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    AT-4 in action

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    I'm sorry, but I really don't understand the point of this weapon. I mean assuming the following somehow don't work:

    1) Air power

    2) Friendly armor

    3) Dedicated infantry AT team

    4) Those 3 "last resort" Javelin teams your platoon has

    What chance does one of these (carried at what? squad level?) have again hostile armor?

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    Squad uses Javelin in the field to take out insurgent vehicle

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Originally posted by Battlefront.com:

    Again, I'm looking at the Big Picture because ultimately that is all that matters. Losing a few soldiers due to cost considerations is far better than losing the war due to cost considerations. Sounds heartless, but war is all about number crunching if you want to win it.

    Steve

    So all we have to do is stop flushing money down the crapper and we'll win?

    In all seriousness I think the finances issue would be a critical if the war was going to last 20 years. Well, I guess it certainly could, but I have a feeling our involvement will be quite a bit shorter.

    From what I hear even old McCain is hinting that he would do a pull out as well. For those of you not keeping score the debate about Iraq sure seems to be:

    Leave in 08

    V

    Leave in 09

    While I'm sure that the US DOD can waste unbelievable amounts of money in a year, I'm doubtful it could spend its self into the grave.

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    Release date

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Originally posted by Nick Schieben:

    The sooner they get this out of the way then maybe the WW2 CM2 can start to be worked on. I won't be buying this one.

    Ah that takes me back to the fall of 05 when the game was announced. Hurricane Katrina, Harriet Meyers, ah what a time to be alive...

    But yeah, that concern was brought up about 1000 times and answered before.

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    Adjust fire, over!

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Lone Syrian, I believe in a lot of what you say, you're just a dick the way you say it. Obviously you are good at dodging the ban. If you start up another new account and manage to keep it at least 1/2 way in your pants as far as ranting and personal vendettas go, you could probably contribute legit points to our debate for some time to come.

    I imagine this will be locked next time Steve checks the board. Feel free to respond in your next, i dunno what to call it, "surfacing"

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    IGN preview

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Any else notice how often the reviewer used the word "terrorist" to describe the Syrians? Is BFC playing that up or is the reviewer from the "They're shooting back so they must be Terrorists" school of thought?

    [ April 14, 2007, 12:44 AM: Message edited by: Severin ]

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    Adjust fire, over!

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

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    Originally posted by Sequoia:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Severin:

    I hate to put it this way, but if 1 crazy flamer from the ME is the worst thing this board suffers, we will have gotten off light. I mean, a US invasion of Syria is a pretty controversial basis for a game. The fact that a native of Syria would take issue shouldn't be particularly surprising. If this game is as popular as we are all hoping I fear we may be getting fairly frequent visits from at least:

    1) Crazies from the ME like our friend

    2) Crazies from the US who wanna cap some (insert slur of choice here)

    3) People in the US that don't like seeing US soldiers die in a setting very similar to Iraq

    4) People in the US and abroad that for some odd reason disagree with the recent foreign policy of the US.

    First I'd like to say that my intention in posting about the New Jersey shelling the Syrian command post was not to glorify in the Syrian deaths but to make note that the U.S. and Syria had already once engaged in a conflict not so long ago but already overlooked by many. Isn't there a forum rule against celebrating deaths of others? If so then Lee's post does break that rule.

    Second I suspect Severins post may come across in a way he did not intend. For instance #3. Is there any one besides Lone Syrian who does like seeing US soldiers die in any setting? And #4 the forum is already full of those including Steve.

    Thanks. </font>

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    Adjust fire, over!

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    This has inspired me to go back and read the old LS flames. I copied over one side of the conversation, its pretty funny. At least I think so. Nobody can say he didn't get a decent shot at staying around tho.

    LoneSyrian ,

    I'd like to be the first to welcome you, as our first confirmed Syrian, to the Forums. Always remember that we draw a very hard line of distinction between the people of a country and its government. As an American living at a time with one of the worst US governments of modern times (as perceived by pretty much the whole world, including our allies) I would be a hypocrite if I didn't feel this way. I don't want to be judged as a Human based on my government any more than I am sure you don't want to be based on the government in your homeland. Most people likely feel the same, more or less, all around the world. Now, with that out of the way...

    LoneSyrian,

    I had a nice reply typed up, but I feel we are starting to violate the rule of not talking politics here instead of talking about the game. Having said that, there is some room for discussion of the issues surrounding the hypothetical invasion of Syria

    Lone Syrian,

    Even people who speak the same lanuage from birth can have misunderstandings. This becomes more likely when people grew up with different languages.

