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    Info on T34 add-on armor

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Bastables:

    cost effectivness is not with the PIV.

    And it only seems to have worked because German Tank production was eaten up fighting the Western allies post Normandy, bulge southern france ect. Note that the only time rebuilt PZ divisions were sent east again were for the failed Operation spring offensives in Hungery. The exchange ratio of tanks/industrlised war was not on the Soviet side.

    Very interesting, but I'm not sure I follow. Combat losses, for example, are only part of the total cost. (Have you ever driven a British sports car?) We'd need to know whether PIV's were more reliable in the field on the one hand -- and compare the real tank attrition on the Eastern and Western fronts on the other, factoring in that even simple mechanical or logistic breakdowns are lost to a rapidly retreating army. Great post however, given me lot to think about.
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    "FALL WEISS" Polish Campaign

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Now this, I'm still interested in. I hope even dopes like myself can figure out how to set up the game and that you grognards come up with some snappy scenarios.

    Besides being beaten up by the Germans, little campaigns over multi-lingual counties are always possible (given time almost inevitable) with Czech's and especially Hungarians. Hmm, could construct a decent Commie foe out of Romanians using captured equipment. There really are some great, late thirties possibilities! ;)

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    Hi there

    in Combat Mission Campaigns

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    Originally posted by RobDesko:

    Hey all,

    My name is Rob and I've been helping to work on CMC for a while now. ...we're getting close to a release date, a new BETA has come out for the testers, ...my hope is that by providing something of quality we will get more people re-interested....

    Rob

    Thank you very much, Rob.
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    Official predictions

    in Combat Mission Campaigns

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    I have to go with 2051, unless Rumsfeld, who I hear is looking for a gaming spot, is hired to help out, in which case the release date will be tomorrow. The initial price will be rather low, but the subscription to the bug fixes and updates will be both expensive and addictive.

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    T-26 piece of crap or piece of crap?

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    It depends on the scenario. German armor isn't everywhere and even AT guns were scarce. Play them early war against Romanians or German infantry. Defensively, they need good locales they can back out of after the first shot and set up again, drawing opponents into flank shots. Offensively, bring the survivors forward to support your infantry (and not where the AT guns are -- that's what the mortars are for). Odds are always bad, but any success is a testimony to your generalship and an embarrassment to your opponent. :D

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    CMC = Vaporware?

    in Combat Mission Campaigns

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    Originally posted by WindyCity:

    I don’t understand all the drama with the release date.

    Nothing stays still, let alone a market. The audience is committed CMBB gamers. But without the buzz of a new game, there are fewer every day. Complaining on this forum is still a sign that some haven't totally given up, or more correctly, found something new, different, or at least tangible.

    I'm currently playing something far more primitive, but at least it's there. (And at least, for a time, I still check the threads ....)

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    Air Power

    in Combat Mission Campaigns

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    Originally posted by Redwolf:

    Hm, does that means there are just the "classic" CMBB planes flying around, attacking their own westwards advancing tanks when their friendly side is East?

    I really hope this got tuned a little.

    I assume that's because the airplane AI can't see anything else. I wonder if sending some poor fool out to draw fire helps the AI find better targets?
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    JasonC scenario critique

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Originally posted by Andreas:

    If you are capable of constructing a version of the scenario that opens in 1.03, you can email it to me, and I'll do the changes for you. Preserves FOW.

    It's sent. It seems to open correctly in my 1.03 editor. Assuming gremlins don't appear :mad: :eek: :confused: in the file transfer it should work fine. If there's a problem, I'll reopen, resave, and resend as a Hail Mary play. (Much like I handle my T-26's on the attack.)
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    JasonC scenario critique

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Oh well, Andreas. That's too bad.

    Could you recap briefly what you were going to change? I'll play around with a version for my own amusement. I do not pretend to have the knowledge or skill or the necessary dedication to do a decent scenario (or even to play test one knowledgeably), but I do like experimenting. (Arming the nuns, for example, with yogurt-filled gloves, and giving every fifth a wooden shoe, that kind of thing.)

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    JasonC scenario critique

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    I enjoyed the discussion and am glad you pulled it out. Kind of like listening to two CMBB titans quarrelling in the clouds. Flashes of lightening, the roar of thunder.... but will any rain fall for us poor part-time peasants and our stunted crops? Do you have any plans to revise some of the early war scenarios based on present understanding and scholarship?

    I liked the "21st Army" and would enjoy seeing it tweaked to play again. (I'm most intrigued by the first months of the war.)

    Or has that already been done somewhere?

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    JasonC scenario critique

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    I enjoyed the discussion and am glad you pulled it out. Kind of like listening to two CMBB titans quarrelling in the clouds. Flashes of lightening, the roar of thunder.... but will any rain fall for us poor part-time peasants and our stunted crops? Do you have any plans to revise some of the early war scenarios based on present understanding and scholarship?

    I liked the "21st Army" and would enjoy seeing it tweaked to play again. (I'm most intrigued by the first months of the war.)

    Or has that already been done somewhere?

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    "Nazi Fan Boy" Scenarios

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

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    Jason,

    Admirable stuff. What little I know bears you out on OB and tactics. And I learned a lot I didn't know.

    While I enjoy CMBB, I only play wargames from time to time. I wish there was a vast database of scenarios for us duffers that included historical accuracy data. Or are there sites I just don't know about?

    I won't comment on the sociology of wargamers. Although I've played for forty-five years, I've only gotten to know a few well.

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    How Germany could of defeated the S.U. during Barbarossa?

    in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin

    Posted

    The book _Stalin's Folly_ gives some nice thoughts from the Russian side. It raises again the idea that had not Germany attacked, then Stalin would have next year. His goal was a weakened Bolshevised Europe, not a strong Facist one.

    While the scale of the war defies my ability to imagine, perhaps the Leningrad idea would have worked. A short war, followed by a political settlement, would have preserved the German Army from Winter and not exhausted its allies. It would have gutted the Red Army, yet not given the Russians the chance to work things out. The Germans could have re-equiped to handle KV's and T-34's better. They might have captured the Leningrad tank works almost intact and been manufacturing KV's of their own until more Prussian models were available.

    The short war, though, would have been followed by a longer war while Stalin was either purging his generals or being purged by them. The question was whether there was a Jason C in the wings, more pragmatic if less loyal, waiting to take on the Reform.

    A further question. Has anyone seen a study on the effects of Stalin attacking first? Would the results have been the same, or would the Russians had been able to carry it out with some success?

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