FlammenwerferX Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 The Iron Men 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 5, 2023 Author Share Posted September 5, 2023 End game. The Soviets have emerged victorious! If anyone's interested... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brille Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 12:34 AM, Phantom Captain said: End game. The Soviets have emerged victorious! If anyone's interested... The hell I am! I like these kind of narration where you see both sides and their different views. But the difference in tank loses is really astonishing here. It seems like the soviets have won but lost their tactical mobility for the moment.... Well at least until the next batch of T34 arrive to start exploitation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) It was Jagdpanthers vs IS-2s and T-34/85s. The map was huge, time was short and the Germans were in a long line of layered, small, defensive groupings with panzerfausts and schrecks just waiting in ambush. And IS-2s are SLOW. Because of time I really had no option other than to start probing knowing losses were going to happen. I knew I was going to lose tanks and I did. I mean, Jagdpanthers at 1500-2500m ranges, so yeah. I killed 7 of the beasts and was pretty happy about that. Most of my losses were T-34s but I did lose a handful of IS-2s as well. I think he only had 2 TDs left and I still had 10-15 tanks left at the end and plenty of infantry power and didn't feel I was any less mobile. In fact, after it was over, I realized I could have pushed harder and quicker. This battle did feel like the inevitable Soviet steam roller at the end of the war. I had losses but in no way felt diminished as I still had a ton of combat power left. I'll let @FlammenwerferX throw in their two cents on how it appeared from that side. This battle was a lot of fun! Edited September 7, 2023 by Phantom Captain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Phantom Captain said: Because of time I really had no option other than to start probing knowing losses were going to happen. I knew I was going to lose tanks and I did. I mean, Jagdpanthers at 1500-2500m ranges, so yeah. I killed 7 of the beasts and was pretty happy about that. Most of my losses were T-34s but I did lose a handful of IS-2s as well. I think he only had 2 TDs left and I still had 10-15 tanks left at the end and plenty of infantry power and didn't feel I was any less mobile. In fact, after it was over, I realized I could have pushed harder and quicker. This battle did feel like the inevitable Soviet steam roller at the end of the war. I had losses but in no way felt diminished as I still had a ton of combat power left. Exactly, despite the AFV losses, your actual casualties were quite low compared to the Germans. It would have been a very plausible real life result, imho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brille Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 A T34 platoon is hunting down a Stug that has been a big threat for a soviet column. In the same battle another Stug is taken out by mere luck: A PTRD 41 seems to have hit a vital spot. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Otto Skorzeny's Men on the march. Imo opinion not properly modelled they can drive all the way in unchallenged. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 "Oh my God, the tank is on fire!" Took 2 seconds between penetration three out of five made it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 Updates from the front lines. @FlammenwerferX and I have resumed hostilities in a new battle. This time I'm the Germans. We are in that space where there has been no contact and with each passing second the tension grows thicker. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Contact! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danfrodo Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Phantom Captain said: Contact! ah yes, contact. That first casualty. Always hurts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlammenwerferX Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 54 minutes ago, FlammenwerferX said: Oh I'm aware! Haha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) Contact has now devolved into a full scale donnybrook. @FlammenwerferX's men grit their teeth and lay into the oncoming German's. One of my scout teams almost walked on top of a team of ambushing Soviets which ended quickly in the death of my scouts. I think his men were waiting for me with their entrenching tools. Ironically, some of the heaviest fighting in the last couple minutes has centered around a church and cemetery. As bullets start cracking through the air my troops scamper for the stone wall. Firefight at the wall... My big cats support my initial push and my soldiers are thankful for their help. Edited September 21, 2023 by Phantom Captain 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlammenwerferX Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPye Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 After nearly getting slaughtered on the beach the 29th infantry finally move onto Vierville Sur Mer... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 @NPye Your stuff is always amazing looking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 He certainly is ugly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Looks a bit like James Coburn under that hat... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Like him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Yep 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 3:01 PM, Phantom Captain said: @FlammenwerferX and I have completely locked horns now and our battle is raging. Here my brave Soviet troops await the word to move. Are those fur caps a mod? If so, can you please tell me where to find it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, Aragorn2002 said: Are those fur caps a mod? I think they came with the Fire & Rubble units. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 I don't use any mods. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 15 hours ago, Aragorn2002 said: Are those fur caps a mod? If so, can you please tell me where to find it? The only mods I use are the "All in One" and I add some Soviet uniforms with the darker uniforms, blanket rolls, etc. Can't remember who's it was though. Chuckdyke might also be right that it was included in F&R. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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