Brille Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 17 hours ago, George MC said: Live action combat film from the front lines. Well that I call very unlucky. But it shows that even the 76mm T34 can do something in the right place. I remember a game back in CMBB where one of my early T34 got a lucky shot into the side of a Tiger while in full reverse. My oponent was a bit upset after that to say the least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Phantom Captain said:@George MC's video even reinforces it a bit. I mean it was the Soviet tanks that had intel and a contact and the Tiger didn't have a clue they were where they were. I meant to ask you George, did you have firing arcs on the T-34s or was it the AI itself slinging those turrets backwards? No target arcs on the T-34s. They reacted on their own volition. As my opponent sent the Tiger that route I can only assume he was unaware they were there, and hence so was the Tiger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdyke Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Brits in Syria. The target. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Jings! These T-34s have sure evolved... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 22 hours ago, Vacillator said: I've been there too Andreas, but I'd still rather have a Tiger than a Panzer IV . Yep, that‘s certainly true. I only recently lost an RT match badly. Felt strong with 8 or so SS-Pz IV. Until they marched into the cross fire of five or six SU 100. A disaster…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, StieliAlpha said: five or six SU 100 That's a tough one, SU-100s are another favourite of mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brille Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Brille said: Awesome! It looked like that Panther was in a perfect hull down ambush spot! Very cool video. In one of my battles with @FlammenwerferX he had a JS-2 in a hull down spot just like that but further back on a ridge and I stupidly moved a Tiger and a Panther directly across his line of fire with my sides utterly exposed, one after the other, and both ended up burning wrecks at the end of the turn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 A glimpse of @Mr.X's upcoming Tiger Trail campaign. Here, close to the Nieman River, the glow of burning enemy vehicles illuminate my men as they pass in the falling darkness. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Yeah great work @Brille. Dare I say your video highlights what a great game this is? Of course viewers may not get that unless they play it themselves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brille Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 @Vacillator @Phantom Captain Thank you both for the kind words. It was a battle some while ago. But it was in this one that I learnt to really respect the T34/85. Though I won this battle in the end I had some difficulties there. The 75mm canon of the Panzer IV often deflected of the armor or had shown no effect on the T´s. And even shots of the Panther bounced of more regularily than I have anticipated. Truth be told those were mostly hits with odd angles on the turretsides but it gave me the creeps none the less. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEB14 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 On 11/18/2023 at 10:37 AM, Brille said: Nice movie… Even though I don't understand the second T-34 movement at 0:20. After backing off to relative safety he moves forward again offering his flank to a known enemy, with no apparent overwatch?! It could have been me doing such a silly thing, but this time I swear it was not… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEB14 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Brille said: It was a battle some while ago. But it was in this one that I learnt to really respect the T34/85. Oooooh yes. I'm presently playing "Angriff" H2H (very nice scenario by the way). WIth my fleet of Panthers and Panzer IVs I was full of confidence. Since this happy time, a pair of those damn T-34/85 wrought havoc among my poor panzers. Part of my Panzer IV were ambushed and lost three of them to a hidden T-34/85, who then won a 1:1 frontal duel versus one of my Panthers, and a few days ago the SAME T-34/85 won a 1:3 duel against most of my remaining Panzer IV, knocking two out within a minute a forcing the last one to retreat into a SU-152 line of sight… I think I hit this tank at least three times but all the 75 bounced off helplessly… Annoying to say the least… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brille Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 3 hours ago, PEB14 said: Nice movie… Even though I don't understand the second T-34 movement at 0:20. After backing off to relative safety he moves forward again offering his flank to a known enemy, with no apparent overwatch?! It could have been me doing such a silly thing, but this time I swear it was not… Not a silly thing at all. At this moment I doubt that my oponent knew I had a Panther in there. His second T34 simply tried to avoid the foes to it´s front, which were some Panzer IV and one ATG with narrow LOF. I guess that shot that was deflected at the beginning came from said PAK40 (some 800m away). So while repositioning he just happens to run into the Panther there. ^^ 2 hours ago, PEB14 said: I'm presently playing "Angriff" H2H (very nice scenario by the way). I played this scenario too via PBEM but as far as I recall those were JS1 tanks, not T34. Roughly the same gun but better front armor. But I agree, those were a pain in the ***. My oponent placed one of them behind some trees and most of my shots were absorbed by them. The shots that came through bounced of... If I remember correctly I lost 2 Panzer IV and 1 or 2 Panther to him. Only a flanking maneuvre of 2 Panthers silenced him finally. (I guess I have a video of that somewhere too) The reinforcements of some heavy soviet SPG came very surprising too. Most of the shots were deflected but I guess the volume of fire they took did enough damage to came out on top. This was the scenario where the accompanying Stuka had the bright idea to drop his 1000lb bomb on a lone truck. So much for the air support. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEB14 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, Brille said: I played this scenario too via PBEM but as far as I recall those were JS1 tanks, not T34. Roughly the same gun but better front armor. You may have played a different version of this scenario, because I'm 100% sure that the tanks I'm facing are T-34/85! I was more than surprised to see their incredible performance against my Panzer-wonders. Particularly because in the previous PBEM, I played T-34/76 against Panzer IV — and the T-34 were no match at all! (this was in "Hill 621 Redux", which is as bad a scenario as "Angriff" is a good one — even though I might be the losing side in both cases in the end…). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brille Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) @PEB14 Was it this one ? I have the version from 06.12.2015. Edited November 19, 2023 by Brille 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEB14 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Brille said: @PEB14 Was it this one ? I have the version from 06.12.2015. This is it. I'm currently playing the "Angriff (randomized and expanded)" version from March 2017! (Which I propbably got on the FGM repository). Edited November 19, 2023 by PEB14 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlammenwerferX Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Current battle with @Phantom Captain... Cat and Mouse 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danfrodo Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Absolutely perfect picture, FlammenwerferX, thanks for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 8:54 PM, PEB14 said: This is it. I'm currently playing the "Angriff (randomized and expanded)" version from March 2017! (Which I propbably got on the FGM repository). Yeah, that version is call RDM - Angriff (adapted by @nightops: https://www.thefewgoodmen.com/tsd3/cm-red-thunder/cm-red-thunder-add-ons-scenarios/rdm-angriff/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 Cat and Mouse... Masked and waiting for @FlammenwerferX and his stalking Panthers. Displace! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 2:15 PM, PEB14 said: You may have played a different version of this scenario, because I'm 100% sure that the tanks I'm facing are T-34/85! I was more than surprised to see their incredible performance against my Panzer-wonders. Particularly because in the previous PBEM, I played T-34/76 against Panzer IV — and the T-34 were no match at all! (this was in "Hill 621 Redux", which is as bad a scenario as "Angriff" is a good one — even though I might be the losing side in both cases in the end…). Another reason I REALLY like the T-34/85! Because yes, the 85mm gun can make short work of those big cats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 7:59 PM, FlammenwerferX said: Current battle with @Phantom Captain... Cat and Mouse Saving this one for later use as wallpaper! Haha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlammenwerferX Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Having played this from the other side against @Ultradave I know what a game it is. Great pics! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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