The_MonkeyKing

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.

Was it doctrinal? In Finland it was and still is doctrinal and done.

No there won't be. But this could be simulated with a combination weather, troop starting soft factors and electric warfare. I am sure we will see this in community scenarios.

There will probably be VDV, Bundeswehr, E-Germany and British -modules if the game takes of (and it will). Maybe also generic NATO & PACT expansions.

same question here: lets see where we get the answer.

I know the IR sights are modeled but is the IR signature of the IR-spotlight modeled? I suspect the IR-spotlights are always modeled as turned off.

and more importantly, will there be a steam demo? I can get my friends on the action a lot easier on steam. Even with just a demo PBEM or two. @Battlefront.com

Thank you for sharing! Very well written and interesting read.

This might come with a future engine update/overhaul. I am sure it is coming, but I am not sure is it going to be 2 or 5 years until a facelift. I am sure a facelift could be done without whole new engine. Or well, I truly hope the code is done in a way to enable this...

How about in Combat Mission: Cold War? That is how the vast majority of soviets toke care of their night vision needs. (the older most widely used equipment)

Does combat mission simulate Infrared-spotlights on tanks? Especially from the point of view of the enemy who also has IR optics? Spotlight should look like the sun from the enemies point of view and near instantly spotted.

If you mean ALICE as in "All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment" system I agree These guys are indeed ALICE but not in Wonderland but in woodland..

thank, a good watch!

If I was playing this match a would avoid the town and concentrate in taking all the key terrain and having my eyes and guns on the town. But of course if the objective happens to be the best place to kill the enemy from, then I would take it. Especially modern fights end because other side gets killed, not because you have taken the objective. Taking the objective is the side effect of killing the enemy.

Well, if you asked me anything relating to anything 20ish years ago, all the answers would be very different today..

haha, found it (you linked it): source: and I am posting this in all good humor It is good that minds and situations change

was there not a thread where steve(or maybe some other battlefront dev) stated his disinclination for making a cold war title? years ago

I don't think he meant it in a negative way. I think he stated it as a feature. Peer-to-peer combat can also stated as "balanced" combat.

MAJOR FORMATIONS (NOT A COMPLETE LIST) United States Infantry Formations Infantry Battalion Infantry Battalion (Task Force) Infantry Battalion (Berlin) Air Defense Battalion Calvary Troop Combat Engineer Company Supply Section Air Controller Section Forward Observer Section Mech Infantry Balanced Battalion (Task Force) Tank Battalion Mech Infantry Battalion (Task Force) Mech Infantry Battalion (Mixed) Mech Infantry Battalion (Mixed Task Force) Mech Infantry Battalion Armored Calvary Squadron (Divisional) Armored Calvary Squadron (Regimental) Air Defense Battalion Anti-tank Company Combat Engineer Company (Mech) Supply Section Air Controller Section Forward Observer Section

What is this talk about a beta on battlefront forums?

my order and payment got through. Now "pending"

https://www.battlefront.com/cold-war/cmcw-base-game/

do I get a price?