Fritz Lahm

What would you guys suggest for sept 1942 mods, terrain and units? Gridded terrain mods, are they any good? Please include links if possible.

What would you guys suggest for sept 1942 mods, terrain and units? Gridded terrain? Is it worth it? Please include links if possible.

Can you direct me to the honest assesment part? Is this what you call an honest assesment You must have been crushed when the GM's decided to keep the TOE as they wrote it even after you exposed the numerous errors in it. Cant have fun if the 12PD portrayed in CMMC2v2 isn't ''accurate'' down to the last MG34 right? Is that when you quit, or was it when you had to communicate with ignorant regular people like me? Maybe they weren't bowing low enough and not showing you the proper respect right, or was it the part about having fun that threw you off?

Jason C If you'd read (and analysed what you just read) these posts: http://www.cmmc2.org/GameInfo1.aspx http://www.cmmc2.org/Welcome.aspx you might have noticed some phrases like ''CMMC2 will be a single operation based on a historical situation, but will vary details to create ''. Some people can actually enjoy a campaign game even if the TOE arent correct from reality, some people do it to have fun and enjoy the company of others that think alike. I'm pretty sure you're not that kind of person. The condescending way you adress people just because they dont have 5215 posts says alot about you. Having great knowledge of WWII TOE's (you see I'm able to recognize people's strenghts and dont have to use the word Ignorant around for no reason) doesnt mean you have to give us leasons about how ''unhistorical'' CMMC2v2's OOB is. I'd like to see the rules and AAR's of the 3 campaigns you played...anyone can poke holes into any simulation. You sound alot like Fionn does/did, are you guys related? As for the ''I goaded you'' part, I bet you couldnt wait for me to do it right? Gives you a great chance to write another post and expose your infinite knowledge to guys that just love to read your many words right? Quote from you: ''I've probably done more actual operational CM than nearly everyone on this board.'' want the medal in person or should I have it delievered to your Chateau? I've seen guys like you all my life, especially in my military career (it's been a full one even if I only have less than 20 posts here...). You COULD have just written informative pieces about tactics , training scenarios (I actually enjoyed my quick scan of the 20 trainig scenario package...) and WWII TOE's etc... and gotten the ''respect'' you deserve from having done the work/research etc... BUT you guys don't stop there do you? You seem to think that poking holes into TOE's that are recongnized as modified and blasting the people that designed the scenarios makes you better than them, it doesnt...it just shows the kind of guy you are deep down. quote from you again ''Your ignorance is quite touching, actually'', you see dude, thats so easy to write, yet it hurts you more than it does me, again it shows how you think insulting me makes you better in some way. Just because i'm new to forums (i'v been busy with 20 some years of real military training on tactics and the like...) doesn't mean i'm ignorant my friend. I dont have to know your reputation and bow down in front of the altar of your infinite knowledge to be knowledgeable, but you probably dont see it that way do you? Fire away dude, knock yourself out!

I hear we're short of GM's maybe you should join and help out No seriously, if its not your bag of tea, fine, maybe your more of a tactical player than a operational kinda guy, I dunno. Anyhow, just thought the ''sending each other a lot of mail to jump through byzantine hoops constructed by control freaks who think it mimics military miscommunication or something'' comment was kinda out of place, but then again what would I know right?

How long did you play JaconC? I'm not saying you have to give up tournament, normal PBEM games or QB's, BUT, some guys have been in CMMC since the beginning , so they must like something in it. Anyway, your opinions are your own, and you are correct in that its probably not eveybody's cup of tea...some peple like to field 30 tigers vs 30 KV'2 in an open field and shoot for 3 minutes...me I like something more creative...

If you decide to join one side or the other, then you'll get access to more information on what the staff players from one side or the other expect from their players. You may be correct that more information might be usefull to post on the CMMC2 webpages as well as on the forums...

