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    Russian army under equipped?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

    Posted · Edited by arjuna_r
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    Time as they say, is the only thing that is gonna fix this. I only see two outcomes:

    1. It was all a giant global conspiracy to defame Russia. Putin goes down in history as mighty statesman, smiter of corruption, upholder of free speech, defender of the faith etc etc.

    2. It was all true and Russia goes through a period of de-Putinisation. Putin not mentioned in Russia until he becomes ironically cool again.

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    72nd Anniversary of D-Day

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

    Posted · Edited by arjuna_r

    'Saving Private Ryan' came out towards the end of high school, that led to Band of Brothers, the first CoD and Medal of Honor games... Brothers in Arms (that game was actually good). CoH, MoW. Just off the top of my head and all mainstream as you can get.

    Now we have WoT and War Thunder etc. I don't think we are in any danger of forgetting about D-Day..well.. just the day it happened, and how many Stalin tanks were destroyed by the Maus prototype.

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    72nd Anniversary of D-Day

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    2 hours ago, Sublime said:

    But being born in 85 and thus part of a generation that fought 2 very nasty wars so far one the longest running US war ever I take offense to JKs sweeping assertions about todays military age youth.

    We were born in the same year. I think 'Generation Kill' ('Soundtrack to War' is also interesting) described quite well how modern urban American kids can be effective warriors. Arguably the most effective in history if taken in full context. About the galvanising to go to war thing, I only meant that as noble an effort as Overlord was and is, it's safe to assume that most of its participants were reluctant at best.

     

    28 minutes ago, IanL said:

    Same thing every younger generation has been accused of (and this current younger generation are sure to accuse the next one of) being lazy, uncaring, rude and ignorant.  It is the same as it has always been. 

    Lawn trespassing is particularly prevalent in America I've been told.

     

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    72nd Anniversary of D-Day

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

    Posted · Edited by arjuna_r
    Slightly more sense added.

    Sublime doesn't want to say anything sacrilegious but I have no such qualms :) Engage bad man mode in 3..2..1...

    The US' 'Greatest generation' were pacifist to a fault and had to be cajoled, drafted and Pearl Harboured into fighting. Discuss, lol.

    I jest but I dunno quite what the younger generation is being accused of. Not being capable of aggressive action? Assorted middle eastern cities still regularly resemble the surface of the moon, the violence on par with the best of them. Yes a lot of it is done by proxies and tech, storming the beaches is soo 6th of June 1944.

    Being ignorant? As far as I know there isn't a universal criteria for what a kid should know... Also, quite a claim to make when they have the internet at their fingertips. 

    I don't think it's a stretch to say that D-Day is quite an arbitrary day for even American kids to mark. Assuming that it's a great example of sacrifice for the greater good is to be expected on this forum, obviously, but I suspect a whole bunch of kids 'remembering' this day might not quite achieve the aims of respect and education we're aiming for :) 

    My preferred role on D-Day: Luftwaffe pilot!

     

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    Armata soon to be in service.

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    4 minutes ago, panzersaurkrautwerfer said:

    In the event I did offend, it's certainly not an Indian only phenomena

    None taken, just thought it interesting how...

    6 minutes ago, panzersaurkrautwerfer said:

    But people tend to hold onto weapons as more than just a capability, but as an icon.  And it's hard often to accept it is just a machine vs the literal strength of the nation or something.  


    ... these weapons become such emotive icons. I didn't want to derail the topic into this area, just thought that it relevant in discussion of the Armata. Because it seems particularly just about perceptions and patriotism than actual need/capability.
     

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    Armata soon to be in service.

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    On ‎29‎/‎05‎/‎2016 at 3:32 AM, John Kettler said:

    That anyone remotely up to speed on warplanes (was this guy Indian Air Force?) should say such a things about the MiG-25 FOXBAT shows simply astounding levels of ignorance.

    The IAF operated the reconnaissance version of the Mig-25, in a unit called the 'Trisonics'. One of the dads at school had flown/been a backseater in one during the early 80s, and was quite impressed by its performance. 

    Also, the USA (and its hardware) was the 'enemy' for military and political backing of Pakistan, a country which was quite a security threat. Russia on the other hand was treaty bound to defend India from external aggression, and had done so to prevent the US turning the tide in the '71 war for example. 

    So it's understandable how Indians from that era would wish to believe certain things about Russian military hardware, some of it was quite cool for the time, and which they were relying on for their defence.

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    Armata soon to be in service.

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

    Posted

    Armata's primary deployment is in the information war, especially since the propaganda value of the T-xx tanks has been compromised :)

    Especially in non-western/NATO countries, Russia's prestige is all out of proportion to it's capabilities, and 'weapons' like the Armata are really effective in securing that.


     

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    CMFI v3.0 engine

    in Combat Mission Fortress Italy

    Posted

    You are looking at the version in the main menu? I have the 3.0 patch and mine says '1.20'. So I think that's not working as intended, but the game has clearly been upgraded to 3.0. 

    Don't worry, everything is likely fine. You should buy the 3.0 patch and apply it to what you have.

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    Some Fortress Italy Christmas bones...

    in Combat Mission Fortress Italy

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    I'm excited to have Indian troops in the game. Though I suppose it will be a challenge to do it accurately with a mix of European and Indian leaders, and modelling the little differences between Sikhs, Gurkhas and all the other cultures which make up the Indian army.

    To my knowledge these will be some of the first pixel troops to represent the 2.5 million strong volunteer army who in turn represented almost limitless man power at the disposal of the commonwealth. It appears that it was used only grudgingly, for various reasons.  

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    Is Combat Mission getting competition?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by arjuna_r
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    While I don't think there ever was a CC editor, there were plenty of great user-made campaigns. Due to the fact that it was relatively easy to map completely custom terrain types, uniforms (such as they were) and vehicles. Examples: Gold Juno Sword & Winter War for CC5. So custom content was actually a selling point for me.

    The other was H2H multiplayer campaigns... CC is easier and more forgiving than CM, and therefore lends itself to epic campaigns against my friends who aren't necessarily wargamers.

    However the lack of a single-player challenge, the 'slot' immersion breaker already mentioned, and the lack of development was why I stopped playing.

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    Can't access Battlefront website

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by arjuna_r

    Nevermind, I'm on this list..

    Reason for listing - Your ISP RIL-IDC Reliance Infocom Ltd Internet Data Centre,/AS18101 is UCEPROTECT-Level3 listed for hosting a total of 5115 abusers. See: http://www.uceprotect.net/rblcheck.php?ipr=115.248.77.170

    A contraption on the roof beams the internet in from the nearest town 10km away. Not something I can change easily.

    At least I can see the new forum.

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