Omi

I see snipers like rockets and air support, it's a gamble. Sometimes they do nothing for the entire battle, sometimes they kill tank commanders, HQs or Anti-tank teams.

Do trenches also protect guns? It seems to be the case from what I have seen so far, but I'm not sure.

Well...there is a French movie starring Jean-Paul Belmondo which takes place in North Africa. Les Morfalous It's not a war movie though, it's a comedy about rogue French Foreign Legion soldiers who want to steal gold from a bank before the Germans get to it. The movie features one of those fake German tank which is clearly something out 70s with a cross painted on it. [ January 28, 2004, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: Omi ]

You are not supposed to see the map before choosing your units. If you select he parameters yourself, you can get a good idea of what it's going to be like. Then the 2 unkwown factors are wether you have some good position for your guns in your start zone(if you are on offense) and the amount of cover bewteen you and the objective.

This may seem like an unimportant question, but why do we see 2 crew members on Panzerjägers while all other guns (stationary or mobile) are shown with only one man? This is weird considering how small it is compared to a Hummel, which would look a lot better with more than one guy standing on it. Also, wouldn't it have been good to include all crew members in the game and give the option to those with slow computers to show only one? Maybe it will be in CM2. [ January 25, 2004, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: Omi ]

Right now, I prefer small battles that have less than 1000 points. When I have more than a company and too many vehicles to manage, I tend to quickly lose interest. I've only played QBs against the AI so far. I need to try playing against humans, but I'll get my butt kicked back to Berlin. [ January 22, 2004, 06:53 AM: Message edited by: Omi ]

Isn't Axis and Allies a "WWII Risk"?

It's a secret German weapon, the 75mm Ems44 "Eat My Shorts" Antitank gun.

Okay, it's not really "hull down" if there's no hull, but do gun and infantry get extra protection when placed behind hill tops or elevation?

I thought the new advance and assault move automatically handled these things so that you don't have to do it. That's how it's explained in the manual. :confused: "Advance –tactical move when advancing under fire in view of the enemy. This assumes dashing from cover to cover, using covering and suppressive fire and movement by bounds... "

I played CMBO for at least 6 months and I've only been playing CMAK for a week. I can't get my infantry to attack enemy positions when I'm on offense. I tried sneak, move, advance, assault, advance & assault, move & assault. No matter what I do, my squads always end up running for cover in the opposite direction. When I attack, I always make sure that all my squads are; in command, in fit condition and have plenty of ammunition. I avoid the open as much as possible, I soften enemy position with artillery and I try to get some cover fire from HMG or vehicles when it's possible. I also make sure that the attacking platoons are in greater number than the defenders. I haven't done a successful infantry attack in more than a dozen of games. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I didn't have any problems in CMBO.

I think there's no age limit in the reserve, as long as you can do your basic training and pass your qualifications for the job.

Are these guys anything more than an alternative to using full squads to ambush tank in close combat? They don't seem to have special weapons or action that make them different.

Were they ever modded by someone? I have yet to find one for any of the CM games. Nobody thought about it or is it something the game doesn't allow you to mod?

I use it sometimes when the battle isn't going anywhere.

I was in the Fusiliers Mont-Royal, a reservist regiment in Montréal, for about 3 years (1998 to 2001). Warfare training, helicopter rides and learning how to use weapons was fun, but military life isn't for me. Here's some pictures:

Is there a mod to bring back to normal all the censored things? I have it on CMBO and I just received CMAK in the mail today. I did a quick search on the forum and I couldn't find anything. If it exists, where is it?

I think buildings are safe defense against small/medium caliber off map artillery.

Montréal, Québec

Ok then, I've always used HQ to spot for mortars, but I thought the technique you guys were talking about made the mortars fire automatically at targets spotted by HQs. I prefer to leave my mortars at the edges of forest. They don't need babysitting and they won't waste rounds. [ November 16, 2003, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: Omi ]

I can't get mortars to fire at target spotted by their HQ. It only works if I order them to attack, but they fire one round and then stop.

I usually try to get all my cannons in communication with a HQ, but is it really necessary? Do cannons get the bonuses from the HQ?

The best looking looking tank is the King Tiger to me. It's massive, perfectly shaped and it looks ahead of its time. But its price, speed and ability to bog down all the time turn me off. I choose the Tiger because it is much more cost effective and its "invulnerability" seems less deceiving. You can send them right in the heat of battle without worrying about a "knocked out" message to appear. Most of the time, the only reason why my Tigers stop fighting is because they run out of ammunition. [ November 07, 2003, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Omi ]

Which is best? I noticed that G and H have 95% Armor, what does it mean? Also, why is J's turret slower?

Why is the Tiger cheaper than Panthers?