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    Sherman Tank, That Bad?

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    The M4 Sherman was a good, solid, general purpose, workhorse tank.

    It had a fast turning, 3 man turret. A versatile 3 inch gun. Sloped frontal armor. And a reliable transmission.

    It was a medium tank, designed for infantry support.

    It could hold its own against any medium tank ever made... and it outclassed a few.

    Like all tanks, the M4 had a few shortcomings... but it was a generaly well rounded tank.

    Agreed. It wasn't meant to go head up against other tanks. It was a very maneuverable infantry support tank that could use its speed to change firing positions to not expose its thin armor. It was not in the class of medium tanks such as the Panther, it wasn't built to shoot it out with heavily armored tanks.

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    Dead mans corner - St Come du Mont

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    Jaeger Jonzo

    If you get a chance that museum, though small, is well worth a visit. As indeed are many of the small privately owned museums scattered throughout the combat zone.

    Is this your first trip to the Normandy battlefields? If so I recommend thorough planning beforehand; there is just so much to see that without a good plan you'll run out of time. I'd also recommend taking along some of the modern books on individual actions that you are interested in. The Battleground Europe series published by Pen and Sword books are excellent, they are small, cheap, contain detailed descriptions and, crucially good maps showing positions and movements of the troops. With them you can stand on a position (e.g. Hill 112) and gain a much better understanding of what you are looking at and what happened there.

    I am sure you'll enjoy Normandy, its a wonderful part of the world, the people are friendly, the food is good - especially if you avoid the main tourist traps - and the local booze is well worth the drinking (Normandy cider has no equal, but can be very strong).

    Agreed the Battleground Europe series is excellent. I have the MG series time to start reading!

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    New features/feature ideas for CM for the next few years thread

    in Combat Mission Fortress Italy

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    I would like to se a major overhaul of urban combat. Better TAC AI movement in urban enviroments and ability to fortify houses. This is a must for EF games but it would be good to have it included in Normandy and Italy.

    The general idea

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    I would also like to see a general overhaul of fortifications, more variations and ability to camouflage certain fortifications in order to improve their survivability on the battlefield

    I like it!

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    On the eve of D-Day

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    It gives you an amazing amount of respect for all those men. Look at those wide expanses of beach and how these soldiers had to wade in and be human targets for hundreds of yards. God bless all the soldiers of all sides who fought in this battle. Its incredible that operation was successful given incredible odds here.

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