Kozlice

Good discussion, @Kozlice.  This game goes pretty deep indeed.

Another interesting situation, I suspect relative elevation might also have something to do with it
LOS for reference
Just over the crest
A bit further
Even further, slightly elevated but out of LOS of the mortar team

CM community is one of the few places on the Internet where you can expect the honor rule to actually work out

I had made my post on FGM.com
http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmforum/threads/mega-map-tournament-thread.27719/
I saw a lot of other threads got plenty of attention. I hope mine does also. We can always play something significantly smaller in the meantime if we want to flaunt the game mode

That has reason, as attack formations of rifle divisions really were very narrow. 2-2,5 km for division, 500-600m for 1-st echelone battalion, 250-300 for company. But... That companies were smaller IRL. (At average. Sometimes not) In the game with 100% strength units you can use wider formations, I think. Or you will suffer huge casualties from mortarts and hmgs because of over concentration.

These are pdf's with large, labeled pictures for every QB map, covering CMFB, CMFI, and CMRT. I always get frustrated trying to remember which QB map is which, and having to load up the scenario editor just to find one gets really, really old. So I created these.
I'll eventually put these on CMMODS. As soon as I finish the CMBN one, which is a significantly bigger task, and has had to take a back seat to a different project I'm now invested in. So I decided to just post these here, now.
Can someone please let me know if these links work for plain ol' public download / access? If not, I'll repost proper links in a new thread. Dropbox recently got rid of its "Public Folder" feature, and the new way to accomplish almost the same thing is not very intuitive....
Here ya go:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jffokwaq2w017bj/CMFB - All QB Maps.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3l4xpbdhps0mgq6/CMRT - All QB Maps.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4rh9ya8wbe3tldr/CMFI - Alol QB Maps - lower quality.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9vhj33u708h0f9/CMFI - All QB Maps.pdf?dl=0
*NOTE:  the "lower quality" CMFI pdf is actually the same quality as CMFB's and CMRT's -- plenty good enough. The higher quality CMFI pdf was my first, though, and features lossless images... which is great, except that the file size is almost 300MB.
 

I've already designed several scenarios with a rather unconventional Blue force for CM:SF.....Whether it will be possible to do quite the same in the new engine remains to be seen (the new 'ammo dump' vehicle condition creates a number of issues for my previous technique).
But you can safely bet I'll give it a bloody good go. 

if @Sgt.Squarehead can do this in CMSF ……
 

Well it isn´t that easy to setup waypoints for a road with multiple vehicles especially if there are bends to overcome. BF should add some sort of toggle (shift key) to the movement commands which disables the (otherwise really useful) relative placement of waypoints but instead "focuses" all waypoints onto your designated tile. This would allow for somewhat convenient and effective convoy waypoint routes. I am pretty sure we´ll soon see this feature as programming-wise it isn´t really that hard to do.

no really dude I dont hate Russians. But I will call out behavior I see. Thats not to say I havent met tons of pr!cks from all countries especially America. Then again I live here.
Ive had off the boat Russian friends. Online Russian friends.  But I will call it how I see it its my opinion. And lately I cannot understand the seeming utter willingness large amounts of Russians I encounter online and read about to collectively set asixe their intelligence to wholeheartedly buy into the absolute nonsense Putin and Co. propagate and how the toxic mix of insane conapiracy theories, rewritimg history, lies, and nationalism has trickled down to where now I see outright pro Russia biases for anything Russian in Russian made video games and Russian posters will go to the greatest lengths to propagate inane or bizarre conspiracy theories.On Arrse. com the Brit Army rumor svc site theres plenty of great examples of this.
Still I think the biggest blowhard leader in the world isnt Putin but Americas own 'dear leader'. 
It really saddens me. I used to be impressed by the general level of intelligence of Russians I encountered.Now it just seems so many are willing to turn off their brain and let sputnik choose. 
and stalin as the most popular russian leader ever? Imagine if Germans smugly proclaimed how awesme Hitler was and F You if you dont agree. Stalin wasnt evem Russian anyways!
Anyways at the end of the day I dnt think any govt is on my team. Im on my team. I expect nothing else and have no fondness of authorities. wherever they may be. Some may know why because my past but Im not going to go into it.
edit : Id like to add I will freely bash on any nation state as I see it different than its people who I see as individuals. I assumed Carl was Russian from his very first response to me about me being the 1st person he met to believe in Russian trolls or influence on the election. I didnt mean to offend anyone.. err well I didnt mean to apologize anyone simply bexause theyre russian, and apologize if I did of course.

