Lieutenant Ash Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Not only the Sherman, Cromwell and Staghounds too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Speaking of the plethora of interesting Brit Armored Cars, it's a shame that no scenarios/campaigns feature the full range of their vehicles. (Anyone know of any?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieutenant Ash Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Nothing springs to mind, recon scenarios are pretty thin on the ground, only one I remember was 'Cats chasing dogs' in BN and that was U.S. versus Germans. Could be others though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 hours ago, markshot said: Purchased. No time to play Well it's not released yet so that works quite well (for BFC at least) . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mm1ut1 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 My order is in. Yes ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurian52 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Lieutenant Ash said: Nothing springs to mind, recon scenarios are pretty thin on the ground, only one I remember was 'Cats chasing dogs' in BN and that was U.S. versus Germans. Could be others though. I recently played one in CMFI that was British armored cars against Italian armored cars. I'm pretty sure that was part of the mass of user-made scenarios I downloaded, as I don't remember it being one of the original scenarios in the game. Unfortunately I don't have my home computer in front of me right now, so I can't check what the scenario name was. There should be a handful of recon scenarios throughout the WW2 titles, and plenty of larger scenarios in which recon forces play a part at the beginning. So there are certainly opportunities to take armored cars out for a spin from time to time, particularly if you've mass downloaded all the community made scenarios you could find like I have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Oh good. If you ever find the title or where to d/l that would be appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 19 hours ago, ChrisND said: Ostwinds are in the module. They are in at least one scenario. Thanks for the information. One last thing and then I'll bugger off, I didn't see the Firefly IC Hybrid in the list either. It's in there, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisND Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Frenchy56 said: Thanks for the information. One last thing and then I'll bugger off, I didn't see the Firefly IC Hybrid in the list either. It's in there, right? Just the IC and VC, no hybrid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony P. Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 My impression has always been that Tulip Shermans/Cromwells/etc. were almost wholly intended as a "quick reaction/anti-ambush" weapon, along the lines of "oh bother, Jerries! Aim in there and blow things up in that general direction". Being unable to elevate, they wouldn't really be very applicable in Combat Mission, would they? I'm struggling to think of any scenario where you'd actually plan for using an imprecise weapon which you couldn't even attempt to aim in the vertical plane. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 26 minutes ago, ChrisND said: Just the IC and VC, no hybrid. The Hybrid Firefly served in Downfall's theater and is present in R2V, so it should be added to the TO&E when possible. As seen in this rather well-known picture : "A Sherman Ic Hybrid of the Coldstream Guards, Guards Armoured Division photographed near Namur, Belgium December 25, 1944." Sorry to bother you like this. Edited January 11 by Frenchy56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 24 minutes ago, Frenchy56 said: Sorry to bother you like this. That assumes someone who matters is reading the thread . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Vacillator said: That assumes someone who matters is reading the thread . At least I tried. Perhaps I should post these in the Ukrainian weather thread after all. Edited January 11 by Frenchy56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 13 minutes ago, Frenchy56 said: At least I tried. Perhaps I should post these in the Ukrainian weather thread after all. LOL. Yes you tried . And I totally agree with you for what it's worth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 11 hours ago, Frenchy56 said: The Hybrid Firefly served in Downfall's theater and is present in R2V, so it should be added to the TO&E when possible. As seen in this rather well-known picture : "A Sherman Ic Hybrid of the Coldstream Guards, Guards Armoured Division photographed near Namur, Belgium December 25, 1944." Sorry to bother you like this. I've never seen this tank described as a "Hybrid" before. And I always thought that it came from 11th Armoured Division. You learn new things even at my age. Edited January 12 by Warts 'n' all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexUK Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 13 hours ago, Vacillator said: That assumes someone who matters is reading the thread . ChrisND definitely matters, working for Battlefront, and has already answered several questions super quickly. if only someone would answer my question on the LAV TOW variant thermals/night vision not working 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 4 hours ago, AlexUK said: ChrisND definitely matters, working for Battlefront, and has already answered several questions super quickly. My apologies to @ChrisND, I should attempt to read more than just the latest post . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 8 hours ago, Warts 'n' all said: I've never seen this tank described as a "Hybrid" before. And I always thought that it came from 11th Armoured Division. You learn new things even at my age. You can tell a Sherman I Hybrid from the hull hatches and the fact that the front hull is made from cast armor while the rest is welded. Late model hulls, on which most of the Sherman Hybrid (or in US nomenclature, Composite) production was based on, had hatches larger than the earlier ones. Sherman I Hybrid : Sherman II : By the way, congratulations on your recovery! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 9 hours ago, AlexUK said: ChrisND definitely matters, working for Battlefront, and has already answered several questions super quickly. He's probably the one that matters most with the module. I believe he is the one that had final say over what did and didn't go into the module. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 5 hours ago, Frenchy56 said: Sherman I Hybrid : Thank you, for both your kind words re- my cancer treatment. And for your explanation about the Shermans. As a FCUM-ite, I can't see the word "BURY" without "MRE Louder than bombs" coming to mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 3 hours ago, BFCElvis said: He's probably the one that matters most with the module. I believe he is the one that had final say over what did and didn't go into the module. Well at least my lack of attention to reading the forum thread has put Chris front and centre for the forthcoming thanks . And no doubt the odd criticism like 'why wasn't the bicycle panzerfaust included?'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markshot Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 On 1/12/2024 at 1:14 AM, Vacillator said: Well it's not released yet so that works quite well (for BFC at least) . Well, I can afford it. And the games just make me happy. If I was not buy another title and fully play what I have, then would live to 110. Show, this demonstrates positive attitude about old age. Having built a new system last year with a RTX 4090 (hard to find) and being a retired software engineer, I thought I would download some open source offline LLMs and give them a try. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Sherman hybrid did make it into the game, but in the guise of a very late M4 Sherman 75 on the US side. Let me fire up a QB. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy56 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) 5 hours ago, MikeyD said: Sherman hybrid did make it into the game, but in the guise of a very late M4 Sherman 75 on the US side. Let me fire up a QB. That's a great addition! In fact I already made a mod of it using the hull from R2V's Firefly Hybrid : If I hear of an extremely late M4 75mm variant though, it would be the M4A1E9. It was basically a "poor man's" HVSS suspension made by extending the VVSS's track connectors and achieving the same width and thus ground pressure. I believe these would start being present on the front around March 1945. It seems only M4A1s were remanufactured, no M4's. Seen here in service with the 2nd French Armored division in late April 1945 : Here is an article on this. http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/e9suspension/e9suspension.html To recapitulate, I hope the Sherman IC Firefly Hybrid (Commonwealth + Poles) and the Sherman IIA (Polish faction only) will be ported from R2V. Edited January 13 by Frenchy56 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskol Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Hi all, I bought the pack and I look forward to playing it. Is there any posibbility for the game to be shared early to Combat Mission youtubers in order to create some hype? Thank you all for all your work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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