Chibot Mk IX
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1 hour ago, waffelmann said:
Stupid question:
Does it make a difference for the syrian tank crews, when they commit fighting now? Spot they faster, because they look in this direction?
In theory, yes. Knowing a contact location will help target acquire. This is mentioned in the manual, I don't have the manual on hand but this is the rule since CMSF 1. It will not only help Syrian tank crews, but also help Italian, Soviets, German, Ukraine, Americans.
In reality, it doesn't make a difference. 100mm HEAT can barely scratch the M1A2's paint. Just as Sgt. Squarehead says, surrender is a wise decision.
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On 12/10/2020 at 8:04 AM, Aurelius said:
@Chibot Mk IX I am not sure any of those solutions work.
Solution 1 works as it is advertised
Here is a edited scenario, I put one Recon Co. (bmp) and one Tank Co. on the map.
WEGO mode, Iron difficulty
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beginning of the game, no one knows what is on the other side
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Recon Inf disembark and moving forward
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Beginning of the turn. Recon Inf under heavy fire immediately. They can ID couple M1A2 on the other side of the map. the Recon Plt leader, who is sitting in the BMP 10m behind, begin to yell in the radio about enemy contact
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50s into the first turn, Recon Company commander got the report from his plt leader, he begin to distribute the information, first he tell this to his commanding vehicle crews.
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at the same time, the Tank Company commander still knew nothing.
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but in less than 5 seconds, he saw the Recon Co. commander waving hand and yelling at him. then He got the update that there are a lot of enemy on the other side
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when 1st min ends, the 1st plt of the Tank Company still don't have a clue.
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But his commander's warning get through radio net at 2:43
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one of Plt leader's subordinate quickly got the update from him
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the other one is a slow boy, he has hard time to understand what's going on.
Anyway, by the end of Min 4, every Syria units on the map got the news . "American Tanks are coming!"
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If you are in single player WEGO mode, you can watch pervious turn's replay. But remember after you hit done, the next turn will begin, and pervious turn's replay will lost.
However there is a trick to save the replay. Hit save when it is in process of the replay. and when you load the file it will begin with a replay
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18 hours ago, Aurelius said:
With the way how Syrian C2 functions (different formations won't share data, sub-ordinate units wait to share data, then info-dump with outdated data), it can be really frustrating to use them.
One of the solution is to assign a meeting point behind the frontline, put different formation's commanders there so that they can quickly share information verbally.
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Another solution can be a little gamey. Let's say you have 2 BMP-2 co. A&B. Split a 2 men scout team from squad 1-1-A. Put them into the 1-1-B 's BMP-2, take the commander seat. And put the 2 men scout team from 1-1-B into 1-1-A's BMP.
This should solve two problems at the same time. information sharing and at the same time provide better spotting ability.
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I am in episode 4. So far so good, not as good as BoB or Pacific , but it is still very good with a foreign flavor. Good to see Sho't in action. Infantry battle scenes is a little "Meh"...
This is not a TV show that only focus on glorious battles , it presents a vivid picture that shows the clash between different classes and ethnicity in 70's Israel
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54356336
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Why Caucasus flare-up risks wider war
casualties mount on both sides.
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Yes, verbal communication between different groups can be extremely effective . For example, an inf team spotted an ATGM ahead, they run back and communicate with an unbutton Tank commander. Then TC communicate with other tanks in the same tank company on PDA while the inf team report their finding to their leader through radio. In couple min, the ATGM's position will be broadcast to every units on the map.
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10 hours ago, domfluff said:
Javelins in CM have no defence
In CMBS Trophy APS can intercept Javelins
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On 8/30/2020 at 6:10 PM, Erwin said:
On a related note, there was recent news that the Brits will not build any more tanks. It must be a lot cheaper and easier to build and transport large numbers of ATGM's than MBT's. In the games, every western squad can field a Javelin. which easily kill anything the Red forces field If the Red forces are similarly equipped, it does seem to indicate that given sufficient ATGM's like Javelins, tanks are obsolete.
Try a Blue vs Blue game in CMBS, Trophy Aps will generate a magic shield to stop Javelins. The next round Arms race began.
Oh, and to the argument of field 100 Javelin team to counter a MBT, after a 20kt tactical nukes denote the one left to be operational is probably the MBT
Since 1920's people think tanks are obsolete , history proves they are wrong. In my humble opinion, the tanks will not be obsolete, but they may go through an evolution that makes us no longer recognize them anymore. The future tanks could be a UAV carrier. It can carry dozens small to medium size UAV by itself , and can function as a FARP for larger size UAV. There could be some arguments saying that the inf squad can carry UAV too, but the weight they can carry, maintenance service and the electronic support they can provide does not match the ability of a tank. The future tank will carry alot of EW device as its defence , survive the battlefield by jamming enemy's UAV's communication , surface movement radar. Some UAVs carry LGB and ATGM, others carry short range AAM, and to address the EW/communication disruption from the enemy, we may see some UAVs connect to wires . Tanks will use CIWS style guns to defend them from ATGM/JDAM/LGB, of course when enemy tanks get close, they can have a gun battle just like good old days.
My two cents. Thank you for listening to my crazy mumble. I took too many Vodka this evening
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13 hours ago, Eicio said:
Combat mission Shock force 2 : Jousting edition ?
Yes.
And CMSF: Fast and Furious
CMSF: Mad Max
CMSF: buckle up or face fines
You name it
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CMSF2, then you can have a Red vs Red battle. And both sides fight in their Toyota Pickup
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Sorry for double posting
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On 8/6/2020 at 4:20 PM, Bulletpoint said:
They don't penetrate that much farther though. Woods in CM are really good bullet sponges.