    What I meant by "Stalinist" foreign policy is that Stalin developed a model that was followed by successive regimes. I could have, and probably should have, used "Soviet" instead. My mistake.

    I do agree that had France and Britain practiced more enlightened policies in the Middle East perhaps things would be a lot different today (for the better, of course). But they did not and it is ridiculous to hold the US responsible for these early problems. Might as well blame it for all the problems in African and South East Asia as well, two other regions that various European nations screwed up pretty well. From my perspective, the US is responsible for the problems in Central and South America more than any other region of the world. But I digress...

    LoneSyrian,

    Thanks for addressing my points directly. I tip my hat to you [smile]

    Lone Syrian,

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />When General Abi Zeid was asked last week by Senator Warner if US forces have control of Anbar, Abi Zeid answered under oath “we do not control Al Anbar province.” I believe him.

    For sure the Iraqi central government does not control Anbar. Nothing Imperial Grunt said contradicts that. What he said is that it is in dispute, not "won" by the Sunnis as you put it. The Sunnis are not in control of their destiny in Anbar, the US forces there are. As Imperial Grunt said, there is no place that the Insurgents can go that the US forces can't also go. When the Insurgents try to gather up strength in a particular area, the US forces crush them. This is established fact, so there is zero room for debate.

    What is up for debate is what this all means and how it will turn out. I'm curious... what do you think will happen if the US forces withdraw immediately from Iraq? While you're at it, I'm still curious to know who you think is behind the various assassinations in Lebanon if Syria isn't to blame?

    Anbar IS lost, and it’s a prelude to the entire Iraqi theater. Moreover, Anbar is lost not because of inner Iraqi killings or sectarian violence, it’s lost because Americans no longer accept the level of daily casualties they’re sustaining in the province, the cost has become too much to bear by American standards.

    That's nonsense. The Americans have lost faith in the war because it is obvious that a political solution is needed and BECAUSE of the sectarian violence a viable settlement in the near future is impossible. Therefore, things don't look good from the American perspective. It looks like a lot of senseless killing with us getting caught in the middle. Given a choice between more force and pulling out, it would appear that without a viable political solution between Sunnis and Shias that the option to pull out is the one most would choose. It is quite rational and logical to choose this option.

    You can dodge and dance around the issue all you like, but the fact is that if the Sunnis stopped their killings and instead went to the negotiating table the violence would end. But they don't want to negotiate... they want their old position of power and dominance in Iraq back. That will not happen. The US, the Iraqi Shias, the Kurds, and the Iranians will not let that happen. So why not negotiate now and get started on making the lives of Iraqis better today instead of in a few years after a lot more death and destruction? </font>

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    Adjust fire, over!

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    I hate to put it this way, but if 1 crazy flamer from the ME is the worst thing this board suffers, we will have gotten off light. I mean, a US invasion of Syria is a pretty controversial basis for a game. The fact that a native of Syria would take issue shouldn't be particularly surprising. If this game is as popular as we are all hoping I fear we may be getting fairly frequent visits from at least:

    1) Crazies from the ME like our friend

    2) Crazies from the US who wanna cap some (insert slur of choice here)

    3) People in the US that don't like seeing US soldiers die in a setting very similar to Iraq

    4) People in the US and abroad that for some odd reason disagree with the recent foreign policy of the US.

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    Crackpot release date predictions

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    The plan at BFC seems to be 3 releases a year. A quick study of the news archive reveals a spring, summer and fall game:

    Tuesday, February 22nd 2005

    S.C.S. Dangerous Waters now shipping

    Thursday, July 7th 2005

    T-72 Balkans on Fire! Now Shipping!

    Wednesday, September 28th 2005

    Down in Flames now shipping and new demo released

    Friday, April 28th, 2006

    Strategic Command 2 Released!

    Thursday June 1st, 2006

    DropTeam™ now available for Download

    September 22nd, 2006

    Eastern Front Expansion for Down in Flames now on sale

    Theatre of War will be released worldwide on April 19, 2007

    Given Steve's comments about wanting to take a summer vacation and with CMSF clearly the next game in the pipe, I'm thinkin it won't be long at all.

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    Too Many Strykers

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    That only scratches the surface of the problems the IDF had. The most fundamental fact is that they underestimated their enemy's capacity to kill their big stuff.

    Steve

    You've made several refences to last years war. Obviously its going to be one of the more relavent conflicts in recent times as far as CMSF goes. I've not had much luck finding a (fairly) unbiased review of what actually happened on the ground there. Think you might have a link?
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