Aragorn2002
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7 minutes ago, Haiduk said:
Was it serious mistake for allied bombers to bomb German cities in WWII?
It was. And a huge warcrime.
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29 minutes ago, Haiduk said:
These were our UAVs (UJ-22 UAV of UKR design was among of those, which attacked). And I think, this is not last time. Russian citizens, especially in satiated rich Moscow have to feel what is a war, which is not reality TV-show.
If that's true, I think it's a serious mistake by Ukraine.
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22 hours ago, Joe982 said:
Ukrain doesn't have the ammo to waste bombing the suburbs of Moscow. It's somebody else doing this.
That is also my opinion. If that 'somebody' is prepared to blow up an entire house block, full of their own people, to justify 'anti-terrorist-operations', they won't hesitate to send drones against their own people.
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5 hours ago, kohlenklau said:
It seems a little too short.
Luckily, I saw an online article for special pills GUARANTEED to make it longer.
After I get them I will offer the British spike bayonet to CMMODS.
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10 minutes ago, JM Stuff said:
Hey, Jacob how are you guy, hope your trip was fine, let you answers of your question see pm !
pm sent, my friend.
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29 minutes ago, JM Stuff said:
Glad you like it man, all credits to @kohlenklau job !
They are simply superb. Been using them for years now.
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On 5/17/2023 at 4:45 AM, Artkin said:
I believe it's Hammer's Flank. Not 100% sure
Found it. Beautiful maps. But only playable from the Bolshie side, I see.
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On 5/4/2023 at 5:59 PM, Artkin said:
Much appreciated. Love these gems hidden by Google's corrupt search engine. I will post anything I find also. I'm usually looking for various unit histories throughout the week
Corrupt indeed.
The interesting thing is that such sites sometimes contain information that can't be found anywhere else, not even in the divisional accounts. So much is still hidden in War diaries, reports etc., that hundreds of books can be written by a dozen Douglas E. Nash.
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/de/nodes/1-fond-500/
https://wwii.germandocsinrussia.org/de/nodes/9331-findbuch-12482-regimenter-der-wehrmacht
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On 5/26/2023 at 8:23 PM, kohlenklau said:
here is the prototype...
I now need to tweak the texture to make the bayonet stand out visually from the rifle metal and enhance the pointed part. Ouch! it is sharp...
That looks pretty sensational, Phil.
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8 hours ago, DesertFox said:
Ajee Ajoo Oranje Go!
That would be a great honor for our little country. We are receiving more and more F-35s, so we can send F-16s to Ukraine within weeks.
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Great atmosphere. I'm recently reading Hinze, Niepold and others again, to get more insight in what really happened during the German collapse. I think the German infantry divisions did all they could, but the odds were simply too much against them. Only a timely retreat to the Beresina and beyond, resulting in more German reserves, could have improved the situation a little, but even then the situation was pretty hopeless. A couple of Panzer divisions also could have prevented the catastrophic loss of men, but not the collapse itself.
Your maps are very good and I love your eye for detail.
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6 hours ago, Mr.X said:
At the end there will always be a conflict between historical accuracy and playability in CM due to the compressed character of the fightings.
Real fighting at company or batallion level would be an extremely boring thing in a game because of the often endless hours they lasted.
The same with reports of (for example) huge numbers of destroyed enemy tanks - in most cases such situations were the result of catastrophic decisions by headquarters or bad misjudgment of leading officers on site - many CM Players would not assess such situations as enyoyable playing.So, if in doubt, I will always try to prefer playability instead of pure reality.
So, what players can expect, is historical correct units, historical correct locations/dates/circumstances and as historical as possible built maps (depending on military maps, areal photos and old pictures). 80% of the officers names and ranks will be correct, too - for some officers I have made short portraits to improve the atmosphere.
Fighting itself will be harsh, sometimes with limited options, often with much more tactical options than one will expect with first glance.
Regards
Mr.X
REALLY looking forward to this.
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8 hours ago, Mr.X said:
By the way, during the making of this BattlePack, it was like a history- and geography lesson for me.
Although I was aware of, that the typical wide landscape of the East is mainly found in the Southern (and Ukrainian) Region, I was still surprised about the sheer density of wooded and swampy areas in the Central Region. Almost no place for huge tank operations, only a limited number of roads and always some kind of a claustrophobic feeling. Now, I can comprehend, why German Headquarters simply lost the contact with whole Army-Corps.It also partly explains why a pre-Bagration retreat behind the Beresina wasn't approved by OKH.. It would have been a very difficult operation, especially because most supply depots were near the frontline and it would have taken months to evacuate them. Wrong decision of course, but no doubt a useful argument for the big man in Berlin not to allow Hrs.Gr.Mitte to do a operation Buffel. One of his biggest blunders in my opinion.
