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Yes that's a good idea which I neglected to do, partly due to being worried that my precious crews would not return to their vehicles. But of course if losing one or two means saving a few panzers obviously it's worth it. A reflection of RL practice too if I remember the stories of Wittman and Carius correctly...

New version is on its way, old one removed in the meantime.

In this battle I'm sure you're right, but I like to have infantry as eyes in front of the panzers. Next scenario?

Hmmm, mine are in the fields on the other side of the village, but I'd best not add any spoilers. In any case I'm happy that I've cleared a lot of the hiding Bolsheviks (as far as I know), onwards to victory. I have never maneuvred so many Tigers and also the artillery on hand is very nice. I am however feeling a bit 'naked' without infantry support, old habits die hard...

Yes, I'm ready to download. I assume that's a bayonet on the shouldered rifle? First blood may inadvertently come from that .

Good advice, something I don't forget but which I never seem to get quite right .

Okay, well the very best of luck to you my friend. And thanks for the update to the AAR, great work again.

As I understand it, Steam drops items you already have, so in my basket up there, it has dropped the SF2 and BS base games from the first two bundles as I had them in the Super Bundle already. So no duplication.

No, seems to be just SF2 base game. And BS is just the base game so no Battle Pack.

Please send him round, I'll fish out a groat. Unless he takes credit cards...

I agree. It is however a shame that careless photo-grabbers (like me) then perpetuate falsehoods. Now where's that sword? I need to do some falling...

So following up on my 'Super Super Bundle' suggestion, I used Steam to select the Bundle plus the national add-ons in SF2 and the Battle Pack in BS. Here's what it would cost me in these harsh post-Brexit times: Being the sort of person who has to have all of the content, I would have to go this way. Unless @BFCElvis has a better offer, as I'd rather buy it direct . Not really expecting a counter-offer by the way John.

This sounds great, looking forward to giving it a go.

Interesting, the photo comes up if you search for Utah Beach but that could be a Googlism... EDIT: Google maps on satellite image confirms the above photo is Lokken - oh well, at least the guess was correct . Perhaps I should have used this photo instead:

Some way into Steve's 2022 preview thread he mentioned Utah, so he was my source of intel other than your screenshot .

Utah, but not really my picture .

Does it lead down to this (the photo being from recent times of course)?

If you'd like I could take a look at the save file and see if I get the same problem? Let me know and we can set up a dropbox link or email or whatever works for you. Of course if you've moved on that's fine . I could also load up Studienka and play it through, but you said they appear quite late in the battle. Apologies @Ithikial_AU, my throw away comment was meant to just say that I use the UI mod so things look a little different (read much better), not that it might have anything to do with the mortars.

I'll give it a go once it's whittled Phil, thanks. Happy to PBEM with you if that helps. Also please PM me if I'm meant to be doing anything else, my thought processes seem a little overloaded at present .

Also a good point, and the OP hasn't been on the forum since January 3rd. Oh well, hope his issues didn't totally put him off and that he'll be back.

I'm totally with you on that. While there is always room for improvement, what we have is pretty good and only every now and again do we see something that raises an eyebrow. The good things far outweigh any issues. That's my opinion anyway. Now bring on the improvements .

I'm not sure this thread is a whinefest or even has that much whinging? Most here love the game and perhaps are just reporting some of the oddities that happen now and then. It's not a big thing, is it? I imagine none of the above will stop any of us playing the game, certainly not me. I'll now await the shooting down in flames ...

I see, sorry to hear about that John and hope it improves soon. Good point. Thanks for the detailed explanation George. I had wondered about the '17 IS2s' in the video as it did not tally with what I'd read (and of course played ) before.

It did however seem to raise their helmets off their heads just before they were vapourised?

John, buy the game - you won't regret it (or should I say I didn't it was my first CM title). IIRC in game the number of IS2s was not that high, there were more T34s. There are various accounts of what happened and various denials of what happened so I think the game version takes a middle ground (@George MC will I'm sure correct me on this). You can of course employ all of the the Tigers straight away if you wish (I did), or play it historically . Oh and the dismounted start is I think possible @Rinaldi did it recently in his BN Detours scenario (again this is subject to correction).