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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Anonymous_Jonze in CMFB v2.11 patch is now available   
    The new scenario made me notice that the US Army does not have the appropriate M43 uniform appearance option starting in April 45.
    The only option is Standard (M41).

    Seen in CMFI R2V at the same date :

    The Sherman V texture still does not include the bow MG.
    Look at the bottom right :
    From the patch:

    Correct:

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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from laurent 22 in Winter Pershing +British vehicles   
    I have a feeling the Sherman III uses the textures named like so :

    It uses the M4A2 model from CMRT after all.
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    Frenchy56 reacted to Redwolf in Downfall: Enjoying the module?   
    I am also a bit underwhelmed.
    I use CM to experiment with the engine, explore game mechanics and use it as a TO&E reference. As such scenario packs are useless to me.
    The new expansion is very close to a scenario pack with how little units it adds.
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    Frenchy56 reacted to Warts 'n' all in Downfall: Enjoying the module?   
    My thoughts were pretty much along the same line. I shall have to contend myself with getting my Limey arse kicked in the Reichswald. 
    I've already put together a new music mod "Jocks in the Wald".
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from CHEqTRO in CMFB v2.11 patch is now available   
    The new scenario made me notice that the US Army does not have the appropriate M43 uniform appearance option starting in April 45.
    The only option is Standard (M41).

    Seen in CMFI R2V at the same date :

    The Sherman V texture still does not include the bow MG.
    Look at the bottom right :
    From the patch:

    Correct:

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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from laurent 22 in CMFB v2.11 patch is now available   
    The new scenario made me notice that the US Army does not have the appropriate M43 uniform appearance option starting in April 45.
    The only option is Standard (M41).

    Seen in CMFI R2V at the same date :

    The Sherman V texture still does not include the bow MG.
    Look at the bottom right :
    From the patch:

    Correct:

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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Vacillator in CMFB v2.11 patch is now available   
    Yes, the Sherman V is the only one which has that issue. It's actually quite different to the other Sherman models when you look at the texture layout and the 3D model.
    It's only the bracket, as you can see there is no antenna coming out of it and the top is bolted shut with a round steel plate. The bracket itself was part of the hull of every Sherman tank.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Anthony P. in CMFB v2.11 patch is now available   
    The new scenario made me notice that the US Army does not have the appropriate M43 uniform appearance option starting in April 45.
    The only option is Standard (M41).

    Seen in CMFI R2V at the same date :

    The Sherman V texture still does not include the bow MG.
    Look at the bottom right :
    From the patch:

    Correct:

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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Raskol in CMFB v2.11 patch is now available   
    The new scenario made me notice that the US Army does not have the appropriate M43 uniform appearance option starting in April 45.
    The only option is Standard (M41).

    Seen in CMFI R2V at the same date :

    The Sherman V texture still does not include the bow MG.
    Look at the bottom right :
    From the patch:

    Correct:

