kohlenklau Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Meanwhile out on the supply road... the drivers are told to look over the engines while they await a tow truck for Johan's Opel Blitz. Sumbrunn runs forward to the hedge along with 2nd squad. 1st squad covers the right flank and suppresses the barn "just in case"... Sumbrunn orders 4th squad to cross the field headed directly north to the farm road. As a diversion and then to come around behind the farmhouse and catch any escaping French troops. It was a wise decision as they quickly detect the French squad leader with his SMG... ... and one of his rifle teams. The French HMG team has displaced from the foxholes and set-up near the stick fence! The mortar rounds land perfectly into the unoccupied foxholes! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 The fire team crossing the field is hit by flanking fire and 2 men go down in quick succession. The fire team approaching first to the farmhouse is wiped out by grenades from the French riflemen. Sumbrunn's command team takes the French under fire and drives them off Sumbrunn orders 1st squad to swing around behind 2nd squad and take over the assault. The mortar is told to shift fire to the HMG's new position. Sumbrunn's team takes a casualty. Muller, the young Schutze from Munich. Sumbrunn takes out one of the French to avenge Muller. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Savage fire erupts from a well-concealed French Colonial with an LMG! The French soldiers at the stone wall throw down their rifles and surrender The brave French colonial gunner goes down... Another French fire team gives up or runs away... Sumbrunn orders a squad to approach the farmhouse. The artillery might be firing at any moment. The trucks are unknowingly in the cross-hairs of a great barrage... The farmhouse is well defended 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbennett88 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/18/2023 at 5:08 PM, Vacillator said: I think we've all experienced such things, as @cbennett88 can no doubt confirm. In CMFB Meijel Mayhem I had two Panthers cosy up their backsides, with one obviously facing away from the enemy. A short time later, that Panther paid the price. And no orders I had issued would explain their behaviour, but never mind. I had actually given you credit for establishing such thorough 360 degree security! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) Falaise has a battle artist along with his force and sends the following... Painting by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, 1873. Title The Last Cartridges. Illustration of the defense of the Auberge Bourgerie in Bazeilles by the Blue Division, September 1, 1870 He knew he was in big trouble when his mother called him by all 3 first names. ALPHONSE-MARIE-ADOLPHE! You have gone and spilled cabernet on your best school clothes! Edited March 21, 2023 by kohlenklau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Another defender goes down! ...Sumbrunn orders a squad leader to charge toward the farmhouse but staying out of site of the team in the foxholes behind the house. CAN THEY GET THERE AND PREVENT THE ARTILLERY MISSION FROM BEING COMPLETED? TO BE CONTINUED 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 haha... I hadn't followed this post just to keep the suspense... what happened ! I did not expect an attack from this side typical example of the guy who does not read the briefing carefully I wanted to use the artillery to counter the attack (200 points) rather than using the TRP to destroy the convoy (1000 points) result the wireless operator is dead before I hit and the artillery will not fall the car invisible thanks to the camouflage is still in good condition. I wonder if I shouldn't use it to escape " mais pas si vite pas si vite" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Good News! A modder that I will name and thank later has some new German uniforms headed our way for this mod. It sounds like they will really give off the 1940 vibe we need. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kohlenklau Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) 1914 DEJA VU continues Kuhn charges forward by himself with his MP40 Are the all kaput in there? 1 still defends! Step away from that croissant, garcon! Sumbrunn reinforces Kuhn with another team and deploys squads to check the wounded and to get a line of fire on the remaining enemy... The Hotchkiss is still alive! The Hotchkiss assistant gunner mort por France The gunner flees - to maybe eventually join the Maquis? Edited March 24, 2023 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 Does anybody know if we have any black leather MP40 magazine pouch bmp files? