Kuderian
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Big Boss aka ChappyCanuck has arrived on the scene with his trusty Regimental commander Stonecutter!
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Here you go!
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Fantastic map.
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Chappy,
I have one of this slated to arrive randomly during the course of the overall battle timeframe....
Just for some fun.
Sweet!
Best looking AC in history imho.
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Day one for myself!
@JonS when you design a scenario, is it hard to reconcile it for both single player and multiplayer?
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As far as I know Hydaspes, the more different sound files and the higher quality they are in CM, negatively affects CPU performance and RAM availability.
Here is a good test for you to try yourself!
Download free version of FRAPs. This will allow you to count the frame rate.
Create or use a scenario where there are an incredible amount of firing eg. Two infantry Companies at close range shooting each other.
See the FPS rate from FRAPS.
Then download one of the various high quality sound mods from this site and rerun the same scenario.
I would bet my hat that you would see a significant drop in FPS with the sound mod installed even on the most modern PC/Mac...
One reason I always stick to vanilla sounds.
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Thanks for great Sitrep Chappy.
A small vignette from the San Leonardo battle.
After watching his 4 PLDG Recce Squadron being decimated, the last of two surviving scouts gets his revenge on Jerry!
He opens fire with his Bren gun - only 4 shells left.
Jerry hits the dirt while his comrade flees in terror.
Out of ammo, he pulls out his trusty Webley revolver..
Singlehandedly he has breached Jerry's second line of defence.
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Looking forward to this Chappy!
And Ian, well done in your Dommelen battle and great AAR btw!
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I love the whole personal naming of each Coy thingie.
And with the new permadeath Coy HQ mechanic, the sense of agency of one's troops(and caution) is enhanced greatly, I think.
Really enjoying my first massively multiplayer CM experience
Thanks Phil et al.
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Thanks Sublime for this AAR!
"Grab them by their belt buckles" , I think, is a quote from General Hồ Chí Minh in relation to fighting the massive fire power advantage of the US army against the NVA in the Vietnam war. As you pointed out, by hugging the enemy it helps to nullify their artillery and air assets firepower superiority.
I think ultimately it failed though as the NVA suffered horrendous losses trying to fight the US conventionally.
Great book by that name btw.
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Wow, I am blown away!
Thank you so much BarbaricCo.
Here is a pic from current campaign battle in near Ortona.
Now if only there was a way to get anti aliasing working in movie mode....
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The German infantry in front of A Coy are few and some are fleeing - ideal for the role of ACs to pursue and chase them down. I think we have only two ACs left and unfortunately they are on the wrong side of the map. Are there any bren carriers close? Or for that matter, some hunting teams in universal carriers? I would rather not see the Germans being able to flee into San Leonardo where they will become a larger issue in future
Will do! Remaining 2 AC's heading W to give some love to A Coy.
Stonecutter should have no problem with his Shermans and APC's on the E flank!
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First Chappy then Jeremy ;(
At least you are safe at the back there Ian!
Serious tension there! I thought your other Sherman was a gonna but the smoke must have done the job
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Holy Moly!
Hidden ATG!
Holding my breath big time!!!
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Hey guys. I have had a good look at the approaches to San Leonardo. In order to prevent A and D Coys from encroaching on each other, I highly recommend the following:
A Coy - it looks best if you approach San Leonardo on a 45 degree angle from where your leading troops are. That way you can use the many vineyards to your advantage and eventually end up in that large wood directly in front of the town.
D Coy - in the area of the two houses, directly right (north) of the town there are some copses of trees. There seems to be a good covered approach to get to that area. It is mostly dead ground where the houses are (viewing from the town) allowing a nice covered charge uphill into the town proper.
If the companies get to these areas, we have a frontal and/or flanking of the outlying town row houses.
Of course this is assuming that our tankers take care of business in the next 10 minutes!
Thoughts Commanders?
Just back from a week's R&R. Thanks to my fellow commanders for keeping my my men alive!
