Tom Haymes Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I have just started playing around with CMAK. I was wondering if anyone noticed whether or not there was any facility for using captured vehicles. This was quite common in the Desert War - particularly by the Germans. Rommel's favorite command vehicle was British-made and the Germans were known to press Matilda's and Crusader's into service in 1941-42. I figure some of the bizarre custom jobs that the Afrika Korps did are probably beyond the pale. For instance, I have seen photographs of a 150mm infantry gun mounted on a PKW III chassis. Conversions like this were also common in the Afrika Korps which was always salvaging damaged equipment and making something useful out of it (they got so little from Germany). Anybody seen any provisions for either of these equipment circumstances? Tom Haymes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 The only captured vehicles in use in CMAK are by the Germans: Matildas and Valentine III. Would like to see the Aussies get M13's in 40 / 41 --- but don't know if it will happen in a patch, or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I'm not sure how viable it is with the current engine to do a "patch as expansion" thing. Most of the patches have been tweaks and repairs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Originally posted by sgtgoody (esq): I'm not sure how viable it is with the current engine to do a "patch as expansion" thing. Most of the patches have been tweaks and repairs. True --- put this would not be actually adding, so much as switching over an already existing model. Not as difficult, I would think (hope). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Madmatt has I believe already stated that there will be no patches released containing changes to vehicles. Whether BFC will alter that position...mmmmm, your guess probably isn't as good as mine because yours is warped by wishful thinking. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 The Afrika Corps in the game certainly could've used a pile more captured/foreign vehicle types (especially Italian tanks and Stuarts). But the CD was already full to overflowing and more vehicles mean more dedicated vehicle textures. The game's already about 1.7 gigs. Want to shoot for 2 gigs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRSutton Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 A good point and really should be in the game. During operation Crusader, both sides had captured so much equipment and intermingled it with thier own that after a few days of fighting, air support was effectively nullified as neither air force could be sure that they were firing on friendly or enemy troops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Badger Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Originally posted by CRSutton: A good point and really should be in the game. During operation Crusader, both sides had captured so much equipment and intermingled it with thier own that after a few days of fighting, air support was effectively nullified as neither air force could be sure that they were firing on friendly or enemy troops. Sounds like typical air support as modeled in CMAK - oops, that was another thread, wasn't it? Lt. Badger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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