Cuirassier

This whole, 'Jason provides sound tactical advice but is rude when he provides it' thing is getting a little old. If you guys feel the urge to bitch about him, then start a topic in the General Discussion forum. Or email him for an apology. This thread, on the other hand, has nothing to do with it. So please stop posting pointless posts.

Canada RULES!!!

Tanks are AFV's. Stugs are AFV's. Any armored fighting vehicle is an AFV.

Neither vehicle would survive an encounter with a Leopard 2.

To me, that looks like a finished product.

"I just have. I have found out that is is noggin not noggan." I stand corrected. And yes, at least it was something productive.

Ok. Thanks for the reply.

"Really, though, we need to ban all the Canadians from the forum. Actually, from the Internet in general. Then the Finns." Great idea, Dorosh!

Don't worry Dorosh, I am perfectly fine with off topic conversations. "It is claimed that you hate America because it is my belief that you, in fact, hate America. So...do you, or don't you hate America?" I don't hate America, if you really desire to know. "I guess when you're a Prince you get to do whatever the hell you want. Which is as un-un-American as you can get." You should calm down. So the thread is in the wrong forum. If it is such a catastrophe to all the people who visit this website, then I'm sure a moderator will take the liberty to move this discussion to the General Discussion forum. Otherwise, I do not see the necessity in insulting individuals you don't even know over something so miniscule.

"You drew first blood ya stupid Canuk." C'mon now. No need for generalizable derogatory remarks. I'm a 'Canuck', and take offense.

"I think i will be the first man in history to get divorced for spending so much time on a computer, WAITING for something to happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" You could consider doing something worthwhile and productive then. Just a thought to kick around the old noggan.

I also want to know why it is claimed that I hate America.

I still stand by 2049. I fear many of you are far too optimistic...

Dorosh, I think you may have over-analyzed my statement a tad. lol Also, you may wish to pull that stick from out of your ass.

So I was playing a 1250pt QB against the AI, me defending as the Germans against a Soviet assault. The Soviets were a combined arms force from with a Guard's mech parent unit. The date was June 1944. After the battle, I was looking at the enemies force composition. Most of their squads were the SMG/LMG mix type. I also noticed that these squads, for their LMG, either had a DP mg, or a DPM mg. Now here is my strange observation. The DPM's 'stats' are as follows: 40m 100m 250m 500m FP 10 23 20 11 So I was just wondering, why does this lmg have its lowest firepower rating at 40m? Is this a bug in the game, or just an error on the tables? Or have I just stupidly overlooked something?

"Mostly, you just line 'em up and charge, but hey, it's the Middle-Ages!" I also use those tactics in CM.

Some good advice posted here already. I'll try and add what I can. 1. Always use infantry scouts before putting your armor in view of his. Infantry will give you real time info on his types of vehicles, their number, and most importantly, their current facing. 2.Always seek many on fews. You said you had three Stug's engaging his two Shermans. Those numerical odds aren't great enough. When engaging armor with armor, especially if yours is inferior, seek 2 or 3 to 1 odds at least. 3.Also, when using turretless SP guns or TD's like the Stug, try not to be in view of too many targets at once. They have difficulty in engaging separated targets because of their horrendously slow rotation speeds. When using turretless armor that is basically an 'eggshell with a hammer', look carefully at the terrain, and use your infantry scouts to determine where the enemy is, and what way he is facing. From this, you can select keyholed firing positions and attack when the enemy is caught looking the wrong way. So when you have the disadvantage in armor quality and or quantity, you sort of have to play a 'cat and mouse' game. 4.Also try to become familiar with all the armored vehicles in the game. Know which vehicles are invulnerable or not at a given range against a given gun. In addition to this, know whether or not you should be fighting a particular vehicle hull up or hull down. (e.g baseline T-34's should fight an 80mm front Pz. IV hullup, with the Pz.IV hulldown, to maximise hits on the week 50mm turret front) These are just the basic tactics. Obviously, terrain, whether you are attacking or defending, and the specific units involved will impact how you should be using your armor as well.

I don't even own CMAK and yet I've been drawn to the forum to see these.

"Still not sure how I'll deal with at least 7-8 T-34's with 6 StugIIIE's, 3 PzJag I's, and 4 PzIIIG's" Easy. Retreat, resign, and buy a nice farm in East Prussia.

1984???? Will it still be compatible with Windows XP then?

I think JasonC will be over by just too much to win. I'll say 2049.

Meh. I choose to be ignorant.

I don't believe you.

"I don't have alot of experience with driving tanks through muddy conditions. How frequently can I expect them to bog? Can I cut this risk through specific kinds of movement over open ground? Are these questions already answered in archived forum topics?" In, CM, vehicles bog a lot, especially narrow tracked german ones. The mud obviously just makes it worse. Try to stick with move only (hunt and fast move cause lots of bogging), and avoid driving in scattered trees, brush, etc if possible. If you do a search, I'm sure you will find a wealth of info (and complaining) regarding bogging.

Artillery is usually wasted against armor, since a lucky shot is needed. The vehicles can just drive away once the rounds start falling too. Save the 105's until you identify an enemy platoon strongpoint, and then hose that. Thats the most reliable way to get your worth out of those guns.