z-warfare

All the godless socialized-healthcare-worshipping denizens of the Soviet Socialist Dominion of Canuckistan (SSDC) are Canuckians.

I'd wondered about sun direction and spotting penalties... too bad about that.

I'm no expert, but always try to have a single tank of theirs roll into the sights of several of your motionless, unbuttoned, arc-covering tanks.

Wait a minute, this wasn't even about exploding FTs. I give up.

Surely you don't just assume it was a lucky tank hit from that scene... your quote from A LONG ROAD TO WAR says "flame throwers" - plural! There must be better examples of exploding FTs out there, and in the meantime a mysterious pile of burned bodies isn't positive proof of anything...

Deep Thought: Maybe we'll see some kind of ultra-detailed FT damage model in CMx2, partly based on the volatility of different fuel mixes.

The plot thickens... along with the naptha...

Training could be fun enough without thermite - we ran out of subcalibre training rounds for the Carl Gustavs so fired the real thing... I got to blow the bejeesus out of what looked like some ancient Centurion hulk... aaaand I digress. As for FTs, and as previously mentioned, my wikipedia-researched understanding is that the fuel is not constantly under pressure in the tank on a soldier's back, but rather that limited amounts of the fuel are compressed burst by burst from a high-pressure, smaller tank of inert gas as the weapon fires... so that a (ball) round into the fuel tank would only cause a leak rather than an explosion. On the basis of that sort of FT design, i'd agree with John D Salt that the things were not nearly as hazardous as myths hold. At first I was very surprised to read diesel was used as FT fuel, because of its need to be compressed, but I suppose it would indeed make for a quite safe device, as per WO 208/2112. Having sorted the explosion angle, I guess the main downsides of being an FT operator are (1) you're lugging a very heavy tank, and (2) everyone hates you. I have nothing to add about FT effectiveness versus tanks, other than being slathered in fire can't actually be GOOD for them.

It's really hard to imagine diesel as FT fuel... it's so hard to light! As a diesel-related aside, a bit off-topic, back when i was in the reserves doing basic training we had a workplace safety lesson about using fire extinguishers... an instructor thought it would be a good idea to pour diesel fuel into an oil drip pan, light it, then have us put the fire out with different types of extinguishers... but because it was diesel not gas, it wouldn't light no matter what he tried. It was pathetic training.

I've always wanted to see "Sahara". On a related note i feel like the ultimate lost Bogey movie would be him in the Spanish Civil War smashing Falangists with a T-26 or what-have-you. Before he got all disillusioned, y'know. Not having seen Sahara, is there any sequence in there that could be a CMAK scenario? Bogart vs Desert Fox??

Ahahaha fish oil in his hair... that's hilarious...!

Waaaah!!

Unless it's the 'M1' between 'Howitzer M2A1' and 'UNIC P107', I didn't see the M1 Carbine there... where's the M1 Carbine? M1 CARBINE!!!!

For Frühlingswind (only ever played it vs AI but had the demo for awhile before i bought cmak so i feel like i know it well...) i found that the Grants were useful if i hid 'em around the side of a building and just peeked the 75 out, and then reversed them the short distance into cover when the 50 mm hits started to get serious... i also figured it was best to keep them along the left side of the map, so they'd tend to have their hull gun oriented in the general direction of the axis attack. Hope this is useful... after all, they do have the best gun in the scenario, so maybe try and treat them as big fat AT guns...?

Hit 'Q' to delay plan fire.

I say, it's not about winning, it's about how you play the game.

C's F/RSSHD (emp. O-HU)

A hand grenade is not relevant to busting through a wall... IMO... explosives or pickaxes, on the other hand... a hand grenade really hasn't got very much explosive material in it at all... Ultimately depends on the wall more than anything else.

Maybe it takes into account the mg crew burning their fingers.

Nothing beats the delicious satisfaction of winning against a real person.

[i am an idiot.]

That's a good question.

Yeah i can see that. End of an era.

I should say, recognisant of.

This really is the chess of ww2 strategy games. Good value!