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On 5/16/2023 at 6:38 AM, Artkin said:
Are you sure 178th is a sturm division? Lexikon-der-wehrmacht lists the only sturm division as 78th I.D., the ones that were defending orshanets during Bagration:
I actually modeled this very division for cmrt to play on the Orsha maps. If it's the same division as the one in your campaign, I will send it over if you're interested
https://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=107&art_id=888
https://launch.battlefront.co.nz/3535/
Funnily enough both Stug.Abt. 244 and Stug.Abt. 245 were stug units that fought in stalingrad. I assume they died there too but I'm not sure. I wonder what the story is with the brigades. Maybe they were reformed? Interesting.
Artkin, what was the name of that campaign again? I probably have it, but I take no risks.
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On 5/16/2023 at 4:11 AM, Mr.X said:
Short update:
While I am starting with playtesting for 2 of the 4 campaigns (the biggest one runs already at this stage) - I have now an overview of all the different divisional and Army-Units, the players will command (parts of) through these 5 campaigns.
And I couldn‘t resist to list them here
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12th ID
24th (mot) ID
31st ID
45th ID
95th ID
134th ID
178th (Storm) ID
252nd ID
286th Security Division
383rd ID
PGD „Feldherrnhalle“
12th PD
20th PD
3rd SS-PD
SS-KG von Gottberg
I. Flakabteilung(AA-Battalion)/ Kommandostab RF-SS
schw.(Heavy) TD-Battallion 665
schw.(Heavy) Heeres-TD-Battalion 519
Assault Gun Brigade 244
Assault Gun Brigade 245
Assault Gun Brigade 909
Regards
Mr.X
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3 hours ago, Vet 0369 said:
Oh boy! First Orcs and Mordor, and now Habbits?
Habits.
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I see. Well, you know what you"re talking about. Less sure of myself, so okay, you could be right. But I still think CM can endure another couple of years, until the new engine is ready. Hopefully we will all live to see that day.
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3 hours ago, Battlefront.com said:
Prig's piles of dead prisoners is not necessary going to get Russians to be all sympathetic:
https://www.rferl.org/a/wagner-mercenaries-violent-crimes-russia-ukraine/32392588.html
This is an update to earlier coverage of a pardoned prisoner smashing up cars and killing an elderly woman pretty much as soon as he completed his time in Ukraine.
Steve
Old habbits die hard.
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4 hours ago, Sublime said:
you really are old fashioned! i trust my dog. thats about it
Yep. And given the alternative I prefer to keep to keep it that way. But seriously, BFC has been given us great games for more than 25 years now. So a little trust is in order, I think. I doubt whether complicated wargames such as CM appeal to young people. Once they're getting older they will realize CM is unique. Hell, perhaps they will even start to read good books about warfare.
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In BFC we trust...
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1 hour ago, Mr.X said:
This one will complete the BattlePack. In total, there will be 5 Campaigns with 40 single missions. That‘s my limit
That will even be the limit for the hungry wolves of this forum.
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Sounds very interesting!
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1 hour ago, Simicro said:
Hello,
I read from BFC that: There was talk last year of an Engine 5 Upgrade designed to improve game performance free of charge. This is still planned, but it did get caught up in the PBEM/Tournament development headaches. So if I understand correctly, Engine 5 is for CMx2?
And CMx3 is supposed to have a whole new engine? In terms of bold timeline, I guess that we will have to wait for a couple of years? Like Sublime and as a new player I would prefer that, after engine 5, BFC prioritizes on CMx3 rather than modules for CMx2.
Knowing BFC they will work on both. The chimney has to smoke, you know.
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2 hours ago, Sublime said:
I know I sound crazy. I care about the franchise and maybe you guys dont see it but I do, constantly trying to turn younger gamers onto this, half who are not amateurs by any means (like fly dcs constantly, etc not war thunder types) - half immediately nope out because its A 2006 ENGINE AND YOU CAN TELL..
And its NOT just graphics, there are some glaring issues for example that show up in MOUT
I know this wont change **** - theyll just churn out CMx2 titles until it dies but god I wish I was wrong
Just kidding, Sublime. It's your opinion and I respect that.
But BFC is working on CMx3, so in the meantime producing more modules for CMx2 sounds like good idea to me. I'm still in love with how CMx2 looks and feels, but that's me. I'm conservative and old fashioned.
And turning 60 this Summer...For me CM will always be a boy's dream come true.
British Army bayonet mod for lee-enfield mk4
in CM Normandy Maps and Mods
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Small things can make you happy. Thank you, Phil. Brilliant as ever.