General Jack Ripper

The very first book report I did in school was about him. No one else in my class had any idea who he was.

I will skip the demo, and continue waiting patiently for the game to release. All good things come to those who wait.

Started in CM:FI actually, but as always, the good old 'Z' folder works perfectly.

Funny thing is, the game would have sold like hotcakes no matter when it was released. They took a meat cleaver to their game for a few more percentage points. I, for one, no longer financially support such behavior.

Nice find John. Thanks.

You can also use that to your advantage, given the enemy attention paid to your sniper team is not being paid to something else. ^ See my example above, against a human opponent. Trying to kill my sniper team cost him several valuable resources.

In very rare cases, you can even use snipers at the sharp end. Time-stamped below is an example of such: Their position on the third roof of a multi-building complex kept them relatively safe from enemy fire, and aside from cowering a few times, they were free to fire upon the enemy for the duration of the battle. Their position and fire stopped an enemy attack long enough for me to divert additional assets to deal with it.

Way cool.

I think they learned it from the Ukrainians.

Thanks for the thread and the video. I think I'll go back to lurking for another month or two. Sheesh.

Nice to see BLUEFOR has learned to place their M-4's in semi, instead of all full auto, all the time.

Mr. Emrys, you were already an old man when I got here, and I got here 15 years ago. Oh god, I think I'm getting old! I do too, but apparently Steve has a long memory too. I wasn't present for the Fionn Kelley fiasco, (not having internet access at the time) but from the few scattered tidbits I pulled together, it was a veritable storm of invective. For me, all it took was a picture of a platoon of halftracks, driving towards a patch of woods. Only having experience with 2D and Isometric strategy games made me look upon some true 3D halftracks with something approaching a religious experience. I came straight over to the site and bought CMBB, didn't even think about it. I don't regret it either. Did you ever finish 'To The Volga'? I gave it a real go once, but after about 4 days of plugging away at it I had to quit.

If you've got halftrack, you've got tanks. If you've got tanks, you've got smoke. If you've got smoke, you have a close assault with halftracks. It's meant to be a symbiotic relationship. I see I really need to get around to making the 'Mechanized Infantry' video for the TTP project.

Every memoir ever written was penned by Rambo, with the exception of 'The Forgotten Soldier', at least in my experience.

You can always change in in your user cp. I did. I used to be called SLIM, after an old childhood nickname.

I like you. Welcome to the forums.

@Battlefront.com Why do you do this to us? We just want to love you, hug you, and give you all of our money. Crazy thing is, you won't even just take the money. This is a very complicated relationship. I think we need counseling.

I see you were miraculously cured. So was I. *sigh

To my mind, the only thing important about someone is the date they joined the forums. That's all that really matters, were you here long enough to know what the heck you're talking about...

Area fire is your friend. [Target Briefly] any place you suspect of having a gun.

That picture in no way represents reality.

Remember when the reputation system was turned off entirely because people were mass-downvoting other members they didn't like? It should have died then, and stayed dead.

There is no kill like overkill. Forget efficiency, use your ammunition at prodigious rates until the bad guys stop shooting so much, then you can turn it down a notch. The ONLY ammunition I try to conserve is submachinegun ammunition. Everything else gets spent like a spoiled teenager with a platinum credit card. As far as I'm concerned, ammunition IS currency, but what you purchase with it is the prevention of casualties. You expend your ammunition with the idea that preventing the enemy from shooting back at you effectively, you will receive fewer casualties, and thus suffer lower attrition than the enemy. This keeps your force in shape for longer, and gives you more meat for the grinder during those critical moments. Find a flank, or withdraw. If you've gotten your butt kicked, sitting down and continuing to shoot it out with the enemy is the LAST thing you want to do. This is also a prime time to use whatever arty you have available in a Heavy/Maximum strike against the enemy lead positions. That will enable you to break contact. Oddly enough, I did much the same thing in a recent quick battle. It worked like a charm.

Geez. I'm so busy I don't even know what day it is anymore.