Sorry for the misunderstanding, you are correct Bonxa, ill try to clarifiy my posts... [ September 07, 2006, 08:26 AM: Message edited by: Fritz Lahm ]

I understand. Most of the stuff concerning CMMC2v2 is readable once you log on to the forums (please do so and browse the forums) sorry gotta go, more to come...

please log in to the cmmc2 forums if you are interested, there is more material that better explains the whole CMMC2v2 experience... [ September 07, 2006, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: Fritz Lahm ]

Forget Andreas and his anti-german rubbish, he's just hoping to get more fodder for his soviet horde. No really, both sides are (i think, i can only speak for the german side) equally well staffed with dedicated players that want to have a fun game, choose any side you want. All questions are welcomed and I (or other more seniior players that have been at it for a while now...) will be happy to answer when they get time off from the frontlines...

***CUT FROM THE CMMC2 FORUMS, WORDS FROM GM TIM*** There's a lot of new players recently joined so I thought I'd share a few observations from the years I've been involved with CMMC. These are all my opinions, of course, so take them as you will. Tonight I'll start with communication. Communication is the number one most important skill in this game. Sure, being able to play a good game of CMBB is important. Sure, being organized and able to shuffle paper is important (really, it is). And sure, coming up with an effective operational strategy is important. But if you're not talking to your commander or even your fellow officers, how do you know what you're supposed to be doing in your CMBB game? How do you know that charging forward into the retreating enemy is the right thing to do? And if you're not talking to your commanders or fellow officers, how do you know that you're "shuffling" the right papers? And if you're not talking to your subordinates or your peers, then how do you know your operational strategy will work, is practical, or will even be executed? This is a huge game. The top commanders need as much information as possible to make their decisions. And every player has unique information that nobody else in the game sees. If you don't feed it up the chain, no one will ever know it. A correllary to all this is promptness. If you don't respond promptly to your fellow players (or worse, your GM), it's almost as bad as not answering at all. While the pace of the game may seem slow, their is a furious amount of work happening at all times, even among the players. Everybody is part of a chain, and every day you don't respond with the information or action, is another day the end result is delayed (or else goes forward without your input). And just because you can't see why it's important to respond, doesn't mean you shouldn't. I'll close this little soap box (it's fun having a captive audience ) with an observation from CMMC1. During one battle, an entire BN of tanks was lost to an enemy ATG position. While there was some pretty poor CMBO play involved, the biggest crime by far was the lack of communication. The player never told his commander what was happening until the very end when he informed him he was dead. There was no chance for the commander to tell the player to back off, to reinforce the point that it's not that important a battle to lose that many tanks, etc. The commander sends the player off to battle with instructions. The next thing he learns is the entire BN is dead without any chance for him to do something or respond. How would you feel if that was you? This game will be won or lost on communication. [ September 07, 2006, 08:23 AM: Message edited by: Fritz Lahm ]

***CUT FROM THE CMMC2 FORUMS, WORDS FROM GM TIM*** CMMC2v2 is a meeting engagement between several Division/Corp sized units played out at an operational level and fought out at a tactical level. It is managed by several Game Masters (GMs) and played by several dozen players across the world. CMMC is not your typical wargame. In fact, it’s not so much a game as an experience that uses a game to give it direction and focus. CMMC stresses teamwork and communication skills with many people located in many places and with many backgrounds. You will learn more than you ever thought about operational and tactical aspects of the Eastern Front. Some knowledge will come from within the game but a lot will come from associating with other people that have a lot of knowledge to share. The community aspects are one of the strongest attractions of CMMC. CMMC is not for everyone. It is a long game that will require a lot of patience and stamina. It is not for people with short attention spans (or even medium attention spans). But you will not find another experience quite like this one. I hope you join us and share in the experience that is CMMC. Tim Doerr Head GM CMMC2v2 [ September 07, 2006, 08:22 AM: Message edited by: Fritz Lahm ]

Hi I/we am/are looking for a few good dedicated players for a meta-campain. Please read the following posts from GM Tim (the head GM) and some other players that should help you better comprehend what the CMMC2v2 experience is all about. Interested players should have a fair amount of time to devote, be interested in communiating on forums and ''living'' a CMBB experience thats more than just fighting bloody senseless battles. [ September 07, 2006, 08:21 AM: Message edited by: Fritz Lahm ]