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    Frenchy56 reacted to Ts4EVER in Downfall: Enjoying the module?   
    To be honest, I find myself somewhat underwhelmed by this expansion. The content I have tried so far is fine, but it falls short of expectations in terms of scale.
    What it is missing is that "big thing" that gets you excited about it. In Fire and Rubble that was the Volkssturm stuff, which was completely new to CM and really unique. Downfall is a big content upgrade to Final Blitzkrieg, but in terms of the Combat Mission series as a whole, it does not actually add that much new stuff, with most of the formations and assets being ported over from other game families. Sure, the Volkssturm guys are still cool, but certainly not new anymore and frankly, I find it a bit weird that Downfall leans so heavily on those scenario and campaign wise, considering that they tended to surrender or go home on the western front, compared to the east.
    Obviously there is not much new stuff you can realistically do with the Germans, but if you had asked me about this module before it came out, I would have bet that the new "big thing" was amphibious vehicles and river crossings, the capability of which exists in the engine, with various LVTs, maybe footbridges and campaigns at Walcheren and during Operation Varsity to use these new systems. That would have been cool and exciting and, at least to me, the obvious direction for the game to take. All of this is completely absent though. I guess the Schwimmwagen was added, but no allied amphibious gear? This timeframe would also be perfect for adding Commandos and Rangers (which already exist in Italy BTW).
    There are the new super late war vehicles and weapons like the Pershing and Comet, but even in that area there is lots of unused potential that would have made the module feel way more unique and interesting. Just from the top of my head: Sherman Tulips, Sherman Crocodiles with fuel trailers (used at Juelich, another river crossing), Super Pershing... personally I am more of an infantry guy, so for those few of us: Why not add M1 Carbines modified for full auto capability, a common field modification, with kits being shipped officially?
    I could even think of some more German stuff that could be used to spice those up a bit, like the PAW-600 AT gun that was actually used at the Aller against British forces. In a similar vain, heavy AA gun formations that the allies overran (anti bomber positions), 10.5cm, 12.8cm AA guns... Maybe the 8.8cm improvised AT guns made from unused Jagdpanther guns, used at the "Düren belt"? And of course, since the MP40 was being phased out of production, some Beretta M38/42 for the Volksgrenadiers.
    Anyway, my point is, the module feels light on exciting new content and like more could have been done with the scenario.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Warts 'n' all in Sherman V Model/Mesh Glitch: Bug or Corruption?   
    Also someone I know pointed out that the armoured regiments had two Fireflies per troop by 1945. This is not reflected in-game as far as I can tell, in fact most of the TO&Es seem to be copy-pasted from CMBN. Sherman IIAs are missing from the Polish faction as well which would be a pretty interesting vehicle to differentiate it from Commonwealth armor.
    It was said that this expansion was made with love but that only seems to concern the US faction from what I can see.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from David Jaros in Sherman V Model/Mesh Glitch: Bug or Corruption?   
    Also someone I know pointed out that the armoured regiments had two Fireflies per troop by 1945. This is not reflected in-game as far as I can tell, in fact most of the TO&Es seem to be copy-pasted from CMBN. Sherman IIAs are missing from the Polish faction as well which would be a pretty interesting vehicle to differentiate it from Commonwealth armor.
    It was said that this expansion was made with love but that only seems to concern the US faction from what I can see.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from CHEqTRO in Sherman V Model/Mesh Glitch: Bug or Corruption?   
    Also someone I know pointed out that the armoured regiments had two Fireflies per troop by 1945. This is not reflected in-game as far as I can tell, in fact most of the TO&Es seem to be copy-pasted from CMBN. Sherman IIAs are missing from the Polish faction as well which would be a pretty interesting vehicle to differentiate it from Commonwealth armor.
    It was said that this expansion was made with love but that only seems to concern the US faction from what I can see.
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    Frenchy56 reacted to David Jaros in Final Blitzkrieg bugs it did not take long haha   
    There is quick fix from Frenchy put it in your mod folder
    m26-pershing.mdr
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Seedorf81 in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The vehicle is currently available in-game in the Panzergrenadier Battalion B (Panzer Brigade) formation, though it is only the early one with the 15mm guns.
    In CMRT the late version with the 20mm guns is introduced in December 1944.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Seedorf81 in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    You can tell a Sherman I Hybrid from the hull hatches and the fact that the front hull is made from cast armor while the rest is welded.
    Late model hulls, on which most of the Sherman Hybrid (or in US nomenclature, Composite) production was based on, had hatches larger than the earlier ones.
    Sherman I Hybrid :

    Sherman II :

     
    By the way, congratulations on your recovery!
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Seedorf81 in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The Hybrid Firefly served in Downfall's theater and is present in R2V, so it should be added to the TO&E when possible.
    As seen in this rather well-known picture :
    "A Sherman Ic Hybrid of the Coldstream Guards, Guards Armoured Division photographed near Namur, Belgium December 25, 1944."

    Sorry to bother you like this.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Seedorf81 in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The 1st Polish Armoured Division used Sherman IIAs, they were refitted with them in Holland so I think they would have been available around the start of CMFB's timeframe. There is no reason not to have them in since they're in R2V, they just need the MTO markings removed and to be put into the TO&E.
    Here are some pictures of them.


    I found a caption for this specific one: "Sherman IIA of the Polish 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade, KO'd in the Netherlands in late 1944"

