The_MonkeyKing

I would be happy with an option for people who own Red Thunder AND Final Blitzkrieg to combine the games in quick battles. Would make for some interesting mods and PBEMs. Might be technologically very hard to do with reasonable effort. I doubt the code base would be so exceptionally modular.

I would think you would lose a lot of BMPs this way. BMP never get the first spot and the infantry would be more expendable.

I wouldn't shoot over my of infantry in the woods. I try to leave fields of fire free for the BMPs And woods are a bad place to be. Not healthy for anybody involved. Scout, if hostiles arty and bypass. If not possible to bypass then tight formation of infantry and IFV after artillery. like this: -------------enemy----------- inf-------inf-------inf--------- ----bmp-----bmp-----bmp--- -------------------------------

Indeed. Also when leap frogging the infantry are always the forward ones and BMPs are the ones leaping second. This ensures were high readiness for any counter attacks (BMPs work very well in defense) and also the before mentioned fire support role. Very important is also when you see them pesky spotting rounds falling you have your comfy BMPs close by to load up.

I think not within the scope of the game really. I doubt nuclear weapons would be shot as close support for units engaged in combat. I would also presume the decision to use these weapons would be made higher up than what the game depicts. For crying out loud we cannot even call in support from strategic bombers like B52 or missiles like SCUD or ATACMS. Why would tactical nukes be in? This would have to be addressed in the scenario start condition and when the map was made.

If you have access (or somebody who has) to steel beasts, could you make some comparison images of different generations of thermal imagers? I would presume the generational improvements are modeled. Also comparisons of different generations of IR or image intensifiers would be interesting.

BMP-2 are good (for the money). When used with area fire commands. Infantry finds the enemy, BMP-2 destroys the enemy by keyholing/peaking/hulldown with sort exposure time.

Yes of course but to what detail? Even old APDS is enough and optimal for T-55 but what will the tacAI choose for the newer soviets tanks if for some reason HEAT would then be optimal.

I wonder how will the tacAI prioritize between using HEAT vs APDS.

just finished the first battle. One of the best REDFOR scenarios I have played so far. Felt like a puzzle box playing this one, but not in any unfair way. Managed to get a pretty ok result. I read in this thread before the battle and realized I better bring my A-game. Pretty much everyone critical on ammo at the end. Lots of area fire. [spoiler]: Single most casualties were caused in the "V" shaped part of the dry river bed, A squad and a half got wiped from the enemies at the low wall between the field and the bushes. My result: end state [spoiler]: https://i.imgur.com/J7cECPu.jpg

Exactly, my point was that it makes as little sense to compare US army to South Vietnamese army as it does comparing Arab armies and Red Army. Even though they are in both cases mostly armed by and trained by their "sponsor".

Comparing the fighting potential of Arabs in the Israeli wars with Red army is like comparing South Vietnamese army with US Army.

I think the two are connected. Because CM:FR doesn't have a deadline and CM:CW has a very definite deadline, resources are flowing from FR to CW and I would not be surprised if CW comes out first.

I doubt you have an activation code at this time. You get that when the game is released.

Thanks for the info! I find this strange because it is modeled and working mechanic in CMBS. Now we have the same unit in CMCW but you say is not functional as a mechanic. Does the model have the radar on it?

It seems soviets will get something almost as good as FLIR. Ground surveillance radar! Use these as your eyes and have them well connected to your C2 network. I usually have the recon platoon commander in the same vehicle/actions spot as the highest level HQ/XO, or but the XO inside the BRM. (I have used these in CMBS) CM: COLD WAR TO&E has "BRM-1"https://www.battlefront.com/cold-war/cmcw-base-game/?tab=toemore info on couple of variations of BRM-1https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/brm-1.htm https://weaponsystems.net/system/346-BRM-1K "Korshun"Video demonstrating ground surveillance radar on BRM-1K in CMBS (K just means the command version): https://youtu.be/unTyMNPIGLc

It seems soviets will get something almost as good. Ground surveillance radar! CM: COLD WAR TO&E has "BRM-1" https://www.battlefront.com/cold-war/cmcw-base-game/?tab=toe more info on couple of variations of BRM-1 https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/brm-1.htm Video demonstrating BRM-1K in CMBS (K just means the command version):

Most helpful would be a top down type preview of the map (you could even take the one you see in map editor) in quick battle maps selection

Which if any of the USSR equipment have FLIR in the game?

I would love to see these types of videos of T-64 and T-80.

I say a Finland DLC will bring the most value to the table. Just think about that Finnish terrain, small roads, average LoS 100-200m. If you want a sneak peak of the units and terrain Armored Brigade has Finnish defense forces and has modeled significant part of the south-eastern Finland. Would be interesting to see these dynamic also in CM. It is very much like in WWII, Soviets are going to have surprisingly expensive time advancing.

This applies to all the modern tiles in general. Spotting is faster and anything that gets spotted dies fastest. Tank and vehicle combat is in big part one shot = one kill. Fire support comes in fast. Infantry moves on wheels/tracks and if you don't move them around they are going to die.

Great work!

In Finnish army in certain situations mechanized infantry will dismount the IFVs and ride on top of the tanks. This happens when there is very high likelihood of enemy contact and need for immediate infantry cover for the tanks. (for example very thickly forested area with a small road, expected enemy too much to handle for IFVs, for example hostile MBTs with infantry cover) But the threat is still not enough for on foot approach. Or the company has lost too many IFVs so temporary transport.