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emeg Truly amazing story that your life is linked so closely to this historical place.

Communion wine grogs: Red wine, not grape juice...

Lol, or at least trying to...

I'm actually in no hurry. Gustav Line will take at least 4 months to get through completely, and I still haven't done all of CW. I think two more games this year would be too much gaming material. I'd still buy them...

I'm ready for the BETA AAR for OMG...

I don't know of a simple scenario...but I think the first battle in this campaign has naval fire. It's in the repository http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=314&func=fileinfo&id=2090

A few quotes from the losing side:

I did take your name in vain during the Scottish Corridor. That was one tough campaign. The more time I put into learning the mechanics and application proper use of forces, the more I enjoy the game. There is such a depth to this game series I doubt I'll ever move to anything else. And with OMG and Bagration due later this year...I don't see how I'll get to play every scenario / campaign. Great work BTW. Thanks

Precisely. This is why I have been gaming for so long. Never used the editor but hoping to learn.

As scouts.

3rd Mission, Foiling Faustian Campaign. FJ defending the bridge. Haven't started it yet, need to set up the units Set up map

And they didn't even use the "War Movie" effect...

Secret weapon #315. Using the hover boots to increase LOS.

I just played "Men in Suspicious Hats" in Gustav Line. In the briefing, there is a quote from a German soldier stating that they took the town with no casualties. I, obviously, was not able to do so. Not 50%, but probably 30%...urban environments are brutal.

What he said.

But why does the deployment time change from 20 seconds outside a building to 2+ minutes inside the building?? Are they sweeping the floor, opening windows?! Doesn't make sense...

I am in the beginning of Men with Suspicious Hats. There are 4 HMG units and one HMG Team. I am noticing the same thing. I have a Fallschirmjager HMG Team, deploy time says 2.3M {?} whereas an HMG deploy time is 10 seconds? I moved the Team into a building, after 2.3 minutes (3 turns) still not deployed. Stopped saying "deploying" and it is still semi-deployed.

**********SPOILERS************** Devils to Isernia scenario, which is a great battle btw. My Stummel exposed it's flank to the AAHT (wasn't MY fault). The rate of fire is very fast, light armored vehicles don't stand much chance. Good news: It was rather easy to convince the AAHT crew to dismount their vehicle . There isn't much protection. First shot hits the Stummel Multiple shots (.5 seconds later) destroy it Game over

For winter shots it seems okay, but this looks more eastern front than Italy to me...bleak

Precisely. If. Overall morale, mine included, drop several points when I saw the KTs.

****SPOILERS**** I finished this last weekend. One of the things that made it so frustrating were the German barrages. I'd lose whole platoons five minutes into the scenarios. So I began to deploy troops further back in the set up area...only to STILL lose a platoon or so. I did get the bonus mission and thought it would be a great finishing scenario...til I saw TWO king Tigers lurking on the far end of the map. How I am supposed to survive them?!?

Iron is perfect for multi-player. In addition to having scouts up front, you'll need scouts on the flanks to maintain visual contact with your neighboring companies.

Didn't think I would like the war movie effect...but I do. Makes winter look cold

Modders! Please get to work! The beast looks too clean!

That's gotta hurt.