A Coy will advance through the vineyards NE as ordered. Point Pltn A Coy is under some suppressing fire from a MG or two , I think, near the now destroyed Flak 88(hooray!)
4 PLTG's remaining AC's will continue to scout and guard flanks.
When the rest of the Sherman Squadron arrives , we should be unstoppable
Great news with the 6lber hitting the PzIV on it's first shot, well done gunners!
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Not a bad idea considering my previous plan has hit the kids. I was / am hesitant to do that because removing the barn also means the field of fire for that AT gun increases dramatically.
True, but with the dust and suppression effect of the building collapsing your Troop, all guns blazing, should win the day easily.
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Ian, how about using 4th Troop to destroy the barn then after the smoke clears you should have LOS on the ATG behind?
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Kuderian: slight change of plan. I want that 4 PLDG carrier platoon that just arrived to come under the control of Stonecutter. He needs a mobile infantry asset to join his tanks for a proper combat team formation.
He will deploy those ATGs to aid your company with those tanks out to your front.
Sound good?
Acknowledged. 12th Armoured infantry troop joining stonecutter.
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On a battle note I would like to use the next available artillery to call in another barrage on the still standing Flak 88 West of the town.
Kuderian (Fred): you have authorisation to use some but not all the arty resources...it is a pinpoint target, so use lightly. I am not sure how the arty failed to take out the 88mm last time...any chance you were hiding your FOO? (if you were then he cannot correct the shells impact, just so you know)
I am sure we will need the indirect fire support for later on, so judge accordingly
Ok.
The 88 was lucky as some shell bursts were very close. But it is in fox holes and with the campaign indirect artillery rules, I had to use a 88m area fire circle.
Direct fire with a 81mm mortar would be a piece of cake but it looks like we have no on map mortars coming?
Perhaps I should of just used one mortar tube with a 22m radius?
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I did some tests as well.
Barbed wire is available for Attack, defence or ME but only for the Soviets.
Strange?
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Section from 1st Pltn A Coy have a lucky escape as a heavier incoming barrage begins.
Vineyards are like mini bocage!
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***IMPORTANT for all PBEM commanders
When the Shermans arrive, all of them are under Stonecutter's command
D Coy is commanded by Snake_Eye, so when they arrive we are going to have a....3 WAY battle! So Kuderian will make his moves first, then Stonecutter, and finally Snake_eye when his forces arrive. So Snake_eye, being last in the order, will press the red button to end the plotting turn
**Everyone please acknowledge this post so that I know you are on board
I also encourage continued PM/email discussion of tactics and shared resources, etc, while you are plotting your moves
The battle goes for 1 hr 40 mins, plus change, before the next operational phase, so make the best of it guys!
Orders acknowledged.
I will continue to post the first save turn in the save turn folder and send a confirmation email to Stonecutter et al. (need emails for other commanders?)
I will add an 'a' to the end of my save turn name to indicate this is the first save turn(alphabetical) . Stonecutter I assume, will use a 'b' etc. etc.
Everyone make sure that your h2hh is not connected or is set to not delete dropbox old turns.
On a battle note I would like to use the next available artillery to call in another barrage on the still standing Flak 88 West of the town.
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My view as A Coy & Recce squadron commander.
Good news with one PzIV down by Fraser's bridge.
Unfortunately the barrage my FO called, failed to knock out the Flak 88 which is zoned in on the small buildings where one of my Platoon is fighting. I will have to wait until more artillery becomes available to try again.
As well as the 88, I also have PzIV's in front and on my flanks so anything but a probe with one of my platoons at the moment would be suicide for my men imho.
But I think our enemy has committed a big mistake splitting up their armour. When our Shermans do arrive, their concentration should do the job against their scattered PzIV's.
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Bookmarked!
Thanks Shane, great CMx1 memories rushing back!
Rear Turret Mgs
in Combat Mission Red Thunder
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To set up this test, I ordered my tank to light or normal fire ahead while it advanced and put some targets to it's rear. The AI did the rest. If you use a target order the Turret will rotate to that direction.
I wonder if there would be the same result with American vehicles with rear facing AA HMG's?