AttorneyAtWar

Speaking of Steam, is there any possibility we can see Combat Mission on it any time soon? I would love Combat Mission to be more popular, and to get it out there. Steam would be a great avenue for something like that!

What will that look like exactly, are we talking running around screaming on fire or, OW I am on fire (Drops dead)? P.S. I am not a psychopath.

"I want him to hear the sounds of tanks" Haha psychological warfare, I love it!

I am no expert on it either but I remember quite well that the tank IR technology was pretty much worthless. It gave your position away because of the IR lamp and it was finicky. I know some Panthers were deployed with them (You can actually see the IR mount on some as well), but it wasn't anything great.

"Panzer Warfare on the Eastern Front"- A collection of stories written by German soldiers on the eastern front, some I find questionable but you never know, great read. "Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk" "Tigers in the Mud" "The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War"- This book covers the whole war but it has some great chapters on the eastern front. "Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege" "The Last Battle"- Cornelius Ryan, its about the battle of Berlin Thats just a few, hell I need a few recommendations to!

What you have all done to derail my thread is in of itself a conspiracy!

You mean the late war IR night vision technology that most German tank commanders took off because it was garbage?

"Where is the rest of your platoon SGT Steiner!" "You...you are the rest of my platoon CPT Stransky..." Gets me every time Yeah not to mention the cackling at the end...it is indeed haunting.

I meant the Steiner from the movie "Cross of Iron"...

Ok come on whose going to make the first "Cross of Iron" scenario. You know with a German straggler company having Stransky and a platoon leader named Steiner...Hundreds of T-34's and angry Russians, ah brings a tear to my eyes just imagining it Admit it we would all play it...

Lets hope there are no political officers around!

I can see it now in the briefing screen... "99% losses acceptable, no points will be deducted!"

My sig is oddly appropriate right now

Thanks this is really fascinating to me! I didn't think FAC's were able to do stuff like this back than!

In a few books I have read (None specifically detailing German industry) they have said that German industry steadily increased up until the end of the war and that bombing never severely hampered production. Is that entirely wrong?

Yeah it doesn't get much better than "Exposed Hetzers on the eastern front"

While were on the subject of expansions, Steve do you guys still plan on having those campaign/Mission packs released for CMBN or any other title? I literally cannot get enough of them and unfortunately I have gone through most user scenarios, and I know you guys have mentioned it before!

Those will be added in coming modules, they were not forgotten. They are doing it exactly like CM Normandy.

With all the talk of CAS going on and coming upon it in my readings, I would love to know how the Germans actually handled calling in air strikes. I know they had FAC's with panzer divisions like in the opening of Fall Blau but I am just curious how the organization of them and the process they go through to get the aircraft on target worked. Thanks.

The game isn't finished (Obviously) so they are using assets from CM Afghanistan if I remember correctly to represent Soviet stuff.

Thanks Bil, I have never seen what a Soviet Rifle platoon looks like so this is very enlightening! All those SMG's will cause a real headache for the Germans!

Here is the overview page, its has all the details on the new game features. http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=330&Itemid=567

No air support? Besides that it looks good, you ticked off all the boxes and that looks to be a pretty balanced force. Now it remains to be seen if your landser have the will to resist the might of the Red Horde! :cool:

Man I am jealous I would love one of those! How much did it set you back?

Combat Mission: Red Rain