That's some next level Russia-hating right there lol

That's some next level Russia-hating right there lol

This was posted on FB, and should be of keen interest to many here, both for what CM games already are out and for the much wanted earlier period games.
Regards,
John Kettler

Did you just call me a mix of water and rum? Talk about language nuances...

Did you just call me a mix of water and rum? Talk about language nuances...

If that will be the case, I predict Armata or another 100 pages in "Russia is under equipped" thread

If that will be the case, I predict Armata or another 100 pages in "Russia is under equipped" thread

Lmao this is a woke derailment. Partisans in WWII didn't derail things this effectively. 
God Bless

300% increase of firepower

SpetsNaz, I think, vs muj in 1986. Russians are desperately trying to interdict Stinger shipments and capture a sample. Lots of war toys, including Mi-24V HIND/D. Really well done show, with real characters, not caricatures. Am finding this more than a bit surreal, for I was at Rockwell then and can well recall the electric sense of excitement we all felt in Operations Analysis when we got DOD Betamax footage of a muj downing a MI--17 HIP with a Stinger, We knew this would have a profound impact on Russian ability to use air power, especially helos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXo0ILflfYs
Regards,
John Kettler

Modern version of this? :)))
 
 

I’ve been working on a new scenario for CMBS 4.0 called “Tactical Operations Center”.  It is in Beta testing now and is intended as player vs AI.  Below is part of the Designer Notes that gives an overview.  Followed by a few screen shots.
This is a fictional scenario that may take a while to load depending on your computer. The player takes charge of a Tactical Operations Center (TOC) located in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) for a four-hour shift. The player is responsible for the successful execution of the mission during his shift. The scenario was created with the idea of being a static campaign in a counter insurgency environment.  It is a multi-battle scenario set on a large map (approximately 7.5 square kilometers) that, unlike a traditional combat mission campaign, shows persistent map damage. So, as the player maneuvers a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) down a roadway in response to actionable intelligence he can drive past the burning wrecks of a mistake he made earlier or the scattered bodies of a Separatist unit he destroyed. The scenario also provides three types of intelligence to help guide the decision-making process. The three types of intelligence are Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Tactical Site Exploitation (TSE). HUMINT is collected from Separatist who defect under an amnesty program administered by the Ukrainian government. The HUMINT intelligence is in the name field of defectors and includes an intelligence code, grid coordinates and time. A quick glance at the intelligence code sheet (included in the briefing) allows the player to know what, where and when something will occur or where something is located. Some of this HUMINT is time sensitive. The TSE and SIGINT are provided by touch objective notifications at the top of the screen. This intelligence will be useful in bringing The Butcher of Belz (enemy commander) to justice and for disrupting Separatist operations. The grid coordinates are created by a pattern of grid lines placed on the map using a blue occupy objective. The grid numbers are displayed on the map edges using landmarks. A brief explanation of this modified military grid system and how to use it is provided in the briefing. The player can, if he decides to, launch an air assault during the setup phase. There are four different landing zones to choose from. Forward Operating Base (FOB) Apache has a Helicopter Landing Zone (HLZ) where reinforcements will arrive, and other units will exit from. The FOB also has a mortar pit that will be resupplied with ammo both by air and by convoy if the roads and HLZ remain open. Another feature included in the scenario is the ability to destroy base camps thereby preventing the Separatists from receiving their scheduled reinforcements.
 
A Quick Reaction Force (QRF) mount their Strykers as 120mm mortars fire in the background as the FOB responds to assist an ambushed patrol.
 
Separatists scouting for vulnerable infrastructure to attack.  Separatist mod created by @pquumm.

Street fight in the town of Belz.   
  

Ah...Steel Armor! It's a shame they never really expanded it

Ah...Steel Armor! It's a shame they never really expanded it

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