Cymru
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rocketman,
The movie looks cool, and it's always good to see actual period AFVs, uniforms and weapons (have PTSD from the visual disaster of a film called "Battle of the Bulge
Regards,
John Kettler
Ah! Battle of the Bulge. Even my wife, whose understanding of military matters is essentially zero, questioned the authenticity of destroying panzers with burning oil drums.
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A bit off topic, but I thought someone might know.
★Where could I find the film produced by the German Propaganda Ministry during 1940 depicting a successful landing on the British Coast that was to be screened if Operation Sea Lion occurred?
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If you're never played any of the games in the series, you're in for
a wonderful time. I've been playing the series since the original
"Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord" came out about 14 years ago.
Regards,
Oddball-CAF
Oh God: was it fourteen years! I am old!!!!
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In breaking news, Joe Shaw's Sherman tank has successfully penetrated a Mk III several times. They are expecting a litter of Mk I I's in a few months.
As a geneticist I can assure you that this just won't happen. What you will expect is Stuarts and Mk IIs in a ratio of 3:1
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All this ranting about a game! Some of you come across as if the problems are ruining your life. If so, then you really need a better life.
I have enjoyed all of the games I have bought from BF, and feel I have always got amazing value for the money. True, none are perfect, and there is a long list of items I would love to see fixed but, so what. Even with their faults I still find CM to be the best game of its type that I have owned.
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Just remember due to budget cuts there is no actual mop. Just dunk your
head into the suds, get onto your hands and knees and lower your head
to the floor and start crawling.* (It's works better if you make motor sounds
at the same time).
Noba.
*For extra efficiency, shake your head from side to side.
Stick another mop in his butt for twice the efficiency.
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As one of the Senior members (71 if my mother didn't lie to me) I have a small suggestion. If "Sod Off" is to be the official statement, the the person in charge will always have be called Baldric, regardless of their real name or forum persona.
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While it has never bothered me while playing, I still look at the railroad curves and just see trains flying off every time.
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I start by looking at it from the other player's seat. If I were defending, where would I place my units? Obviously this doesn't always work, but it usually stops me from making really dumb mistakes.
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They were pretty liberal in interpreting the 'blue eyed, blond hair' aspect since they also formed the Legion Freies Indien, largely from captured members of the British Indian army. Granted these were probably 'Aryan', but most certainly not Germanic.
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Can't remember where I heard of it. Downloaded the original demos and was blown away: it was everything I had wanted since Panzerbliz days. Lost touch when Mac compatibilty became an issue, now back again.
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I am pretty sure that this was working in Kelley's Heroes: at least the wording sounds right.
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Since the blaring music overrides the audio and there are no English subtitles, that's what I think this is. In any event, it shows Polish T-34/85s going into action, in combat and the aftermath. There's some great footage of the tanks moving through all kinds of terrain, with excellent showing of the suspension at work. Also tankodesantniki. Wouldn't want to be the mudguard dudes!
Regards,
John Kettler
The opening shots show the tanks traveling with their main guns facing backwards> Was this a common practice? What is the advantage?
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Is there somewhere I can download some of that luck...?
Sure, just send me $500 in small bills, and I will send you some in a discrete brown paper package.
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The downside is that 'someone' has to make all these scenarios for you. The time they spend making your scenarios is time they can't spend making the kinds of scenarios they actually want to make.
Basically, what I see in this thread is a bunch of people trying to tell other people how they should be spending their time in the editor. I understand it's well intentioned, but, you know. Go spend your own time.
my hope is that are some scenario writers who enjoy making small ones, just as some of us enjoy playing them.
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I don't care if these are designed as tutorials or QBs, I just like small battles. This a personal preference, just as others like huge engagements. My reasons for preferring small are that I usually have limited time to play and I like to micromanage each unit.
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When this page is the Homepage for your web browser.
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OMG. I have played games that show all Russian tanks as cold-war types, and here we worry about missing insignia and ammo pouches. No wonder I love this game! The attention to detail is what makes this such an immersive experience, so we want more, more, more.
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Don't worry, large scenarios eventually become platoon sized for one side, or both soon enough.
Yeah, but its me being reduced to platoon.
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One day, maybe you can play the whole war on one single map
Anyone remember the entire Russian Campaign game from Strategy & Tactics (late 70s/early 80s). I seem to remember 9 maps that made up the entire theatre almost covered my living room floor and there were over a thousand pieces. By the time I set everything up for the start of Barbarossa, I was already bored. I wonder if anyone ever actually played it through, just keeping all the material in place would really limit most people's ability.
I have to say, I prefer small scenarios. Platoon size seems to suit me best: maybe that says I should never aspire to anything higher than lieutenant.
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I noticed that most of the descriptions and reviews of RT refer to it as a Strategy game, while I always think of CM games as the epitome of Tactical. Is the terminology becoming blurred, or is it that they are using Strategic as a way of describing a game that needs thought, rather than reflexive responses?
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English is not my native language, but many thanks for this witty post
Yeah, sorry about that, no criticism intended: it was just a reflex reply.
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Although it is a nice effect when units pass water (.
That's nothing: wait untll you see what happens when they poop!
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I once did this with my bare hands. I didn't want to be gamey and use a tank.
Yeah, I did it after trimming my fingernails (didn't want to be too gamey).
The Peng Challenge Thread: Some one get me a drink, and tell me what's going on, eh?
in Combat Mission Red Thunder
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Well, we moved, but I guess you found us!