John Kettler Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) This movie is about the stunning achievements of Captain Semyon Valievich Konalova in his KV-1 (real KV-1C in film). In a way, this movie, set in 1942, is aspirational in terms of CMx2 games to come from earlier in the war than CMRT, but on the other end, it has T-34/76s of models which served to the end of the war and factory fresh T-34/85s. Not CGI tanks. Real ones! Unlike Fury, this gets into the nits and grits of armored warfare down to the level of cannibalizing tank wrecks on the battlefield for vital parts, desperate improvisations, technical repairs under crude field conditions and more. There shouldn't be Panzer IV/Hs (too early), but the skirt armor hides the telltale Russian running gear. The film nicely depicts the second war the Soviet soldiers were fighting, a draconian system in which political officers were sometimes more dangerous than the Germans! Regards, John Kettler Edited June 5, 2021 by John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, John Kettler said: a draconian system in which political officers were sometimes more dangerous than the Germans! "We can send him and his family to the Gulags in Siberia! Unfortunately, the traditional methods are not so effective." Krushev replied in Enemy at the Gates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) Always great to see attractive women in tanks. When will we see a female soldier mod? Edited June 5, 2021 by Erwin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 19 minutes ago, Erwin said: When will we see a female soldier mod? You can call them 'crackshots'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Panzer IVs in the movie are some kind of russian tanks with props. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, Bufo said: Panzer IVs in the movie are some kind of russian tanks with props. Probably some T44's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 John, you started a thread on this in Feb 2020. It's here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Wow! This movie is great! Look at all those WWII tanks. I bet they are the real deal too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probus Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/5/2021 at 6:59 AM, Bufo said: Panzer IVs in the movie are some kind of russian tanks with props. They look a bit wide for Pz IVs, but I'm no expert. If they are made from a Russian tank, I wonder which one they're made from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) On 6/5/2021 at 1:51 AM, John Kettler said: In a way, this movie, set in 1942, is aspirational in terms of CMx2 games to come from earlier in the war than CMRT... I wish it was so. We know the deal now. EDIT: Here is how it will probably work. If CMX3 or game engine 5 takes too long, BFC MIGHT fart out some kind of east front 1943-1944 rehash with almost all the same uniform textures, the same odd half-finished greatcoat and a few bmps where you see the uv map will still be there in the clutter of the folders. It takes longer to put together the download package...their stable of scenario writers will crank out what a nominal 20 scenarios, maybe 2 or 3 or 4 campaigns. The beta testers who get to keep the beta version of the game as their reward will all assemble. And the new vehicle models which you can buy for like $200 on the internet, I guess Casio Lima is a high end professional, not perfect or we wouldn't see an occasional glitch, right? So, he cranks out a few mid-war vehicles. I don't know what they'd call it using the normal 4 letter system. CMTP? Combat Mission Turning Point? Who knows. Of course I'd buy it. I admit it. Edited June 8, 2021 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Probus said: They look a bit wide for Pz IVs, but I'm no expert. If they are made from a Russian tank, I wonder which one they're made from. My guess is that they are T-72s. Edited June 8, 2021 by Bufo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 @John Kettler Thanks for sharing the movie you found. Did you see "T-34" by any chance? I found it on Netflix about a week or so ago... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, kohlenklau said: @John Kettler Thanks for sharing the movie you found. Did you see "T-34" by any chance? I found it on Netflix about a week or so ago... Where did you find it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Bufo said: Where did you find it? Ooops. Let me fire up the telly and see if it was amazon prime. Me and the Mrs either watch netflix or Amazon. Standby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, Bufo said: Where did you find it? Old Brain goofed up. It was on Amazon Prime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Probus, The Panzer IV/Hs are reported in comments to be T-44s. Vergeltungswaffe, Thanks! Can't say I'm shocked I forgot something. Besides, when I posted this time, I'd been up for many hours and just wanted to pass the word. kohlenklau, Did you see my post on your namesake Marder? Yes, I did see T-34? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probus Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, John Kettler said: The Panzer IV/Hs are reported in comments to be T-44s. My first reaction is "What the heck are T-44s?". I'm gonna have to look that one up. JS-IIIs I've heard of, but not T-44s. I haven't watched all of it yet, but The KV-1 tank was a highlight. It looks smaller than I imagined. Except on the inside. The inside looks luxuriously large. Edited June 9, 2021 by Probus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Probus said: What the heck are T-44 It was supposed to replace the T34/85 they just kept the turret. See it as the prototype for the postwar T54. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 4 hours ago, John Kettler said: Probus, The Panzer IV/Hs are reported in comments to be T-44s. I counted 6 rims for the tracks, that means they cannot be T-44s since they only have 5. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 5 hours ago, John Kettler said: Did you see my post on your namesake Marder? Yes, I did. Thanks John! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornGinger Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) On 6/5/2021 at 7:51 AM, John Kettler said: This movie is about the stunning achievements of Captain Semyon Valievich Konalova in his KV-1 That movie is nothing but a boring love story about a tank commander and his exwife who is fixing up damaged tanks. I haven't watched T-34 but am already certain that it's filled with SS-soldiers. Modern day Russian films about WW2 are usually filled with mostly SS-soldiers. Russian kids probably believe that there where three army groups SS-North, SS-Centre and SS-South attacking Soviet in June 1941. Edited June 9, 2021 by BornGinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probus Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, BornGinger said: That movie is nothing but a boring love story about a tank commander and his exwife who is fixing up damaged tanks. But the tanks! You don't get to see those kinds of real tanks everyday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amedeo Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Vismod T-44 tanks were often used in Soviet movies as props for German Panzers. Panzer-44: tankist_31 — LiveJournal Moreover, the KV-1 in the movie isn't a real KV but a movie prop with a false turret on an IS-2 chassis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, Amedeo said: Vismod T-44 tanks were often used in Soviet movies as props for German Panzers. Panzer-44: tankist_31 — LiveJournal Moreover, the KV-1 in the movie isn't a real KV but a movie prop with a false turret on an IS-2 chassis. Ah I counted the rims wrongly. Thanks for the pics! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probus Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Amedeo said: Moreover, the KV-1 in the movie isn't a real KV but a movie prop with a false turret on an IS-2 chassis. Dang it @Amedeo! Ignorance was bliss... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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