Sequoia Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The British had a carnival of tank types too including using the Sherman. Let's be thankful for it. It gives us more toys to play with in Combat Mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmontgomery Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 As for the Sherman being inferior, inferior to what and when? By which I mean give me its counterpart, not some over-engineered, rare as hens teeth, uber-cat I offer the T-34 as an example of such a counterpart. Not perfect either, but a better starting place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 We can start the usual "Sherman Tanks Suck" fun in another thread, thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user38 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The reason for allied air supremacy was the same reason, mass production, driven by a clear strategic intent. I disagree. I think the reason for allied air supremacy was Hermann Goering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 1533 hrs As I finish completely wrapping up the main building complex of the Villa my Poineers breach another wall. After this I have no doubt that the Villa is secure. Full size I order one of the 3 mobile Shermans, along with some infantry, to head West to the exit location at the end of the road. Full size I also send some men to accompany a Sherman South to the victory location at the end of the road there. Full size Here is a view from the location where I set up for my initial assault on Hill 154. It seems like a lifetime ago. You can see the surviving units clinging to the edge of the woods. I’m holding onto as much of the victory location as I can. Full size The trip West is almost completely uneventful. I had no idea what type of resistance I would run into while going to these final objectives. So far it appears he has committed no forces to defending these rear areas. From somewhere a single shot is fired and down goes another soldier. Just when I thought the bloodshed might be over. Full size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Oh Hill 144 I am briefly attacked by 2 Germans. I begin to think that maybe Jon doesn’t have as many men in those woods as I had thought he did. I decide to commit my healthier troops to probe the woods. Maybe I’ll get lucky and meet light resistance and steal the victory location I had previously written off. Wrong 'em boyo. It turns out to be just another chance to send perfectly healthy men into a meat grinder. I think I lose 8 men. 8 more men joining the choir invisible. Enough. There will be no more advances on either hill. Full size More infantry and a Sherman heading South to take that victory location. The Sherman patrolling the woods in the Villa spot a kubelwagon and knock it out. That is the last sign on any Germans on the way to the final victory location. Full size The units moving West arrive. The Sherman exits while the foot soldiers arrive. Full size To the South the Sherman arrives and begins its exit. Full size Here is an overhead shot of the final disposition of my troops. After the initial setback on Hill 154 I have made the greatest comeback since Lazurus. Pulling victory from the jaws of defeat. If want to make an omelet you’ve got to break some eggs. (I am running out of clichés so I’ll stop) Full size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Personally, I tend more towards Vark's point of view. The only way Germany could have won the war is if they played a perfect game. I.e., they made no mistakes and had Lady Luck on their side at every turn. It was a fundamental misjudgement by Hitler and his coterie to take on a collection of powers, at least two of which that they would have had trouble defeating one on one, let alone in concert. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I want to comment on the compass rose in these pics. I find it somewhat confusing, since it is not always aligned with the map. Yes, you do get an arrow telling you what direction the camera is currently pointing, but then the viewer has to perform the mental gymnastics to figure out what the cardinal points on the map are. Is there an option to keep the compass permanently aligned with the map? Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Balboa Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 *golf clap* My thanks to you Elvis for providing this DAR/AAR, I know it took a lot of extra effort to put together the screens for us poor CM deprived blokes and that effort is much appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 I want to comment on the compass rose in these pics. I find it somewhat confusing, since it is not always aligned with the map. Yes, you do get an arrow telling you what direction the camera is currently pointing, but then the viewer has to perform the mental gymnastics to figure out what the cardinal points on the map are. Is there an option to keep the compass permanently aligned with the map? Michael No, there are not an optional different compass alignments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 No, there are not an optional different compass alignments. Pity. Although I can see how the idea I presented might present problems in any view besides directly overhead. Is is possible to shut it off altogether? BTW, thanks very much for the presentation and for answering questions. It's been an interesting read. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gpig Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Congrats on the great DAR, Elvis. It was great fun to read. Gpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnersman Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yes! Good show. