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My 90/53 was somewhat luckier. Knocked out 3 Shermans, before with 2 AP rounds remaining (did someone say the 90/53s were accompanied by ammo trucks?) it took a hit which destroyed the 90mm. I pressed surrender to save needless waste of Italian lives . I also wondered about the firing animation - would both crew up top remain in their seats? Looking at where the ammo is stored and where the breech is suggests not, unless other crew members did the loading? I suppose a dismounting crew just for firing is rather problematic in the game...

Yes, starts 1345 and visiblity is good. I'm almost in position to attack after brushing aside a few outposts, so things will liven up very soon. Earlier I chose to attack Stavelot immediately and then move West immediately (this may not have been a choice if I remember correctly - it was a while ago - as I didn't fully clear the main Square, so wasn't offered the fuel depot option).

Their truck even took some hits getting up the road and past the mines I'd placed, but with no casualties and no major damge. Luck! Would've been a tall order without them.

If this is 'Storm on Stoumont', that's what I'm doing next. Will let you know how I get on... However for me this is mission 4 so perhaps the earlier choices make a difference?

Okay, Sapper Rearguard finished, minor spoilers in image below. Really enjoyed it. Tough situation as I mentioned, but I had some serious bad-asses in a 47mm AT crew who just survived and then just got into position in time. They then kicked some! Nearly all of the retreating units made it.

Just started this one - tough situation and again, thought-provoking. I'll try this one next.

Seems to be @snake_eye if I've tagged the right person. A minor detail - although the loading screen for the scenario does indeed show Patton's Assault Nemesis, it appears in my scenario listing as Patton's Attack Nemesis. No worries. I don't wish to blow @George MC's trumpet again, but I might as well - his scenarios are amongst the best. The Wittmann ones are great.

Hi @kevinkin, thanks for your fine work. I have the Major Bake scenario, and the one I posted shots from above, which was 'A lot too late' with 5 Tigers attacking in the snow. I think I have another one as well, but I can't quite remember the name just now (and no I'm not 65 yet in case anyone is wondering about my memory ).

Yeah, well you did a great job .

Yes, the briefing agrees with that and it's a great scenario, so thanks to @kevinkin. Was thinking I should also mention the CMFI Wacht am Rapido campaign by @kohlenklau. This also has some fine wintery stuff and some great maps and battles.

Yes, it's the CMRT Winter Mod, or possibly Winter '44 Mod. I'm not sure how it interacts with any recent F&R snowy effects etc. but it seems to work. I think there was an original Winter Mod which was developed and added to over a few years. @kohlenklau was one of those involved I think, so perhaps he can fill us in on the fine details.

Okay, you've persuaded me to play as Allied just to check these out . But not tonight. And despite the company mortars, I know I'll take a beating.

You really ought to invest in an indoor privy, they're quite the thing.

Seems to work for me, just checking as my dropbox with the same has been busy today. It's all for the greater good .

Just played through as Axis (of course). I have to say that's quite brutal, whichever side you might have been on. Result was as expected, 88s were phenomenal, and I had quite a wall of MG fire going out to the infantry. I enjoyed the Italian 45mm mortars, but they only hit 3 people - seemed like a small grenade exploding in the sand (oh wait, that's what it was ). First call the Italian artillery took forever to fire and totally missed. Second call, I lost the FO to British artillery, so you can guess what happened. On the other side the British artillery was nasty, I assume 25 pounders? Even knocked out one of my Achtrads... Anyway thanks, great fun and thought-provoking.

It's a great idea Phil, your work rate is a thing of wonder . I can hardly keep up playing the scenarios...

Yes I can see it and it works.

An oldie but a goodie, CMRT Winter Mod / A lot too late. The fun you can have with 5 Tigers: After the battle: EDIT: this is my first attempt with imgur, so let's see...

Hi slippy, I've PM'd you a link to a dropbox folder as it turned out to be a rather large zip file.

They're referring to arts facilities (if that's the right word) on the South Bank of the Thames, which have a certain concrete 'je ne sais quoi'. Didn't the Romans use a similar mixture, but with more appealing (and no doubt longer lasting) results?

I didn't notice either, and just looked for a save to check. Seems I didn't save even once, not sure what that says but perhaps that's how it should be for a small and quick game .

Agreed, but 1. it's not a tank (as in the OP's original question) 2. it's well before the WW2 time period (as in the OP's original question) 3. it was an experiment (which did not meet with success) not a production vehicle (not in the OP's original question) 4. It has a nice 'front step' on which to sit and savour one's tea. 5. I'm not the tank appearance police, so whatever .

What about this for ugly and sexy at the same time? Of course the purist might say "but that's not a tank" .

I have a zip file with the campaign and its included mods (which are in a sub-folder named panzermike1, which of course goes into the Z folder or the Mods folder, whichever you care to use). If you PM me with an email address I can send it, same goes for @Aquila-SmartWargames. Can't remember where I got it sadly... EDIT: The date on the .cam file matches the post with the latest (now defunct) link in the thread above, so it should be the updated version.

I'm not sure tanks need dentistry (modern or otherwise) or flavoursome and nutritional food . Or were you extending the scope of the thread? If so, I think the comments probably apply more to the WW2 period than they do to today, so they could be considered appropriate.