Austrian Strategist

I would like (a) screenshot(s) from the purchase units page in a typical QB. Thanks!

No, the Germans are called 'Axis', and the Russians are called 'Axis of Evil'. Or the other way round, I am not sure.

I can´t relate to this quote. 1) I have never found Allied Armour very effective. They die like flies. With Allies, esp Americans, I rely on Infantry (lots), Artillery (lots) and cheap Vehicles (lots). Against Allies, I am always happy when they buy Armour. They die like flies. 2) Have you tried to swarm the Tiger with Infantry? To immobilize it, or even drive the crew out, with heavy Arty? Or simply buy a Plane? Maybe I am dreadfully wrong here, but I find the Super-Heavies unimpressive. On the Attack, they are slow, and too risky anyway. AT Mines. Fionn Rules are like Psychoanalysis: They are the illness they are supposed to cure.

Pts Value should take care of that. The more powerful, the more expensive. Mistakes in this department would be the only justifiable reason for Balancing Rules I can think of.

Can we look forward to being rid of any kind of 'Balancing Rules' in CMBB? :cool: Or will it all start anew? ('Minefields are unbalanced because blah blah yada yada yada, Russian Warm Coats are unbalanced, because Italians don´t have them yada blah blah...)

Best CMBB AAR I have seen so far; you´d make a great FO.

The side that has the cooler toys. Early War: Soviet. Middle War: Germans. Late War: Both.

Pawter, please answer my email! Thanks.

Being political hardliners, they were more fanatical. And there were stricter health requirements for the SS, while virtually no one escaped the army, so, yes, on average SS was more fit.

That´s what I mean. Russian Prisoners in Germany and German Prisoners in Russia had a short life expectancy, and the soldiers at the front more or less knew this, which discouraged surrender (pockets being the obvious exception). Also 'Morale' was usually high on both the German and Soviet side, however, my personal explanation of this tends not so much to heroism or political ideology, rather the liberal use of the firing squad in both armies. I am slightly uneasy about this kind of 'morale' being equaled to efficiency in CMBO (only one value for both). We will see how CMBB approaches this. (One of the few important things that CMBO does not simulate is that German soldiers, on average, were more afraid of their officers. Which is not quite the same as being 'Veteran'.) [ July 11, 2002, 04:11 PM: Message edited by: Austrian Strategist ]

Scipio: You are right for CMBO, but not CMBB. At the Russian Front surrender was comparatively rare, because both sides used to kill their prisoners (at least by neglect), and that was well known. In the West this should be different, but it´s too late for a major CMBO patch, I suppose.

You sure Waffen SS Divisions existed before 1943 at the Eastern Front? Anyway, I´d say nothing special above and beyond what the system provides for is needed. Equipment will be correct (somewhat better than Heer) I suppose, and probably Fitness will be a notch above average, because that was the main selection criterium for the SS after all; morale should depend on the scenario, as usual.

Btw, I don´t consider CDV the Bad Guys, either. Probably they are simply very afraid of the Political Correctness Mafia tm; and it may well be they are right to be afraid.

I am not fighting any fight here, good or otherwise. I just wanted to explain (to Steve and others), why this is an issue at all, and that people are not just trying to annoy BTF. As I said, I understand BTFs decision, I only want to make clear that not everybody who declared they are unhappy is whacko.

You should rather ask: Who is not buying CMBB? Otoh, this thread would then vanish fast, because no one would post...