Pfc Joe

One thing I and my Buddy would like to see in the next incarnarnation or a patch to this CMBB is a TRUE LINE OF SITE TOOL. Consider the Squad Leader "Thread" as the model. We want to draw a LOS from anywhere on the map to any other point on the map and see the LOS as those two locations are 'pinned' to the map. As CMBB currently stands we have to have a unit in place to get a LOS from that point (only). Even a 'reflective' LOS would be good (what is the LOS from the point I am LOS'ing?) But a 'Thread' LOS would be IDEAL.

Has anyone EVER seen a plane... any plane... get hit with AA (and 'crash')? Is this modeled? If not, why not? Hate those damn planes. Hate them I say!

The solution my roomie and I came up with in HtH is our own Battle Tables (based on % chances for all the variables of a setup), we then load up a web based 'Random Dice' program (just do a search for it) and consult our tables per roll. That way we both know going into the battle what all the conditions are. Since we are using 'modifiers' (no chance for snow in July for example, or that 40% of the battles are Rural/Farms, very little chance of night battles, etc) we don't get 'crazy setups' that the Random Selection will tend to serve up. Try it, it's great! Those that are not using LAN should take care that the setup is 1)done by the Host, 2)is known to both sides and agreed to (allow yourself to decline a battle if the rollup seems out of norm somehow). Once both sides agree to the rollups, then the parameters are entered by the Host and the Host emails/icq's when ready to enter (with the setup as designed). This works for PBM as well.

I would suggest to the Powers That Be @ Battlefront that the next expansion should be The Whole Enchilada WWII. All Units/All Camos(Winter/Desert/Jungle et al)/All Theatres/All Times. Buff up CMBB to CMWWII ! And make the terrain and animations even better. And make the Interface even more user friendly. Add in Campaign potentials (from a strategy map to the battlefield with Supply and experience accounted for). And... well... just more! More I say! More!