Even the magic force shield CM trees will not stop small arms area fire causing casualty . There are many times that the first time I have a visual contact with enemy, is I found their casualties from Area Fire. And more important, the small arms fire suppression effect is still there , so area fire will be essential when your assault team move close for the kill. You may find enemy take cover on the ground while your assault team take their aim or toss a grenade.
On 8/6/2020 at 4:28 PM, Erwin said:All I can say is that I had the opportunity to try many different tactics when repeatedly playtesting scenarios and this AREA FIRE tactic worked the best in most situations (vs the AI). Area Fire will penetrate beyond visual range and that's what is needed here - to suppress enemy that one cannot see (and they cannot see you).
Of course if playing H2H, your human oppo can Area Fire at you if he gets any kind of sound contact as you approach his position.
and some cunning human opponents could combine Area Fire and Withdraw command. Pause and AF 30 seconds , withdraw two action spots after that.
15 hours ago, c3k said:I've learned to NEVER go into the woods after PPsh-armed Soviets. Ever.
I agree with ya.
It is non sense to send your troops to face a dozen barrels of PPSh. However, there are many scenario designers love to push the player to do the mission impossible. In that case, I would split my Germany squad to two teams. The LMG carries a lot of 7.92mm, so they stay behind , make several LMG teams concentrate area fire here and area fire there. Another team with Squad Leader's SMG slowly move forward with cautious (Hunt is preferred), hopefully they will catch the Soviets AI take cover on the ground.
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Yes, it is a great AAR,
Detailed analysis of terrain, a sounding battle plan, brilliant chosen battle position, decisively commit force into the battle, keeping a cool head and calling a timely withdraw, plus some unexpected drama, all makes this a great read
Also, the changing of ATGM team's fire position is brilliant. That is a very useful tips in CMBS, don't give your opponent a static target, do your best to mess up his fire solution.
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13 hours ago, Aragorn2002 said:
Bet they have quite a headache now.
This happened in a PBEM.
I do hope the StuG III crews got a blindsight, deaf ears and a headache after the hit, apparently they are totally fine . They quickly fired 3 shots put my ISU-152 out of action, then knocked out a T-34/76 at the end of the turn.
The next turn begin with breath hold and finger crossed. My last T-34/76 reached the destination 18m away from the StuG III, the TC got the StuG III on sight. So the next turn begin with T-34/76 rotating turret and the StuG III change the facing. It took 5 seconds before the shot fired but to me it feels like forever. Anyway, the T-34/76 fired first, a lucky shot. The AP partially penetrated through the driver vision port , the driver killed, other 3 bailed out. The 2nd shot was a ricochet. 3rd one partially penetrated the StuG III's low hull, causing a fire....
What a fight...
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3 hours ago, RockinHarry said:
with the round going straight through I wonder all these guys were casualties. The middle guy surely had to abandon family planning, but the rest?
probably due to some nasty aftereffect
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Nyet, more and more DF-26 and DF-17 HGV that is going to be field soon posed a big threat to Guam
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Regarding Soviet's ATR, I think Russian player should use them as a skirmisher.
Keep them firing (and change fire position every couple min) while your main body is hiding and holding fire.
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You don't see this happen too often, a 152mm bounced off from a StuG III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BeqXcyroqg&feature=youtu.be
FIRE!
"We hit them hard!" (just remind me the good old days in WOT
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On 5/20/2020 at 11:46 AM, Aquila-SmartWargames said:
Scipio Silhouettes v130b.brz is now in my Dropbox
Try this names:
Got it!
Appreciate your help, Thank you
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Errr, TacAI will shoot 150-200m target with SMG, at least that's the case for PPSH and MP40
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Hi,
Is there any place I can find CMSF1 mod Scipios' weapon icon? the download link provided by Scipios doesn't work anymore ,
Also, I am trying to make a AFV silhouettes mod myself. I got some silhouettes from one of the FCRS's user made mod. BMP-2 works fine. But silhouettes for BMP-1 doesn't work, no matter if it is for BMP-1, BMP-1P or BMP-1P(4A). I put the file name as "silhouette BMP-1", "silhouette BMP-1P", "silhouette BMP-1P(4A)" and "silhouette BMP-1P(4C)"
Any tips on how to correct that?
Thank you
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I took some video from my recent game, hopefully this will be helpful
part 1&2, inf units staged an ambush from both side. This is a prefect place for an genade assault situation. Constraint terrain, bottleneck, and there is an expensive roadblock, a destroyed Pz IV in front of enemy's route. So when first tank get in, the speed was reduced to crawling. Note that I was concerning the enemy is going to area fire the entrance, so I placed my inf 2 action points (16m) away. They throw 2-3 genade, all missed but one of it disabled the tank
Part 3, I moved my inf closer, 1 ap away. This time their genade assault became much more frecious, one tank destoryed , another one disabled
part 4, another genade assault but this one is a failure, because enemy tank running through my infantry line at high speed. My inf throw 3 genades but all missed
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Too bad this problem is still there, I thought it was fixed in 4.02 patch but I was wrong.
Mr dumb
Mr dumber
dumb and dumber in SS uniform, note that the evade is caused by small arms fire
How to use BMPs? They're a funny shape!
in Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Posted · Edited by Chibot Mk IX
You have good eyes
yes, 2-1-B lost his radio connection with his supervisor. So after the turn ends, I unbutton both tanks, let the verbal communication took place. But I didn't take a screenshot for that.