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    Be Not The Anvil

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    11 hours ago, Freyberg said:

    Exciting stuff!

    ...and beautiful screenshots...

    Thanks, Freyberg! I keep trying new stuff so it’s good to hear the style and appearance (which is unique once again) is visually pleasing.

     

    5 hours ago, Aragorn2002 said:

    Missed this completly until now. Great story! One can smell the sweat and smoke.

    You should publish books.

     

    Thanks. If you start smelling things while reading then I did something right; it is supposed to feel rather close to the ground and action. (Hence the very rare aerial shot).

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    Be Not The Anvil

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    20 hours ago, Heinrich505 said:

    Hah!  Thanks Bud.  I was wondering what Bakhtiyarov was up to.  

    As if things couldn't get worse.  Now Gorokhov has some shavetail ordering him around.  

    I hope he is a +2.  ;)

    We’re definitely not done with our intrepid driver! 
     

    More worrisome is that the T90 is knocked out by the enemy tanks. That’s 25% of the Russian tanks in this battle, and is the second one. 

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    Be Not The Anvil

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    16 hours ago, Heinrich505 said:

    Well, that's the second tank that Gorokhov and his men have looked down the barrel of...and survived (well, some of them)!  :unsure:  For now...

    I'm hoping this isn't your shortest comic yet.  

    Crazy stuff Bud.  I'm pretty sure "Piz-Dets" doesn't translate to "Where's the Tube Guy?"

    And, you leave us huddled in the smoke while facing down certain death once more.

    Not the shortest comic, no. That was Somebody’s Hero. This one still has some tales to tell. ;)

    @IanL’s use of armour was masterful in this battle. However, this particular enemy tank...

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    Be Not The Anvil

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    Nothing to be sorry about. :) I know they have a reputation for being fragile, but I think that might be because some people (me included!) may be using them in a manner that was not intended. Certainly that 100mm gun encourages the notion these are almost tank-like, and that they certainly are not. 

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    Be Not The Anvil

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

    Posted · Edited by Bud Backer

    1 hour ago, Heinrich505 said:

    Bud,

      Wow, the attrition rate is pretty brutal.  I'm surprised they even knew Oleg's name, as he was a new guy to a tight-knit squad.  

      Gorokhov has to be feeling sick.  He started with 6, lost two in the woods near the tank, and now lost Oleg.  That means there are only 3 of the original squad left.  Sheesh!  :(

    At least he can fold his survivors in with a new group.  More targets mean better survival rate, right?  Hah, not on this meat grinder.  But it's better than taking a chance on jumping in the BMP and getting more ammo...and dragging their feet...while someone else gets gunned up.  Those BMPs are rolling explosions just waiting to go off.  I'm surprised they didn't name them TNT instead of BMP.  

    Gorokhov shakes his head and wonders how they assign BMP crewmen.  Are they volunteers?  Who would want to crew them?  They explode if hit hard by dirt clods.  He and his men put distance from the death trap and catch up to the large group.  [Sorry Bud, couldn't resist...it's the storyteller in me, haha]

      Great story line, Bud. 

    Heinrich505  

    Made sense to me that if someone joins an existing squad they will know his name - yelling "hey you, new guy!" isn't practical. 

    Gorokhov started with six, if you include him. Two were badly wounded earlier, Danilov and Yablonski. Oleg came and went, so including Gorokhov there are four men left in the squad. 

    Now, don't mock the BMP-3s too hard. They can be more fragile than you might wish, which will be shown, but as you will also see, they are quite serious customers for my enemy. :)

     

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    Be Not The Anvil

    in Combat Mission Black Sea

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    8 minutes ago, IanL said:

    Actually those first smoke screens you saw were me doing just that. Putting up smoke so I could move to the tree line with the BMPs and infantry so when the smoke cleared I could cause some havoc.

     

    Allow me to quote myself:

    24 minutes ago, Bud Backer said:

    You're definitely the better player.

    :)

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