Pete Wenman Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 More MG news http://www.battlefront.com/community/announcement.php?f=124&a=663 P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Hey! They're offering a real downloadable PDf this time instead of the manual embedded in the website! 65 pages including credits and back cover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Great to see this! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuser Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks!, eagerly awaiting, Mr Duplessis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergerbitz Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Squeee! Bathroom reading! Thanks, BFC! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilM Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks for this Battlefront! Great idea to release it as a standalone .pdf, and better still in advance of the game! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 In case any of BFC is reading, on page 48 the word Nijmegen is split wrong. It should be Nij-megen, instead of Ni-jmegen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vencini Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Great! -We always write AA-guns GUNS? -What is APCR ammo? (M18GMC) We can destroy the Death Star with that? -M5 Halftrack driver with a PIAT? Yeah! I continue reading! Regards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Almost at the end my self. On PP 60 there is a change to how heavy weapons use ammo - starting from their organic ammo bearer team and then any non organic ammo bearer team and then their own supply. Yay, we can now send the ammo bearers running for more! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Also on PP 60 there is the update on rocket weapons firing from inside buildings. It also says that there is no penalty for firing them from a balcony. PP 62 new stance for the AI "Ambush Armor" very cool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 -What is APCR ammo? (M18GMC) We can destroy the Death Star with that? "Armour-piercing, composite rigid (APCR) is a British term, the US term for the design is high velocity armor piercing (HVAP) and German, Hartkernmunition." - Wikipedia Doesnt say anything on Wikipedia about how effective it is against Death Stars though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 When I saw the title of this thread my second thought was of the Friendly Giant. For the few that might not know what that is: it is an old children's show and after the intro music the "giant" arranges some chairs for us viewers and then says "Look up - way up" to start the show: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poesel Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Ian mentioned it already but this is really great: Ammo Sharing (page 56): Heavy weapon teams will now draw ammunition from neighboring units first, before depleting their own ammunition. The order of precedence for drawing ammo is: 1. Organic ammo bearer team. 2. Non-organic ammo bearer team. 3. Internal ammo. Time to change my sig - thanks BFC! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Vencini, What agusto said, to which I'd add: Americans called APCR by their own acronym HVAP (Hypervelocity Armor Piercing). In the CMx2 games, APCR, HVAP and PzGr 40 (plus arrowhead for the Russians when Op Bagration comes out) are all designated "T" ( for tungsten, actually, tungsten carbide) in the ammunition loads. Hope this helps. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexUK Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Hmmm Ambush Armour - 'functions like Ambush' What does that mean? Does the Ambush command only exist for the AI? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Hmmm Ambush Armour - 'functions like Ambush' What does that mean? Does the Ambush command only exist for the AI? According to the manual, "Ambush" is an AI stance that "instructs the units to only open fire if the enemy closes within a specific distance. Several distance options are available, from 75m to 1000m." Probably the actual mechanic involves target arcs, and "Ambush Armour" is the same thing but with target armor arcs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Lee Irked Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Moon As per the PDF Manual Um, Great, however I would like to be able to print it off and read it old school(on the throne) and it seems to be print protected by a password. :confused: I hope that is just for preview purposes and once I purchase it will be printable? Or am I missing out on the secret handshake and key to the executive washroom? Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergerbitz Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 When I saw the title of this thread my second thought was of the Friendly Giant. For the few that might not know what that is: it is an old children's show and after the intro music the "giant" arranges some chairs for us viewers and then says "Look up - way up" to start the show: "And I'll call Rusty...". Doesn't that just bring back memories, eh? Taking the thread off the rail a bit, it seems that Rusty and Jerome have been kicked out of the CBC museum: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2007/11/28/friendly_giant_puppets_pulled_from_cbc.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 "And I'll call Rusty...". Doesn't that just bring back memories, eh? Taking the thread off the rail a bit, it seems that Rusty and Jerome have been kicked out of the CBC museum: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2007/11/28/friendly_giant_puppets_pulled_from_cbc.html Yikes, I all for poking fun at pretty much anything but to actually use the puppets that you don't actually own and have a contract forbidding any use without approval. Oops somebody screwed up big - really big. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanir Ausf B Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Odd that the only Pz III model mentioned in the manual is ausf G, one of the early versions of the vehicle that ceased production in 1941. Were there no later versions of the Pz III around? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Crowley Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Panzer-Kompanie Mielke was equipped with a mix of Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf. G, L and M, to a total of six. I suppose, given the very small numbers available, the G was selected as a representative version, which seems reasonable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Vencini, What agusto said, to which I'd add: Americans called APCR by their own acronym HVAP (Hypervelocity Armor Piercing). In the CMx2 games, APCR, HVAP and PzGr 40 (plus arrowhead for the Russians when Op Bagration comes out) are all designated "T" ( for tungsten, actually, tungsten carbide) in the ammunition loads. No they aren't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 According to the manual, "Ambush" is an AI stance that "instructs the units to only open fire if the enemy closes within a specific distance. Several distance options are available, from 75m to 1000m." Probably the actual mechanic involves target arcs, and "Ambush Armour" is the same thing but with target armor arcs. It simply instructs the AI player unit to set a 360 deg. target arc (or target armor arc with the new option) at the selected distance. The actual behavior is no different than a human player unit given a target arc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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