Silvio Manuel Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 voidhawk and I have completed 20 of 30 turns in Breakthrough. We're pushing hard to complete it before voidhawk must go on a CM hiatus to tackle RL. [ June 28, 2002, 01:59 AM: Message edited by: Silvio Manuel ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 And Jim L. and I have reached move 14 with little to report. We're probably all cowering in heavy buildings waiting for the dreaded heavy arty to fall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 I was waiting for ST to post the official result, but he seems to be busy (sent him files yesterday evening), so since everyone else is posting progress reports: Witko and I are done with Breaking Through. I don't remember the exact score, but I (Allies) achieved a minor victory - Something like a 20 point advantage. AAR will follow next week after everyone's done with this one. Great scenario. We had a lot of fun and I think I can speak for both of us in saying that we are looking forward to the next scenario. I look forward to hearing results from the rest of you and also AARs from the other matchups. Cheers, YD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted June 27, 2002 Author Share Posted June 27, 2002 More results from the SuperNewbies: YankeeDog (US) defeated Witko (German), 60-37, in Breaking Through. Congratulations to YankeeDog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Voidhawk and I are on turn 28/30. The next movie will feature "L'Grande Duelle" which will surely decide who takes a lead into the Reject bracket Champeenship match. I am kicking myself for losing two of my American X's, foolishly placing them in the line of fire of voidhawk's Y. Voidhawk is (surely) kicking himself for firing several precious arty rounds on open ground a few hundred meters from the nearest American in the early turns- not un-targeting the FO's mission. Well, we've both done foolish ****e, and its now a real white-knuckler going into the last 3 turns. [ June 27, 2002, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: Silvio Manuel ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Originally posted by Silvio Manuel: I am kicking myself for losing two of my American X's, foolishly placing them in the line of fire of voidhawk's Y.Yes, indeed. I credit my entire victory to being very careful with how I used my X's. The result was that Witko didn't have any Y's left by the end of the match. Actually, he didn't have any V's or W's left, either. On the other hand, I was not so careful with my Z's and lost all of them for relatively little gain. Otherwise, I could have really done some damage. Cheers, YD [ June 27, 2002, 04:32 PM: Message edited by: YankeeDog ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 "Really done some damage?" You must mean the sheer joy of tanks shelling exposed/unsupported infantry...ah, the "crunch" of it, and the flow of the red-red-kruvy. I think I wasn't careful w/ those Tin Cans b/c I wasn't seeing things from the crew's perspective- that they may NOT want to go head-to-head vs. too-thick-plates and nasty KwK's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voidhawk Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Voidhawk is (surely) kicking himself for firing several precious arty rounds on open ground a few hundred meters from the nearest American in the early turns- not un-targeting the FO's mission. My shins are still sore. And Silvio won that duel he mentioned; now my forehead hurts too Onto turns 29 and 30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted June 28, 2002 Author Share Posted June 28, 2002 More results from the Alterna Brawl: Dinga (51, British) and Andrewguy (49, German) played to a draw in X Marks the Spot. Since the score is too close to call, they will be playing a second scenario, Mighty Mouse, to determine the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Originally posted by voidhawk: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> Voidhawk is (surely) kicking himself for firing several precious arty rounds on open ground a few hundred meters from the nearest American in the early turns- not un-targeting the FO's mission. My shins are still sore. And Silvio won that duel he mentioned; now my forehead hurts too Onto turns 29 and 30!</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted June 29, 2002 Author Share Posted June 29, 2002 Originally posted by Silvio Manuel: ...From the mists approaches a hooved man with a pitchfork, eager to see the final tally of his evil dream. Nice hooves, SuperTed!SM, The secret is regular trimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted June 29, 2002 Author Share Posted June 29, 2002 More results from the AlternaBrawl: Dinga (German) defeated Andrewguy (French) by a score of 55-45 in Mighty Mouse. So, Dinga wins the Semi-Final Round with an overall score of 106-94 and advances to the AlternaFinal. Congratulations to Dinga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Originally posted by Silvio Manuel: "Really done some damage?" You must mean the sheer joy of tanks shelling exposed/unsupported infantry...ah, the "crunch" of it, and the flow of the red-red-kruvy.Actually, the secret to my success was partially tempting my opponent to shell my "unsupported" infantry with his tanks so I could get the jump on him with my tanks. My grunts (what's left of them!) probably don't like me very much. My tankers probably have a better opinion of their commander, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Originally posted by White4: when will we see some during battle comments from walker and jim liang?As soon as the battle actually gets under way. Eighteen minutes into the game and, apart from a few rounds of heavy artillery from Jim L. and a few retaliatory shells from the US FO, and not very many sightings of enemy units, all remains strangely quiet, peaceful even... