cbb Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Happened this morning. I was advancing a platoon of Tigers across fairly open terrain. I remember thinking: I really ought to spread these vehicles out a little more in case of an air attack... Sure enough, Russian bombers appeared and scored a direct hit. Two Tigers were knocked out, the other two suffered gun damage... Scratch one Tiger platoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Child's-play compared to some of the stupid stuff I've done! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_Meyer Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 LOL! Hmm, worst turn I ever experienced was me playing TCP/IP with EFOW. I advanced a company against a un-identified Russian tank. I was thinking it was a light tank, I already knocked out all of my opponents T-34s and SU. So I sent a company of troops in it's direction to try an assault it. So I have them ready in some woods, ready to jump off. All of a Sudden the tank opens up and BOOM! 3/4 of the company gone. It was a SU-152. YAY! I was winning too, after that, I could not make anyheadway. Ended with a tactical vicotry for me. Btw, I still killed the SU-152 with my Tiger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Okay, I'll confess. My worst moments involve rushing my T-34s forward to get a flank shot after I conclude the KT at the other end of the pasture must be out of ammo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggles Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Calling down 3 x 132mm rocket barrages in the first move of an attack on a small map. Whoops. "Woohoo, hey lads, look at our artillery go! Lads? Lads, where are you going?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Rushing 3 whole companies of men across open ground towards what looked like the safety of a shady wood. Needless to say, one turn later my men had been slaughtered to the last man by what turned out to be a full compliment of crack SS Pz Grenadiers (w/heavy mg support) waiting just inside and along the treeline. Come to think of it, most of my worst moments seem to happen on open ground. Strange that. [ June 06, 2003, 12:22 PM: Message edited by: Manx ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty's Double Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 2 Jagdpanthers to my own Henschel (the one with the blooter-cannon). Still, his third and final pass took out a T34, so that's OK. Or it would have been if it hadn't already been a goner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Not too long ago: After some truly brilliant maneuvers in a PBEM vs Andreas I had a minor mishap involving the bigger part of a brigade of T-34s, a platoon of crack Tigers and half a dozen 75mm PAKs... Owwwww, the pain... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaws Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 I defended a small village with a infantry platoon a mg 42. It was night and I a sight of about 175 meter. To hold that position I set up a strong point behind it on a small tree covered hill with a AT 50mm canon, 2 mg 42, Hq, sniper and a arty spotter. It was possible from that position to support the infantry platoon. I really had the idea that this village was unbeatable. Well in turn 5 suddenly a T-34 stood if front of my strongpoint... and fired 1 single shot canister. And not a single unit was able to fight that battle anymore. And yes this was my first experience with canister and night fighting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheer Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Hi all, after loosing against the formidable Rhudat on a specific map, decided to play the same map again. Setup a devious plan to outflank his forces with six platoons of T34/85. He never would expect that ! After moving my tanks across one third of a map, I ran in a Sturmkompanie ( the one with LOTS of the 75 mm ATG ). Six turns later my eighteen tanks have been reduced to ONE. Arrggghhhhh .... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 note to self: gun hit does NOT mean gun destroyed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Elwen Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 Aah Yes...... that'll be the day my PE2 dropped 8 550lb bombs on my infantry company in the open. nuff said methinks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFJaykey Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 My usual technique for advancing infantry to contact is to send half squads forward under "Move to Contact," followed by the rest of the platoon under "Move." Doesn't work so well when you run into a body of SMG infantry hidden in woods... :eek: The SMG devils pop up when the half squads are ~20m out, and annihilate them, then I get to watch the rest of my platoon trudging mindlessly toward their doom... :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaker Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 Losing a bunch of armor one turn is obviously awful. But in one occassion I recall was seeing my retreating Pz.Grenadier ragtag company's last escape route to other friendlies get blocked by a platoon of T-34/85's and a IS-2. Oh, and the Russian infantry of course was close on the rears of my infantry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miragex Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 Once my advance in Stalingrad was held by a concrete bunker with gun. Since the bunker was located adjacent to a building, I decided to send a squad, platoon HQ, and a flamethrower to tackle it. All went smoothly. My flamethrower aimed precisely at the door of the bunker and ready to pull the trigger. At the moment, my reinforcement came.... a Stuka. The pilot did want to take the bunker out, and dropped a bomb onto the adjacent building :mad: Result: All of my men dead (except the pilot, of course), and the bunker still intact! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner14 Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 ROFL. This is a real funny thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabpub Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 Scenario spoiler: : : : : : : : : : : : Playing into the void as the Germans. Shot a T34 in the flank from approx. 800m for a kill. Normally, that is a good thing. This time, however, the 34 was smack dab in front of the only ford over the stream. Later in the game, its presence there caused a traffic snarl of humongous proportions, resulting in a loss, as I could not exit over half of my force in time. Thus, making that "good" shot, the worst turn in CMBB for me....so far.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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