tank_41 Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 Sorry if this topic has been addressed in the past. I recently started to play the demo version and the game is awesome! however, I do find one thing very annoying: It seems to me that I can't not order my tank crews to stop engaging enemy infantry with its main gun. Consider this scenario: A German panther was seen 500m away. To engage it head on seemed like a sucide. I decided to frank it with my Sherman while sending some other infantry to draw panther 's attention to other direction. Everything worked just as I planned. However, just as my sherman got close to Panther's frank, it discoverd a very German soliders. At this time, the soliders were in LOS of my Sherman, while Panther was not (although it was about to as my sherman was driving towards it). At this critical point, my sherman turned its turret into the German infantry, away from Panther's direction, and shot HE round. In the meantime, the sherman kept driving towards Panther's frank And you can guess the rest, by the time Panther lied in my LOS, the sherman turrent still pointed to those infantry, and at a 180 degree away from the Panther. Because both tanks sae each other, they started to turn the turret towards each other. But, Panther only needed to turn 90 degree to engage my sherman, while my sherman had to turn 180 degree. Naturally, Panther got the first shot and my sherman was toasted. A brilliant tactics ended up with nothing just because my Sherman tried to engage infantry right before the critical point. This brings up my question: Is there any way that I can force my tank crew to never engage infantry with its main-gun? If yes, how do I do it? If not, this is a MUST-HAVE in the next patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OberGrupenStompinFeuhrer! Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 G'day tank_41, Welcome to CM and the board. Your issue has been raised many times and I think it is being at least partly addressed in Patch 1.03 , due out in a few days time I think. Stand-by for several follow up posts suggesting you "do a search". :^) OGSF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 Do a search! Los Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott C Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 !hcraes a oD ------------------ Questions, comments, arguments, refutations, criticisms, and/or sea stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 This has been discussed so much that I'm sure BTS in their awesomeness are adressing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielh Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 Good to get the same impression of other people, showing clearly the importance. Thanks ! Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ACTOR Posted July 20, 2000 Share Posted July 20, 2000 Discussed...discussed some more...and then some more...and still going and going and going. Tank, no slam intended but this issue is all over this forum. Everyone, present company included, sees the need to have an improvement in targeting. BTS also agrees and from what I've read on a number of threads and e-mails, intend to improve it in the next patch. Happy hunting...have you ordered the full version? The patches won't help the demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_41 Posted July 21, 2000 Author Share Posted July 21, 2000 ACTOR, I ordered my copy the next day I played demo. This is a dream coming true. If they can further improve the 3D graphics, I can even make a "saving priavte ryan II" out of this and break the weekends box office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ACTOR Posted July 21, 2000 Share Posted July 21, 2000 Sounds like a plan Tank. I think this game is great also...I can't stop playing it! Gotta go, more Germans to capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guachi Posted July 22, 2000 Share Posted July 22, 2000 The correct term is 'flank' not 'frank'. Seeing you write that you wanted to 'frank' the Panther with your sherman had me chuckling. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanna Posted July 22, 2000 Share Posted July 22, 2000 yeah gauchi we call it rogering. [This message has been edited by Goanna (edited 07-21-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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