Combatintman Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, KungFuTreachery said: I agree. As I mentioned earlier, Germany makes the most sense for several reasons. 1. The game is literally set in Germany 2. A lot of Bundeswehr equipment shows up in other NATO armies, reducing the workload of future modules 3. The NVA is mostly retextured Soviet equipment, so they can do two birds with one stone 4. The TO&Es are massively different ... Your (as an example) US M-113 will not port across to the Bundeswehr as easily as you think because all of that ammunition on board has to be changed - it ain't a case of painting it green and sticking a cross on the side of it. What is the rank of a Bundeswehr M-113 driver? What is the rank of a Bundeswehr M-113 commander? What rank badges do they wear? What is their personal weapon? In what formation and how many in each of maybe ... engineers, mechanized infantry, armoured troops? Of the two, the Bundeswehr will be the hardest, you have to remember the base game doesn't have Leopards, Jagdpanzerkanonen or Marders. Some models exist in CMSF but they are far different beasts to this timeframe. Similar for your BMP-1/BTR-60/BTR-70/T-55 etc for the NVA ... Edited May 4, 2021 by Combatintman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 8:46 PM, Redwolf said: I'm thinking German forces East and West, and winter terrain/textures. This! Both! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuTreachery Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 22 hours ago, Combatintman said: 4. The TO&Es are massively different ... Your (as an example) US M-113 will not port across to the Bundeswehr as easily as you think because all of that ammunition on board has to be changed - it ain't a case of painting it green and sticking a cross on the side of it. What is the rank of a Bundeswehr M-113 driver? What is the rank of a Bundeswehr M-113 commander? What rank badges do they wear? What is their personal weapon? In what formation and how many in each of maybe ... engineers, mechanized infantry, armoured troops? Of the two, the Bundeswehr will be the hardest, you have to remember the base game doesn't have Leopards, Jagdpanzerkanonen or Marders. Some models exist in CMSF but they are far different beasts to this timeframe. Similar for your BMP-1/BTR-60/BTR-70/T-55 etc for the NVA ... I am talking more in terms of the 3D modelling requirements, not the TO&E which you have to do with every country 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 18 minutes ago, KungFuTreachery said: I am talking more in terms of the 3D modelling requirements, not the TO&E which you have to do with every country That's fine - I just wanted to make the point to the new folks around here that cranking out the modules is a heap of work even with lots of bits supposedly 'in the bank.' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Behold the Germany module! Okay, not really. I just swapped out the Abrams model for the CMSF2 Leopard 2A4. Its only cosmetic but dang, its a lot of fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Am I the only one baffled that CMCW has only just been released and it's almost impossible for folks to have played all the base game scenarios and campaign missions... and yet, people are already clamoring for modules. Presumably a day after a module is released there will be clamor for another module or entire new title. Is anyone actually playing the game? Or whatever is released, 5 minutes later folks want a new toy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdeath Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, Erwin said: Am I the only one baffled that CMCW has only just been released and it's almost impossible for folks to have played all the base game scenarios and campaign missions... and yet, people are already clamoring for modules. Presumably a day after a module is released there will be clamor for another module or entire new title. Is anyone actually playing the game? Or whatever is released, 5 minutes later folks want a new toy? I am playing, almost forgot I also have Fire & Rubble to play. But I am also looking forward to future modules for Cold War. Which is a good thing for Battlefront Guess people are busy playing and at the same time excited of where this new family might take us with future modules. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazex Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) On 5/1/2021 at 4:19 AM, Sequoia said: No, as I recall two or three French divisions were stationed in West Germany, plus as others have mentioned, there was a French brigade in Berlin. Yep - when I lost my visa drinking in east Berlin as a teenager in early 1989 I was locked up for hours in the east side of Checkpoint Charlie. When I finally got released I was getting pushed over the white line to freedom with an AK-47 in my back with the parting comment "you are not welcome in East Germany any more!". When turning around after passing the white line I gave the east german soldier a finger, and a black french soldier give me a high five cheering... Guess we had both seen the movie "Gotcha" which played out almost exactly the same way Accept I was a drunk 19 year old instead of a cheesy teenage spy... Later that day I realized we where going by bus through East Germany back to Sweden and that might not be the smartest move. Fortunately the Stasi persona non grata registers updated slowly in this pre computer age so the passport control going back was not updated And a couple of months later the wall fell and I am still welcome in Germany Edited May 5, 2021 by mazex 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Erwin said: Am I the only one baffled that CMCW has only just been released and it's almost impossible for folks to have played all the base game scenarios and campaign missions... and yet, people are already clamoring for modules. Presumably a day after a module is released there will be clamor for another module or entire new title. Is anyone actually playing the game? Or whatever is released, 5 minutes later folks want a new toy? Hey I already wasted my money on the game, now you want me to waste my time, too? Now give me the next module, I have nothing to play! Edited May 5, 2021 by Redwolf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertFox Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 6 hours ago, MikeyD said: Behold the Germany module! Okay, not really. I just swapped out the Abrams model for the CMSF2 Leopard 2A4. Its only cosmetic but dang, its a lot of fun. Nice! Those should be 2A1s for the 1982 timeframe, I guess. Now throw in the whole Leopard 1 family (A1 to A4) and some Marders and we could play some cat games at north german plain. Maybe next year? