Artkin

Closer and closer to slaughterbots.

Those who enjoy war porn (i've had my fill) will be engaged by the bradley shooting up the town - but wait for the end where the drone flies into the shelter entrance and blows it up. So make that a small swarm with some autonomy, and fly instead through the shelter with communications relay drone remaining at each corner to allow the mini-swarm to act as a unit and send BDA back to headquarters.  Then the shelter isn't a shelter, it's a pre-dug graveyard.
This is right around the corner.  With the current rate of AI development and drone innovation (driven by the Russo-Ukraine war) I say eighteen months or so.

Can't tell you how glad I am to be living in a mostly-peaceful country with a friendly neighbour.
 

A 2.5km by 2.5km map of Bad Hersfeld for Cold War that the auto editor has produced. Thanks for the awesome tool @Butschi the open street map part is mind blowing! Plenty of clean up work now to do before its finished. 

Huge map in the works of Gross Osnig area..

You can just make it in another game and port it over to cmbn unless it's heavily housed in which case you might run into buildings with missing floors.

Tis But A Scratch.

Video of "Askold" is being hit with three missiles
 
 

I guess this was acknowledged, but the problem still persists and needs to be addressed. The M113A2 from CMCW is far too vulnerable. 
The "high intensity" combat situations that eliminate my gunners are from squad or smaller sized elements at very distant engagement ranges for open sights and a target so small.

The switch between win7 and win10:
I hate win10 with a passion. 

I think the issue that theres 0 attention focused on the rest of the forum. As said it does seem like Elvis is the only person reading the rest of the forum. 
Bugs get reported and are often completely forgotten about or just never read. It took years to fix the T-90 bug and it wasnt until the staff was really pressured. 

Supposedly these were used in Italy. I've watched plenty of WW2 stuff, but never heard of this. Very ingenious, and looks like it would work good to transport a squad so surprised so obscure.
 

I think the issue that theres 0 attention focused on the rest of the forum. As said it does seem like Elvis is the only person reading the rest of the forum. 
Bugs get reported and are often completely forgotten about or just never read. It took years to fix the T-90 bug and it wasnt until the staff was really pressured. 

I think the issue that theres 0 attention focused on the rest of the forum. As said it does seem like Elvis is the only person reading the rest of the forum. 
Bugs get reported and are often completely forgotten about or just never read. It took years to fix the T-90 bug and it wasnt until the staff was really pressured. 

I believe, as we are all paying customers, and most of us I suspect have invested some hundreds of dollars here - can feel somewhat justified to provide some feedback of sorts.  Normally, well lead businesses will ask directly for feedback as part of their daily transactions.

Yeah FR was the best release of any CM's. Selling it for only $35 is a hell of a deal. The maps are incredible. 

CM Fall Blau first !!!!! 

https://frontelligence.substack.com/p/avdiivka-russian-losses-from-october?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

I am highly skeptical about direct energy C-UAS, let alone C-RAM.  It may be technically feasible for static point defence systems one can plug into a power grid.  But for mobile defence I think the energy bill is just too high.  Further one would need thousands of these systems (which is what GD wants) to deal with the levels of systems we see in this war, let alone swarms likely in the next one.  These things will be 1) highly visible as that much energy being pumped into the environment is going to get detected…bit more juice than a pigeon heart, and 2) will be a prime target for all the systems that can see it.  We would likely lose them too fast to replace.
And then there is volume.  A direct energy weapon that can target and engage dozens or even hundreds of small tac UAS/loitering munitions at range would be a game changer for more than AD.  Such a weapon could target people and vehicles at ranges and rates that would change warfare forever if such a system existed.
No, this is typical western military industrial planning.  We have swarms of small UAS that costs a few hundred to a few thousand dollars each that we need to stop.  Of course we will develop and buy a laser- phased AD system that costs hundreds of millions and needs to be put on a big truck….makes perfect sense.
Or we take another UAS that costs a few hundred dollars and built it to kill other UAS.  

Hey look its Neuhof. 

Dear god, not another circle jerk.

Dude, sweet. Thanks a lot.

I can't remember if I posted this once before when CW first came out, but I have still a small pocket handbook that was issued to all FIST Chiefs in the 1/320FA back then. At the time I got this book I was a FIST Chief in A Btry, 1/320FA (Abn), later a Fire Direction Officer at battery and battalion level (in 2/321FA (Abn), and later still a Fire Support Officer (at both Bn and Bde level in 1st Bde). 
It's 5 separate pdfs. The first one has a lot of info on how a Soviet MRR would operate in the attack, which may help with tactics opposing them. It describes the recon element, the advanced battalion, with tactics and TOE. There is a nice table on how each element is organized and fights, along with (importantly!!) vulnerabilities. There is a lot of fire support information which will be more useful for background information, but does include a lot of specs of both US and Soviet equipment - rates of fire, shell weights, even airlift requirements to move a battery and supply it by air. In those tables DRF and DRB refer to the Division Ready Force, and Division Ready Battalion, referring to the artillery units associated with the infantry brigade that is on "Mission" cycle - the ones who are always ready to fly away at a moment's notice. One battery is direct support for an infantry Bn, one artillery Bn in direct support of an infantry brigade. Back then those direct support roles remained rigid, so that the same units batteries always supported the same infantry. For example as a FIST Chief, I supported C Co, 1-325 Inf (Abn). We trained with them in the field all the time, so we built a good working relationship. 
The TOE for US is specific to the 82d Airborne so you can't really apply it to a US mechanized unit. More men per squad, limited vehicles, etc. The 82d is kind of unique, and keep in mind that it's walking infantry, and the tactics for defense are described as the 82d being put in a position to oppose a mechanized Soviet advance, but in general terms, they still apply pretty well. 
Hope you find it useful. Feel free to download and save copies for yourself. This was freely given out, never classified in any manner, and we carried them around. 
They may help with tactics opposing Soviet advances, which in the AI scripting are pretty well based on how it's described here. Any fans of Flashpoint Campaigns (either Red Storm or Southern Storm) may also find them useful there - easier to see the larger scale Soviet organization unfold.
Enjoy.
Dave
Fire Support Handbook -5.pdfFire Support Handbook -4.pdfFire Support Handbook -3.pdfFire Support Handbook -2.pdfFire Support Handbook -1.pdf

Battalion.  Not Brigade.  Of course the loss of an entire Battalion is going to seriously impact its parent formation.

Footage from an airsoft game, unfortunately 😉