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkhorn1x Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Good job Elvis. Does CM:BN have a summary screen a la CMx1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Good job Elvis. Does CM:BN have a summary screen a la CMx1? Yes,it does. The next posting will be the AAR screenshot(s) for the battle with all the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineCape Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Elvis has left the building. Entertaining DAR, many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Pity. Although I can see how the idea I presented might present problems in any view besides directly overhead. Is is possible to shut it off altogether? BTW, thanks very much for the presentation and for answering questions. It's been an interesting read. Michael I'm not sure how to turn it off. Perhaps someone will make a mod of a blank space up there. I actually like the compass a lot. I had some problems using the CMSF and was really happy when I started to use this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Personally, I tend more towards Vark's point of view. The only way Germany could have won the war is if they played a perfect game. I.e., they made no mistakes and had Lady Luck on their side at every turn. It was a fundamental misjudgement by Hitler and his coterie to take on a collection of powers, at least two of which that they would have had trouble defeating one on one, let alone in concert. Michael The thing is of course Hitler didn't have to fight nearly as many people at once as he wound up doing. If Herman Goring wasn't the dumbest, drunkest, and most useless ex-fighter pilot in history the panzers would've rolled right over the Dunkirk beaches and captured the vast majority of the British expeditionary forces. If they had followed up in the Battle of Britain by not getting distracted with the attempt to burn down downtown London and kept hammering radar installations and airbases they could easily have invaded a vastly more demoralized Britain six months later. With Britain out of the war, the idiotic distractions in North Africa and the Balkans don't happen. An invasion of Russia that started on time and with Erwin Rommel leading the southern prong could've ended very differently. I will grant you this involves some of the perfect luck and judgment you're talking about, but it's certainly not violating any laws of physics. And yes the US might've been able to nuke the Germans into surrender eventually anyway. But that would've left us with a very different world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartokomus Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The thing is of course Hitler didn't have to fight nearly as many people at once as he wound up doing. If Herman Goring wasn't the dumbest, drunkest, and most useless ex-fighter pilot in history the panzers would've rolled right over the Dunkirk beaches and captured the vast majority of the British expeditionary forces. If they had followed up in the Battle of Britain by not getting distracted with the attempt to burn down downtown London and kept hammering radar installations and airbases they could easily have invaded a vastly more demoralized Britain six months later. With Britain out of the war, the idiotic distractions in North Africa and the Balkans don't happen. An invasion of Russia that started on time and with Erwin Rommel leading the southern prong could've ended very differently. I will grant you this involves some of the perfect luck and judgment you're talking about, but it's certainly not violating any laws of physics. And yes the US might've been able to nuke the Germans into surrender eventually anyway. But that would've left us with a very different world. I agree with you completely; other than the decision to go to war, the overwhelming number of strategic/operational decisions Hitler made were blessing in disguise for the Allies. The empire of an egomaniac i guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 No, the RN would have retreated to Scapa Flow and the fighters would have been distributed around the country, only to re-emerge when the invasion started. Pretty much no invasion left. Plus the Britain was outproducing Germany on fighters. If they'd kept hammering the airbases we would probably have built a load more of them. Didn't need a lot of support back then - more or less a grassy field. The invasion was never really on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaws Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thx Elvis for DAR well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undercovergeek Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Next!!!! Surely theres another DAR in the wings - excellent write up guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartokomus Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 No, the RN would have retreated to Scapa Flow and the fighters would have been distributed around the country, only to re-emerge when the invasion started. Pretty much no invasion left. Plus the Britain was outproducing Germany on fighters. If they'd kept hammering the airbases we would probably have built a load more of them. Didn't need a lot of support back then - more or less a grassy field. The invasion was never really on. But I thought the question was about pilots, not planes; and AFAIK Britain was running low on pilots and were weeks away from being unable to fend off the Luftwaffe. If that is true the surface fleet at Scapa Flow would have great difficulty of running the fighter/bomber gauntlet they would face as them came to interdict a surface invasion fleet. Perhaps i'm wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Springelkamp Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Edit: will discuss this in another thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The RAF were still going on leave at the height of the BoB. They were being run hard but not to the point of falling in effectiveness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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