SebastienL

Great stuff , thanks Dieseltaylor ! Now I can run my random tournament

dieseltaylor , Thanks a lot for the explanation . I think I got it . I need to find a sponsor ,... Is that your name I see on the list ? Just joking ...I see you already have a couple of players under your wings . I'll annoy someone else

Sounds nice ... Could you tell me what "the EZBoard account name" is referring to ? Thanks !

Jasonc , Thank you very much for your detailed answer ! A lot of things I wasn't even aware of... especially the flexibility with HQ company units and the management of the various bonuses . So many valuable lessons learned here , I probably had everything wrong : numbers instead of quality in night battles , wide LOS instead of Keyholing with SP guns , no platoon "management in relation to the specific qualities of HQ units and so on ... lol Thanks a lot ! Dieseltaylor , Thanks for your input . Good point about the "down to the yard " visibility . I'll check my opponent's behavior in the next vid ... Thank a lot for your help guys !!!!

1. How do you attack at night ? Can the numbers simply win ? 2. Can a couple of LMG make do for an HMG ? 3. Is there a typical "platoon layout " while advancing ? Someone can shoot my HQ systematically ......... 4. How do you use 'Self propelled artillery '( especially the thinly armored german ones ) ? Thanks again !

my mistake . Thanks

Another question for Vark , why didn't you order smoke on turn 1 ?

Very good points . Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!

Pascal , Thanks a lot for your answers . 1&2 make sense , although I thought the PZ IVH's gun could penetrate that kind of armor ( 75mm/50°), I was wrong About question 3 , I meant when I play as the defender , laying smoke between HIS advancing units and HIS overwatching units , let's say to temporarily put the forward units in a very difficult position but is it worth it ? Question 4 was attacking with the Russians AGAINST a sturmkompanie , I found that particularly difficult , a regular Sturmkompanie costs less than 1000 points . For that the german gets 1x Company of Sturmgruppe inf. 6x PAK40(!) 2 MG-42 6x light MG-42 2x 81mm mortars A true bargain !!! Thanks again for your time and your explanations . [ May 08, 2008, 08:33 AM: Message edited by: SebastienL ]

1. Hq Units . What's the best way to use them ? Should they take part into the head to head fight or preferably stay hidden and just command until squads are dying ..? 2. Panzer IV H vs SU-100 Playing with the russians 1945 , around 600 meters from targets , Panzers trying to smoke ( area fire wtf ?.to back off )? 3. Smoking the attacker . Between the advancing infantry and the overwatching units Is that a valid tactic ( for a couple of rounds by definition ) or inefficient ? 4. Assaulting a Sturmkompanie . So many MG's , so few targets , how do you achieve that objective ? Thanks to you all .

The only way out is to generate the Quick Battle by third player ( aka Player1 can't reload first PBEM file ( not tempted) ) Third man generates QB : Player 1 random Player 2 allow human Avoid parameters that can't be purchased on final screen ( Fitness, Rarity ,Casualties etc... ) . Generate virtually Player2 random units according to the same parameters . Reload first file , buy units down to the credit for the second player . Make sure both players know their passwords . Cheers. [ May 07, 2008, 05:08 PM: Message edited by: SebastienL ]

How much ammo did you have left at the end of your 15+ turns ?

brycie35 , Why don't you have the game created by a third person ? Dieseltaylor , "I play in a club where winning is good but having a fun game is more important" Which club is that , if you don't mind saying ?

I'm not sure what your problem is but it seems like you're doing something wrong . When you play by PBEM , you don't need to save the game prior to sending it , you just need to give your orders , click GO and then name the file ( BrycievsMyfriend 01 for instance ) , , you send the file to your friend , he loads it , choses his own password , gives his orders ( purchase , setup or orders ) click GO , names the file ( BrycievsMyfriend02 ) and so on . Actually if you sent a saved game , you sent your own game ( he had to have your password to open it though ) . Maybe that's why you wrote that other message about PBEM security. Your file won't show in his PBEM folder since it is not the same type of file . My apologies if that's not what you meant ! [ May 05, 2008, 08:59 PM: Message edited by: SebastienL ]

55-45 Draw 56-44 Minor victory 64-36 Tactical victory 72-28 Major Victory 84-16 Total Victory