japinard Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Yep, in my last qb I kept losing sturmtigers in the rear area, and then finally one in the middle area. I then discovered my HE's were taking out my own sturmtigers (3 to be exact). Anyone know why? I can't believe this is friendly fire... In this screesnhot you can see he took out my sturmtiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew H. Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Sturmtiger are so rare that the pilot probably didn't recognize them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 From the CMBB manual, p137 "Fighter pilots can misidentify targets and attack friendly units by mistake. Do not be too surprised when, especially locked in close combat with the enemy, a couple of "friendly" bombs take out YOUR last tank!" They are always a gamble...even more so in CMBO where Fighter-Bombers had a chance of not showing up at all due to mechanical failure, a screw up at HQ, etc. In CMBB they should always make an appearance, but a heavy AAA presence might drive them off before they do anything useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Beacuse of the Palace at Versailles...or somefink ( by Michael Dorosh ) Too symetrical map........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 japinard - you should download the patch - I think it will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: I think it will help.A lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumbergh Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Probably a "gamy-too-much-rarity" filter triggered by 3 Sturmtigers AND an Hs129 in one game. Like the deamons in Doom, they start cannabalizing one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japinard Posted November 28, 2002 Author Share Posted November 28, 2002 Thanks for pointing that out. I figured I'd get a lot of snide remarks on this one Serves me right for playing with 8 sturmtigers in a "planned development" huh? I'm not sure if you were being funny, but I do have the patch, but then again - you prolly saw my annoying "where's the patch" threads Well, at least the pilot was accurate! [ November 27, 2002, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: japinard ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinxi Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 My experience with aircraft has been iffy too. In one battle I lost a panther and a nashorn to my own aircraft. The panther I could understand as it was close to the Russian lines ,however the Nashorn was way in the German rear. Guess you just take a chance when you have aircraft flying about. On the positive side they do appear to cause more enemy losses than friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggles Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 There's even more fun to be had when using captured units, as Found out when my Sturmovik wiped out my platoon of captured Panthers... D'oh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halberdier Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Henschel pilot at court-martial: "How could I resist zis??...It vas so BIG und SHINY." I've had a FW strafe an 88 - taking it out (I'm sure the Obergerbilfuhrer thought it was funny, too). Everytime I hear the sound of fighters (can't tell whose until next turn) my tanks do the smoke orgy and jump in the bushes. When I play the Soviets, well, they just jump in the bushes and prey to Comrade Stalin. cheers! -gabe- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miragex Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Once my friendly pilot even drop a bomb onto my anti-tank gun, which is behind the line and far from any enemy... :mad: I am sure that he is a spy of the enemy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Where can I get that three-tone Sturmtiger mod? I'm a bit disappointed by the original plain yellow... TIA Olle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 You have to understand the scale of things, and how everything is relative to position. What you don't hear is the conversation going on in the plane, where one airman is saying to the other: 'Look down there. Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever? If I offered you 20,000 Marks for every dot that stopped, would you really, mensch, tell me to keep my money? Or would you calculate how many dots you could afford to spare?" And then the bomb separates and spins down... [ December 14, 2002, 06:54 PM: Message edited by: Seanachai ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeknodathon Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Originally posted by japinard: Yep, in my last qb I kept losing sturmtigers in the rear area, and then finally one in the middle area. I then discovered my HE's were taking out my own sturmtigers (3 to be exact). Anyone know why? I can't believe this is friendly fire... In this screesnhot you can see he took out my sturmtiger If the plane is spotted from one direction, why is the shadow moving in almost the opposite direction? Yeknod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick614 Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 Didn't they say "If the Luftwaffe shows up the British and Americans hid. If the RAF showed up the Germans hide, and if the US army Air Corp showed up everybody hid." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Tiger Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Originally posted by Andrew Hedges: Sturmtiger are so rare that the pilot probably didn't recognize them...No, no....all german Pilots know: "If it looks beautifull, its german"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 A reasonw hy the Sturmtiger seems to be especially prove to friendly fire might be that it looks so much like the very common Soviet assault guns, especally the SU-152. Apart from the also rare Brummbaer the Germans had nothing that looked like it. You also didn't install a mod with a air recognition flag on the deck, so it's your fault anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaker Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Must be late war with a rare Sturmtiger. What kind of Axis player are you playing with air support late in the war? That's ahistorical! They had no air support that late! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Originally posted by Warmaker: Must be late war with a rare Sturmtiger. What kind of Axis player are you playing with air support late in the war? That's ahistorical! They had no air support that late!Tell that to Hans Ulrich Rudel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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