womble Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 The moving panther was running along a smooth asphalt road, directly towards its target on the same level surface. For a moving shot, the parameters don't come any more favourable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 The moving panther was running along a smooth asphalt road, directly towards its target on the same level surface. For a moving shot, the parameters don't come any more favourable. Seems the game models this better than I thought. Until now I just assumed that the game checked if the firing tank was moving, and if yes, then applied some wild random deviation to the shot. Maybe accuracy is tied to turret movement, rather than hull movement, so if you fire straight ahead the shot won't deviate much... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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General Jack Ripper Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Some weirdness is happening this turn, my Jpz and Ithikial's Firefly have just spent 60 seconds within 100 meters of each other, without spotting each other.More weirdness happened near the Road Bridge, Ithikial ran a full squad out in front of my attack, and most of them were shot down in a few seconds.I've given my Jpz a [Face] command, and I'm going to leave him in position. Meanwhile, my PaK 40 keeps crawling along... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Can you spot him with a target command? The scary thing is that his gun is pointing right at you. If it was pointing in a different direction you could area fire for 15 seconds and see if that locks him on target or perhaps hunt a square or two ahead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Bad luck on the Panther, but it did take out several enemy tanks, correct? Looks like most of the crew survived, which is good.That is high drama there, between the Jpz and Firefly. Can't wait to see what happens next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Can you spot him with a target command? The scary thing is that his gun is pointing right at you. If it was pointing in a different direction you could area fire for 15 seconds and see if that locks him on target or perhaps hunt a square or two ahead. If I select the Jpz, all I get is a contact marker. The two of them literally cannot see each other.Bad luck on the Panther, but it did take out several enemy tanks, correct? Looks like most of the crew survived, which is good.That is high drama there, between the Jpz and Firefly. Can't wait to see what happens next.Yeah, three of the crew survived. All by itself, the Panther accounted for four enemy tanks, 2 Fireflies, and 2 Sherman 75's.This is real edge-of-the-seat stuff... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 In that case I would probably area fire and back out of there and approach from a different direction. As it stands it looks to be a 50/50 chance of success. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I think it's a combination of the fringes of the two trees and the edge of the building.Personally I would have thanked my lucky stars the Firefly didn't see me and backed the heck out of danger, maybe firing a smoke round or two at the Firefly's location. He's obviously got as good intel on your location as you have on his, and in a "quick draw" scenario has all the advantages. Apart from the fact he's missing a TC*.* It was remarked above that the TC bug affects only Fireflies bought as "Individual vehicles"; given that all the tanks Ithikial has shown so far would appear in a sabre squadron, I'm a bit puzzled as to why he would have wasted points on buying single vehicles (5 x 15 = 75) rather than paying the 50pt surcharge for a different formation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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General Jack Ripper Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 In that case I would probably area fire and back out of there and approach from a different direction. As it stands it looks to be a 50/50 chance of success. Retreat? Hell, we just got here! Things are looking up. Now it comes down to the infantry crunch! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Well, technically, you did retreat back one AS:} 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Well, technically, you did retreat back one AS:}Nah, I just had to wiggle around a bit to get the gun laid in.Most of my infantry is throwing smoke this turn, I'm making a concentrated effort to buddy aid my casualties before pressing onwards. Most of the casualties around the Town are taken care of. Resistance in the town has dropped off.The Jpz is going to keep shooting at the Firefly until it bails out, (I haven't confirmed it's destruction yet) then withdraw back behind the church and take out Ithikial's MG teams up on the hill. I'm going to push up and start clearing houses, my objective is to eject the enemy infantry from the Town, and drive them back to the Rail Bridge.Meanwhile, the Tank Support Platoon continues it's advance across the river, I'll trickle them across one team at a time.Just like that, the entire situation has turned around once again. This battle has been on a knife edge more than I'd like, so here's hoping I can get coordinated, and decisively seize the initiative. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Wow. That's not the result I was expecting there. I feared for that TD, I really did Looks like you've got him now... so long as you don't get PIATed... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinaldi Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Its very tit-for-tat, gripping stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Wow. That's not the result I was expecting there. I feared for that TD, I really did Looks like you've got him now... so long as you don't get PIATed... I could barely sleep last night, I kept seeing a 76.2 mm shot smashing through the gun mantlet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Retreat? Hell, we just got here!Awesome! Ithkial has got to be crying in his Corn Flakes about that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Ithikial has got to be crying in his Corn Flakes about that one.Things did seem to work out for the best, but I was agonizing over the decision to stick it out. I tend to do stupid things when I get mad, but everything's calmed down now.There's some hard fighting ahead, but hopefully the worst is over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Nice crossing of infantry across the road in front of the Sherman, I wonder if that distracted it for a second or two? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich505 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Slim. Great action with the JagdPzIV. I was with Womble. I thought something really bad was going to happen to the IV. And, they came through with flying colors. And yeah, watch out for freaking PIATs. Heinrich505 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Nice crossing of infantry across the road in front of the Sherman, I wonder if that distracted it for a second or two?Nope, he was on a cover arc looking directly at my Jpz.And yeah, watch out for freaking PIATs.Speak of the devil: Edited October 10, 2015 by SLIM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Don't worry, the Jpz is still alive and kicking. He won't get that close to suspected infantry positions ever again.I'm heading out to Colorado for a job, I'll be back in two weeks.Ithikial has agreed to put things on hold until I get back. We'll be fighting this battle to the finish, so this is just an extended intermission. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinaldi Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Safe trip, you've left us with more than enough to enjoy. Can't wait to see what happens next. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Thanks Rinaldi, here's some music while we're waiting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich505 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Slim,"I hear the train a comin', it's rollin 'round the bend..."Glad to hear the IV is okay. I tried to figure out where the round came from but couldn't tell from the video. I kept trying to move the view and zoom in, haha. Enjoy Colorado. NH is more picturesque this time of the year, with the leaves changing.Don't give Ithikial too much of a breather...you have the momentum. Heinrich505 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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