Glider Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I am sorry if this topic has already been discussed (as I believe it must have been) but I was unable to find it... Anyway, I have been playing a CMBB meta-campaign and, meta-campaigns being what they are, often we get to play completely unbalanced battles, for instance Soviet inf platoon against German panzer bn. In such cases you basically hide and look at them as they go by, while you try to identify the vehicles. Now, at 1000m ranges you have your Pz III?s PzIV?s and an occasional (hopefully) misidentified Panther?. But, on several occasions, among inf? and inf squad? tankriders and truckriders I saw: Artillery spotter, 150mm, 4 tubes, divisional level, radio or artillery spotter, 105mm, 4 tubes, divisional level, radio Now, identifying that at 1000m (it was more lke 1500m)? I can accept an artillery spotter? ID (due to conspicuous field phones and radios they have to carry) but to identify caliber of their batteries you have to be close enough to hear them talk (and know German) or you have to kill them and then spend several minutes examining their papers. Any similar experiences? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 The fact that spotters get ID'd early WHEN MOVING is based on the assumption that antennas and comm gear are fairly easy to recognize. An FO is not just one guy with a walky talky, there is quite a lot of equipment to carry around, even for radio spotters. The amount of information you get depends on the level of Fog of War. Was the above with extreme FOW? Martin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 Originally posted by Moon: The fact that spotters get ID'd early WHEN MOVING is based on the assumption that antennas and comm gear are fairly easy to recognize. An FO is not just one guy with a walky talky, there is quite a lot of equipment to carry around, even for radio spotters. The amount of information you get depends on the level of Fog of War. Was the above with extreme FOW? Martin Yes, of course, is anybody using any different FOW level? I know spotters are easy to ID, but the caliber of their battery, its divisional level and the number of tubes? Note: They (the spotters in question) were riding in kubels and on tanks at the moment of identification. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Yes a true concern - lets hope it gets sorted in CMXX 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Isn't that the old "Spotter in truck targetted at 1500m" issue? Gruß Joachim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 Yes, I found a similar topic, thanks Joachim! Actually the issue is not particularly important but it can affect games somewhat. In one of the cases, at about 1,500m, I saw a 120mm mortar spotter in one of the trucks and a 150mm spotter riding on a panzer. My FO dropped its barrage on the 150mm spotter, routing and possibly eliminating it. Obviously, if the ID was not so accurate I would have to select one of two spotter? teams to target randomly. [ February 26, 2004, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: Glider ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerch Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 It is indeed an important bug. Depending on how it is coded, I might be patched. However, it is more likely to be in the next patch of CMAK than CMBB. (As far as I know there won't be any more patches for CMBB) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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