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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Seedorf81 in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The Sherman Tulip was two RP-3 rockets on a fixed rail on each side of the turret. They were set to a certain distance and there was no way to aim them apart from that, so its use as an off-map asset would be dubious. It was clearly designed to be used in direct fire.
    As far as I know it was a modification unique to the Guards Armoured Division in Northwest Europe.
    Here is an excerpt from a combat action in the Netherlands in April 1945:
    "Tulip equipped Sherman tanks, belonging to the 1st Armoured Battalion, Coldstream Guards, 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, Guards Armoured Division, were involved in the action near the bridge over the Twente Canal between Enschede and Hengelo, in the Netherlands, on the 1st April 1945.
    Lt Boscawen’s No.2 Troop of five tanks was leading the way at maximum speed down a concrete canal road to take the bridge by surprise. No.2 Squadron’s armored car had managed to rush over the bridge first. Sergeant Caulfield’s Sherman Firefly had turned right to cross the bridge and follow the scout car but spotted a German four gun 8.8 cm flak battery to his left. He opened fire as he crossed the bridge.
    Lt Boscawen’s Sherman Mk.V tank was following. His tank fired its 75 mm (2.95 in) gun and machine guns at the German gun emplacement. It was protected by high earth mounds so he launched both his rockets. At the same time, the canal bridge was blown up by German engineers and his tank was hit in the petrol tank by a German shell that caused the tank to catch fire."
    If that is the case then I think it's a bummer, but fair enough. It was a pretty rare and special vehicle though quite representative of its timeframe and theater.
    The Ostwind definitely served on the Western Front though, there is no reason to omit it considering it is present in F&R.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from A Canadian Cat - was IanL in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The gun breech was rotated 90 degrees towards the loader to ease his job, since it was designed to be loaded from above. It was so large that the radio, which was in the back of the turret, had to be placed further back, protruding inside a piece of armor. It looks pretty uncanny without the stowage bin usually seen on British Shermans.
    It also pretty much forced the designers to add a loader's hatch on the turret roof since he couldn't get in or out otherwise.
    The bow machine gunner was omitted to make room for the larger ammunition. The bow MG port was covered with additional armor, which can be observed in-game.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from jtsjc1 in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The gun breech was rotated 90 degrees towards the loader to ease his job, since it was designed to be loaded from above. It was so large that the radio, which was in the back of the turret, had to be placed further back, protruding inside a piece of armor. It looks pretty uncanny without the stowage bin usually seen on British Shermans.
    It also pretty much forced the designers to add a loader's hatch on the turret roof since he couldn't get in or out otherwise.
    The bow machine gunner was omitted to make room for the larger ammunition. The bow MG port was covered with additional armor, which can be observed in-game.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Vacillator in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The gun breech was rotated 90 degrees towards the loader to ease his job, since it was designed to be loaded from above. It was so large that the radio, which was in the back of the turret, had to be placed further back, protruding inside a piece of armor. It looks pretty uncanny without the stowage bin usually seen on British Shermans.
    It also pretty much forced the designers to add a loader's hatch on the turret roof since he couldn't get in or out otherwise.
    The bow machine gunner was omitted to make room for the larger ammunition. The bow MG port was covered with additional armor, which can be observed in-game.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Aragorn2002 in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    The vehicle is currently available in-game in the Panzergrenadier Battalion B (Panzer Brigade) formation, though it is only the early one with the 15mm guns.
    In CMRT the late version with the 20mm guns is introduced in December 1944.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from Commanderski in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    That's a great addition! In fact I already made a mod of it using the hull from R2V's Firefly Hybrid :

     
    If I hear of an extremely late M4 75mm variant though, it would be the M4A1E9.
    It was basically a "poor man's" HVSS suspension made by extending the VVSS's track connectors and achieving the same width and thus ground pressure. I believe these would start being present on the front around March 1945.
    It seems only M4A1s were remanufactured, no M4's.

    Seen here in service with the 2nd French Armored division in late April 1945 :

    Here is an article on this.
    http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/e9suspension/e9suspension.html
     
    To recapitulate, I hope the Sherman IC Firefly Hybrid (Commonwealth + Poles) and the Sherman IIA (Polish faction only) will be ported from R2V.
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    Frenchy56 got a reaction from slippy in Pre-orders for the CMFB module Download are now open   
    That's a great addition! In fact I already made a mod of it using the hull from R2V's Firefly Hybrid :

     
    If I hear of an extremely late M4 75mm variant though, it would be the M4A1E9.
    It was basically a "poor man's" HVSS suspension made by extending the VVSS's track connectors and achieving the same width and thus ground pressure. I believe these would start being present on the front around March 1945.
    It seems only M4A1s were remanufactured, no M4's.

    Seen here in service with the 2nd French Armored division in late April 1945 :

    Here is an article on this.
    http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/e9suspension/e9suspension.html
     
    To recapitulate, I hope the Sherman IC Firefly Hybrid (Commonwealth + Poles) and the Sherman IIA (Polish faction only) will be ported from R2V.
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