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    Best first WW II CM campaigns?

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    48 minutes ago, chuckdyke said:

    You don't have time to waste. 2men scout unit in the half tracks the remainder of the squad rides on a Panzer IV. That is how you do your recon. Analyze the terrain where you put your TRPs. The Soviet tanks have a better gun and better armor than your Panzer IVs. Capture as much terrain as you can. 

    Codreanu meant the To Berlin campaign, played from the Soviet side... Any tips on that one?

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    Best first WW II CM campaigns?

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    On 2/27/2022 at 10:21 PM, Codreanu said:

    A shame you don't have Fire and Rubble because the To Berlin campaign is perfect for beginners IMHO. Not too hard, a lot of medium sized battles, urban and non-urban combat, some punishment for playing recklessly but it's also generous in replenishing most of your core forces every 3 missions and you get a good amount of non-core forces to play with if you really happen to mess up. Every mission in it is excellent too.

    I just got Fire and Rubble and just took a peak at the first scenario of the To Berlin campaign. Looks very manageable...

    Any tips? Bring recon and infantry up into the tree line first and carefully bring up the armor? The 88 makes me nervous but I have a lot of tanks...

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    CM WW II - good short learning scenarios?

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    4 minutes ago, Monty's Mighty Moustache said:

    Mortars can be used in one of two ways, firing direct (for which they need LOS to the target) or indirectly (called in by other units, the mortars themselves do not need LOS).

    To be used in indirect mode they have to be in C2 with a higher unit that has C2 with the unit calling for fire. So for example if you have a US platoon HQ calling in fire but the mortars are out of contact with their section/platoon HQ or higher then the mortar will show as unavailable. They have to be able to receive the order from the network. It's not so much of a problem with western forces that have radios but when it comes to the Soviets in RT then you need to be really careful about maintaining C2 links or they will not be able to fire indirectly (assuming they are on-map of course).

    That make sense?

    Also as a new player I would recommend reading Bil's excellent blog for tips on how to apply real life tactics to the CM games: https://battledrill.blogspot.com/

    MMM

    Thanks. A little hazy but it will make more sense the more I play. For indirect fire, should I keep a unit with a radio by the mortars?

    That blog looks excellent!

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    CM WW II - good short learning scenarios?

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    Can anyone offer a few basic tips on mortars? I can generally use them but sometimes I don't have line of sight or they are out of range of my spotters.

    I know spotters and leaders can call them in and I assume they need to have line of sight to intended target.

    Do I need to keep a unit with a radio by the mortars also so they can speak to the spotters? Sometimes it feels like I need one. Other times it seems like I don't. ???

    How close should I keep the mortars to my advancing troops?

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    CM WW II - good short learning scenarios?

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    3 hours ago, Bulletpoint said:

    While I agree this is an excellent scenario, I would definitely not recommend it for a beginner.

    However, the same author made a whole campaign for KG Peiper, called "Rollbahn D".

    It's an enormous campaign, but the first several battles are quite small and not too difficult, since they are in the beginning of the attack when the Germans had the advantage.

    I started Rollbahn D. Played first battle and got a total victory, but a bit reckless. Feel like I could have taken fewer casualties. Probably replay it.

    Good suggestion!

     

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    CM WW II - good short learning scenarios?

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    I have all the CM WW II games and expansion modules. I've watched some tutorial videos and done all the tutorial missions. I feel like I'm a bit stuck in second gear, with success in some scenarios while doing terrible in others. For example I started the Devil's Descent Campaign - I did okay in the first scenarios or two and just got butchered in the next few...

    I feel like I did okay in the tutorial missions - even the last ones where the manual doesn't hold your hand as much.

    What are some good short scenarios to practice and perfect tactics?

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    Best first WW II CM campaigns?

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    Got a total victory on the first scenario of Road to Montebourg but second scenario is much tougher.

    Playing second scenario of Devil's Descent. Two German units (a panzerschreck and MG) are broken yet won't surrender in the building on the western objective, thus not allowing me to take the objective, no matter how many times I try to assault the room they are in or target them... Bug? Any tips on this scenario? Lost 12 men which seems like a lot, and that was after retrying it...

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    Best first WW II CM campaigns?

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    2 hours ago, Monty's Mighty Moustache said:

    CMBN The Road to Montebourg is a classic. It’s long but it has a bit of everything and there are plenty of playthrough videos on YouTube if you want some tips

    I see that Usually Hapless has videos on this campaign. He's great. I love how his videos are succinct and well edited and don't make me sit through 46 hours of "Let's Play" style game play.

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    Tips on CMSF2 Task Force Thunder, first scenario? CMSF2 tips in general?

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    I'm playing through the first scenario of Task Force Thunder campaign a second time. I know this should be relatively easy, but well, noob here...
     
    I'm eliminating the mines with the mortars then sending the Abrams out. They are pretty tough so I'm sending them out to battle the Syrian tanks and other units.
     
    In the meantime I've put some of my smaller units and machine gun units up on the berm to scout and fire. I also put up my eyes in the sky to scout.
     
    I'm keeping the larger rifle units in the strykers to attack later.  Should I be using them now?
     
    I plan on hitting everything hard with arty as I take out tanks and other units with the Abrams. Then moving in later with the larger units and strykers. I know I SHOULDN'T assault the buildings - took major losses last time.
     
    I know the strykers are pretty vulnerable to the anti tank units. When do I bring them out? How do I use them and where do I position them? Do I need to have units equip themselves with the anti tank weapons for them to use them?
     
    In general am I using the units right? I played through all the tutorials, though I feel like I suddenly forgot everything LOL! What are the best scenarios to learn the game? I have all the DLC...
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