MikeyD Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 The floodegates have opened! Run for your lives! SIX more Total Redo Sherman mods for CMAK: - M4A3 75mm Sherman (initial production) - M4A3(w) 75mm Sherman (late production) - M4A3 105mm howitzer Sherman (initial production) - M4A3 105mm howitzer Sherman HVSS - M4A3E8 ("Easy Eight") 76mm Sherman HVSS - Sherman Track Pack (CMAK and CMBB) Tell your friends. Wake the neighbors. ALL of the M4A3s in CMAK have now been redrawn! They're as historically accurate as I could make them. Hunnicutt's "SHERMAN" reference book was at my elbow the whole time. I was especially frightened about redoing the HVSS suspension, but the HVSS suspension was what came out best of all! Also, tak a close look at the 105mm Sherman's new gun mantlet. Whew. That was a chore. now on the the M4A1s. Here's the cmmods.com screenshots: Sherman track pack M4A3E8 HVSS M4A3 105 howitzer HVSS M4A3 105 howitzer early M4A3(w) 75 late M4A3 75 early 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Grey Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 You´ll have to be worshipped, nothing less. I´d do if it wasn´t forbidden by celestial law... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I just happened to stop in cmmods as you had 3 uploaded. hehe DavidI, did you read your email? Mikey are you at work today? On a PC the decal thingy shows an Icon file. How do I open it and what do I do with the decals? Thanks for the holiday gift. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................................... Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Cheers MikeyD. You have single handedly re-awakened my CM habit with these mods, the missus will be so pleased. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 4, 2005 Author Share Posted July 4, 2005 "Mikey are you at work today?" This should demonstrate my dedication to you's guys. I came all the way into town on a holiday in order to use the company web hookup to quickly upload my mods. ...Okay, there was a little thing about a giant 4th of July bash going on in-town too. Which I'm leaving now to join. Ciao. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 WOW, great mods! Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 MikeyD, Your da man, man! Totally great! Thanks for all the work. No more Green Blobs, Hello Sherman tanks! I look forward to your M4A1's! Wow! Overwelmed! Sob, Cry, Wipe tears, Better now! (I cry at movies too, so don't let it get to you!) DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurra Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Ooh! Truly impressive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Thanks, my CM game began to turn CMikeyD game! Pat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 I finally got to play a proper scenario with my new mods in place. The good news is they make all the difference in believability. The bad news is I STILL got my butt royally kicked in the game! Every one of my beautiful Shermans K.O.'d by a first round penetration :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Now I can actually enjoy NWE CMAK as much as everything else. Well, when the M4A1's arrive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 Out of curiosity, which of the Sherman track block type did you pick for use? Me, I'm using HVSS track for CM-ETO (they don't look 'too' wrong for earlier suspension). Only problem is the HVSS track polygons do some funky stuff in motion. For CMBB I'm using the steel chevron block for the tough Russian road conditions. And for CMAK I have to consider all the Stuarts in the game and am using the square rubber block. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Block type for now. I plan on using McMMM to swap as needed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I'm using the rubber chevron block, but may switch to the plain rubber block. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 MikeyD, I've got a question about the Stars. One is a plain Star and the other is surrounded by a white ring. Is one more appropriate for some time period, or were both used through-out the duration? DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 (FIREWORKS GOING OFF, SIRENS SCREECHING, DRUMS BANGING, WOMEN MOANING IN ECTASY) Yup, it's my 1000th post and i dedicate it to MikeyD and his amazing mods. This is one helluva monster mod release. Very much needed as well, Shermans looking great now. Was playing alot of CMBB lately but now it's time to come back to some CMAK action. Originally posted by MikeyD: I finally got to play a proper scenario with my new mods in place. What scenario are you refering to? I'm always willing to play a scenario that shows off some new mods. I just fired up a QB allied attack, but i prefer actual scenarios to the QBs. Btw, im using the chevron tracks, no particular reason. P.S. Why would women moan in ectasy over a 1000th post you ask? I don't have a clue, but it does get peoples attention. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 In the rush through France U.S. forces were concerned with friendly fire and Allied air attack so you see a lot of very big stars in photos. Infortunately, they made a nice aiming point for Panthers, so it seems bow and turret stars were first to go - by my unscientific observation. By war's end stars were often very hard to find on U.S. armor. A possible exception was the 105 howitzer Sherman which was 'supposed' to stand back and play mobile artillery support (increased risk of friendly air attack). immediately post-war the BIG stars quickly reappeared on U.S. tanks in occupation. So my VERY rough rule of thumb is the earlier the campaign the more & bigger the stars. Actually, start looking over old in-action photos in reference books. Type and frequency of star useage was all over the map! By the way, those big yellow call sign numbers on the hulls are my interpretation of standard 6th Armor Div. markings. Okay, to test my mods I played an all armor QB using the CD's 'Grand Boulevard ME' map to represent Ruhr urban fighting. Did not get a single break in that game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 Here's a small selection of markings (ALL from the same 752nd tank Battalion in the Italian campaign). Basically you can mix & match 'em any way you want, including no markings at all! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Looks very much like markings were up to the crew or unit in question. Maybe some units were more strick with having them than others? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzBaby Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I had read a looong time ago that the 'circled' star was an early request by the Brits, claiming the war against Germany was an 'Allied' assault, hence the combining of the British roundel with the US Star. This novelty may have worn off as the war progressed.. Another urban myth maybe?, but it sounded plausable at the time,,, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 6, 2005 Author Share Posted July 6, 2005 I recall Patton was a stickler (maniac) for parade ground spit-and-polish. If you notice most of the Bulge 3rd Armored photos out there the Shermans still have multiple big stars on turret, bow, and hull side. That may have been Patton's influence. 1st Armored seems a lot less strick in that regard. A lot of armor on the far side of the Rhine looked to be completely free of stars, or stars painted over. 6th Armored is the most colorful - and underreported - of the bunch. Stars, calls numbers, vehicle names, unit badges. Very colorful stuff! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Carr Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I got em all! They'll be going on my machine this evening. Funtastic! Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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