Kuma of Finland

Dear all! First of all: sorry for my fierce opponents for delays. One week ago I warned about delays thanks to computer difficulties at work. There came also other problems like installing backup server and CAD/CAM-stations plus repairing one with broken PSU. -> No time and possibility for CMBO. I'm greatly sorry that I haven't been updating anything here. Please be patient, I try to fix out something. If I can't fix anything within 8 hours it'll be until next Tuesday (out of town for 4 days). But on the bright side last weekend I saw my sister's son, age 2 months Once more: sorry! Doing my best /kuma

After viewing 8 first screenshots I get "Sign in to access GameSpot Complete Content. If you are not a member and wish to learn more about all the benefits, Click Here." and redirected back to index page - every time! Grr... If I type picture number manually to the html field I get the streets of Berlin picture along with the popup mentioned earlier. There seems to be no option for free access here (though free access IS mentioned in information screen). Is there a way to view the pictures for free? /kuma [ September 12, 2002, 03:42 AM: Message edited by: Kuma of Finland ]

Screenshot in GameSpot shows what we're getting: it's just like Rune said. :cool: link to GameSpot screenshot BTW: I understood SS double lighting rune emblem was also banned in German law? So why would it make to the game while swastikas are out because of the law? Something forgotten or is it just me? /kuma

I followed the discussion of the cavalry earlier, and I was told horses aren't available due lacks of the game engine (just like multi-turret tanks, multi-store buildings, etc.). Just have to wait for CM2 (Ehem, buy CMBB anyways so I can whip (or more likely to be whipped by) you in PBEM fight! ) /kuma

Normally when I want to supress/kill a specific soft target I would say Yes for main gun. Otherwise I would target with N(ext) instead of T(arget). Reason for this in CMBO is "target fixation". If this applies to CMBB I don't know yet. I would like to hear if anything's been changed since CMBO for manual targetting causing "target fixation"? That is when targetting manually with T unit would ignore other threats for too long period of time. Also ammo consumption would be higher than normally. - Is manual targetting getting too fixated anymore ie. does unit's TacAI change target faster if necessary? - Is N(ext) command using less main gun ammo than T(arget)? - Is there any way to tell to tank to shoot HE on specific target but not to waste all of it's ammo there (like telling "don't shoot with full ROF but slower")? /kuma

Oh, missed this post by Munter earlier! So this is a good excuse for a bump! (While waiting for the actual game ) I think the other one is bone of Russian tanks with no markings. There should be at least Ps.-numbers visible if they were Finnish. Or then I'm just misguided (and misguiding). I think the German law of cencoring swastikas applies only to ones with Nazi origins? Even though there was order from USSR after war to replace Finnish swastika with an emblem, it's not applicable anymore. And as far as I know there is no European law (except maybe some German law) banning Finnish swastikas. But I also understand BFC's need to be on the safe side and cencor the Finnish swastikas just to be sure there's no problems with German government. For those who don't know: Finnish swastika has it's origins in African (!) good luck symbols. Nazi symbol came around after 20 years. Ideologically there couldn't be anything less in common. But that's enough with swastika groginess The game is long waited and easy to mod to bypass irregularities of German law (Germans: I'm not meaning anything funny, just that what's a good law in German doesn't mean it's good law everywhere). /kuma

Francesco: for flak towers in Vienna, try few links here: Museum in flak tower, has a map: http://www.haus-des-meeres.at/f_flakturm.html Some architectual link: http://db.nextroom.at/bw/10242.html Hope this is something to begin with. /kuma

I remember seeing somewhere in the forum that all the special-purpose tanks will be left out as they're out of CMBB size battle scope. This includes mine laying, mine destroying, bridge laying, road carpet laying and towing tanks. Please correct if I'm talking incorrectly! /kuma

Thanks for the answers! Have to go through local library for the books. Just bumping for Internet-links? Anybody, links? /kuma

Dear opponents! Some difficulties in coming week! Weekend I'm off as usually, but next week on I don't have my special hidden CMBO computer at work anymore so no more battling on work hours. But I'll keep up battle some other way (unsure about the way, but I'll find some way anyways ) Happy CMBOing! /kuma

Thanks to Moon for explanation! /kuma

After NKVD let me purhcase airplanes dropping leaflets like "Welcome Red Army! It's here to set your free from your fascist tyrannic leaders". After that Katjusha would sing the first round barrage! (Actually happened in real life, too. Leaflets and barrages falling in the same location... And no, I don't think dying people are fun. I'm talking here in the same spirit than the front line soldiers with their black humour.) /kuma

Not again with that ISU story! Aaargh!!! Let me have the CMBB, toooooo!!! Back to the original topic: yes, I've seen 'em burning and blowing. Only PzIII's and PzIV's in Citadelle, though. Just go and replay. And replay. If you want to see more, give Allied +200% troops /kuma

I've read from somewhere that early war tanks were more vulnerable of Molotov's as the burning liquid could easily enter the engine compartment. The best result would obviously be obtained by dropping it through commander's hatch. The late models of tanks had air intakes and exhausts modeled so that any burning liquid couldn't get directly to the engine compartment. So therefore hitting anything than the crew or engine compartment would just give a nice short fire show with no real effect on the tank - it wouldn't even get a bit warmer inside. Looks like this is modeled to CMBB. BTW: I think the first time Molotov's coctails were used widely was Winter War. I guess tanks in woods in extreme cold conditions and decisive men with petrol bottles don't mix very well /kuma