Vacillator
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It could be an extension of the often-seen 'my tank has not crossed the bridge, but instead has gone through the bridge surface and is trying to enter the river'?
A quick reverse can be the remedy if so...
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4 minutes ago, Simcoe said:
Great stuff! You’ve been on a roll with the content.
Agreed, I'm looking forward to this - especially if it applies equally to WW2 titles. None of those modern acronyms
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EDIT: didn't read the WARNO, it's already all linked in the first post, so I don't have to look forward to it
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1 hour ago, chuckdyke said:
Reading in the third dimension.
I'm reading this in the fourth dimension.
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31 minutes ago, RMM said:
@WimO Just a linguistic note about German to help ya, because I notice in the Briefing text that every mention of Böhm is completely messed up by the game's inability to accept such letters. Instead, it appears as BĶhm. A perfectly acceptable alternative in German though, when one can't or doesn't want to bother with the umlaut is to just write out the hidden 'e' that it represents. In this case: 'Boehm'. That's actually what the umlaut represents: a hidden 'e'.
Unfortunately, as I'm sure you're, painfully aware, there's no way to copy-n-paste text into the game files. Another upgrade that would greatly help the game.
Michael, you obviously need some relief from issuing movement orders
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Have another like my friend, who doesn't like a Panther?
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No pressure on us then
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In return can you add some additional 90mm assets on the US side? Yes I know it's too late for that but oh well...
TBH I still haven't seen what I have on the US side anyway.
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Wim, we have started the H2H but we have only shared the password files so far, Michael is probably labouring with some convoy movements.
I'm not sure how we create another password, or do you mean you need one of ours? I can share mine with you by PM if so, and I assume we would need to add you to the Dropbox, so PM me with your email address if so.
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7 minutes ago, beeron said:
I use services such as Imgur & Giphy to upload photos/gifs, that way I can upload as many attachments as I need. I simply upload the photo/video to the respective service and then attach the link into the post. Hope that helps!
Hmmm, same here but I only started doing this recently so perhaps I was previously posting direct images. Anyway, thanks again...
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2 hours ago, Vacillator said:
except perhaps the artillery availability might be different (according to the notes below versus what I read in the scenario notes).
Yes the TRF situation agrees with what I wrote earlier...
I don't mind
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Ernst Rohm? Anyhoo, my GIs stand ready... Hoping I have a few 90mm assets hanging around.
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4 minutes ago, RMM said:
Well, I'll fire up KfG Rohm then
Okay, I like a bit of defense and ambush. I did however look at the German forces while comparing the H2H versions, so if you feel the need to cast an eye over the US forces that's fine by me. I haven't seen them yet...
Will await the password file in the usual place my friend.
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Nigel, looking very good if a little brutal for those poor panzer crews. You know I like your videos but I think this one is missing some atmospheric (banging) techno music
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Yes, that is some excellent reporting with graphics that are second to none
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Have you got some kind of mahoosive allowance for attachments? Mine is generally full after a handful of screengrabs. I generally use direct links to Imgur images, maybe that's my problem?
Anyway, well done and please do more
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Thanks Wim and Michael. A quick look (one side only) at the H2H versions suggest they are the same renamed scenario, except perhaps the artillery availability might be different (according to the notes below versus what I read in the scenario notes).
Michael, I'm mindful of Wim's comments below, but we could try it if you like? Your turn to suggest sides if so?
20 hours ago, WimO said:German player has the more difficult task by far. Special rules are in effect to limit the movement of the German player. Pitch dark, vehicles move at Slow speed except under scenario defined situations. The German player's biggest challenge is traffic management. Patience is required to feed the long columns of vehicles in slowly and well spaced or you will produce an unmanageable mess. The German player has TRF's and is encouraged to use these for a preliminary bombardment on the assumed American positions. The Germans had a well defined artillery plan and had a habit of constantly intermittently bombarding road junctions. If the bombardment is delayed the German won't see much because it is pitch dark and hazy. Expect ambushes and surprises constantly.
American player: Is low on supply and recovering from the day's failed attack against Les Haut Vents. Supply trucks are on the way and these need to be 'managed' when they arrive or ammo might become a problem. Do not be quickly discouraged by adverse results. The German player's task is a difficult one and he is fairly easy to ambush.
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This is the top (and only the very top) of the map:
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Done, first time I've done so, but for you my friend
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28 minutes ago, WimO said:
I created multiple versions of the battles around Haut Vents. The one you have linked to here is a DASL conversion. I produced a much larger historically accurate scenario of Panzer Lehr's attack called "Gruppe Bohm to le Rocher". Besides that there is the 4 km x 4 km master map "Hauts Vents and Pont Hebert". the Gruppe Bohm scenario uses half of that map. I also created new building skins for that scenario which are still at the Green as Jade's web site.
I have a version called 'WO2 Lehr at Hauts Vents.btt' but as mentioned I'm not sure where I got it. That's the one I was looking at earlier...
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If you mean the Lehr scenario Michael, there's a version here:
However I have a version with a different filename, not sure where I got it...
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Excellent Wim, thanks!
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1 hour ago, WimO said:
might have a peek at my new post
Not seeing this yet Wim, guess it's on its way...
Thanks for the answer above by the way, exactly what I was looking for.
And in the middle of all of this I've been looking at the Panzer Lehr scenario you did. Looks good...
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1 minute ago, acrashb said:
That depends.
A true classic, Life of Brian.
I have difficulties with most of what was said earlier about the fiasco otherwise known as Brexit, but as this is not a thread about Brexit I'll keep them to myself.
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18 hours ago, WimO said:
If you play to the scenario's location VPs (Amfreville 100 and Cauquigny 500) then you will automatically be following the historical priorities for the U.S. player. This scenario's VPs are 'symmetrical', meaning that mine are the same as yours.
Sorry for another question Wim, and I may have missed the answer already. The above was about Good Drop, but does it also apply to Boots on the Ground?
Dave and I are just pondering whether to jump ship to one of the H2H scenarios (perhaps Timmes Digs In or Angriff der Grenadiere) or keep going with Boots on the Ground. I would have to make a major revision to my German orders, and he may be better prepared to give me a warm reception at Cauquigny than he otherwise would have been - however he has already stopped short of Amfreville so I have that in my favour.
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2 minutes ago, Warts 'n' all said:
clerical
Sorry, you had me at this point
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LOS
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I think we may be saying that there ain't such a tool in Engine 4. Was there one in Engine 3? I've only ever played Engine 3 demos and at the time had no clue what I was doing
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