Erwin Rommel

Sorry Reozil for going off topic but... Lou2000, You have persistanstly harrassed this member from day one..You have no hard evidence showing either way of him having a legitimate copy or not.Secondly he has no obligation to answer to you or any other member of this board.Third if there is a problem then it is up to MadMatt and BFC to handle the issue not you.So drop the subject.You are not a Mod nor the forum police force so stop actinmg like it. [ April 21, 2003, 10:23 AM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

I found this article to be very interesting to read.. http://www.battlefield.ru/library/bookshelf/weapons/weapons7.html This came from this page.. http://www.battlefield.ru/index.html

To add to this discussion..I was watchng a show on the History Channel with interveiws of tank crews during WW2.In one video and interview they were talking about fighting in a town that a Panther had taken position in.They Americans did not know it was there until on of their Shermans were blown away moving toward the center of town.Another Sherman was order to go another direction to get to the Panther.They gunner said that they reached the Panther they fired a round into it.A few seconds later they fired another round into the Panther and the crew began to bail out..However the Sherman fired 2 more rounds into the Panther even as the crew was bailing out in plain sight of the Sherman crew.It was cool to see a Panther taken on by a Sherman in a video actually shot on scene.So I dont think the tanks continuing to fire into enemy AFVs in the game is a big problem as it is obvious after watching that documentary and interview that they actually did that even with the crews bailing out. [ April 21, 2003, 09:15 AM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

What is the opening musics file number?I have a couple MP3s I am converting to use as the opening music.

I use it to good effect with this tactic...I will move my tanks into cover behind a building so as to be out of sight of the enemy or have them behind a dense wooded area..I will use this as an ambush area..when a enemy AFV or such is detected I will use the shoot and scoot to order it to move from behind the building or wooded area to engage the AFV or what have you and then scoot back into cover behind the building or woods.Even if it does not destroy the enemy it will at least slow him down a bit to deal with that threat or go around it.So it has worked for me in this way.

Is the CDV version of CMBO supposed to be sold in the US at all...As far as I knew it was not legal to sell it here..just wondering cause i saw it over at the Electonics Boutique site under PC games coming soon section as starting to be sold on 5/27/2003

What sites do some of you use for cammo patterns,colors and designs of the Vehicles and tanks..I have one site so far.. http://www.activevr.com/afv/camouflage.html

I would like to know what this .inf modification is that was talked about.. I have a Ge-Force 4 Ti4200 128 MB card and the 30.82 and 30.87 driver work just fine without me having to do any modifying to any files. Will this modification improve the working of them or what is it for.

I'll be playing all three

I personally think the hide command for vehicles works just fine..I have set vehicles in a wooded area with a fire arc and have had enemy vehicles drive right by the area my tank is hiding and not even take notice to it. As long as nothing entered the fire arc i set the tank sat nice and quite and never fired a shot..Now if something entered its arc the it would fire away..ussualy to good effect. [ April 14, 2003, 07:00 AM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

I whole heartedly disagree... I am looking forward to the tactical challenges of open desert warfare and the early years..

Thanks guys.. got it back to playing "Burning Bridges" I did by chance happen to install quick time just yesterday and that would explain the movie playing when I started it today.

I have had CMBO installed for quite some time and never had a opening video ever play when I start the game..Now all of a sudden this video is playing when the game starts..Where did it come from and how did it start plying all of sudden.I had the song"Burning Bridges" playing as the opening song when the game started but now it wont cause of the darn video..how do i shut the video off?

OMG OMG OMG...UH UM HEH HEH HEH...*continues to babble incoherantly and walks away to get napkin to clean drool of keyboard* Absolutely AWSOME!!!!!dust,multi-turrets..And best of all its coming out THIS YEAR..WOOHOO.. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Definately looking forward to the tactical challenges of open desert battles [ April 04, 2003, 11:38 PM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

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The CMMOS utility and Mods can be found here http://www.combatmission.com/

Well nevermind covered the differences between the two pretty good so no need for me to add to that. Now this is just my opinion but considering the price..Its actually cheaper to order the Bundle Pack.. CMBO= $30.00 CMBB= $45.00 -------------- $75.00 +SH CM Bundle Pack= 65.00 +SH = $10.00 savings Then just start out with the simpler CMBO to get the hang of the system of play and such..then when your ready move up to the more complicated CMBB..Thats what I did.. [ March 28, 2003, 08:56 AM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

Actually they do not say in the manual what the images actually represent..On Page 24 and 115-116 it describes what is in the window but never says what the icons represent edited due to misunderstood post first time [ March 27, 2003, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

I got some books not to long ago but forgot about them until I recently went through my storage shed.I have 3 books from the Army Course from Fort Benning Georgia. They are as follows. 1.Infantry Squad Operations 2.Mechanized Infantry Squad Operations 3.Combat in Built up Areas..(city and town fighting) I got these from a yard sale and if you can find them anywhere..They greatly helped me with tactics and battle planning for this game.I find I am doing much better using what I am learning from reading them.The writing is for a modern force but transfers just as well to WW2 fighting.

Another variation of the hull down position I use to good effect is to pull up close behind the stone walls and use them as the cover.

Just downloaded and installed them..Very nice indeed...Cant wait for more of them.

Since Mods wont be done...I would go with the tactics site...That would benifit everyone.Anything from defensive setup to offensive manuvering.Including AAR's and such..

I personally would like a better organized Mod site...One that has the Mods broken down into what they type they are and what game they go to(ie..Tiger tank mods,Panther Mods etc..)instead of jumbled up and mixed together like CMMODS.I like CMMODS but I do not like how disorganized it is..I find it a pain in the rump having to sort through say all the German Vehicles mods just to find a particular one. A site similar to CMOUTPOST is what I am talking about...Reason being they have not updated anything for quite some time.. [ March 23, 2003, 10:42 AM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

Just thought it would be cool to be able to crush an anti-tank gun if you could get close to it instead of shooting at it...What got me thinking about it was these quotes from memoirs...Mostly dealing with the KV tank.. [ March 22, 2003, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: Erwin Rommel ]

Good site with pics of the units used in WW2... Finland Army in WW2