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Some good news on the testing front and a possible way for businesses to start taking control. 
https://www.businessinsider.com/emirates-tests-passengers-coronavirus-covid19-flights-2020-4?r=US&IR=T
Testing is the key, you have to know you are safe to others and safe from others, this has to be way forward until vaccine is available. 
 

Dang, that is one epic whuppin'!  Thanks for all the work you put into entertaining all of us. 

I guess I better play Brutal next.  I was going most in order smallest first but skipped a few to try to improve my US faction skills.  I got a total victory -- except I added a 4 vehicle scout platoon in scenario editor, so yes, I cheated.  I'll play Brutal straight up and see how badly I get whupped.  I've gotten a mix so far of wins, losses and draws.  Like forgetting to dismount my Stinger team and watching helplessly as four strykers get brewed up in less than 2 minutes.  Ooops.  Turns out the Russians know about airplanes.
Chibot, thanks for the tips on IR vs non-IR smoke.  You are in China?  I hope you are stable to stay safe & healthy.  Here in US we are still not peaked I think.
I wonder if they will ever have a CM People's Army game?  That would be interesting.  China vs Taiwan?  Amphibious landings, Chinese vs mostly US gear? 

If you want to see the grenade in the lower left frame, click on the image to get it to pop up, then click again for a larger image.

So ~1900 dead in US yesterday.  An undercount because those who die at home are found & counted later often, as is happening in NY right now.  US at around ~96k dead, will pass 100k over the weekend.  Death rate in US nowhere near peaking. 
Thankfully this is "just a bad cold".  "no worse than seasonal flu".  Will the people who listened to the lies now say "my news sources & politicians lied to me!  the evil scientists, even the evil mainstream media actually told the truth -- maybe I've been lied to for years and should re-evaluate my worldview".  No, they will double down on the lies, and believe that the utterly anti-competent narcissist in charge of federal govt did "an amazing job".  No, they will continue to spend all day being brainwashed and blaming everyone not responsible.  "evil WHO!".

So your first post was Fake News!  

So ~1900 dead in US yesterday.  An undercount because those who die at home are found & counted later often, as is happening in NY right now.  US at around ~96k dead, will pass 100k over the weekend.  Death rate in US nowhere near peaking. 
Thankfully this is "just a bad cold".  "no worse than seasonal flu".  Will the people who listened to the lies now say "my news sources & politicians lied to me!  the evil scientists, even the evil mainstream media actually told the truth -- maybe I've been lied to for years and should re-evaluate my worldview".  No, they will double down on the lies, and believe that the utterly anti-competent narcissist in charge of federal govt did "an amazing job".  No, they will continue to spend all day being brainwashed and blaming everyone not responsible.  "evil WHO!".

So the economy would be just fine if we all just carried on?  when ~20% of the population is getting very sick, 5% critically ill?  and w/o enough medical many of that 5% would die.  And you think the economy would just carry on fine?  NO it would crash anyway.  There's this bizarre insanity that basically thinks we would not hurt the economy if we just carried on and let at least ~1 million americans die?  WTF?  think it through, perhaps?  it would be a disaster, and people would quarantine themselves anyway if they could, they'd avoid gatherings -- just like what we're doing now.  Parents would stop sending kids to school, no one going out to eat, no movies, no sports -- just like now except with many times the number of dead.  What a ridiculous bunch of stupidity, to think we are actually making a choice b/w hurting or not hurting the economy.
Of course it's best that everyone is immune via previous infection and that can happen w much much less than 1% dead or with  much more than 1% dead.  And I am so glad to see so many brave souls ready to let so many die -- because they think that only others will die.  LISTEN TO THE F-ING EXPERTS.  They are scientists, they live in an evidence based world.  They don't get their information by cherry-picking hearsay, rumors, & lies on the internet.   We are just getting started w this in the US, and we're going to losing thousands per day very soon we're already near 2000 per day. 

