I love it when book and game come full circle...

[RSColonel_131st]

This is one of these very cool computer gaming/history lesson moments I wanted to share.

Few months ago, when I found that operations where really a cool way of singleplayer games in CMBB, I got myself "Der Manstein kommt" and "Failure on the Aksai" from Franko. Back then I knew NOTHING about these battles and rather immersed myself into the "3rd Battle for Kharkov" operation.

Now, in February I ordered Guderians "Panzer Leader" and von Mellenthins "Panzer Battles". Took me a while to finnish Guderian, and these recent days I came to the parts in Mellenthins book talking about the battle for Aksai River...

Surprise surprise. Firing up CMBB, see, he's actually referenced in the Operation Briefing. Map Layout in Book and Game are quiet similar...I can guess where Franko got some sources from .

In that regard I can really recommend vMs. Book...it has very detailed accounts of some battles, down to the size we can see in Combat Mission. Nothing's more awesome than learning history that way.

[MG-42]

Excellent,

Got to love these sceanrio designers who dedicate so much time and energy in getting it right.

Thanks for sharing

[RSColonel_131st]

Yes, Franko really is to be thanked for providing such a nicely detailed scenario.

When you recongize historical maps from the books in the scenario layout it is quite the WOW effect.

I think this is the strongest point and argument FOR operations...they can portray real historical battles in a somewhat decent size and duration.

Quick Battles are fine, but it's so much more immersive to have the book in hand and replay the battles descriped there...