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamb Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 German Leopard 1s British Infantry Base Game M113s Sounds like the Australian Army wouldn’t be too far away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Fusselpulli Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, liamb said: Sounds like the Australian Army wouldn’t be too far away. When you are in Germany, there is barely any Army further away than the Australian Army. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Only the New Zealand Army I would think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ng cavscout Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) On 5/5/2021 at 10:19 AM, Combatintman said: That's fine - I just wanted to make the point to the new folks around here that cranking out the modules is a heap of work even with lots of bits supposedly 'in the bank.' Removed Edited May 7, 2021 by ng cavscout I am much less funny than I think 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamb Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Sequoia said: Only the New Zealand Army I would think. Does New Zealand have an Army? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Fusselpulli Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Hobbits maybe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 11 hours ago, ng cavscout said: come on , "does it take that much effort to change this?".... Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, liamb said: Does New Zealand have an Army? Yes but it isn't overly large - Google it if you're really interested in the detail but in essence off the top of my head it boils down to a couple of infantry battalions, an artillery regiment and an armoured squadron without tanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogukan Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) I am just here to spit my fantasies without reading what else is written so bare with me. I know these things take a lot of work but let me enjoy my fantasies DLC1: East Germany vs West Germany DLC2: UK, France, Dutch vs Poland, Czechlovakia, Hungary (lol I know this is toooooo much work, it can be divided further) DLC3: Norway-Sweden-Finland vs WINTER USSR DLC4: Italy vs Yugoslavia-Albania DLC5: Israel-Turkey vs Egypt-Jordan-Syria Alliance DLC 6: Korea-Japan-OZ-NZ-Taiwan vs Best Korea-China I am honestly not very interested in a Vietnam title at this point Edited May 6, 2021 by Dogukan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I've often considered if the Cold War went hot in Europe what North Korea would do? I don't think the Soviets would give them advance notice of their intentions. There would be conflict in the West Pacific between the US Seventh Fleet and the Soviet Pacific Fleet and Soviet Air units in the Vladivostok region. Likely Japan and South Korea would assist their allies. I would think the PRC would stay neutral but North Korea might be tempted to have a go at the South while most of the USA's attention is on Europe. If Australian Forces went anywhere in time it would more likely be Korea or the Middle-east I would think. Australia had its own carrier back then and the Australian and New Zealand Navies would almost certainly get involved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 On 5/5/2021 at 6:33 PM, MikeyD said: Behold the Germany module! Okay, not really. I just swapped out the Abrams model for the CMSF2 Leopard 2A4. Its only cosmetic but dang, its a lot of fun. That is not the Leopard we are looking for! And you know it! Best regards, Thomm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marais Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 To speculate, given operating areas and shared equipment, as well as thematic connections, I'd bet on modules in this order: West Germany, Netherlands (the northern flank of NORTHAG) / East Germany UK, possibly Belgium, possibly Canada / other Warsaw Pact US airborne/air assault, perhaps other airborne / USSR airborne/air assault Less likely: USMC, Royal Marines, NL marines, Norway / USSR marines and Arctic forces France (unlikely, but fascinating) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmbarte Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 The Germanies and BAOR, don’t care which order but I’d buy both. H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireXI Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 If they do bring in the Germans could we do a Reichstag battle redux? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Zeitgeist Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, SpitfireXI said: If they do bring in the Germans could we do a Reichstag battle redux? The Reichstag building in West Berlin probably would have been taken by Warsaw Pact forces within the first hour of any cold war gone hot-style invasion scenario, as it sat literally right next to the Berlin Wall. So, no, not much fighting to be done there. Edited May 8, 2021 by Der Zeitgeist 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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