Bud Backer

I believe you are referring to my work... see:  King of the Hill  

Sorry Bud, now back to the regularly scheduled programming.

Interesting data, thanks for doing that and providing some plausible conclusions. 
 
While I appreciate the substantial benefit granted by being hull down, it does seem counterintuitive that once spotted it may easily confer a disadvantage. I expected that there would be a higher probability of not striking the exposed turret.

When i'm not busy complaining 😊 i can jump in here and confirm that this is actually one of the things that most CM players absolutely like about your games i belive. Your efforts to get things as realistic as possible. Thats part of what makes CM...CM and the reason we play this game year after year...
Don't stop ! 

Pass me that doobie your smokin'...

Haha, I learned Fortran once and my brain has since chosen to forget it.
Anyway, I am with Dave on all of this.  If only his SU100s would slow down a bit in our PBEM.  But I digress...

This isn't unique to game software. 😀 
I just retired from a 38 year career in radiation shielding design. We use a mix of our own and commercial software. But even using commercial software, the incredibly detailed model of the submarine shielding is the key, and it takes a huge effort to make that model. Likewise, our home grown software has developed and evolved over decades to where it is today. Many times (always, really) shoehorning a new capability into this software ends up being MUCH more involved than we first expected. And we've been the recipients of the "It should be easy to add XYZ. Why is your estimate so high?" comments.  Yeah, sure. We'll see.  
I can sympathize with Steve on this.
Dave

Plus the ww2 tanks would have moved, stopped to fire, moved again and the games does not model this, so, instead firing on the move performs better than it really would if you fired on the actual move. It's an engine compromise.

Why do I see a story here? Oh dear! This looks so delicious!

Why do I see a story here? Oh dear! This looks so delicious!

Why do I see a story here? Oh dear! This looks so delicious!

I've needed to create unit files for each of the regiments involved in the fighting including the various strong points along the beach. Realised these, coupled with the master maps is probably all the multiplayer crowd would need to tinker and create their own running series of linked battles over this time period rather than follow the prescribed scenarios. They'll have to work out house rules amongst themselves. Probably on a fraction of buyers will be interested but there is always the odd one out there.
Big reason the BP won't creep that far north is the excellent community work he's put in over the years. The other is if you look at the base game release it really followed the exploits north of Utah Beach already so didn't want to tread over old ground. There is only a slight crossover with the Utah Breach map that showed up in a CMBN Road to Montebourg but this was more a generic beach map given at the time of CM2 v1.0 there was no map overlay function in the editor and map size limits were much smaller. Now we can sit there with photos and BIGOT maps and go for more detail and also much larger areas. There is another crossover in scenarios that will occur but that's a secret and I don't think players will mind given it's small and popular.
As for that road, that's a small section of Purple Heart Lane. It's quite deceptive looking at the photos and maps just to see how long a road and open space it was for the 502nd PIR to get across. Everyone is going to hate my guts and another beta member who will remain nameless for the moment to protect his good standing in the community. No secret back doors to avoid the bridges.
A fictional PzIV? There were no PzIV's in the 12SS PzGren Div in Normandy. Not 100% what you are asking here but the short answer anyway will be: Nope. Only what is currently available in the CMBN family formation and equipment wise will be included in the pack. Might as well get this out of the way as someone will realise this eventually. That also means a bit of proxying for the 17SS in terms of their StuGs. Sadly they won't be StuGIV's but StuGIII's as the former is not part of the CMBN vehicle roster. Battle Packs are purely scenarios and campaigns, they do not add in new units/formations/nations to the game family etc.
And more importantly when is the next Ashes series on? Over your side of the world in 6 months or so?
Update: Getting late here. Off to bed but see what I can answer in the coming days.

He sent me this when my little border collie died....
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten year old Irish wolfhound, named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa and their little boy Shane were all very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer.
I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog. Ron and Lisa told me that they thought it would be good for the four year old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few moments, Belker slipped away peacefully. The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion.
We sat together for a while after Belker’s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, “I know why.” Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I had never heard a more comforting explanation.
He said, “People are born so that they learn how to live a good life – like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?” The four year old continued, “Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”

BOAR
Wild boar - Wikipedia
BAOR
British Army of the Rhine - Wikipedia
Not sure whether people are asking for a flavour object that is not a dead cow or horse or the Brits for the Cold War module.

The response we're seeing from many on this thread is why we don't get more bones threads. It's nothing new for those that remember the response to the very first CMBN screenshot with the Tiger Tank.

Haha you’re not the first who lost sleep, or snuck time away from work to read these; I’m delighted you enjoyed it that much.
My signature has a link to other completed and WIP comics and AARS. Enjoy!

Thanks, mate, been a hell of a year in a not good way lol

Glad you enjoyed To Verdenne and Victory - that was one of my two scenarios for CMFB.  I wouldn't be so down on computer controlled AI - I think there are some titles where it suits quite well and I'm mainly thinking Cold War here.  If you want a more realistic experience of what it would be like to be on the end of a Soviet Battalion attack then a well-designed AI plan put together by someone who has a thorough understanding of how a Cold War Soviet battalion would attack delivers that better than a human player who will likely employ tactics that they know to have the most optimal effect.  @George MC pulled this off very effectively under @Bil Hardenberger's tutelage in the NTC campaign for Cold War.  Nonetheless, there is no doubt that humans are more challenging opponents and at the end of the day, so long as you're enjoying the game, that's all that matters.

Thanks, mate, been a hell of a year in a not good way lol

CM Forum is a place that we leave...but early or later come always back, so welcome back Bud.
Cheers

Bud, I blame you for my losing some sleep last night! 😁
Seriously, glad I discovered this! Keep up the great work!

Great stuff Bud, these last few panels have been top notch, I love seeing the "meat chopper" and Chaffee go to town!

Ok, I suppose I'm a champion lurker. I've collected all the CM games from the beginning and have often looked around the forum but never felt compelled to post anything. Bud has changed that. I had to sign up just to tell him how fantastic his creation is. It must be one of the best advertisements for the CM series there is and I can't wait for FB release. My only grouse is that sooner or later this AAR is going to have to end. Back to lurking now.