Seedorf81

Penry, really love your "straight from the heart" comments. Patience is something I cannot advice you on, because even after years of playing CM I still get impatient and then f%#k things up. But the mincemeat-approach seems to work: identify a spotted enemy and overwhelm with as much firepower as possible, disable/destroy, and only then take on the next spotted enemy. Piece by piece with fire-superiority, even if it takes a lot of time to position enough firepower in the right places. (Bill Hardenberger does that mercilessly! Check his AAR's.)

You're joking, right?

Because you can't see the left guy's right hand, you assume he's holding the base/tripod with it, but he doesn't. Optical illusion, look closely at the barrel of the gun.

A colleague of mine once told me he had got a partial penetration. He wasn't very happy with the result. His girlfriend wasn't knocked-out, but knocked-up..

Well, this "mhaya clinton" figure made me find some bliss (see his irritant post, nr 4) the moment I saw he was banned! Don't know if that's exactly what he hoped for, though.. Glad he's so swiftly gone.

Man, I may be biased, but this bazooka team not engaging the tank is absurd. Even a totally blind and deaf person at 63 meters would know that there was a tank, because of the vibrations.

Only 160.000?? :eek:

Oops, PzIV that is.

Just seen Gaj's last posting, with his bazooka team being unable to see Bill's PzVI at 63 meters distance. I can hardly believe that. Even if the bazooka team couldn't see the tank (maybe their eyes were full of tears because the way this battle is developing??), they bloody well could hear it. And in real life they would either get the hell out of there, or - and that was what they were trained to do - they would go (run, crawl, slither) to a position with a view on that tank and fire. Looking at Gaj's screenshots it seems hardly possible the bazooka team couldn't see the tank. I am asking myself: totally biased or rightly surprised?

I'd be pissed, I'll tell you. Your plan looked very nice to me, considering the forces you obtained. If only that eerie oneway-LOS-thingy had been a little different, it might have been a complete different battle. BTW, before the AAR started I had wondered about just buying Shermans and use their speed in an all out, one flank oriented, assault. But that would require at least six or more Shermans (with their eyes open:cool:). Can you tell me how many Shermans your points-total would have bought you?

Baneman I can see all Vanirs pics, so it has to be something on your side, I guess.

On several occasions like the one shown above, I thought I'd done something wrong, and couldn't figure out why my MG's didn't fire. Now I understand. Well spotted, Vanir!!

Since there were about 50000 Kubelwagens built and 15000 Schwimmwagens, it is a rather safe assumption that, considering that 1 in 4 number and the ease with which an artist should be able to change the existing Kubel into a Schwimmy, Market Garden has Schwimmwagens! I can't wait to see them!!

Very glad to know that we're not forgotten (though you people scared me quite a bit with your remark about cancelling Market Garden!). Any news is always better than no news, and this is GOOD news. Thank you.

Strange, the British called the V-1's (Flying bomb) Doodlebugs, but that can't be it. Maybe they're referring to early war German (Pzkw I/II) or German-used French tanks (Hotchkiss h35/Renault R35)?

In an effort to counterbalance the overwhelming Gustav Line attention, I'd like to offer the poor sods that didn't buy the "spaghetti-modules" the opportunity to mention their Arnhem-heroes. My favorite soldier of the battle is captain Eric Mackay of the Royal Engineers. Though he looked nothing like a movie star hero (see photo of him and three mates after the battle on http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/market-garden/20september.htm ), he was a tenacious fighter and real leader of men, positioned in the "red school" on the northeast-side of the Arnhem bridge.

Oosterbeek- perimeter, late sept. '44. Runner: "Yes Sir, this time it's confirmed. We've spotted Allied troops on the other side of the river!" Officer: "Thank God, finally! Now if they only cross the river in a hurry, we'll all be safe and happy."

I agree with Gaj. CW has some real big and troublesome scenario's. The maps are mostly beautiful, but I found a lot of the battles difficult and frustrating. Though I'm not going to buy FI and GL (I need my Market Garden first), the demo of FI showed a nice change of scenery, personnel and tactics. If money is an issue, buy the FI and GL combo. When you win the lottery, buy CW too.

Hey Para, I am (too?) getting a little (understatement of the year) annoyed on this absence of Market Garden news. Where the bl#^dy F#%k are them Arnhemboys????? And I ain't gonna buy this Forces of Italy-thing! Despite my heart-wrenching jealousy that those who have, have yet another new toy to play with. I WANT MY MARKET GARDEN!!! (Thank God I'm not behaving like a tantrum throwing little kid.)

Never heard of it, but IMHO the Brits have never have been as racist a nation as the United States (curiously enough, considering the USA thought itself the bastion of democracy and freedom). They - the British - used colored colonials as soldiers (Indians, Ghurka's, Bhurmese ) for a long time Could it be those "black" men were from the West-Indies perhaps? And could it be that there were "black men" serving in regular divisions? (In those days anyone with a tinted skin was considered "black".)

Wow! You can't get a much closer shave than this, it seems. Pants changingly close.

Thanks for perfect explanation.

Gaj, I don't mind losing if my adversary fights better, but I do mind losing from an enemy that has apparent psychic abilities. In CMBO for instance, my AI-adversary-TC's seemed to know where the line of fire for my perfectly positioned tanks or ATguns began. And stopped mysteriously just (within feet or even inches) before I could blow 'm up. Grinding teeth, clinching of fists and a furious shouting at my screen as a result. It looks like you are playing that AI. I have a real problem in understanding how it is possible that your troops can't see hardly anything, while your opponent can see nearly everything. I can hardly believe that this big difference is just because Bill is the better player, but I might be wrong. How do you feel about this "observational gap"?

Yeah, just like them boys in that 1914-1918 Western Front-thingy! They sure must have felt a lot better after going over the top of them trenches..

I once knew a person who, when playing a WW2 flightsim, switched every available option to EASY. Then he made use of the editor to position himself (in the best available fighter) behind a dozen or so of the slowest, most vulnerable bombers. Who were flying line abreast. He shot them down and did it again. And again and again. I bet he was no candidate for the Japanese side, too.