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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from Dogukan in Pre-orders for Combat Mission Cold War are now open.   
    Well I'll do the correct thing and buy it here, then activate it on steam.
    Then I'll buy a second copy on steam as a gift for a buddy of mine.
    Then I'll force him to play it.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from Fizou in Pre-orders for Combat Mission Cold War are now open.   
    Well I'll do the correct thing and buy it here, then activate it on steam.
    Then I'll buy a second copy on steam as a gift for a buddy of mine.
    Then I'll force him to play it.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from Rice in CM Cold War - Beta AAR - Soviet Thread - Glorious Soviet Victory at Small German Town 1980   
    Sorry I'm late, but congratulations.
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to ASL Veteran in Fire and Rubble   
    Yes, there is always Cold War to wait on as well.  At least with that we can all agree which direction everyone was climbing over the wall.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from BletchleyGeek in Pre-orders for Combat Mission Cold War are now open.   
    Da'aw...
    He likes us.
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to Gkenny in Fire and Rubble   
    Man I need to become mega rich so I can pay battlefront to make a CM Korea game.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from JulianJ in Assuming you ever get tired of war, what do you play?   
    I play GFO mod myself. I found the total conversions a bit intimidating after some time spent with GWX in SHIII.
    Still some of the most amazing gameplay I have ever experienced, but I found a few more grey hairs after I was finished.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from mbarbaric in New things added to the new thing   
    What is this emotion I'm feeling?
    It's a strange mix of optimism and excitement?
    There's just some thing about a giant infrared spotlight that just appeals to me on a fundamental level.
    Aww, geez.
    My one remaining heart string has been strummed.
    My one last feeling has been felt.
    Please just hurry up and take my money.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from IronCat60 in CM Cold War - Beta AAR - Soviet Thread - Glorious Soviet Victory at Small German Town 1980   
    I approve, both the map, and the plan. 
    Good luck.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from chuckdyke in And now.....   
    Are we golfing with 60mm mortars?
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to IICptMillerII in CM Cold War - Beta AAR - Soviet Thread - Glorious Soviet Victory at Small German Town 1980   
    One of the really cool elements of this title is the shift from "smoke is my best friend!" to "smoke just blinds my men as I die from targets I can no longer see."
    This is part of the technological shift Warren has mentioned a few times. In 79 there are essentially no vehicles with sights that can see through smoke, so the use of smoke can be very important to blind enemy positions and protect your men in the open. 
    However, by the end of the titles timeframe (82) there are a handful of vehicles on the US side (Abrams, Bradleys, M60A3 TTS, M901s are the big ones that come to mind) that all have thermal imagers and can see through smoke no problem. The Soviets employing smoke to conceal their men will not work against these threats. Anyone who has played CMSF2 or CMBS is aware of this. 
    Luckily for Warren, Bil has very little assets that have thermal imagers, so heavy use of smoke will likely benefit him greatly. Just thought I would point out that dynamic. It is another element of this title that makes it unique. 
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to Sgt.Squarehead in And now.....   
    I made a course:

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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from A co in New things added to the new thing   
    Funny thing is, I don't think I ever actually noticed that before, but my vote would be to leave it collapsed, because about 99% of the time you see it, it's on the guy's back.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from JM Stuff in CM Cold War - Beta AAR - Soviet Thread - Glorious Soviet Victory at Small German Town 1980   
    I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to akd in New things added to the new thing   
    There is only one correct answer: 152mm canister.
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to Pete Wenman in U.S. Thread - CM Cold War - BETA AAR - Battle of Dolbach Heights 1980   
    Not really answering your question, but the issue with ATGMs in game is one of their flight time. Its not unusual to be seeing missile flight times of 10-15 seconds, which is a long time when every second counts. If the launcher can be brought under kinetic fire while the missile is in flight there is a good chance it can be killed before it's own round strikes. It seems much more noticeable in CW than previous titles.
    It's an interesting dynamic and really ups the tension
    P  
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from Rice in U.S. Thread - CM Cold War - BETA AAR - Battle of Dolbach Heights 1980   
    Firmly ensconced onto my, "I desperately need to read this at some point in my life," list.
     
    Kelly Johnson had a saying that went something like, "If it doesn't look right, it won't fly right."
    Well, the M60 just looks right.
    Here's hoping they fly right too.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from Bud Backer in New things added to the new thing   
    What is this emotion I'm feeling?
    It's a strange mix of optimism and excitement?
    There's just some thing about a giant infrared spotlight that just appeals to me on a fundamental level.
    Aww, geez.
    My one remaining heart string has been strummed.
    My one last feeling has been felt.
    Please just hurry up and take my money.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from BletchleyGeek in U.S. Thread - CM Cold War - BETA AAR - Battle of Dolbach Heights 1980   
    Firmly ensconced onto my, "I desperately need to read this at some point in my life," list.
     
    Kelly Johnson had a saying that went something like, "If it doesn't look right, it won't fly right."
    Well, the M60 just looks right.
    Here's hoping they fly right too.
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from chuckdyke in And now.....   
    Chieftain did a three part series on S tank as well, really gets into the guts of the machine, and even has a drive around in one during part three.
     
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    General Jack Ripper got a reaction from Bil Hardenberger in U.S. Thread - CM Cold War - BETA AAR - Battle of Dolbach Heights 1980   
    Firmly ensconced onto my, "I desperately need to read this at some point in my life," list.
     
    Kelly Johnson had a saying that went something like, "If it doesn't look right, it won't fly right."
    Well, the M60 just looks right.
    Here's hoping they fly right too.
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to sburke in CM Cold War - Beta AAR - Soviet Thread - Glorious Soviet Victory at Small German Town 1980   
    He's not wearing any so the whole plan falls flat.  Besides are you sure you want to catch Bil with his pants down?
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    General Jack Ripper reacted to Sgt.Squarehead in CM Cold War - Beta AAR - Soviet Thread - Glorious Soviet Victory at Small German Town 1980   
    Or you could really trick him by just hiding and not fighting at all! 
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