PanzerMike Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Played this battle for the first time as the Germans. I had a blast. This game is outstanding. Congratulations BFC! CMBN is top notch. And it is only going to get better. Wow. Simply wow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Savage Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Second that! Best scenario I have ever played. Still shaking.... What a blast! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerMike Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 He he he, we almost simultaneously posted a similar thread about this battle. I destroyed all the shermans in the end, some with the panzerschrecks but most with Barkmanns Panther. Great battle! Most fun I've had since CM:BO eleven years ago. Yeeha! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Savage Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Yep! Great stuff indeed. I'm currently making a new scenario inspired by Barkmann's Corner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumrox Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 That one is a hoot! The 2nd time I fired it up, I sent Barkmann straight up the road he's facing to see how much damage he could cause. He got immobilized early on, but was left in a perfect spot where he could see the road and the field to his left. He ended up causing 61 casualties and bagging 15 tanks. Had a couple close calls, usually when he'd turn the turret to bag some escaping crews and then a new tank would appear to the front, but he always pulled it out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorJerkov Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Man you guys love these lopsided tank battles. OUTSTANDING! I totally wreaked havoc on all those M4's with my ketty kat with a narrow lane of fire! Greatest game ever! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 On the other hand, as the American I got a total victory and never even saw the panther on the battlefield. But I did lose lose a couple of Shermans to schreck teams. Nasty, those. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdeerslayer Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 My first go through Barkmann's gun got damaged. Things got ugly after that for the German's. This really is a a scenario where you have one very key asset. Second try Panther survived and played a mobile fire fighter with about 15 destroyed tanks I think. Fun one! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Any tips on how to use Panzerschreck teams? Barkmann is doing fine, but my infantry isn't very impressive so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaws Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Any tips on how to use Panzerschreck teams? Barkmann is doing fine, but my infantry isn't very impressive so far. Place them outside buildings and let them hide as long as possible. Give them a cover arc too. Let them ambush from behind buildings when the Shermans pass by. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil stanbridge Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I got owned! Totally owned as the Germans. I left my men more or less as I found them in the setup phase because I wasn't sure where the enemy armour would appear. Although my Panther took out 9 Shermans and inflicted numerous damage on men and morale I eventually succumbed to greater numbers - there seemed to be a never-ending flow of half tracks and tanks! I was also completely out-flanked on my left side - the AI simply encircled me from the rear! A challenging scenario but one thing I definitely do NOT like is the way enemy tank crews will carry on the advance on foot once they have bailed and are injured/shocked! I lost two schreck teams to a single tank crewman with a machine gun! It was laughable actually. The shermans had decided to sit it out, and were quite happy to wait on the crest of the hill whilst a tank crew or two charged out in front with guns blazing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdeerslayer Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Place them outside buildings and let them hide as long as possible. Give them a cover arc too. Let them ambush from behind buildings when the Shermans pass by. Exactly... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider3/3 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 That one is a hoot! The 2nd time I fired it up, I sent Barkmann straight up the road he's facing to see how much damage he could cause. He got immobilized early on, but was left in a perfect spot where he could see the road and the field to his left. He ended up causing 61 casualties and bagging 15 tanks. Had a couple close calls, usually when he'd turn the turret to bag some escaping crews and then a new tank would appear to the front, but he always pulled it out. Not sure my game was bugged out or what. I moved Barkmann a couple of times then his tank stopped moving. Looked at the tracks and it was green.. No Bogged, or Immobilized item came up.. the tank just would not move. real weird. but I still managed to win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanzfeld Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 All this talk about "Barkmans Corner" and no history fan has spotted or talked about one glaring mistakes about this scenario?!?? (Sorry Jaws, one of the best scenarios in the game for sure but I cannot wait any longer !). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider3/3 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 All this talk about "Barkmans Corner" and no history fan has spotted or talked about one glaring mistakes about this scenario?!?? (Sorry Jaws, one of the best scenarios in the game for sure but I cannot wait any longer !). I think they have said something in this thread. One thing is for sure... The tank commander is not in the Waffen SS... LOL (in game that is, because there is no waffen SS in the first release, so thats one huge mistake) Secondly I think the road Barkmann is on is all wrong... Pretty sure I saw the actual pictures online. there is a dirt road off of the main road where I believe Barkmann was in ambush.. Under a Large oak, that was a little ways down along a sloping hill, he had perfect view of oncoming traffic on the opposite side of the hill. Barkmann I believe was on the left side of the road at this junction. There were grenadiers around, but the scenerio all though good does not represent the actual location of where Barkmann was at I beleive.. from my readings and the map given. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanzfeld Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Very close Ghost Rider. Barkman himself has said that the actual place he fought from is a few hundred meters off this map to the west. Jaws has done a great job of recreating this area from map photos but the actual spot is a bit further west. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic viking Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Regardless of historical accuracy (of which I have no opinion). This is a really good scenario! When I played it the first time I managed to get Barkmann's Panther imobilized in the fifth minute. Arghh. But in a good spot it turned out. Nothing got past the spot. Barkmann even had a decent overview of a flanking manouver could cause trouble for it and the Germans won. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaws Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just to keep track of the Barkmanns corner threats Thanks guys you for sure motivate me to make new scenario's Working on two atm. Maybe they will be in ROW VI http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?t=96811&highlight=Barkmann http://www.battlefront.com/community/showthread.php?p=1268311#post1268311 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbius Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 On the L flank my guys hid behind a wall so effectively nobody spotted the shermans crossing the field until they were on top of the squads. Then instead of 'shrecking the Shermans to death, my guys surrendered! (I guess if there's a Sherman 5m away from you and facing you tend to panic). Barkmann turned his turret away from a Sherman nearby to attack some inf behind him and got a shell through the back of the turret. *sigh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wehrmacht grog porn. Something for everybody in this game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medex Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 This one was a fun one. Barkmann killed alot of tanks before becoming immobilized. Only two allied tanks left when that happened. My infantry did well in this one. I had a few schreck kills and grenade barrages on Shermans that would rush right up to the yellow objective spots. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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