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    Demos Do Sell Games

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by CBase:

    I have to agree that a good demo can heavily influence a game's sales. I passed on purchasing CMBB partially because I was turned off by the scenarios included in the demo. I had no intention of buying CMAK but between the AAR on the wargamer.com site and playing the demo scenarios, I just had to have the game. Now, if I can just find some time to play it...

    Yup, I love the "Line of defense"-demo.

    I didn't care too much for the CMBB demo though, but I still bought the game.

    The game (CMBB) was EXCELLENT and laid the foundation for CMAK!

    You missed out smile.gif .

    //Salkin

    Trying to sell CMAK to Counter-Strike friends...it's tough ;) .

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    Operations

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    I know this one has no given answer but....

    There is alot of talk about the different cool scenarios made by the many talented members of this community (unlike me who contribute hot air...) but I was wondering about Operations.

    If you have alot of time on your hands do you play an Operation or a Scenario...in other words which do you prefer ?

    I am not interested in the HUGE ones Rune puts together on his days off , but rather the medium or small ones.

    Recommend something plz smile.gif .

    Swedish Greetings from

    Salkin

    (Maybe this one should be in the scenario Forum ...)

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    BAR question

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by JasonC:

    "Weigh so much". Actually the BAR was quite light for a SAW, at 18.5 lbs. It is lighter than that used by any other nation during the war. The perception that it was heavy undoubtedly came from hauling its ammo as well as the gun itself. 12 mags in a bandolier plus one in the gun was standard. With bipod and gun, the total load could come to 40 lbs, half of it ammo. If an AG helped carry the ammo, the load need not be appreciably higher than that of any other rifleman.

    When JasonC delivers , he delivers... :D

    Well if you read my pro-points above Jason you will see that I drew some of the same conclusions as you did in your small post below it smile.gif .

    Good post by the way and very informative. It gave me the big picture I missed ...

    For BFC guys :

    Does a BAR supported squad tire slower then a LMG supported squad ?

    For the average grog/ubergrog (yup thats you Jason) :

    I suppose the pros of the BAR over the average LMG was that it had a wider use , while your average LMG (in for instance the german squads) only were of use in a stationary situation; like holding a recently captured building.

    Point beeing you rarely fired the LMG in an upright position (unless you are Rambo), but this was possible with the BAR.

    //Salkin

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    BAR question

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    I believe the abreviation stands for :

    Browning Automatic (Assault?) Rifle

    Anyway I was just wondering what the exact thought behind the BAR is.

    I admit my experience with the BAR is through games and movies only so I'm hardly an expert.

    It seems the american squads have been issued the BAR instead of a light Machine Gun.

    It appears to be a less then perfect choice.

    PROs :

    * Good stopping power

    * Fairly light ( in comparison to most LMG )

    * Not belt fed (Increasing maneuvrability)

    Flexibility and movement seems to be in focus.

    CONs :

    * Not belt fed and with a small clip (Making it a lot less suppressive than most LMG)

    * Slower rate of fire and clumsier than a SMG (Limiting it's CQB value)

    OK grogs . Let's hear your take on it.

    What was the idea behind the BAR ?

    //Salkin

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    Looking for new infantry tactics

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by Rokossovski:

    Zoppex suggested that in CMAK the troops tire especially quickly. I am still eagerly awaiting my copy, so I have no idea. Is it player's experience that infantry is more quick to tire in CMAK than in CMBB, or did Zoppex simply mean that the open desert terrain forces him to use more tiring commands (crawl, advance, etc) farther out from the enemy because of the shortage of concealment?

    Running in sand could be a bit tiring I suppose...

    //Salkin

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