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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Biltong:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Snowbart:

    Question time for the newbie:

    I was forced into an Emer. Reorg. I took the two remaining crew from my PzIIC and ditributed one to my PzIII and one to my 251/1 HT, bringing them up to full crew. According to the rules, since this unit has below 50% of crew, it is "lost forever". Does this mean the purchase points for that unit have vanished and I just use new attached points to buy another unit, if possible?

    Also, I used one of my squads to replace a couple of casualties from other units, leaving this squad with 7 men as the depleted unit. I know i will move it off the board at start of the battle, and that it will get normal replacements after this battle. I suppose when calculating the after replacement experience, I would use 7 for the number of men left and 3 for number of replacements?

    SeaHawk answered this already... Just to confirm:

    All Battle Group units, including armor are replaced during each normal replacement.

    As for your 2nd question re the 7 men marched off the map - correct: 7 + 3 replacements </font>

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

    Posted

    Question time for the newbie:

    I was forced into an Emer. Reorg. I took the two remaining crew from my PzIIC and ditributed one to my PzIII and one to my 251/1 HT, bringing them up to full crew. According to the rules, since this unit has below 50% of crew, it is "lost forever". Does this mean the purchase points for that unit have vanished and I just use new attached points to buy another unit, if possible?

    Also, I used one of my squads to replace a couple of casualties from other units, leaving this squad with 7 men as the depleted unit. I know i will move it off the board at start of the battle, and that it will get normal replacements after this battle. I suppose when calculating the after replacement experience, I would use 7 for the number of men left and 3 for number of replacements?

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Seahawk-vfa201:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Biltong:

    [...]. I'm an old programmer...

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> I am using just the standard rules, the pencil and paper deal, not Biltaid. So what does Biltaid do for you?

    For me? That's private between consenting adults ;) </font>
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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Biltong,

    No prob about the pissed comment. I wasn't even sure you were talking to me! I hope I haven't come across as being bitchy in these posts.

    Well, thanks for all the help you and Seahawk have given me. I think I've got the hang of this , and bammm!....another question comes up.

    Time to get ready for battle #4............... smile.gif

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Seahawk,

    The problem is that you would be at an automatic HUGE disadvantage right off the bat if you don't get to use the points. I had 1,000 pts for air; if i don't get to use them and the enemy is getting the advantage of those pts, you would be seriously outgunned. Granted, using the modifiers (for this battle it was AX Assault)greatly reduces the points the enemy will actually receive of that 1,000 pts.

    Maybe a solution, since you are allowed to spend half of those air pts on arty anyway, is to just say if you cant buy air units, you may use half the points allotted for air for buying arty.

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Ok, ok.....guess I should've broken the manual out before I posted redface.gif

    Think I found a new note and rule #9 in your new version Biltong: What to do if you get a bunch of air points(i had 1000), but can't buy planes. I spent them all on arty, but I feel a little guilty b/c I bought 2 radio 81mm mortar spotters, and a 150mm radio spotter, and also 2 105mm spotters(no radio). So of course I blasted the hell outta everything :D

    Whatcha think?

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Biltong,

    For some reason I still can't get any air units generated so I may buy them....they don't show up on the unit purchase screen. Maybe it's the particular settings for this battle? They are:

    -July

    -Hot

    -overcast

    - mid-day

    -Strg wind

    -Ax Assault

    -Axis Combined Arms

    -Russkies Infantry

    - +10 Handicap

    Just got an idea: Could it be that there are no planes if it's overcast? Sounds logical. Am I on the right track here? thanks smile.gif

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Biltong,

    A question concerning air power in the game. I am currently fighting my 3rd battle in the campaign and I rolled up 1000 pts for Air units. The problem is , there were no air units to choose from. Could this possibly be b/c of an effect the DATE option has(as this battle was in July)? I checked and rechecked to make sure evrything was set to "unrestricted", but no air forces. Also, couldnt find them in the editor either. this is strange since i had air power last game and it worked fine.

    Anyhow, I just used that 1000 pts for arty instead! Yeehaaaaa :D

    I know that is probably not right to do, but I wasn't sure what to do. I'd rather have my 150mm radio FO anyways smile.gif

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Thanks Biltong and Seahawk. I think I will use the new rule for the fast/superfast campaign. That way I might realistically make it to '42 and beyond.

    The map pack's are great too...been using them according to map size, tree coverage, hilliness, etc., and they beat the pants off QB generated maps!

    Seahawk, sounds like Kiev is gonna be sweet!

    Biltong, the only version of the Battle Group sheet I found was at Scooby's site and they're in pdf format. I wanted to import the BG sheet into excel and add a few lines for my attached units, but of course i can't import a pdf file into excel. Any suggestions?

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Hey Seahawk,

    Cool, I will wait for the official patch then.

    What the heck is Kiev Urban Chaos?

    Just finished battle #2 in the campaign, thanks in much to your assistance. Total victory the first battle, minor victory the second.....and man was it tough. But even so most of my squads have gained experience, with only one squad at 9 pts for exp....now just a lowly green unit :(

    I think I'm getting the hang of this: it doesn't take 4 hrs to set the next battle up now :D

    Happy Easter,

    Snowbart

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Seahawk-vfa201:

    anyone tried the 103 latest beta patch?

    I have been hit from the Armor bug. Any news on how armor does behave with the latest patch? I'd like to fight last Kiev battles without the bug and go on with the campaign ;)

    Hello Seahawk. I was wondering the same thing myself, is it time to try out the new beta patch? I hear it will fix the ammo problem with importing units with the editor, but I don't want to mess up anything. Also what is this Armor bug you mentioned?

    The darn Ivan's seam to be fighting a bit fiercer than I'd expect for low quality, unfit units. Most of my units are outta ammo, dammit! :eek:

    Snowbart

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by willmontgomery:

    I think he means, when you "cash in" an attached unit for an upgrade, you can cash it in for the points it cost to buy, not for the (usually larger) number of points you rolled up at the time that you bought it. In other words, any points you lost when you originally bought that attached unit stay lost when you "cash in" that attached unit for an upgrade. Hence (interpreting what Biltong wrote), the new points you just received for attached units are added to the points you actually used for the attached unit you are cashing in rather than to the total number of points that you rolled up back when that unit (which you are now cashing in) was originally purchased.

    Thanks willmontgomery, that makes total sense! Appreciate the help!

    Snowbart

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Thanks Biltong, I think I'm starting to get it. OK, so the points don't carry over, you gotta buy some cheap stuff with the points you have. Then you get a total of up to 3 units, eventually. Then, once you have 3, you can upgrade them, and here come's my question:

    Can you pick any unit(besides armor)---for instance, can you trade in a Halftrack for an Infantry unit or support weapon? And when doing this do you "cash in" the points for the unit you're trading in(ie- do you get what you payed for them back)?

    Rock on Biltong :D

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    Biltong's Campaign Rules

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Will I ever be able to choose a force mix for my Battle Group that is something besides Mechanized? Or will the Battle Group troops always be Panzer troops? I eventually want some SS units.

    Can you save points for Attached units that you earn and carry them over to the next battle, and buy something good? I rolled for 60 pts for attached units after my 1st battle, and bought a 251/1 HT for 57 pts. But COULD I have saved those points, not bought anything, and rolled them over till next battle?

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