yacinator Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 Did anybody ever make a scenario pack that teaches u all the basic armor , infantry and combined arms tactics that a company/platoon commander would learn in basic training? If so can u post a link? If not can someone who knows these tactics make one? Pretty please with HE on top of it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerch Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 I know of no such scenario pack that teaches you how to use different force mixes and such. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 The CMBB hint book does a fair job of walking you through those steps. Not a bad read and it outlines suggested tactics for 2 or 3 scenarios that come on the disk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Good idea. I'll have a go at it. We had such a pack - although not as complete as an entire basic training course it was enough to get new guys going - years ago for the CMMC. Both lost and useless now, but I guess it couldn't be that hard to reproduce. I'll keep you posted on my progress. High explosives on top of a request? Sounds pretty brutal. An offer one can't refuse right? Cheerio Dandelion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG D Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 You bring up a very good idea. I am not a scenario designer, but I have played around with your idea. The basic small unit attack tactic was the holding attack. It was taught and used at all levels from squad to regiment. If you get something put together, I would love to try it out. SSG D 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yacinator Posted July 26, 2004 Author Share Posted July 26, 2004 Thanks a lot Dandelion. Such a scenario pack would be an invaluable piece of CM learning material. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 This is a really great idea!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotless Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Our team for a (supposedly) upcoming campaign game did up a series along these lines. We set up battles with German infantry company assault, German armored platoon maneuver, German AT ambush, Italian Armored company and an artillery training scenario. The battles are useful, but the critical area is the briefing, not the battle itself. A well-written brief is critical to the "teaching" value of the battle. The fight is the fun part, but can't really extol the virtues of this tactic or that. It just serves to provide examples of the lesson described in the briefing. The only other challenge is the timeline. There are (of course) wide variations in equipment and tactics over the course of the war. Ours was made easy by having a fixed scenario date. A possibility would be to develop "archetypal" sets based on early and late dessert, early Italian, etc. etc. Do the same basic lessons, and unit sizes, but across different time periods with different forces. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombinedArms Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 A new player could do worse than play the old CMBO demos as updated for CMAK a few times. "Valley of Trouble" and "Chance Encounter," if played repeatedly from both sides, give you a pretty good grounding in most elements of the game--and they're fun to play! Both are available in CMAK form from the Scenario Depot...a great spot for a wide range of CM scenarios. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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