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March 31, 2019

Got it! Thank you @IanL But please, do not call me "an expert"...

March 31, 2019

I am enhancing my first scenario with new things like barbed wire and trench. But, since this object do not have a Face command, how do you change their orientation? I have searched in the manual and I have not found the answer. I have tried playing with Ctrl, Alt or Shift but with no success.

Any tips from the experts?

Thanks

March 30, 2019

I have taken this one as well. Thanks Joe.

March 29, 2019

Meanwhile, in Normandy 1944, plenty of DAR to follow and comment. Thank you for your patience.

And, from a pure beginner perspective:

Looking forward to your tactical advices.

March 29, 2019

Hello,

You can no longer buy CMSF1. So, yes the only course is to upgrade CMSF1 bundle 35$:

https://www.battlefront.com/cmsf1-upgrades/

And pay the CMSF2 British module 35$:

https://www.battlefront.com/shock-force-2/cmsf2-british-forces-module/

March 28, 2019

MINUTE 21

The artillery barrage continues. On my left wing, I see some Germans coming back to counter my move. This is not the end after all...

As planned, my halftrack has spotted few targets. Cool.

At least, I have one objective that is reached. It should lower the victory points of everybody.

On the left, this is not turning good. But, I am taking the needed orders next turn to explose those guys.

Small victory, the armored car will not cause any problem anymore.

The overall situation at the end of this turn.

March 28, 2019

MINUTE 20

My men are advancing and firing. I am doing an alternate of QUICK and ASSAULT moves and it seems to work quite well. Some people are firing while the others are progressing. I will continue to experiment this.

Looks like the Germans are playing their last gambit.

My two men scout team is approaching from the main objective.

My halftrack is on the move and I hope it will suppress lots of enemy in the coming turns...

On the left, I am progressing... But, in the center, this is another story... By chance, the Germans are heading towards my troops that are still in a state of fighting.

March 26, 2019

15 hours ago, RockinHarry said:

Evil Joe was just waiting for you to move out. Somehow I´d seen that comin...

That is probably what you are calling experience... Doing a small harass mission on a long duration and adjust mission when you are sure of the enemy location. This way you do not have to wait too much between two fire support missions... I assume this is it.

But, what else could I have done? Falling back at the edge of the map?

March 26, 2019

19 hours ago, Erwin said:

Oh yes, it is MUCH more easy to keep men alive in CMSF2 lol. If a CMSF2 scenario is done right, one can barely afford any friendly casualties at all.

March 25, 2019

I would like to request an enhancement of Review Map functionality if possible for casualties. This squad initially contains 9 men.

After a casualty, I take care of my marksman with buddy aid.

The marksman then disappears from the list.

Ending the scenario, I can see one men has been wounded.

Pushing the Review Map button and selecting this particular squad, I do not see the marksman anymore. What I would like to request is to add it back in the list with its exact ending status (either killed, wounded or missing). In fact, the same kind of label than "Casualty" written in red in the second screenshot above.

Thank you

March 25, 2019

MINUTE 19

Looks like my problem is resolved. In fact, Joe has resolved it for me. The turn starts well. On the left, my troops starts assaulting the enemy position in front of them.

But, I was surprised to see an assault from the Germans in the center without any kind of support.

My mistake, 10,5cm shells exploded few seconds later, crushing or disabling most of my men in the center. Argh!!!!!!

I am going back to CMSF2...

March 23, 2019

On 3/19/2019 at 3:43 AM, 37mm said:

Here's a video of the second beta in action...

Really nice work!

March 23, 2019

Thanks guys. The problem is that I have no time left now. Any kind of fire support mission is taking me a 8 minutes delay before delivery...

And, about my tank @Heirloom_Tomato, it is dismounted. There are three out of five guys who are still alive. I am not sure I will do anything with this tank once the three guys have stopped panicking...

March 22, 2019

Oh I see, a newbie mistake. I have 60mm and 81mm mortars, all on map.

So only two rounds of smoke per team, that is what I have observed in my first attempt... Snif. What do I do now for protecting my men?

March 22, 2019

5 hours ago, JoMc67 said:

However, you know your playing too much CM when you become complacent and star letting a Freaking NEWBIE (not mentioning names) win more often then not against a Regular Opponent...Sigh

Never be complacent with a newbie. It is helping him to learn from his mistakes. I am learning a lot thanks to you Joe... And, did you already forget how you crushed me last time?

March 22, 2019

Dear readers, I have a problem. The smoke screen I was willing to do, before assaulting the main objective, is not working at all.

How do you evaluate the number of smoking rounds available in one mortar team compared to the "normal" rounds?

March 22, 2019

MINUTE 18

My halftrack continues some area fire to pin down the enemy.

The 10,5cm shell of this turn is bad. Four teams impacted... Argh!!!

Looks like our old friend, the armored car, is back.

Meanwhile my mortar team is starting a fire mission to add more casualties to the guys in front of me in the woods.

This time, my halftrack is able to spot the enemy car and starts firing.

I hope it will be neutralized now.

A little zoom on my mortar team currently firing.

I have a small team doing recon of the main objective. No shots at all. Where is the enemy?

March 22, 2019

Oups sorry, I have misread. I was also thinking of planes.

March 22, 2019

That is a good point for modern combat indeed @SlowMotion

I am wondering about WW2 titles. Not sure any armies were able to achieve this kind of communication.

But for CMBS and CMSF2, good idea.

March 22, 2019

You know when, during a walk in the countryside, you look at the windows of one house and evaluate the best angle of attack to take it, looking at cover and concealment, and where to place the fire support team...

AND

You know when your wife rolls her eyes when you explain her your last turn...

March 22, 2019

This scenario is a lot of fun. I have played it a lot in CMSF1. There is a blue setup zone near the mosque that is very convenient to enter the city. But, I always thought it was a little gamey to use. In CMSF2, this setup zone was just removed... Excellent idea.

March 21, 2019

MINUTE 17

@IanL yes it was exciting and now the calm after the storm... I continue some area fires on my left wing.

My plan is now the following:

I will advance on the left and destroy the remaining opposition in the woods,
Then, I will move my guys toward the main objective in the center of the map.

March 19, 2019

MINUTE 16

This turn was exciting. To avoid losing my halftrack, I have ordered it to advance a little while I am sending my tank into a search and destroy mission against this armored car.