An open beta is a pre-release version of software or a game that is available to anyone who wants to participate, allowing widespread testing and feedback before the official launch.
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That says nothing about an open beta. That is a closed one for registered testers only.

He included this link, which takes you to the sign-in page:

https://www.matrixgames.com/beta/the-operational-art-of-war-iv


Again, not open beta. Simply beta. You've been around long enough. You know the ...

That says nothing about an open beta. That is a closed one for registered testers only.

So have you heard anything from Eric yet? About an open beta test? Last I heard no response from him.

Dabbling, I change the TF icon to an actual Artillery Observation icon, and duplicated the high echelon HQ symbol using an inert(?) icon (the KG icon) so that Army Group, Corp HQ, or Front HQ were more stand out-ish. My thought being hierarchy above the Force supplying HQ gets the fancy icon. I ...

Dabbling, I change the TF icon to an actual Artillery Observation icon, and duplicated the high echelon HQ symbol using an inert(?) icon (the KG icon) so that Army Group, Corp HQ, or Front HQ were more stand out-ish. My thought being hierarchy above the Force supplying HQ gets the fancy icon. I ...

Those flak units are Army, not Luftwaffe. Fixed the Luftwaffe HQ.
Fixed the flooded marsh rail hexes. Those I found anyway. That bug totally slipped my mind and since the testing was done in areas where there was no opportunity to come across that issue it was never caught. :roll:
Fixed what HQ I ...

Well, I've got that one [which is based on the non-fixed 150mm], and this one, which is based on the fixed 150mm:JPG1.png

Which one to use?


Great question. I don't understand why a fixed gun firing the same projectile as a mobile gun, would be more lethal against ships.

Answer is probably ...

Wargame Design Studio has a couple of nice games of the invasion of Japan.

The 52nd would arrive with all of it's equipment. Trucks, heavy artillery, horses, wagons. These were not Super Galaxy. They are Ju52. I suppose you could tell the player to dismount the unit upon arrival. It would be nice to be able to airlift light infantry and mountain infantry without jumping ...

The Germans planned on airlifting a mountain infantry division to Crete. The success of the operation depended on it. The 5th Mountain Division, heavy weapons, vehicles and supplies were to land at a captured airfield on transport aircraft. The German airborne units dropped with pistols and SMG. The ...

This scenario has so many bloody HQ units because that's what Mr. Askey wanted before he decided to quit working on the book series. Still, it does model all of the various units both sides had and all of them will sap replacements if they get moved around a lot. That's why I had to restrict who ...

And yes, there are still a couple of HQ units I missed so they show up as generic type symbols.

Yeah. It was partly to keep my sanity by making pontoons simple. I realize people can use pontoon units in ways that do not reflect the real world. Same with HQ units. People can discuss limits of what non combat units can and can't do.

The bridging units will take part in river assault operations ...

If you have One Drive active it can totally mess things up. Not saying it will but it can.

Google has created Google LLM and if you put all the information you know - including where to look it will do a better job.

So, basically we are teaching it how to surf itself like a professional...


If I knew where to look I wouldn't need any help from AI. :lol:


I don't see Grachyov at ...

Regarding Victor Dubynin.

1964 as commander of a training tank platoon in the 178th Training Tank Regiment of the 45th Guards Training Tank Division.
October 1971, he took command of a tank battalion in the 32nd Tank Regiment of the 29th Tank Division, Belorussian Military District
In December 1972 ...

cathar1244 wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 3:54 pm A spreadsheet listing S&T articles over the years. Spreadsheet format.



http://strategyandtacticsmagazine.com/s ... -2021.xlsx

It says that link can't be downloaded securely.

In the Scenario Briefing along with Rail Capacity and Air Lift Capacity. In the Menu bar at top click View and then Scenario Briefing. It's the second or third page.

The Japanese had reserved 5500 suicide aircraft, 1300 suicide subs of all types and a number of 'piloted bombs' to cause as much damage to the American forces before and during the landings on Kyushu focusing on troop and equipment transports. The plan called for initial attacks on U.S. carriers ...