Kingfish Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 Greetings gents, Just need a little clarification re: getting crews of abandoned or KO'd (not brewed-up) vehicles off map. 1)I understand that crews that exit off the map edge during an operation are eligible for re-entry, assuming of course their vehicles are recoved and repaired. But what i don't know for sure is do they have to make it to the far edge before games end to be eligible. Consider a current PBEM game i'm playing. I advance a force of tanks and HTs across the map. As the game progresses i advance farther away from the "friendly" map edge. I then lose a tank near the end of the game, and immediatly command the crew to make for the edge. If he didn't make it to the edge before the clock runs out is he still eligible? 2)In the second game of the operation a portion of the old map is attached to the new map. If the crews were in the old portion that was "deleted" are they considered exited, even though they didn't make it to the edge? 3) In the second game several vehicles were KO'd in the portion of the old map that was used in game 1. Once game 3 starts and the game 1 portion is deleted will these vehicles become eligible for recovery and repair, assuming the crews were exited. I did a search and had several other questions answered, but not these. Likewise the manual only says to exit the crews ASAP but doesn't specify what "exit" means. Any and all responses are welcomed ------------------ The dead know only one thing - it is better to be alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Beman Posted July 13, 2000 Share Posted July 13, 2000 1) That is a good question, Kingfish. 2) Also a good question 3) I'm pretty sure that those vehicles on the portion of the map "behind you" are simply gone. Top. DjB [This message has been edited by Doug Beman (edited 07-12-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted July 13, 2000 Author Share Posted July 13, 2000 Bumping this one up in the hopes that a Beta tester or BTS can respond. ------------------ The dead know only one thing - it is better to be alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freyland Posted July 13, 2000 Share Posted July 13, 2000 Hey "kingfish", make sure you check the tailpipes on your tanks in our game. You should find a christmas potato in each one of them (they are baked potatos in the brewed tanks) Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted July 13, 2000 Author Share Posted July 13, 2000 Hey Doc, You need to give me an extra turn or two in our game. I did a count of all your brewed-up vehicles and realized i don't have enough potatos to cover them all. I have a truck load arriving shortly but even that might not be enough ------------------ The dead know only one thing - it is better to be alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freyland Posted July 13, 2000 Share Posted July 13, 2000 You're in the Army now,.. You're in the Army now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted July 13, 2000 Author Share Posted July 13, 2000 Doc, Don't tell me you're home right now, with plenty of free time, waiting to exchange files. BTW, did you get my M.A.D. e-mail? ------------------ The dead know only one thing - it is better to be alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted July 13, 2000 Share Posted July 13, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I understand that crews that exit off the map edge during an operation are eligible for re-entry, assuming of course their vehicles are recoved and repaired. But what i don't know for sure is do they have to make it to the far edge before games end to be eligible.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> All crews are eligible for "re-entry" as long as they are not killed before the battle ends. Crews usually simply disappear between battles. IIRC, the only exception to this is when the crew is cut-off, i.e. surrounded by enemy troops - in this case the crew would stay on-map for another battle (or as long as it's killed or not surrounded anymore). <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> In the second game of the operation a portion of the old map is attached to the new map. If the crews were in the old portion that was "deleted" are they considered exited, even though they didn't make it to the edge? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Answered above. This is not an issue, since the crew will "disappear" in any case in between the battles. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>3) In the second game several vehicles were KO'd in the portion of the old map that was used in game 1. Once game 3 starts and the game 1 portion is deleted will these vehicles become eligible for recovery and repair, assuming the crews were exited.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> CM remembers the location and state of KO'd vehicles. If the map moves on, the rear part disappears, but the vehicles are still there. Should the attacker ever be pushed back to the initial parts of the map, the vehicles would still be there. The only variable if a vehicles is recovered and repaired is the state of the vehicle. If it is KO'd and burning, it will not be recovered at all. If it was merely abandoned, chances are better. The vehicles simply disappear from the map when and if they were recovered, no matter where the current battle map window is located. Does all of the above make any sense? ------------------ "An hour has 60 minutes, each minute in action has a thousand dangers." - Karl-Heinz Gauch, CO 1st Panzerspähkompanie, 12th SS Panzerdivision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted July 13, 2000 Author Share Posted July 13, 2000 Hello Moon Yes it does make sense, and good to know. It clears up some confusion i had earlier. Thanx for your response ------------------ The dead know only one thing - it is better to be alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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