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I'm pretty sure the argument was that "realistic" casualty rates would take too long to complete a match. May I propose that in the next game(s) the "Iron" level of play provides "realistic" cause-effect w/regard to casualties/KIA.

Great thanks for the fix! Will be trying it post haste. Your strategic hull-down positions shown above appear logical. Too bad one of 'ems mined. I wont tell you which one! This map is also interesting to me because soldier's in a prone position are unable to provide cover fire at range. Due to the topography they is only LOS when standing and/or running (read: exposed). This map's a hoot! Thanks

Thanks for directing me to that thread. I am going to make the fix and see if that makes any difference. Hub thanks for the info. I have had some success with the TOW variant in the original CMSF and couldn't understand my complete failures here.

How do these marine ATGM vehicles work? Are they supposed to be able to spot and fire over a ridge or hill? Shouldn't they present an extremely small profile? Mine are just sitting ducks in this scenario. They are ALWAYS slower to spot. - Even when being fired upon by enemy tanks from 800 meters away, they are often still oblivious to the threat. Their fire rate is about 1/2 that of the red's tanks. It takes a long time to aim this thing. And it's (apparently) manually guided. There is no "shoot n scoot" mode here. They miss their target 60% or more. Sorry, I haven't been keeping exact figures. I'm certain the miss rate is at least 60%. Feels closer to 80-90%. So much for manual guidance. I've played the scenario roughly 10 times, probably launched 10-ish AT missiles. I've only ever managed 1 kill. I can't find one advantagous position to put these guys.

Someone posted this link a while back: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/syria_wall_2004.jpg

First, I understand Battlefront's position against modding unit models and performance. However, what is their stance on maps/map editor? Are they officialy against opening up the .btt format? If so, why?

Yes please! Why is it that squads have the common sense to use a trench for cover but lack that sense with ridges or hilltops? too NEAR a ridge, guys walk over the ridge and get killed. too FAR from the ridge no one gets to the ridge and I have to waste turns/time inching forward. Ideally I would like the ability to draw a line and say "form a line here" or some such(o.k. you can guess I'm not real military). However, a "Move to contact" command would be a good start - in particular if we could combine it with a speed i.e.: Move to contact + slow Move to contact + move Move to contact + fast

I was thinking I would like this command as well. "Target" is not a viable option for scouting, nor is "Hunt". Some command or command combination that says "Crawl until you can see this hilltop" would be very useful.

I agree with this. For whatever reason, Battlefront made the decision to go closed format. Which is too bad. More/better maps would mean a higher replayability factor.

That word rocks. Someone should make it a real word.

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How does that work? Do you wear a half-beanie and get half circumsized? I'm thinking of going like 9 parts Rastafarian and 1 part Satanic.

I don't know why I hadn't thought of that, but that would be, ummm...VERY NICE! Maybe with the Marine/Brit-Canada/MixEuro add-on packs we can add some Russian tech into the mix as well!

I'm not sure a "point" attack by Apache should result in ordinance scattered across 1km. Other than that I agree with you on the airstrickes/explosions. I hope in the future we can get shock wave implemented to further increase immersion.

I hope that bird is okay. Curious: Why 16 TOWs? Aren't there more effective anti-warlord weapons? Another TOW vid. Looks like not a whole lot of penetration taking place, and what on earth is that thing that jumps up off the ground just before impact in the close-up?

If your FO is mounted in a FSVand they both have LOS, use the vehicle to call the fire, that's what it's made for. If your FO is with a dismounted squad use the FO, that's his job. If your FO is dismounted and there's an FSV nearby use the FSV because the FSV has satcom computer links to the arty battery and the FO only has a PDA and a radio. It should cut down your arty response time by a few minutes. </font>

Edit: there's a post below regarding an update to come sometime soon. Let's see what is on the fix list. My hunch is small arms penetration issues will be on the short list. [ August 03, 2007, 04:25 AM: Message edited by: dischord ]

There's a faint white message that appears near the top of the screen stating when you have completed an objective, or when reinforcements arrive for example. Is there some way to access previous messages? Sometimes I'm too busy clicking and it passes by without my noticing.

The manual states that at elite difficulty you might lose radio contact with some troops and the only way to find them would be to "click down" the chain of command (In the formation window?). BUT, as stated above, you can actually see all friendly troops by just de-selecting any unit. Do these two points not jive, or am I missing something here? Can anyone explain? ***My testing so far is limited to the humvee with no radio in campaign mission 2

In this battle, I've found the south wall breachable by stryker, but the east wall (presumably the same wall type) is UNbreachable. Anyone else have this problem? Edit: Upon further review, the above conclusion may have been hasty. Both walls can be difficult to breach. [ July 30, 2007, 10:54 PM: Message edited by: dischord ]

In the training mission, what does the red "x" in the mortar's info panel mean? Can't find the answer in the manual. I can't notice any difference in performance between the two mortar teams.

I feel I might be having the same issue. Here in the final training mission my infantry sat in the first floor while Syrians administer first aid to their troops. They were in there a good 2-3 minutes before I moved em back out upon which they resume fighting each other.