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I'm curious about your (changed?) feelings here Sgt Squarehead?

John I doubt very much that the ropes are 'cut'. They'd be detached from the overhead anchor system by some kind of simple mechanism. Vis http://www.patrollersupply.com/equipment/item_4696.asp But yes, far quicker to drop the ropes:you would not want the Blackhawk to egress trailing ropes, nor would you want it to be forced to hover whilst they are pulled up.

JK et al. Aside from the occassional issues one sees with LOS blockages as per thread, I am pretty certain I've read elsewhere that the deployment of heavy weapons in buildings does take into account dragging tables into place, DIYing an elevated platform to position the tripod/bipod correctly for a window etc. This is, if I recall, is reflected in the significantly longer deploy times in buildings; i dont have game access atm, but i think say an MG may deploy in a field in 20 seconds, but say over 2 minutes in a building.

My previous (dry?) humour aside, this is actually my recommendation, as it's exactly what I did. I already had Black Sea (modern) and wanted to partake of WW2. Went through the same questions/posts/discussions you are, and ended up with FB (wanted quality over quantity). And loving it. And the previous poster keeps kicking my arse in it.... Edit: of course, unlike the previous posters, I don't actually have BN or its modules, so my opinion is somewhat biased in this case! ;D

Umlaut, I just want to say a HUMUNGOUS THANKYOU for your excellent mod collection: it's indispensible! Thanks dude. For those late to the party: Umlaut's frackin amazing Mod collection!

Mark, head-off the likely post-purchase blues you'll get with just one purchase. Buy both now, and rejoice at the sheer volume of units and battles at your fingertips!!!

thanks for the video, very educational to a WW2 noob like me! EDIT: Very very educational!

and he and he IS a devious opponent!

ROTFLMFAO at Art's game name!!!! HAAA-MWAAA-haaaa!!!! Chuckles! That does truly trump his previous ArtProbesGnarly gamename......!!

As above. - take your time. - recon with infantry. Split them into teams, with smaller fire arcs, so they don't simply open fire on anyhing they spot, and get obliterated for their trouble. - recon, recon, recon.... Repeat that. And then say it again.. - keep your recon in cover. Slow / crawl them into their final observation position to minimise the chance of them being spotted. possibly even hide them in poor cover (I'm sure someone will disagree with this...) Use lots of recon teams each with limited/narrow line of sight, but ensuring the sum of their coverage gives you a good battlefield picture. A recon team on a hilltop that can see the whole battlefield, can likely be seen by the whole battlefield... and will be quickly deaded by the whole battlefield... - take your time to get a solid battlefield picture before commencing your assault. Just cause you've spotted a solitary T-90 doesn't mean you need to kill it right away. Find the rest of its troop, and likely its accompanying mech infantry first. - in BS generally he who is seen is VERY quickly dead. Do the seeing, and organise your mech/armour based on that overall battlefield intel in order to shoot first.

Have you actually drawn a target command from the Hull-Down end-point to a target of interest? You may have, but your post sounds like you've simply placed a Hull-Down move point with nothing else.

What's there to fix? This sounds like a proof of concept enhancement for future inclusion of robo-marines!! ;D

Aye, @robertiv if you haven't tried any of them at all, grab all the demos, and see which theater grabs your attention (modern (BS) vs WW2 to start. If its WW2, you are so spoilt for choice!: BN plus modules is likely the best value for money. A fair bit of bocage fighting involved (but not limited to this) Many players regard FI + modules to be the most different/interesting, because its not in your normal green/lush Western European landscape (instead, dry mountainous open Italian terrain), and has lots of odd vehicles and stuff RT is the place if you lust after massive infantry and tank battles on the eastern front, with bodycounts to boot... FB is the newest, with lots of bells and whistles, which will gradually percolate back through the other titles. But obviously has no modules as yet. [Note that the above is my high level summary from reading these forums and playing all the demos, and may include oversights: I only have FB and BS, and am very happy! I'm a quality over quantity guy (with limited gaming time)!] Personally BS keeps me very happy, but thats cos I suck at WW2... ss a new Youtube AAR against Usually Hapless shows.. ;D

One of these? By Otokar? (Just me googling; there's a good chance the vehicle I have linked above is actually not an Otokar..!) ;D

Thanks @luigim & @Wickybut you miss the point. These aren't necessarily requests or wants, but rather things that's are simply unlikely to see the light of day, for various reasons (including as you say, rarity, scale or BF simply saying no). I guess my point is, we get so immersed in the simulation, that after while you almost forget certain un-modelled real-world factors/dynamics. Changeable weather I can eventually see happening.

Distracting myself from a large defensive setup against @Artemis258, and was pondering the gameplay/environmental items that will be unlikely to ever appear in a CM simulation, due to scale, potential for abuse, etc. Civilians Melee/knife combat Biological/chemical/tactical nuclear weapons Building/grass/forest fires Air-to-air warfare (?) What other potentially combat-influencing things are not implemented, and likely never will?

Overlooking the BMP-3's 100mm main guns (and their lethal air bursts) that I mauled you with that last battle...

Nice. I will check this out. Have you noticed any significant delay in info sharing between this IGLA 'commander' and his BMP crew?

This is pretty much what I've started doing. Though I have noticed that even with the Commander's station crewed, it takes a minute or two for the info the 'Commander' sees to be seen by the gunner, which is odd.

Woot!

%100 Too Easy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RenRILqwhJs

LMAO. I was going to say go nice on John, @JonS , until I watched the video. @John KettlerFYI New South Wales is actually a state of Australia... I think the Aussies on here won't appreciate being referred to as Kiwis....

With a bullet magnet for a boss, I'd be running off with the radio to join the other team as well.....

My avatar resembles that remark...