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 What is happening across the channel? Any interest from forumites in Great Britain to do a [bef1940] mod? I will help and advise and put in time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Hey, let's make this today! Gas sheet cover bag. The gas sheet cover bag..using the stick grenade in the 1 B&W photo...it seems to be 3/4 a stick grenade (SG) in length and maybe 1/2 an SG in width. Maybe 1/8 SG in thickness? Follow me? I will use M24 at 365mm long and get my gas sheet cover bag dimensions. Then I "borrow" an existing CM gear item and in BLENDER I scale the dimensions and change the texture filename to something different. Gas Sheet Cover Bag approx dimensions in m 0.274m x 0.183m x .0456m (I can always tweak it later as I compare back to photos) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW do I get it into the game? It has to "ride along" with an existing gear item that gets doled out to the various soldier types. I am thinking to go with the ammo pouch gear for the LMG, SMG and riflemen. My first thought. I will do this today. ~~~~~~~ ok, I found a good candidate mdr for exploitation and have changed the dimensions and renamed the bmp and normal maps and edited the mdr. I STILL NEED TO re-do the texture of course. I have exported the UV map to guide me Edited March 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 On 3/24/2023 at 4:40 PM, kohlenklau said: What is happening across the channel? Any interest from forumites in Great Britain to do a [bef1940] mod? I will help and advise and put in time. paradoxically I am much more comfortable with the British uniform than French for a BEF you only need mk 2 helmet, the flat helmet Enfield n3 MKI no individual tool, the flat shovel is rare in 1940 and that of ww1 will not be reintroduced until after the campaign of France. battledress pat 37 without visible button metallic title in shoulder and especially the gas mask with the case that is worn on the chest I do everything except that you need Blender skill: the gaz mask pouch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Falaise said: I do everything except that you need Blender skill: the gaz mask pouch Shhhhhh! I was trying to provoke interest from that island nation to the west of you! Edited March 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, kohlenklau said: I was trying to provoke interest from that island nation to the west of you! I saw that Phil, but interest does not maketh competence . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Gasplanentasche prototype 1. needs some position tweaking and some art tweaking a little lower she said Edited March 25, 2023 by kohlenklau 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kohlenklau Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) The display and demonstration PBEM is completed as that final French gunner will not be joining the maquis... And of course a big merci to @Falaise In our next display and demonstration PBEM, he will attack as French infantry supported by some armour. Viva La France FIN Edited March 26, 2023 by kohlenklau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) It is my great pleasure to announce that a fantastic forumite and talented modder @Damian45 has burned the midnight oil down under (Perth W.A.) and just this morning delivered a fantastique set of 1940 German Army uniforms. THANK YOU DAMIAN!!! I will be editing this post and show off some screenshots of his stellar work. They are from a PBEM I am now testing. This scenario with a French AI plan is for Damian so he can take a break and enjoy the mod a bit before he heads BACK to continue the outstanding modding effort and deliver us some new Waffen-SS uniforms. and a few other goodies too! Before I show the screenshots, let us bow our heads and remember this solemn rule... ok, so here are the screenshots. Freedom of speech but if you want to discuss uniforms, please make a new thread. PM Damian if you want or give "likes" here. Edited March 26, 2023 by kohlenklau 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Good News! Forumite and old friend from helping with the CMRT Winter Mod 2015 (and other scenario efforts), @kevinkin has stepped up to write some scenarios using the France 1940 mod. He is on fire with some great ideas! THANK YOU KEVIN!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) We can use all kinds of help! PM me! Maybe you want to make a map? Maybe you want to try and mod a vehicle in a France 1940 scheme? You are learning Blender - make us a fancy French coffee machine like Tom Hanks messed with in "Saving Private Ryan"..? @Falaise is cranking out some [bef1940] British Army uniforms! I will say that in a cockney accent. "Wazzat, guv? A bloody Frenchman is cooking up some battle dress for our boys in blighty? We can't have that lads! Come on boys, rally upppp!"" Edited March 27, 2023 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Dang guys. So far, not a single for "Heidi Grossenbusten". ...and I posted her twice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) "Santa Damian" has placed another bundle of early Christmas joy under the forum tree! @Damian45 THANK YOU (AGAIN) DAMIAN!!! Waffen-SS in smocks Waffen-SS in regular uniforms Screenshots will be edited in as I sip my coffee... EDIT: I will probably miss the 1 hour window to post them here in this post. I have to first rename them and add modtags. But I will display them this morning. Edited March 28, 2023 by kohlenklau 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) I am about to enter into my 3 day work week of Tuesday-Thursday. I help US military veterans and survivors. It is a great job that I am really lucky to have. I do 2 days in 1 Texas county and 1 day in another Texas county. If you are a US military veteran or survivor, or have a loved one under that umbrella, and you ever need help or have a question with your "VA stuff", please PM me. I can PM you back my work cell and/or work email and branch away from the BFC CM forum (if needed). I am happy to assist you to the best of my ability. I am accredited with the VA through the Texas Veterans Commission. 5+ years experience dealing with the VA. This is a free service of course! No charge. Edited March 28, 2023 by kohlenklau 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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