dbsapp

The thing that M60s sometimes don't see something doesn't change the fact that on average all Soviet tanks are much, much worse in spotting than their American opponents, and it makes them really uncompetitive. 
Your "Deathride to Schweben" video clearly illustrates it. 
Basically it shows just that: in present state Soviets in CM are doomed to fail. If you read comments section on Youtube, you'll see that they don't hesitate to speak out this obvious truth. 

If those videos teach us anything it's that "Soviet dictrine" in CM doesn't work.
Halpless virtually lost most of his tanks early in the game simply because they couldn't see enemy. 
Those theories on "Soviet doctrine" look nice and clever on paper, but the simple truth is if your units can't see enemy which is right in front of them they can't win.
Competition of blind and sighted person is predetermined. 

"Hijacked"? I merely discussing the content of the above-mentioned video. 
What happened is Soviets were crushed due to the lack of spotting abilities. 
The video itself is the evidence that you so crave to see, but you won't because you are as blind as t-62. 
I really don't have any naive illusions that you will change anything, because all the failures of the game are by design. But that won't spare you of well deserved criticism. Enjoy. 

The thing that M60s sometimes don't see something doesn't change the fact that on average all Soviet tanks are much, much worse in spotting than their American opponents, and it makes them really uncompetitive. 
Your "Deathride to Schweben" video clearly illustrates it. 
Basically it shows just that: in present state Soviets in CM are doomed to fail. If you read comments section on Youtube, you'll see that they don't hesitate to speak out this obvious truth. 

If you really took the year 1991 as a baseline to measure the T-62s performance, then it's no wonder they underperform since they were built for the 1960s.
You measured it to the M1A1 Abrams which were manufactured from 1985. T-62s were manufactured from 1961...

"Hijacked"? I merely discussing the content of the above-mentioned video. 
What happened is Soviets were crushed due to the lack of spotting abilities. 
The video itself is the evidence that you so crave to see, but you won't because you are as blind as t-62. 
I really don't have any naive illusions that you will change anything, because all the failures of the game are by design. But that won't spare you of well deserved criticism. Enjoy. 

Well, it boils down to fact that in CM universe it is so. What Battlefront actually says is Soviet\Russian equipment is bad. 
Hilariously enough, at the same time they try to make an impression of some competition and challenge between fraction in CMCW (and in CMBS). 
My main claim is that Soviet equipment is represented in the game in a way that immediatly raises question, because units don't see something that they must see. 

And maybe if he sent those 3 companies on the left flank they would be mercilessly slaughtered by invisible enemy? We are engaging in pure speculation at this point.
What are the facts? The facts are Reds were demolished, scattered to pieces and blown away by enemy, who they didn't see. 
What should we discuss? We should discuss this spectacular failure and draw the conclusion that Reds are blind.
What they are discussing? "How Soviet dictrine works". 
It would be easy to put all the blame on clumsy mr. Hapless and his "wrong' decisions and save the face of the broken system. But would it be fair? I believe that his major mistake was to select Red team instead of Blue.
What amuses me is that this thread and post-game discussion are framed in deductive reasoning, which is basically pre-Enlightment method of thought. Discussion goes from concept (Soviet doctrine works in CM normally) to facts (the fact that Halpless failed is him to blame). 
Where as post-Enlightment method is inductive, e.g. to construct concepts based on facts (the fact that Halpless's units couldn't see anything means that something is wrong). 

The thing that M60s sometimes don't see something doesn't change the fact that on average all Soviet tanks are much, much worse in spotting than their American opponents, and it makes them really uncompetitive. 
Your "Deathride to Schweben" video clearly illustrates it. 
Basically it shows just that: in present state Soviets in CM are doomed to fail. If you read comments section on Youtube, you'll see that they don't hesitate to speak out this obvious truth. 

Thanks @dbsapp I think I give Cold War a miss and settle for Italy WW2 instead. You're right, silly modelling is just frustrating. We don't have an idea about the capabilities of late Cold War Soviet design, it was highly classified. It could have been an interesting game if they had at least matching adversaries. Hypothetically more advanced armor  not meant for export.
 

"Hijacked"? I merely discussing the content of the above-mentioned video. 
What happened is Soviets were crushed due to the lack of spotting abilities. 
The video itself is the evidence that you so crave to see, but you won't because you are as blind as t-62. 
I really don't have any naive illusions that you will change anything, because all the failures of the game are by design. But that won't spare you of well deserved criticism. Enjoy. 

I didn't watch the video because I can't stand Rice for more than 3 minutes, but I suspect the issue is that BFCs pro-US bias meant that the Soviets did not perform as they historically would, along with the lack of nukes and chemical warfare in-game.
 
@IICptMillerII

If those videos teach us anything it's that "Soviet dictrine" in CM doesn't work.
Halpless virtually lost most of his tanks early in the game simply because they couldn't see enemy. 
Those theories on "Soviet doctrine" look nice and clever on paper, but the simple truth is if your units can't see enemy which is right in front of them they can't win.
Competition of blind and sighted person is predetermined. 

The thing that M60s sometimes don't see something doesn't change the fact that on average all Soviet tanks are much, much worse in spotting than their American opponents, and it makes them really uncompetitive. 
Your "Deathride to Schweben" video clearly illustrates it. 
Basically it shows just that: in present state Soviets in CM are doomed to fail. If you read comments section on Youtube, you'll see that they don't hesitate to speak out this obvious truth. 

I really don't get why they didn't make things like visability and weapons costomizable, while CM is quite mods-friendly in terms of skins and visual effects. Instead they chose to make it pro version feature.
And why "homesty is 60%"?😁 after thermals - maybe, but why it should be so before, it's a mystery foe me. 

I really don't get why they didn't make things like visability and weapons costomizable, while CM is quite mods-friendly in terms of skins and visual effects. Instead they chose to make it pro version feature.
And why "homesty is 60%"?😁 after thermals - maybe, but why it should be so before, it's a mystery foe me. 

The thing that M60s sometimes don't see something doesn't change the fact that on average all Soviet tanks are much, much worse in spotting than their American opponents, and it makes them really uncompetitive. 
Your "Deathride to Schweben" video clearly illustrates it. 
Basically it shows just that: in present state Soviets in CM are doomed to fail. If you read comments section on Youtube, you'll see that they don't hesitate to speak out this obvious truth. 

If those videos teach us anything it's that "Soviet dictrine" in CM doesn't work.
Halpless virtually lost most of his tanks early in the game simply because they couldn't see enemy. 
Those theories on "Soviet doctrine" look nice and clever on paper, but the simple truth is if your units can't see enemy which is right in front of them they can't win.
Competition of blind and sighted person is predetermined. 

Yea, it was designed in this game as a target. 

Must be the dumbest TC on the Eastern front. 

Scheiße (sh*t). 

If you play the interview backward you will hear secret message.

Greetings from Latvia.

I really thought the interviewer didn't really do his homework before this interview.. there were a ton of hairbrained questions, like "do you think BFC will update CMBB or CMAK in the future?".. no, why would he ever do this? those engines are a technical dead-end, fun to play in 2001, not fun to play in 2022.  Anyway, I thought Steve was being nice and I'm not sure I would have reacted the same way.