phil stanbridge Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 To this day the more I play CMAK the more I appreciate it. I come across something really quite bizarre in a tiny 300 point QB I like to play from time to time. Ok it sort of goes like this - I am British infantry, advancing on my target - I can see a light machinegun team directly ahead of me along with some pioneer troops slightly further back - I am advancing my kangaroo with squad, and it gets taken out by what appears to be a series of small explosions. 3 in a row to be precise - now the battle hasnt finished so I cant tell who or what was responsible for knocking it out but the sounds were like demo charges? but three in a row? Its also like a smaller straffe or something like that by an aircraft, but theres no noise to represent it. So I'm puzzled what this could be - its not a AT gun either. I guess I will find out shortly but I just thought I'd share this - its cool. The joys of Fog of War! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil stanbridge Posted July 2, 2004 Author Share Posted July 2, 2004 Get this the plot thickens! I've just checked and five men have surrendered to me, 2 from the LMG team and 3 from an infantry squad - so it defo wasnt demo charges, there isnt anyone near enough, and they wouldnt chuck charges on themselves would they? Whats odd is that these men were in the house that just got hit by one of the three blasts! So it suggest random indirect fire? But I didnt think the AI was capable of that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 Multiple small mortars? Small AA gun volley (but that produces only 1 explosion)? About that aircraft noise, on my machine when I rewind a couple of seconds during an aircraft attack the aircraft sound is mysteriously gone. Only when I rewind to a point before it shows up do I hear it again. BUT, since it's unlikely the AI has aircraft in a 300 pointer I'm out of ideas now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gpig Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 Mine? Followed by some grenades? Was your Kanga immobilized, first? Gpig 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 I would guess some mix of weapons from several enemy units that just happened to all land at close to the same time. Hand grenades, rifle grenades, and light mortars are all possibilities. If one of them was mines, you would see a mine marker. Cheers, YD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Thorne Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 I´d say those darn riflegrenades... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil stanbridge Posted July 3, 2004 Author Share Posted July 3, 2004 Ok the kanga got hit by a rifle grenade from the flank, it didnt immobilise but it did shock the crew, it was at the end of the same turn that I see the three explosions - they are too big to be 50mm mortar rounds and they wont be an aircraft in a 300 point QB so I'm none the wiser - I cant wait to find out what it was.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil stanbridge Posted July 3, 2004 Author Share Posted July 3, 2004 Just to add.. These explosions are probably closest compared to arty rounds (maybe 81mm?). But only three, and all in a row is unusual! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macphail Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 what's a kangaroo? perhaps the crew were smoking and some spilled fuel ignited. i think the rifle grenade is most likely, or maybe even some quad 20mm AA fire, and one missed. i wacked one of those guns on a german halftrack this morning, and i know they fire very rapidly. Jerry has alot of stuff it could have been. maybe a nebelwerfer, or some insideous mind control weapon made your sodier pull the pins out of their grenades. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanok Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 This is an old thread, but you've got to tell us what the three explosions were! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 It turned out to be several rapid backfires. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denwad Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 The only AFV I've seen my infantry take out with rifle grenades was an A13. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil stanbridge Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 I dont know what is was in all honesty, there was no arty, no mortars, just regular infantry if I recall. One of those mysteries.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 If its late enough in the war for you to have kangaroos perhaps its also late enough in the war for nearby German infantry to be carrying spare panzerfausts with them. The explosions wouldn't be all that large, though. And three explosions would imply three separate squads firing at once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdstrike Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Originally posted by KG_Steiner: what's a kangaroo? I'd say a marsupial mammal from Australia or Tasmania (lat. Macropodidae). There are about 47 different species of Kangaroos, like wallabies for example. BTW, I think it's pretty harsh of the Germans to blow up a defenseless cuddly animal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tar Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Grenade bundles? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Tiger Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Yes, the first hand thrown carpet-/grenade bundle... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombinedArms Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Originally posted by Denwad: The only AFV I've seen my infantry take out with rifle grenades was an A13. My guys have killed a fair number of vehicles with rifle grenades over the years. Mostly it's HTs but I got a StugIII with one in the first round of ROW IV, which was a turning point for me in that battle. Give me a grenade bundle or demo charge any day, however... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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