Deadly 88

Greetings, Set-up files sent to mPsi & ENOCH....waiting for a file from HEAVY DROP. My only concern is the 90 day time limit and the 50 turn battle that we have. I don't know the exact formula (maybe someone could humour me here) but isn't that more than a file a day rate? The 2 maps that I have seen so far are awesome (Desert fight & A Bridge to Far)...and I'm sure they will play out just as nicely. I'm almost afraid to look at the Death before Dishonour battle...it's likely to be huge. Later Deadly 88

Greetings, Set-up files sent to mPsi & ENOCH....waiting for a file from HEAVY DROP. My only concern is the 90 day time limit and the 50 turn battle that we have. I don't know the exact formula (maybe someone could humour me here) but isn't that more than a file a day rate? The 2 maps that I have seen so far are awesome (Desert fight & A Bridge to Far)...and I'm sure they will play out just as nicely. I'm almost afraid to look at the Death before Dishonour battle...it's likely to be huge. Later Deadly 88

Greetings, Set-up files sent to mPsi & ENOCH....waiting for a file from HEAVY DROP. My only concern is the 90 day time limit and the 50 turn battle that we have. I don't know the exact formula (maybe someone could humour me here) but isn't that more than a file a day rate? The 2 maps that I have seen so far are awesome (Desert fight & A Bridge to Far)...and I'm sure they will play out just as nicely. I'm almost afraid to look at the Death before Dishonour battle...it's likely to be huge. Later Deadly 88

Yeah Ha....It only took 7.5 hours...but I am finally done all 5 of my AAR's again. Yippee.

Yeah Ha....It only took 7.5 hours...but I am finally done all 5 of my AAR's again. Yippee.

Yeah Ha....It only took 7.5 hours...but I am finally done all 5 of my AAR's again. Yippee.

Is that the same Deathdealer that I butted heads against so many years ago with CMBO? The Scandanavian Terror? The Finish Assassin? We first met in a 1500 pt Quick-Battle Tournament over at another web-site. I had the 4 Panthers...you had the AT-Guns...you won!!! The only reason Scipio passed you on the ladder was because he scored enough points from all his losses? I have not seen your name at any ladder or Tourney since CMBB came out. Anyway, I was just wondering if it was you or not. If it's not you...kindly disregard this message.

Is that the same Deathdealer that I butted heads against so many years ago with CMBO? The Scandanavian Terror? The Finish Assassin? We first met in a 1500 pt Quick-Battle Tournament over at another web-site. I had the 4 Panthers...you had the AT-Guns...you won!!! The only reason Scipio passed you on the ladder was because he scored enough points from all his losses? I have not seen your name at any ladder or Tourney since CMBB came out. Anyway, I was just wondering if it was you or not. If it's not you...kindly disregard this message.

Is that the same Deathdealer that I butted heads against so many years ago with CMBO? The Scandanavian Terror? The Finish Assassin? We first met in a 1500 pt Quick-Battle Tournament over at another web-site. I had the 4 Panthers...you had the AT-Guns...you won!!! The only reason Scipio passed you on the ladder was because he scored enough points from all his losses? I have not seen your name at any ladder or Tourney since CMBB came out. Anyway, I was just wondering if it was you or not. If it's not you...kindly disregard this message.

Greetings Holien I don't visit these forums very much (stupid work !!!) and very much miss all the Banter. As I mentioned in a previous e-mail to you and Kingfish...I suffered from a HD failure and had to start from scratch (including trying to find a stupid Word program for the AAR's). I have none of my previous turns to rely on and very little time to work on them anyway (the AAR's). As it looks like I might advance to the finals, and since I owe it to the Forum community...I will work like a dog to finish my AAR's from memory, on the 21 June. It just so happens that the Prime Minister of my Country (who stupidly called an election following a Federal scandal) is having lunch (emergency meeting to try and salvage some votes) at my place of employment...also on 21 June (which was my only day off). So even he is conspiring against me to finish the AAR's again. I don't know when the deadline is for the AAR's timewise...but I promise to have them to you by mid-nite EST 21 June. Thanks

Greetings Holien I don't visit these forums very much (stupid work !!!) and very much miss all the Banter. As I mentioned in a previous e-mail to you and Kingfish...I suffered from a HD failure and had to start from scratch (including trying to find a stupid Word program for the AAR's). I have none of my previous turns to rely on and very little time to work on them anyway (the AAR's). As it looks like I might advance to the finals, and since I owe it to the Forum community...I will work like a dog to finish my AAR's from memory, on the 21 June. It just so happens that the Prime Minister of my Country (who stupidly called an election following a Federal scandal) is having lunch (emergency meeting to try and salvage some votes) at my place of employment...also on 21 June (which was my only day off). So even he is conspiring against me to finish the AAR's again. I don't know when the deadline is for the AAR's timewise...but I promise to have them to you by mid-nite EST 21 June. Thanks

Greetings Holien I don't visit these forums very much (stupid work !!!) and very much miss all the Banter. As I mentioned in a previous e-mail to you and Kingfish...I suffered from a HD failure and had to start from scratch (including trying to find a stupid Word program for the AAR's). I have none of my previous turns to rely on and very little time to work on them anyway (the AAR's). As it looks like I might advance to the finals, and since I owe it to the Forum community...I will work like a dog to finish my AAR's from memory, on the 21 June. It just so happens that the Prime Minister of my Country (who stupidly called an election following a Federal scandal) is having lunch (emergency meeting to try and salvage some votes) at my place of employment...also on 21 June (which was my only day off). So even he is conspiring against me to finish the AAR's again. I don't know when the deadline is for the AAR's timewise...but I promise to have them to you by mid-nite EST 21 June. Thanks

