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  1. 37 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:

    Heh, well, there's lots of vehicles I love that have never got into CM.  M-79 Otter... yum!

    We would have to do custom coding as there's nothing else like that in the game.  Which, sadly, is a strike against it ever coming into being.

    Steve

    Would you care to briefly elaborate what makes it different then say a SU-85 code wise?

  2. To anyone who may know. There is (or was) a board war game called Berlin '85. The order of battle included in that game had many problems. In doing some research on a correct OOB I found a vague note that suggested the Western powers augmented their force with German MP units. Does anyone know anything about that? I know the Bundeswehr couldn't have forces in Berlin, but the West Berlin Police had some paramilitary forces which were represented in the game, but that's not what I'm talking about. What I'm asking is German personnel under allied payroll and control (beyond just civilian maintenance people ).

     

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  3. I first want to acknowledge the amount of work that goes into creating a game even excluding the coding. I think you're smart to remain focused on the base game for now, and not make promises regarding the future because no one in December 2019 could forecast what 2020 turned out to be.

    I also want to extend huge thanks to making the game a multi-year setting so we can see the differences between the years. You didn't have to do it, but you did, but you did, but you did, and I thank you. :)

  4. For sure the two German armies as a first module makes the most sense. Probably the BFC team hasn't had a need to think that far ahead but a British/Canadian module would be popular and I think Steve has been wanting to do a modern French Army for a long time.  I don't think they wouldn't need a module with the USMC as as I recall no USMC units were slotted for Germany. One brigade of the 2nd Marine Division was to go to Norway and the others to where needed which I suppose could be Germany, but might be somewhere in Greece/Turkey or somewhere to secure Persian Gulf oil.

  5. 39 minutes ago, Battlefront.com said:

    Ah, the Gamma Goat.  Single handedly responsible for more deaths and injuries to US Army personnel than the entire Warsaw Pact combined.  Only America could strive for such efficiency!  Says a guy with a four wheel steer M242A2 MULE :D

    That aside, when I used to be into owning military vehicles this one was on my list of "if I find one locally at a good price, I'll bite".  Though I really would have preferred the M114 down the road, but Uncle Sam wanted it back for scrap so that didn't pan out.

    Steve

    Yeah, they're like Volkswagen buses. Nothing between the driver and co-driver and whatever you collide with.

  6. I was a field artillery FDC guy in Bamberg Germany from 1977 to 1980. It's quite a kick to see screenshots of guys in uniforms exactly like I wore.  Just thought I'd mention I remember the 2nd ACR battalion on our base upgraded from Sheridans to M60s in 1978.  

    I know this is a long shot but what are the chances the game will include the Gamma Goat? :) You'll have trucks and jeeps certainly. How about something in between?

     

  7. Yes this may be an ill-infomed question.  The question comes from playing Combat Mission and not direct experience.  And yeah the Bundeswehr and USMC have their rocket launchers but those strike me as requiring a higher skill level to use. The US Army seems to be using the Javelin in a similar manner. It just seems like the simple and cheap RPGs would be a valuable  asset in any army.

     

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