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted June 30, 2002 Author Share Posted June 30, 2002 More results from the Newbie Rejects: Silvio Manuel (US, 48) and Voidhawk (German, 43) played to a draw in Breaking Through. Congratulations to Silvio Manuel (barely)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voidhawk Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Originally posted by Silvio Manuel: I securely have my two rear flags, and "his" two flags are hotly contested. Turned out one of those rear flags was not so secure after all In the end Silvio owned one VL; all the others remained contested. It was a real cliff-hanger and a suitable finale to a very exciting game. I'm sure our next game will be just as much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voidhawk Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Originally posted by Walker: As soon as the battle actually gets under way. Eighteen minutes into the game and, apart from a few rounds of heavy artillery from Jim L. and a few retaliatory shells from the US FO, and not very many sightings of enemy units, all remains strangely quiet, peaceful even... Amazing! In our game, after just 16 minutes there had already been so much action that I had almost run out of tanks, and both sides had suffered major infantry casualties. I was actually wondering at that point if I had enough left to even make it to 30 turns. Not that losing most of my tanks was a good thing, mind you. I am over it now, really, I am. Well, almost. They were in ambush postions too. Did I mention I was over it already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 I reckon the final minutes will make up for any lack of excitement in the first 20 rounds. And Voidhawk, I'm happy you're over it. Sometimes it can take quite a while, but I'm glad to see you're one of those happy chappies who bounce back within days from the brink of despair ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Bump in the road. I'm starting to get hungry for the next scenario. What's the plan, ST? Are we on schedule to start at it again after the holiday weekend?? Cheers, YD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 2, 2002 Author Share Posted July 2, 2002 YD, There may be one small glitch due to medical reasons (not mine). If that is the case, it should not add a lot of time. Other than that, it's looking good. You'll like the next one. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 3, 2002 Share Posted July 3, 2002 Jim L. & I are doing our best to make up for (my) lost time. Turn 22 and rolling. Keeping fingers crossed, but if there is an overrun it won't be more than three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted July 3, 2002 Share Posted July 3, 2002 Originally posted by Walker: Jim L. & I are doing our best to make up for (my) lost time. Turn 22 and rolling. Keeping fingers crossed, but if there is an overrun it won't be more than three days.Excellent. I hope the medical problems weren't too serious. Don't feel like you have to rush and spend your whole 4th of July weekend indoors playing CM just to make the deadline or anything -a few extra days isn't going to kill me. Of course if you WANT to be a CM troll for the 4th, don't let me stop you. Far be it for me to tell you how to enjoy your holidays. Cheers, YD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 4, 2002 Author Share Posted July 4, 2002 The deadline for the first leg of the Group Finals is being extended to July 12. One of the players had a medical issue that forced him to fall behind. The extra week should allow everybody plenty of time to complete the scenarios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted July 6, 2002 Author Share Posted July 6, 2002 More results from the Alterna Brawl: Darknight_Canuck (German) defeated R.C. (British) in X Marks the Spot, 68-32, and advances to the AlternaFinal. Congratulations to Darknight_Canuck! [ July 05, 2002, 09:08 PM: Message edited by: SuperTed ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 Originally posted by YankeeDog: Excellent. I hope the medical problems weren't too serious. Don't feel like you have to rush and spend your whole 4th of July weekend indoors playing CM just to make the deadline or anything -a few extra days isn't going to kill me. Of course if you WANT to be a CM troll for the 4th, don't let me stop you. Far be it for me to tell you how to enjoy your holidays. Cheers, YDYD, thanks for the concern. Had to spend 10 days in a dark room due to an eye infection. Moral of story: never ignore an eye problem...imagine being banned from reading, TV, computer games! I did manage to escape occasionally though . Jim L. and I are now on turn 25 and it has become a nerve-racking, nail-biting succession of ups and downs, extremely complex due to nightmarish LOS issues. I'm sure you know what I mean ! As for your 4th July holiday, I celebrated it by foolishly moving a Sherman 5 metres too far forward... My sincere apologies for holding things up. Chris Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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