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    Announcing: CMETO

    in Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

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    Originally posted by David I:

    Eichenbaum,

    I sincerely appologize. In the event that I take on another project like this, which I doubt, I will make a greater effort to contact the artists prior to use.

    DavidI

    It's ok David smile.gif Appology accepted.

    You have created a nice peace of work.

    Keep on bringing the good stuff!

    Nils

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    The most realistic scenarios?

    in Combat Mission - Scenario Talk

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    We tried to make OSF as accurate as possible... I remember spending about 2 months work (in the evenings & weekends) with mostly 6 men at a time, 400 forum posts and 50 e-mails, countless bottles of alcohol and cigarettes (with grassmods sometimes - depending on the country), 3x OS crash & reinstallation, 1 fried graphic card... for only 1 scenario!

    Even create applied graphic mods especially for the accurate scenery... Translating original documents and magazines... etc...etc...etc...pffffffffff ;)

    Nils

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    Military Geologists?

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    I found it hard to figure out of what specific use a geologist could be that would merit having a section of them officially assigned to every panzer division. I guessed some of the uses, but, I don't know, it just seemed like overkill. You know?
    The type of ground where the tanks should manoeuvre on is very important.

    For example; very hard rock like granite can damage the tracks. If you want to send a heavy AFV like a JagdPanther or Ferdinant into the field you need to be sure that the tracks won't break when try to turn on their own axis.

    Another issue is fuel use; if you move on very soft muddy or bumpy ground you'll burn much more precious fuel then moving on a hard, flat surface. Before sending your AFV's into battle you need to be sure you support them with enough gasoline, no?

    But I'm not a expert on this... just guessing smile.gif

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    Military Geologists?

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Quote of 'German Offensive Attack Tactics' (US wartime reports on German tactics) :

    "The Germans place great emphasis on terrain reconnaissance, realizing the influence terrain has upon the conduct of operations. Most of their usual reconnaissance missions include terrain reconnaissance tasks. Terrain may be so important at times as to require reconnaissance by special units. Ground and air reconnaissance units give special attention to the road net - its density, condition, road blocks, mines, and demolition - as well to the terrain itself, particularly tank country."

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