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    Epic Mockumentary Video Series

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    Very nice work! Have to definitely watch the whole series!

    But one thing got me wondering. The battle in the beginning is said to be happening 10th of June. I doubt that it is historically possible that so large German unit would have been able to hide few miles behind US lines just 4 days after the landings. The occupied area was quite small and I'd say that it was quite packed with troops. But of course i can be totally wrong :) But nevertheless great enjoyment value!

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    Animated AAR's

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    We have an ongoing tournament at WeBandofBrothers and I decided (though in the middle of the game) to start taking top view screenshots on each turn and create an "animated AAR" of the game. Here's the first of them http://www.vimeo.com/29847272

    Would like to hear comments how to improve them. The ongoing games that I'm "recording" now are not in the tilted square format so they will be easier to crop and align unlike in this video where the images jump a bit... Maybe some music or sounds should be added and maybe some notes on key events. What else? Or should I drop the whole idea :)

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    Bovington tank museum

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    Interesting and obscure fact 100345/B349: Note the Finnish tank captured from the Russians (T26?)... I recall seeing those in museums in Finland. They used the swastika and deathshead symbols before the Nazis appropriated it and I recall the swastika (reversed from the Nazi version) was still being used for decades after WW2 ended.

    Yes, the swastika was used by the Finnish Air Force a long before ze Germans started to use it and it's still used in the insignia of some Air units (Training Air Wing) and also it's still in use in some military medals.

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    Print screen problem

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    I have Win7 64 bit and was able to take several screen shots using print screen. I just tested it now to verify. You don't need to hold Control, you can just hit Print Screen and it's finicky. The first time I usually get the main menu when I paste and if you are taking several shots, you will have to go back and forth a couple times as sometimes the new screen shot won't take and you paste the old one. So you have to switch back to the game, retake the shot then try to paste again. If you want to take a lot of shots or take shots often, you may want to download something more reliable. I take maybe two or three a week so I just deal with the extra 10 seconds it takes me to use the print screen button.

    But why do you even bother when there's the Fraps available?

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    Victory point calculations

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    but the problem mainly exists on quick battles where you can't (or can you) set up points for destructed unit? And is it possible to made a QB with variable end time?

    I don't consider it realistic in any way. Can't see this kind of thing happening in real life: "Damn, it's two minutes until tea time and we have to occupy that village so we have accomplished our objective. Lets make a mad rush one minute before and the cease fire starts immediately after that even there's still 100 enemy in the village".

    You mean clearing up the objective that the enemy occupies and that I agree. But the point was that when the other side has occupied the location most of the time and opponent is able to rush one unit to the location in the nick of time and then the game decides that both sides occupy the area and the game is a draw.

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    Victory point calculations

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    Does anyone else find it annoying that very often in multiplayer games, especially meeting engagements, the other side occupies the victory location maybe even 90% of the time and in the last turn opponents rushes 1 or more units that barely make it there. And obviously wouldn't last longer than turn or two there. But the game ends and the game is draw.

    Not very realistic end to the game but not much to do about it or is there? "House" rules that all the unit that occupy the victory area has to be there in the last 5 turns or something like that? Better would be a new point calculation that is based on time and amount of the troops in the victory area during the game. Would this be usable? Too hard to add into the game?

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    Hiding in arty barrage

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    There's nothing cowardly about getting out of the impact area.

    In game, if I see spotting rounds landing near my men, I'll haul ass away.

    It is also US Army doctrine to move out of the impact area.

    But would they do that? If theres a possibility of an enemy counter attack, leaving the positions when spotting rounds start falling, would not be a good idea. At least I would think so.

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    Hiding in arty barrage

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    Running around seems to be a bit 'cowardly' so I rather have them hugging the ground :) Especially if close to enemy when they get shot also when they start running for cover.

    Since I have never been in an arty barrage I wonder what they would do in real life when spotting rounds start falling. I'd quess not running around :)

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    Hiding in arty barrage

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    I'm not 100% sure about this since I have not made any tests with it but my observations are that the infantry will survive artillery barrages a lot better if you have chance to hide them before the shells start dropping on their heads.

    I have tried it when I have engaged into a firefight against the defender but have not been able to advance. When I see the spotting rounds closing in, I just set all the possible troops to hide for a turn or two and wait the barrage to end. The shooting towards the enemy halts for a while but I think it improves the survivability compared to if they stay in the shooting mode. Some casualties are expected but I think it's less vulnerable than try to run them for cover, which causes massive damage if not done in time :)

    Advancing fast enough so that the barrages can't follow is of course the best way to avoid them, but what you do when you start to get hammered by arty?

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