So the economy would be just fine if we all just carried on?  when ~20% of the population is getting very sick, 5% critically ill?  and w/o enough medical many of that 5% would die.  And you think the economy would just carry on fine?  NO it would crash anyway.  There's this bizarre insanity that basically thinks we would not hurt the economy if we just carried on and let at least ~1 million americans die?  WTF?  think it through, perhaps?  it would be a disaster, and people would quarantine themselves anyway if they could, they'd avoid gatherings -- just like what we're doing now.  Parents would stop sending kids to school, no one going out to eat, no movies, no sports -- just like now except with many times the number of dead.  What a ridiculous bunch of stupidity, to think we are actually making a choice b/w hurting or not hurting the economy.
Of course it's best that everyone is immune via previous infection and that can happen w much much less than 1% dead or with  much more than 1% dead.  And I am so glad to see so many brave souls ready to let so many die -- because they think that only others will die.  LISTEN TO THE F-ING EXPERTS.  They are scientists, they live in an evidence based world.  They don't get their information by cherry-picking hearsay, rumors, & lies on the internet.   We are just getting started w this in the US, and we're going to losing thousands per day very soon we're already near 2000 per day. 

I am using this CMBS propaganda to try to convince my friend to start playing CM

I am using this CMBS propaganda to try to convince my friend to start playing CM

Yeah and @Holien agreed that just attacking China for the virus is stupid and unhelpful. The issue is more the response of that gov’t and its accountability just as I think Trump and Fox News should be accountable for spreading false information and contributing to the problem being far worse.  Interestingly there are suggestions that Fox News is quietly reviewing their exposure to being sued for the way they have spread false information and impacted communities and individuals. 
 
and this far right s**t has got to be addressed. One guy was planning on targeting a hospital. And then this ahole this morning
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/engineer-tried-crash-train-usns-mercy-los-angeles-233500380--abc-news-topstories.html
send some of these aholes to Guantanamo for terrorism.    
 

We only have to look back to our favourite period of history to see how extreme situations are used by populist politicians to whip people up into stupidity that can wreck entire countries...
Let's hope we just have a pandemic and nothing else...
I am all for holding the politicians accountable no matter which country...

the russian in the APC,wearing greatcoat！！

My first one was "Ambush", a tiny fun scenario at slow pace.
the 2nd one was a bad choice, "Brutal!", I was humiliated by AI
3rd one was "Galloping Horse Downfall"
 
CMBS present a modern battlefield that is deadly, brutal and unforgiven .
An important lesson from CMBS is "Do NOT stay at the same place for more than 1 min!" .  And if you are facing US Army, then you got to update it to "Don't sit at the same place fore more than 15 seconds!"

And it gets more intense as the battles get bigger. Have fun and Get Some!
 Yes CMBS is a wee bit more intense. BFC has such a rich palette of WWII kits it makes one really appreciate  how much equipment / tactics have evolved with CM Modern, CMSF2 & CMBS.
Buzz

Thanks very much everyone.  I started w smallest as suggested.  These Russian soldiers are for real!  Dude is hitting me w grenade launcher from 500m and seems to be bravest man on earth.  Bullets and mortars all around him and he just keeps firing.  How many rounds does this guy have??   I've got MG firing from a reverse hill crest, a good position, but their luck will run out at some point.
THIS IS FUN!!!

Thanks very much everyone.  I started w smallest as suggested.  These Russian soldiers are for real!  Dude is hitting me w grenade launcher from 500m and seems to be bravest man on earth.  Bullets and mortars all around him and he just keeps firing.  How many rounds does this guy have??   I've got MG firing from a reverse hill crest, a good position, but their luck will run out at some point.
THIS IS FUN!!!

Hey Aragorn2002, we don't always agree on political items but I still always read your posts.  Come back & talk CM soon, you know your CM stuff.

Unless someone else has a specific suggestion, I would start with trying the smallest scenarios.  I was a veteran of CM1 and then CMSF1, but when I started CMBS it was shocking how much more deadlier it was.

Play the US side progressing from smallest to largest. Once you have a good feel for the capabilities then play the UKR/RUS. No side spots as well as the US and this will flatten the curve as you come up to speed...

CMBS + Battle Pack is an excellent purchase and one of my favorites. Modern is fast,lethal and a lot of fun to play. Pretty much if you can spot it you can do some real damage quickly.  Bud Backer's comic book art is excellent.
Good advice from Howler on how to progress and get up to speed on the units capabilities and spotting. Don't jump in the BIG battles 1st... start small and US. 
Another suggestion is go in the Editor and set up some small scenario testing with limited units and include some night battles in the mix. A lot of CMBS is making sure you know where not to be because avoiding being spotted. With Modern... if you can see it you can probably kill it. Provides a much greater appreciation of all the CM WWII games. I enjoy switching back and forth for the change of pace and unit equipment / tactics needed. 
Buzz

After WW2 simulations, CMBS was sure an eye-opener. No longer was it fairly safe to hide in some shrubs... thermal sights FTW!