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    European Union Army

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war.
    [The Congress shall have Power...] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

    The President, meanwhile, derives the power to direct the military after a Congressional declaration of war from Article II, Section 2, which names the President Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.  However, as the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, Presidents have sent troops to battle without an official war declaration.

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    European Union Army

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    5 hours ago, Raptorx7 said:

    By training like every other army in the world?

    No, by training to a common standard so that all units integrate smoothly on the battlefield.  The question doesn't ask "what".  It asks "who" establishes a non-NATO EU army force training in a world where each separate country establishes its own national doctrine especially after Brexit.  France, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Denmark?  I'm asking what's the mechanism whereby a EU army agrees upon defined threat assessments and establishes the training doctrine to fight such wars.

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    European Union Army

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    On 4/6/2019 at 12:43 PM, Aragorn2002 said:

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    Not ideal, but as I mentioned it works for example with Dutch and German units in one Korps. Same would be possible for example for Finnish and Swedish units, or French and Belgian units. Using the same equipment would also help a lot. And yes, preferably made in Europe.

    Who would establish the common doctrine for a non-NATO EU army force?  How would such forces coordinate operations above Corps level and/or insure common understanding of tactical doctrine by different national small units within a corps?

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    AI triggers - Thanks a lot guys!

    in CM2 Scenario and Mod Tips

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    I would greatly appreciate a graphic description of an AI plan posted in a thread like this; what to choose, how it works, what it does.  I know I can crack open an existing scenario and look at one but I just can't seem to wrap my head around what to script for a particular result.  I suspect this is a big ask but thanks for considering it kindly.

    Kudos for designing scenario's.  I hope it goes well.  Good luck.

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    Question about Fire?

    in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

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    5 hours ago, weapon2010 said:

    yes again, like most topics here havn't been discussed ad nauseam

    I think @JoMc67 said "again" because this post is identical to your post in the Home/CM2/Combat Mission Battle for Normandy forum.

    I don't know of any forum rule against it but duplicate posts seem to break up the continuity of a conversation.

    For my part, I think fire as a tactical factor in the game is captured well enough by flamethrower weapons.  Whatever incidental flame ups that might occur in an 8x8 action square don't strike me as tactically influential; at least not in the 30-120 minute duration of our CM battles. 

    My CMx2 pyrotechnic lusts are sufficiently sated when watching destroyed vehicles burn . . . :ph34r:

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    Getting back to CM finally (UPDATE)

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    On 2/14/2019 at 4:54 PM, sburke said:

    Hey if I can do it, it is pretty idiot proof.   You just rename your mod files and put the following after each of the mod files you want for say snow. [snow]. Then you create a text file calling it whatever you want and in the file you type snow.  Then open a scenario and in the data section for mod tags do an import of that file. Bingo.  Granted it can be time consuming initially tagging them but once done you can keep them in your mod folder and only use them when you want to  

    <snipped>

    Just to be clear, it sounds like "tagging" must be done in the scenario editor, correct?  In other words, "Open the editor, copy in the scenario, apply the precise tags, and save the scenario"?

    Thank you.

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    Mord's Mods: Fortress Italy Edition

    in CM Fortress Italy Maps and Mods

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    On 2/1/2019 at 7:13 PM, Mord said:

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    Field of Glory II is the biggest surprise so far, though it shouldn't have been considering I like Pike & Shot and Sengoku Jidai. That whole rules system is like a more relaxing version of Total War. I have completely fallen for it. They could make DLC for the next ten years and I'd get every bit.

    <snipped>

    Mord.

    FGM also has a Field of Glory II fanbase as well --> http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmforum/forums/field-of-glory-ii.447/

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    Turning your favourite wargame into a CM scenario

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    21 hours ago, HerrTom said:

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    So, what would you do if you had the time/energy/inclination? 😎 

    I approached "translating" boardgame scenario's to Combat Mission as follows:

    1. Look for company/platoon level scenario's.  These are the ones which scale best to Combat Mission
    2. Look for scenario's with clear or easy to identify locations.  These will help me find a google or WWII era 2km x 2km terrain map from which I can make something matching the tactical lay of the land
    3. Look for scenario's with clear Orders of Battle whose units are available in Combat Mission.  These will help me build a balanced force mix.
    4. Look for scenario's with clearly defined mission objectives that can be achieved in 45-120 minutes of game time.  These will help me build good briefings and establish clear victory locations for game play.

    I think Squad Leader / Advanced Squad Leader provides the most fertile ground for this.  The challenge is determining which scenario's translate best to exciting CM designs.  I want to investigate Command Ops 2 as another possible source of inspiration as well after they release the pending "Patton's Charge/Bradley at Bay" module.

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    What would be your priority wish? More Families, or more content for existing Families?

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    2 hours ago, General Jack Ripper said:

    This would be my plan (purely uninformed speculation):

    1: CM:FI to end of war.
    2: CM:RT to end of war.
    3: Unnamed CM:BS Module.
    4: CM:FB to end of war.
    5: Battle Packs for CM:FI, CM:RT, and CM:FB.
    5A: Second Unnamed CM:BS Module.

    (New Combat Mission Engine Development?)

    <snipped>

    Above and below for existing families.

    2 hours ago, Mord said:

    I just wrote about this a week or so ago but here goes (it's worth pondering). Both FI and RT will wrap up with their coming releases. That will Leave BS and FB. FB will wrap up after its first module. Which will only leave BS (we don't know how many modules they plan for it, my guess is at least two). Now, if Battlefront goes straight to an RT sequel that will leave one Modern and one WWII title both Russian focused. Those are fairly narrow topics for the less die hard among us. So, there are only two options I can think of for people that aren't interested in them, start creating packs for the West Front WWII titles or come up with something new.

    Mord.

     

    For something new, I favor CMx3 start with North Africa and proceed from there.

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    Update on Engine 4 patches

    in Combat Mission - General Discussion

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    On 1/4/2019 at 2:56 AM, Aragorn2002 said:

    Command Ops gives you the base game for FREE, including several great scenarios. The DLC is worth every penny. The small but active community also produces nice scenarios (about Caen for instance) and mods for free. It's a great game with lots of potential (perhaps Eastern front in the future). I also don't get what you say about repaying. Doesn't make sense to me.

    Yes, but the CO2 long awaited Volume 8 "Patton's Charge/Bradley at Bay" is 18 months past its published release date.  The devs seem to encounter endless problems with the upgrade and no new release date is in sight.  It seems they need a great deal of time to insure release a quality product as well.

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