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Russian Artillery - long time to arrive
Sgt.Squarehead replied to JulianJ's topic in Combat Mission Black Sea
Hey, why not Alaska? CM:AW (Arctic Warfare) anyone? -
Vehicle behind Wreck?
Sgt.Squarehead replied to weapon2010's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
I was going to say the same.....Dead vehicles definitely appear to (and certainly sound like) they provide cover in CM:SF2. -
The 'Never Say You've Seen It All' Thread
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Machor's topic in General Discussion Forum
It's fake.....The gator's rear right leg clips through the girl's foot. -
New Afghanistan inspired campaign: Valleys of Death
Sgt.Squarehead replied to puje's topic in CM Shock Force 2 Maps and Mods
I suspect @MOS:96B2P may have a surprise for you. -
Russian Artillery - long time to arrive
Sgt.Squarehead replied to JulianJ's topic in Combat Mission Black Sea
IMHO the single biggest factor that must be considered is that Iraq did not have the benefit of a truly comprehensive integrated A2AD network, thus it just wasn't a peer opponent. -
Update on Engine 4 patches
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
I can confirm that tentative icons update in CMSF2, I'm watching some do it right now.....Group #13, your nemesis awaits! -
Some Pictures from Salute 2019
Sgt.Squarehead replied to JulianJ's topic in General Discussion Forum
Doubt it.....JK's a Yank. -
Russian Artillery - long time to arrive
Sgt.Squarehead replied to JulianJ's topic in Combat Mission Black Sea
They don't call it 'The God of War' for nothing. A number of friends who served during the cold war had a very healthy respect for what they expected to face, that in the days before massed precision fires.....I fear the overwhelming success of Desert Storm (& OIF et al) may have badly skewed perceptions in the west. -
Update on Engine 4 patches
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
I've got all the CM games (all but CM:BO are still installed and in use too), in my experience CM:SF2 is the least effected by Engine 4 Issues (men scattering under indirect or direct fire). Yes your men will still sometimes do dumb things, but hey.....Guess what? -
Update on Engine 4 patches
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
Kursk. -
Update on Engine 4 patches
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
That it's done and they don't have to do it again.....Ever! That's my guess and my hope TBH. -
The 'Never Say You've Seen It All' Thread
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Machor's topic in General Discussion Forum
WTF? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/19/church-group-to-hold-washington-event-despite-fda-warnings-against-miracle-cure -
Some Pictures from Salute 2019
Sgt.Squarehead replied to JulianJ's topic in General Discussion Forum
Cool to see some table-top gaming going on.....It's where a lot of us started out, I suspect. Get yourself a free picture hosting account.....I use Imgur & Flickr -
RT Unofficial Screenshot Thread
Sgt.Squarehead replied to mjkerner's topic in Combat Mission Red Thunder
Could be worse.....They could have 'Tank-Riders'! -
Update on Engine 4 patches
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
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Update on Engine 4 patches
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Battlefront.com's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
I'm just not feeling this disdain.....They're a tiny outfit, trying to do a fairly major job and, by & large, when they do release something, it's very, very good. You should try dealing with some small model companies, then you'd know what disdain really felt like. -
Russian Artillery - long time to arrive
Sgt.Squarehead replied to JulianJ's topic in Combat Mission Black Sea
This is the way forward IMHO. -
Source for current Libyan civil war
Sgt.Squarehead replied to ncc1701e's topic in CMSF Scenario and Mod Design Forum
Based the composition on what I'm seeing in the news, but TBH I just made the rest up based on my impressions of the force.....Both 'Bishr' and my 'LNA 5th Motorised Brigade' are utterly fictional, but hopefully they should feel sufficiently Libyan to provide some immersion to the scenario. Basically you get half a Militia Company and two thirds of a Reserve Mech Company (minus their vehicles) and a number of Combatant Groups of various sizes. I've tried to co-locate HQs at several levels to ensure there is at least some information sharing between the various groups in the overall formation. Other than that I just went mad with all the new Technicals that are available to Red in CM:SF2 (BIG thank you to @Battlefront.com for those!). Bishr is an awesome map, for which I can claim absolutely no credit, I'm just tweaking it to my own tastes for the new engine.....It's pretty big (2.35Kmx3.8Km) with a lot of open desert, so detailing it convincingly (especially the coastline & inland rocky bits) is quite a laborious process. PS - Just discovered that there really is a Bishr in Libya, but it doesn't bear much resemblance to the map at all: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Bishr,+Libya/@30.2576672,19.1951072,1202m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x139aa1e60ef15bf9:0x59393ea8928306e3!8m2!3d30.2572561!4d19.1984106 -
Source for current Libyan civil war
Sgt.Squarehead replied to ncc1701e's topic in CMSF Scenario and Mod Design Forum
I'm messing around with a LNA core file at the moment; 50+ Toyotas & Technicals, 5 T-62 tanks and about a couple of companies worth of men: Their C3 structure is rather complex (borderline tribal even)! These are the guys who will be trying to take Bishr: Don't worry, that's an old picture, it looks a bit sexier these days! -
New Afghanistan inspired campaign: Valleys of Death
Sgt.Squarehead replied to puje's topic in CM Shock Force 2 Maps and Mods
Will definitely give this a look now I've completed my Coup related tasks. -
Ever heard of a T26E4 "Super Pershing"?
Sgt.Squarehead replied to IronCat60's topic in Combat Mission - General Discussion
Maybe, one day? (it was at least twice as common as the Super Pershing) -
Russian Artillery - long time to arrive
Sgt.Squarehead replied to JulianJ's topic in Combat Mission Black Sea
Could be worse, could be Syrians calling in an airstrike (takes over twice as long, even with veteran spotters/aircrew). -
John Kettler's Omnibus Post
Sgt.Squarehead replied to John Kettler's topic in General Discussion Forum
Oh dear me. No John, that's a British 2lber (probably abandoned at Dunkirk at a casual guess) the barrel was deliberately destroyed by its previous users in order to render it unserviceable, it's colloquially known as 'Spiking The Gun'. Here's some AA guns at Dunkirk that received the same treatment: -
I'm a bit confused, is this something you are trying to achieve through the editor? With a trigger?
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Major Fire At Notre-Dame Cathedral
Sgt.Squarehead replied to Sgt.Squarehead's topic in General Discussion Forum
Mine's fairly comprehensive, my dad wrote a PhD on the construction of Medieval cathedrals.....Guess who was his lucky research assistant? TBH it was a bloody good deal (although there was no way I was admitting that at the time).....I got to see a lot of really beautiful stuff, Chartres is a particular favourite, for fairly obvious reasons (& for some slightly less well known ones):