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    PBEM Player Guidelines

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    13 minutes ago, Centurian52 said:

    He allegedly once sent a jeep speeding down the main road of a town for the express purpose of seeing if any Germans would shoot at it (IIRC it didn't work, there were Germans in the town, but they held their fire).

    I often use a jeep in this fashion. To probe enemy lines and use it's speed as a defence. Then open up on any positions that fire at the jeeps with overwatching tanks.  It works 1/2 the time.  I didn't realize it was 'gamey'.

    I am also notorious for using the Recon by Fire tactic.  I'm attacking a town in CMBN currently and one of the first things I did was hose down the church bell tower.

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    PBEM Player Guidelines

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    What is y'alls opinion of pre-planned artillery not in setup zones but on routs of advance?  For instance a road through the woods that you are planning on going down or suspect the enemy is going to use to advance to your location?  Not exactly 'recon by fire' but could be a tactic to break up ambushes or nail possible convoy routs.  Would that be considered too 'gamey'?

    The situation I'm considering is a ME in which a small town is the central battle zone.  So wouldn't it be wise to blast all the roads into the town with pre-planned artillery?

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    Searching for Mines

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    4 minutes ago, Vacillator said:

    Having said all of that, if you have flails they're not there to clear the road after everyone has passed?

    Nope.  Engineer squad, then an infantry squad to cover them (that hopefully stops before the mines). Then the flails clear the mines. Then the rest of the column follow the flails. (tanks and mechanized infantry).

    Twice now my infantry were following too close behind and blundered into the mines.  I've gotta be more careful.

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    Searching for Mines

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    1 hour ago, Vacillator said:

    Bring on the flails if you have them but keep them covered (and keep your fingers crossed)...

    I don't dare put my flails at the head of the column.  Too many Panzershrecks.  I've been Moving my engineers, infantry behind them, and flails behind the infantry.  I think I'll try putting them on Hunt so they'll stop when they find mines.

    5 minutes ago, Artkin said:

    Crawl and imagine theyre picking through the dirt with bayonets 

    That's just too darn slow!  They give you a bunch of time, but I don't think that'll support crawling across the map. 😀

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    2IC Section

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    What is the best way to use a 2IC section tactically?  Should they be used as security for your Company Commander or as a commander for moral purposes. 

    For that matter, does a company commander increase the moral of the company when they are nearby?  How nearby should a leader be for the effects to be felt?

    Thanks,

    Probus

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    How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    8 hours ago, The_Capt said:

    Down the middle of this entire mess is a very small window of “just enough, just in time” which I suspect we are really aiming at.

    But why? Why is the EU and USA doing that? Don't they know how important this conflict is? Do they not want to see Russia collapse (even at the risk it may cause a major power vacuum)? Why did we 'fight' the Cold War? The hard right was all behind defeating the USSR. Now they've flip-flopped. I just don't get it. All we have to do is provide arms to the Ukrainians. That supports our defense industry. No US servicemen (or women) are being asked to risk their lives. This should be a no-brainer. Is it because of the election year?

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    The year to come - 2024 (Part 2)

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    37 minutes ago, Lieutenant Ash said:

     First heard of CM1 while lurking on a 'close combat' forum in '99', people were talking about this 3d strategy game in development. When they said it was turn based I thought not for me, it was only later in autumn 2000 that I read a review of CMBO in a magazine (something like 'pc strategy gamer' I think it was called) where they explained the 'wego' system that I thought I would give it a go. After playing the demo I immediately ordered the game (first ever online purchase) and played nothing else for the next 18 months, until 'Rome total war' turned my head. I found the forums at the same time I bought the game, it was a good source of mods and user made missions, there were some actual WW2 vets on the forum back then which was fascinating to read. Anyway I have bought most of the game series as they were released over the years and still play on a regular basis, the only game I've played that this is true of.

    I've been playing since approximately 2000.  I had the first 2 games.  Really enjoyed them.  Didn't rediscover the franchise until 2020 when looking for instructions on how to reinstall CMBO.  I went crazy over CM2 and within a couple months had all the games and DLC (except Afghanistan).  Been my #1 goto game ever since.

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