsoever than it historically did with the second front opened and the overflow of Allied supply.

    But this is not to take away from the Soviet effort. They fought and won the war on the ground and in the air.

    However, I don't think any of the 3 main Allies could have defeated Germany, so completely, alone.

    Damnit, I got pulled in...

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    Going back to CMBO?

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by Sytass:

    Hm. I've seen that discussion a number of times, so I'll return to the original topic. :D

    I've always been more interested in the Eastern Front than in the North Africa or Western Front campaigns, so CMBB is heavensent as there are few good tactical games on the topic (Eastern Front 2 comes to mind).

    I think I will go back to CMBO now and then, but for the time being I will remain in the East. smile.gif

    I am with you. Has to be the most tired argument in WW2 circles which comes to mind...

    I, too, prefer the Ostfront, so CMBB became my favorite game once it was in my hands.

    However, CMBO is now my second favorite game as a result.

    smile.gif

    Both great games, and I might go back to CMBO, but I don't see it happening for a while.

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    WW1 and Movies..off topic? kinda

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by Magnum MGG:

    1. Why are there no games, simulations ect ect of WW1, always WW2? (Very few people even know how WW1 started), just wondering why WW1 has pretty much been forgotton, compared to WW2?

    WW2 was bigger in just about everything. WW2 used more combined arms and was more fluid overall than WWI.

    WW2 was black vs. white, good vs. evil, while in WWI, there was much more grey.

    2. Sure I've seen my share of WW2 movies, (Bridge to far, Tora Tora Tora, Longest day, Sands of Iwo Jima, ect ect) but whats the best WW2 movie that has armor/infantry battles? kinda like the stuff we would see in CMBO and CMBB?

    tongue.gif

    Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers (best), Stalingrad, Iron Cross...

    To name a couple that jump to mind..

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    CM:Modern Battles

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by mch:

    Modern? Nahh...Unless you want to wait for 20k maps to load...The 'typical' modern engagement range is 3400m.

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Seems like going back would be much more feasable than forward. Napoleonic, Civil War, even the more fluid battles of WWI.

    ACW stuff in 3D would be a real kicker! I'd buy it. Those Sid Meiyer games never had the realism to make them fun..</font>
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    Need playtesters for CMBB: Stalingrad hypo

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

    Posted

    Originally posted by Nidan1:

    I down loaded, I will play it and give you my critique. Thanks

    Thank you, I sent an updated version to the scenario depot with some minor deployment and briefing changes but I don't think they have posted it over the older one yet.

    If you want that one, let me know and I will email it. But the changes are minor and shouldn't really effect the game from the German side vs. the Soviet AI.

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    CMBB: Winter Wonderland -- Ack, help!

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

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    Originally posted by Cameroon:

    Ok, someone has gotten a German victory out of this. I'm sure of it. I just don't have a clue how to manage the same.

    I can't come up with any workable tactics to dig the Soviets out. The best I've managed is a tactical defeat (69/31 I believe). Hardly encouraging smile.gif

    So, anyone got any suggestions?

    I will give it a try and post back here tomorrow with the results...
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    Battlefront, please...

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

    Posted

    Originally posted by Hertston:

    Next time, if you must deal with CDV, PLEASE ditch the clause in the contract that stops us Euros ordering from the US ? CDV would loose virtually no sales - very few buyers would even consider ordering from abroad, but those who would might be a lot less pissed off.

    I wouldn't mind, except that now I've already ordered (and paid for) the "proper" manual, I see the UK release has now been put back another week to 11 October. OK, all is forgiven if the delay was to get rid of the Wafflegrenadier rubbish, or something otherwise useful, but somehow I doubt it. As it is, it just seems you folks and CDV are just conspiring to annoy people.. sorry, :(

    Move to Germany...

    ;)

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    Need playtesters for CMBB: Stalingrad hypo

    in Combat Mission Archive #4 (2002)

    Posted

    I am working on a hypothetical Stalingrad battle. It is part of a series of hypothetical battles inspired by this great battle, which I call Verdun on the Volga (original, I know ;) ) and this first scenario, actually numbered 2 in the series, is called "Pocket of Resistance"

    Its pretty small, only 18 turns and rather fierce.

    I have briefings, but they are minimal at the time being and are being worked on, so sorry about that. But there is enough there now to give you a good handle on the fight in store for you. But right now, I am in a hurry to get the battle itself ironed out. Would like constructive criticism and suggestions on everything.

    Either leave your email here or send me an email to vsp36@frontiernet.net and I will zip it back to you. Please put CMBB playtest in the subject line of the email.

    -V

    [ September 27, 2002, 02:59 AM: Message edited by: V ]

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