Charlie Marlow

The Road to Berlin scenario in the demo is very similar to the first battle of one of the training campaigns (Task Force Raff). The map is the same, and the forces similar. Page 32 of the manual should help.

From what I have read, this wasn't the practice in the US 4th Armored Division (at least according to Gabel in his paper on the 4th at Nancy). There were no fixed battalions in the combat commands. This does not seem to have adversely effected 4th AD's performance.

Boo, I don't think he is trying to speak Spanish at all. I think he is asking if you have found any California Honeys to PBEM with. His concern is actually rather touching, if a bit creepy. Maybe old Unka Stukie is into twittering and sending large e-mail attachments to strange women on the internet. Seems he may have a little Anthony Weiner in him.

Squad leaders often have SMGs, and are often included in the first element using an assault command. This equals a higher rate of stopping bullets. First time I saw the squad leader in the lead assault element, I thought it was a bit odd though. Probably not historical.

Updates! Buzzy has apparently run out of tanks, and has now decided he can't wait for CM Ost Front. He is sending human waves at my armor. The Soldiers Group Life Insurance folks are going to be most unpleased with their claim payouts after this battle. Elvis (included for old time sake) had at least three tanks. He now has one. That one will Die-a-lot soon.

From a rest room wall in Colorado many, many, moons ago: Here I sit my cheeks a-flexin Givin birth to another Texan.

From the comment, I'll assume that you don't have one. Unless it has been Bobbitted, it connects at the groin. You need further anatomy lessons?

In my days in the service, the Army spent some resources on identify friend/foe materials (playing cards, models, booklets). Except for hardware nerds like me, it was about all most could do to tell USSR from US equipment. Relatively few could tell a T55 from a T72.

Stuka's American ride?

The results at Arracourt sort of support the French report. The Germans, with lots of Panthers were the attacker, in low visibility/short range environment where things like mobility, turret speed, and fast target acquisition would be keys (all things somewhat lacking according the the French). They also had relatively inexperienced crews (the French state that experienced crews should be used). They got their clocks cleaned. The environment minimized the Panther's frontal armor and firepower strengths, and would have maximized the disadvantages of the sort that the French report highlights.

And Operation Crusader was a victory for the UK in spite of the crappy cruiser tanks. As mentioned, there was a reason that the UK tank crews were happy to get the M3 Light, even with its 37mm pop-gun and the less than optimal M3 medium. And it wasn't only HE availability.

Slight difference? Did you look at what Bastables posted? Reality check time. Cromwell's armor layout is poorly designed for a late war tank. Someone didn't do their homework.

234 is rather heavily armored for an armored car. Especially the Puma. 30 mm front armor. See, we really could use those data pop-ups from CM1.

I must admit that I am going to have to break some bad habits with HTs and ACs. Contrary to what I knew from various historical sources, light armor seemed to be remarkably resistant to MG fire in CMx1. I used them for fire support all the time, often at quite short ranges. I've painfully learned the error of my ahistorical ways in CMBN.

Weren't you just staying a few posts ago that the Germans won in France despite having inferior tanks?

Currious as to why? Compared to M4 about the same, but faster and with significantly weaker armor (vertical plates in 1944?) Against more advanced M4 marks, including the firefly (much better AT gun) and Easy 8s (similar top speed (30mph v. 32mph)), there really isn't any basis for saying better, and at least some basis for arguing the Sherman is better(especially 76 equiped Easy 8s). Comet, I'll buy as better.

You stand IN the Cesspool. And the nose knows.

One example is the first battle of the Raff - training campaign. In the field to the right front, the one just before the short hedgerows, there IIRC is a darker green slighly elevated spot in the middle. I couldn't give orders for one of my Shermans to move onto that location. I still have no clue as to what it was.

Thank you SO much for the helpful suggestion.

Careful. He probably has rabies and MRSA, and most likely cooties as well.

No. I want the WORDS "mud, tall grass, fence" somewhere in the interface, so I can tell what the terrain is. Too many of the terrain types look the same.

He is sort of our gargoyle. Wards of evil spirits

Still not understanding why we can't get a ID in the terrain. If there are multiple terrain types present, then list them all. I don't care about the thousands of possible combos, if there is mud, tall grass, and a fence within the 8m tile, then just list "Mud, Tall Grass, Fence". No problem. This would be of great help to me, since I really can't tell most of the open ground types apart right now. I also have real problems with low bocage and hedges. Which has significant game implications.

Maybe if you are running for pubic office. An old one - Why don't Congressmen use bookmarks? They just bend over the pages.

Buzzy, oh Buzzy, Just wanted to say thank you for marching all of that nice squishy infantry out into the wide open and across the field just as my assault guns came along. My gunners are enjoying the target practice. All those red crosses that are appearing in the middle of the furrows are distracting from my immersion in the game though.