Seedorf81

Early this year I expressed my expectation (or fear for that matter) that MG wouldn't arrive before the second half of 2013. Some people blamed me for being a little negative, but now I fear that I was too optimistic. OTOH, maybe BF surprises us with two releases at (nearly) the same time?

Ehm, did you see that Bill has also 4 pzIV's? The H-version.

Bisu, You were spot on with starting this thread! And Baneman, you picked it up while a lot of us (including me) thought "Gosh, yes, I experience this problem too; why doesn't anyone -other than me that is - do something." You two boys show how to handle problems, WELL DONE!!

Feel like a little kid just before opening birthday-presents! Edge of seat excitement!

Bisu, I agree. Even stenguns (from remarkable distances like 100m.) seem to get very easy kills on those Hanomag gunners.

(Boy, I didn't know anatomical parts were censored.)

Well, maybe if you HAVE your ***** enlarged, you wont get any spam on that subject no more!

Your AAR, or DAR (During Action Report) in fact, is very good. Screenies very nice and explanations to the point. Love it so far. BTW, what video card and processor do you have?

Maybe you're right about the tank being empty. But wouldn't or couldn't Jihadists have their own little Medal of Honor winning Audie Murphy's? "Courage is being a little mad" kind of thing?

Well, we could argue on this for days, I guess, but that would put us way off topic. My point was that I think that GAJ had better invest his points in mobile forces then in fixed defenses and fortifications. As I see it, the latter can slow an enemy down or make him choose another route, but never will win anything. Whether in CM or in WW2.

Hasn't history proven that fixed defenses and fortifications are useless if you want final victory? Maginot-line, Brest-Litovsk, Sevastopol, Bir Hakeim, Atlantik-wall, West-wall, all of Hitler's Festungen (Brest, Konigsberg, Channelports, etc.), Singapore, Bataan, Japanese "bunkered up-islands", just to name a few from WW2. Mobility and flexibility give GAJ a better chance, I think.

Me like too. Tallyhoo, and all that..

Gaj, Since this Elephant-monster is new in the game, and it arrives with a phenomenal reputation, there seems to be an all-exited expectation by the forum-members. Maybe a warning is in place: don't be fixated on this Elephant-thingy. Suppose it gets bogged early on! (See it's weight!!) And though it's frontal armor is impenetrable, it's sides and rear are not. Air-support is nice, but I think that Bill (AKA "The Elephant-man") won't leave his armor stationary for too long, so hitting it might be difficult. I think mobility will be the key, but I'm very glad I don't have to choose the troops for this battle. Good luck!

I'll bet the GI that got slapped in the Sicily hospital for being a coward (in Patton's view) must have had some interesting thoughts on that.

Useful indeed. I would never have guessed that the 81 mortars would destroy any bridge other than the wooden one. I can't imagine they would destroy a stone bridge in real life and most certainly not in two minutes.

Are you really sure??? :eek:

Whaddareyewaidnfor?? C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!!!

While walking my dog I ran by a beautiful car.I did not recognize the model. Looking closer I saw the emblem with the characters M and G and, believe it or not, my first thought was a stunned: "Market Garden??", before I realized that it was a "Morris Garages"-car. It's really, really, really time that Battlefront provides some substantial info on Market Garden, it seems. This waiting takes an awful toll..

I really hate the music.

Yes, ok. I can see your point(s). In the game I very rarely have any success with AT-guns, which seems understandable. But, since BF is representing combat as realistically as possible, I wonder why in WW2 anyone would still use AT-guns if they were as useless/vulnerable as in the game. Or doesn't the game portray the use of AT-guns realistically?

I like the white smooth virgin snow..

Yes, but since you didn't have arty, wouldn't it be difficult to put them out of action if Gaj used enough infantry as a protective screen? Or do you think your tanks would have had a reasonable chance to engage any (theoretical) AT-guns?

GAJ and Bill, thanks for nice (plenty) screenshots and thorough descriptions of motives, plans and doubts. Alas, I must confess that I had hoped for a more vicious and lasting battle. I think the terrain on this specific map doesn't allow for a complex "hide and seek" battle because of it's relative openness. And so I wondered; suppose Gaj had bought AT-guns instead of mortars (and maybe even in stead of his tanks)? I'm no fan of AT-guns in the game, mainly because they're mortar-magnets, but do you think that two or three of them on this map could have made a big difference?

Steiner14 gone? Did he leave or was he banned?

Luckily you can always save the day with c3K's usual advice !