Warts 'n' all

I won't spoil things for people who haven't played this excellent battle. But, Bill hits three nails smack on the head.

"Vor der Kaserne, Vor dem grossen Tor, Stand eine Lanterne..... BANG!

Our colonial friend IanL has it spot on. You can always test something like this by firing up the Training Mission. Target Light for a minute and see what happens.

You can do either. Although if you keep the whole squad together you run the risk of them using the bazzy on enemy Infantry when you don't want them to. So normally I split off an AT Team and give them a Target Arc to stop them wasting ammo.

It's a tough battle, as it was for the blokes on the ground. My "Tactical Victory" cost me something like 140 casualties and I only had 1 tank left. I can only echo Erwin's advice, and if it hasn't worked for you, then you've been unlucky.

Oh, yes. I'd certainly agree.

Funny how the birch tree's bark looks better in CMRT but, the leaves looked better in CMBB.

This is how my Panthers looked after this battle too, burning or battered. I was surprised, and just a tad annoyed that they failed to spot their tormentors.

Perhaps I should be committed, as I seem to be the only person who ranks FI last among the WW2 games. Too many mountains for my liking. I only enjoyed the scenarios and campaigns set on the coastal plains.

Given the fact that the manuals contain details of all the weapons, and there are already such things as "weapons showcase" scenarios. I'd have to agree with Mike.

Point taken and understood, Steve.

It first aired in 2004, but is still available on DVD.

It may be a language thing, but, to me the phrase "too historical" suggests that the movie stuck too closely to the facts for your liking. Whereas, for me it strayed too far from them. Yes, a good enough good job, Whether it deserved an Oscar, I don't think so. As mentioned previously, I think that Simon Russel Beale gave a far more convincing performance in Aunty Beeb's "Dunkirk". And lets not forget Albert Finney's "Churchill" and Vanessa Redgrave's "Clemmie" in The Gathering Storm, probably the definitive portrayals of both of them. Even the toilet scene smacks of a rip off of the bath scene in The Gathering Storm.

Lillie Mae Kirkman's - "He's Just my Size" springs to mind.

You're right Oldman did deserve an Oscar.... For "Sid and Nancy" and for "Prick up your Ears". But his Churchill in "Darkest Hour" doesn't really compete with Simon Russel Beale's in Aunty Beeb's three hour "Dunkirk".

In the words of a certain USatian tennis player who now works for Aunty Beeb, "You cannot be serious". A movie based on a flawed book, made by "Darling Dickie" who had established his directorial credentials with "Oh, What a Lovely War", and was then leaned on by Hollywood agents to give their clients more scenes. Doesn't equal "historical" in my book.

Oh thanks for that Pete, I look forward to losing it very soon.

He made some interesting points with regards to Germany's need for oil, and their continuing reliance on horse-transport. Although that wasn't anything new to those of us who have seen footage, or photos, of dead horses blown to bits/shot to pieces by the allies. It was when he uttered the words "stab in the back", that I hit the "Off" button.

sigop22 ... If you have the Vehicle Pack you could always swap the PzIIIs for Chars and try burning the Tommies out of the woods, a kind of Charred Borderland.

I'd have just stopped for a cuppa char in the Pete Field.

Essential viewing up here in the Old Country.

Some good advice for you to think about. I'd be interested to know the name of the particular scenario that you were playing.

Hence, the phrase "heavy fog" in the title. I'm 400 years old, and binoculars haven't been invented yet, but even I "spotted" that.

Thanks Mike. Humbly received.

And having read the above all I can say is.. "John Kettler is a weatherman, a weatherman, a weatherman. John Kettler is a weatherman, and so is Michael Fish."