Yair Iny Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Hi, My first scenario has been released to CMMods (my username there is yairiny). This is a training scenario, intended to be the first in a series of platoon-level training scenarios based around the USMC infantry platoon with various levels of support. In this scenario your platoon conducts an unsupported frontal assault on a fort. I decided to make these scenarios as a training aid to new players and also because they allow you to practice basic skills and display the capabilities and limitations of the USMC infantry platoon without getting lost in a host of other vehicles and support elements' capabilities. If there is decent uptake of this scenario I will proceed to create more, based on a long list of excellent suggestions by theFightingSeabee. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFightingSeabee Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Cool thanks! Downloading... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Steiner Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Great idea. P.S. - If you do a series of them, why not make them into a "Paris Island" campaign. You could have some scenarios pit your platoon against other training platoons of like-equipped Marines, then a few against Marines posing as OpFor with Russian equipment to give your men a better feeling for what they might face. As a finale you could have a sudden military emergency throw your rookie platoon into a real fight to invade some tiny banana republic somewhere, like in the movie "Heart Break Ridge". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkmage Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Yair just played this through and really enjoyed it a simple mission but well executed. I think a 'course' like this could really help to put armchair generals through their paces and get you thinking about using the things you've practised here in normal missions where you may not have an explicit suggestion about employing them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Fantastic map, if you continue making this kind of maps i'll keep downloading them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkompetent Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Nice one! Just played it through, and I even started to get quite serious ammunition problems before I finally manage to close up on the enemy position to flush them out with hand grenades as revenge for fallen Marines, and getting a win through enemy surrender. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFightingSeabee Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Nice scenario! At first I thought there was no way I was going to win... uphill battle with no cover? But it was well designed and I ended up winning, but lost 6 KIA. Hopefully, you'll make more! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Agreed with TFS, those two M240 squads literally saved my virtual men lives. I ended up with 4 KIA and 8 WIA... OpFor made a lucky sniping shot with an AT (at least i think it was some kind of AT ) and made the guys of the 1st Squad think twice before keep advancing without some heavy MG cover xD. Yair, i'm counting the minutes left till you next map xD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooner Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Good straightforward map to teach you a specific tactic without any distractions. Looking forward to other things I can teach my platoon... I did get confused by the casualties level though, since the briefing says you can take no more than 15% casualties, but the mission actually requires 10% casualties or less. Many frowns when I had 11% casualties and still lost ;( I think 10% is the right number for the map, but either way, I think it should be consistent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yair Iny Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Hey Spooner, You are absolutely right, my apologies. I will fix the scenario to allow up to 15% casualties without giving the syrians points, and re-upload. I prefer 15% since that allows 7 people to be injured/killed, and one lucky hit by an RPG could easily get you close. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkompetent Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Yeah. And heck. I consider only 7 people shot to be quite a feat. I pulled off the mission with grandeur just moments ago, but it still resulted in 3 dead and four wounded while I slowly pushed on between bushes. I love the mission though! Can't wait until the next one! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainsaw Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Just played it and I liked it. own casualtys was one wounded so I consider it a bit to easy,but its a really good "beginners" mission, I will recommend this one to a friend of mine thats gonna buy CMSF and Marines. Thought about doing a tutorial as a pdf and attach to the scenario? with pics etc to show the "school solution" ? remember a few of those scenarios from CMBB that really helped me thrue. Good work! /Thomas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooner Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 How about a compromise? +1500 to Syrians for 15% enemy casulaties (automatic fail), 1000 to USMC for capturing the castle (pass, assuming you didn't take too many casualties) and +500 to USMC for less than 10% (or maybe even less) friendly casualties (distinction). As chainsaw says, it is possible to be ultra-careful and only get one casualty (I only managed 6 and 8 casualties the two times I tried myself, but I know I could have been more careful and I haven't played in a while). Admittedly though, luck plays a big part at this scale, but having a pass and distinction level would make sense to me in this situation (sometimes you do just get lucky or unlucky, but I do think a good player should be able to get a distinction most times through being cautious). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffan Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Thanks Yair... good initiative 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Played this today. It is truly excellent for getting a feel for the basics of a Marine platoon. It is especially helpful in helping you to understand the effective engagement range of various platoon level weapon systems. Thanks Yair! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Steiner Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 How about a nice variant? Instead of just sitting in the Police Station and getting pasted with SMAWs and LAWs, some OpFor escape out the back of the building half-way through the battle. That way, the Marines might not get a "surrender" result so easily and could potentially be ambushed by OpFor rallying behind the building as they enter it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 What about this, Steiner? 15 or 20 minutes after the battle starts, Red forces hidden in the village in the top of the hill counterattack. So we have an attack on a fortified and higher position and a defense on a fortified but lower position. Two exercices in one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Would love to see screen shots/desriptions of how people went about this. Personally I moved my squads pretty quickly. Ended up with two flanking the trench at the top. I was a bit surprised to get a total victory, and REALLY surprised to find so many dead baddies inside the fort. Holy crap! Would love to know which of my squads/guys made the biggest impacts there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theFightingSeabee Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I laid down some heavy covering fire and peeled my guys up the hill to the left. From the hill, I had half my guys shooting, the other half moving further up the hill to the left of the cop shop. Once all the red guys on the outside were gone, I moved in. I didn't have to go far, because the mission ended as soon at that point. I think I would have lost more guys going up the gut. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallycadet Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This was a great training scenario for me, because I'm still learning the game. Wound up with 4 dead, 7 wounded. I look forward to more of your training missions, if you ever get stuck for ideas for scenarios.. trust me I got plenty of things I could use help with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshal Blücher Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 This was a fantastic scenario, just played it for the first time today. Do you have any more of these in the works? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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