Quick Comments : Koltov Corridor - Attacking as Russians. I used HQ units on tanks to improve LOS and spotted many empty? foxholes (behind/beside buildings) in various spots in my advance. Moving Closer enabled me to see more foxholes in woods. Assuming he was using covered arc commands, I moved infantry into Blind LOS and moved them forward...eventually Area Firing my tanks and grunts into some not so empty foxholes. Then they broke and ran from cover...Ouch! I took a chance in the middle and Fast moved my tanks/trucks with grunts right into the town and behind the big factories. No losses. As I moved into the factories, the firefight began. I lost 4 T-34's and half my infantry platoon (in the factory) in one turn. Next turn I killed 1 Stug, & gun-hit the other, then mopped up his infantry with my remaining tanks. Careful study of the map showed where I would place a AT-Gun (if I had one)...elevated hill at back middle of map, in trees...so I moved my Arty spotter into LOS and called it in. He opened fire with 2 Guns from these woods 1.5 minutes before my Arty hit him. It took his whole load, but he got both guns. My opponent got the drop on me with his 2 Pz Mk IV's...he went Hull-Down and engaged 4 Su-85's that were busy Area-Firing at enemy troops. He must have fired off about 10 rounds total from both of them...missing or bouncing. My Su-85's eventually turned and fired at the threat...killing one and Gun-hitting the other. As I rolled up both flanks and pushed the middle, I found both gun-hit tanks and killed them both. Shortly after there was an auto-surrender. I had plenty of Luck in this one. If my opponent had of placed his units in buildings, or fox-holes deeper in the woods...and not suffered 2 crippling gun-hits...and only had one AT Gun in those woods...it would have been a different story. River Battle - Silly me, real life issues forced me to start the battle with the Default set-up as the Germans. Just made it more interesting I guess. I used my assests aggressively in Recon roles...pushing forward everywhere...trying to spot his advance. By turn 10, I had covered his entire left flank and spotted nothing (from the reinforcement point to his map edge), and was moving slowly on his other flank and still had no idea where he was. I kept the reinforcement Stug Hull-Down, but exited everything else as it became available (except for a Lost Panther & 2 Half-tracks that oddly appeared between the river and the woods). Finally I spotted the Entire Russian Tank Army in an Assembly Area out of my LOS (except for a HQ unit that sneaked into their LOS)...must have had about 20 tanks of all sizes, half-tracks & trucks, all with infantry on them. I figure he was waiting for all his reinforcements before attacking. (I found out later that my opponent was afraid of the Gun-Bug, or indestructible Hull-down inf/At guns...little did he know that they were all in the woods but not Hull-Down). This gave me the chance to move all my troops to the Centre Flag and hide. His forces moved forward, I dropped mortar, MG, and small arms on the infantry, seperating them from the tanks. This slowed him down. He eventually made it to the small VL and crested the slope. That's when all hell broke loose. His troops never made it past the Trench line, and his tanks were hit from all sides with Tank & AT Gun fire. At the same time my grunts close Assaulted his tanks from all angles. Battle ended shortly after that with auto-surrender. High Road - Again, as the Germans (Real life issues), I went with the Default set-up (what a mess). I really disliked this battle for the first 20 turns. My opponent didn't have much to do except have me walk through an Arty barrage on turns 3-5, and watch his tripwire forces cause havoc with my advance. I on the other hand spent way too much time trying to plot movements through the Mountains, in trees, slopes, rough etc...in the rain. Then watch my forces bump into each other, resetting their way-points, getting tired, and not moving very far. Back to the battle...my advance force went right for the village, but spotted a trench, then another trench, and 2 Concrete Bunkers on the opposite side of the River...so they sneaked up to the trench and area targeted with satchel charges. Killed a platoon and retreated back into the woods. Then they headed for the woods opposite the bridge (Major VL). Eventually, my largest force made it to the Village and settled into positions all along the ridge/tree line waiting for the mortars to arrive. My reinforcements arrived in a very unexpected spot...giving me designs on the Major VL in a pincer attack (with the advance force). The idea was to ford the river, sneak as far up the river bed as possible, then with cover fire from the advance force (with 81mm spotter) and units in overwatch, take the bridge. More on that later. I also had a small force on the other side of the river who were to advance as far as they could, drawing fire and trying to get to the now spotted Concrete Bunkers. Probably about turn 30 is when all my forces where ready for their coordinated attacks. The Bunker force moved up the River bank and knocked out both Bunkers. The Advance Force watched my reinforcements advance unopposed to the Major VL and occupy an empty trench beside it. Then my advance force joined the Major attack. With mortars and area fire, I targeted all MG Bunkers, trenches, foxholes, 2 light tanks, and buildings with suspected units. My advance force met up with parts of the Major force and began rolling up the flank from the enemy's rear. Finally around turn 34 - 36 my 8 HMG's made it to the fight and laid down alot of suppressing fire. My troops advanced once the bunkers were knocked out and kept pushing towards the 2 minor VL's. Turn 39 was an auto-surrender. If I was the defender, I would have been really bored with this battle...and as the attacker, it was alot of micro-managing that takes away from the Fun Factor...the reason I play this game. All in all...I enjoyed the Tournament. See you in the Desert Deadly 88

Greetings Kingfish, Not that it matters...but I think I scored a 92%, not a 91%... The Petroskov River Bridge : Shock Trooper - 8 / Deadly 88 - 91 ? (should read 92) Thanks again for all your time & hard work

Kingfish - I'm finally all done. Just wrapped up my battles with Lt Bull & Shocktrooper. 3 Hard Fought Victories....maybe 3 draws after NABLA is done with me. Sign me up for the Spreadsheet of game results.