Alech

Also, tanks (at least the older ones) are pretty slow. Most can probably be classified as tractors, meaning special rules apply to them in some countries. You are probably restricted from using high-ways and auto-bahns(sp?) because of the low maximum speed though. And I imagine parallel parking would be a bitch. Private ownership of tanks is more common then most people think. -Alech

AFAICT, firing the MG isn't part of the ride. It's something all the ppl who took part get to do after the ride. My guess is it's done under very strict guidelines and from behind cover. -Alech

My favorite Panzer? If we are only talking about Tracked German Turreted AFV's, I would have to say the PvIVF2. If we are talking any German AFV, I would have to say any StuG. If we are talking about any AFV from WW2... Hmmm... The T-34 is really cool, but I think I prefer StuG's. -Alech

That's not good... Hope you dodge the bullet WarHawk. -Alech

That's what I call Real Ultimate Power. -Alech

But no drops in Russia, right? I was under the impression that they functioned as "elite" infantry in Russia. Now, other then StuGs, what sort of AFVs would you see supporting them? -Alech

Not really. I'm just trying to get a feel for what sort of support I could realistically add to an over strength Fallschirmjäger company in quick battles. Right now I'm thinking one standard company with a StuG and 2 snipers as support, but I'm curious as to what other units I could attach. I'm assuming they had some sort of MGs as well? -Alech

What kind of support did German Airborne units have in Russia from 41 to 45? What kind of ATGs, inf. guns, AFVs and specialists would be attached to airborne formations? -Alech

Having just replayed “A Warm Place to Sleep”, I decided to try to locate some more “Tiny” scenarios. Anybody know any good ones? -Alech

Sorry, I haven't read it. When I'm forced to make an armored charge in CM I try to keep my softer AFVs in support of the heavies. I'm very conservative when I play, and hate to take losses. By keeping the heavies in front I hope they survive long enough to fire back, and with the support of the light AFVs it often works. -Alech

ROFL!

Hmmm... I could have sworn I saw a diagram of a "Panzer Wedge" with both Tigers and Panthers in it. Maybe that wasn't from Kursk though. -Alech

Treeburst155: Thank you! =)

Wow... That's a pretty old machine. Nicely put together though, but I'll try to hurry with that guestimate for an upgrade we talked about. TNT2... *checks spare parts drawer* Hehe, I still have 1 of those as an antique. -Alech

Great!

Thought so. Try FRAPS. But remember to compress the file with "VirtualDub" or something. If this is something you want to play around with I can give you a walkthrough and links for the right software. Also, what are your system specs? -Alech

AFAIK, that depends on the relative reaction time between the spotter and the HT. If the HT starts moving before the Spotter decides to do as he's told, then he will wait until the HT stops. If the Spotter has a faster reaction time (shorter delay) then the HT, he will jump out before the HT starts to move. -Alech

*whops*

I just used FRAPS to capture 1minute of my Tigers advancing under artillery fire. At 30fps, with sound, at 640x512 resolution, the file ended up over 140Mb. Kind of cool to watch though. Edit: Compressing the thing helps a bit though. Doh! Standard DivX drops it down to a nice 17Mb, but there is a loss in quality, ofc. -Alech [ July 24, 2004, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: Alech ]

I'm pretty sure Macs have programs like this. Not sure if they are free though.

Hmmm... 36Mb for 1minute of avi? What resolution? With sound? If your PC can run CMBB, I'm pretty sure it can show a 36Mb avi movie without stuttering. I suspect your frame rate might have dropped under 20fps while filming however, or that the settings for the recorder were set to low. Can you host the movie somewhere so I can look at it? -Alech

There are indeed. I've been enjoying quite a few of them =) -Alech

I'll register at MZO and do that. And no, I havn't played it so no spoilers from me. -Alech

I just saw the German movie "Stalingrad" for the second time (first time was 10 years ago), and it got me thinking, how "real" is it? -Alech PS: Posted this by mistake in the CMOB forum.

Good points. Heh, I just realized I put this in the wrong forum. I'll go double post. -Alech