Thanks William.

I had seen a thread about mission graphics using Inkscape or paint.net on the PC but found them a bit complex. In the end I found Sketch book for Android easier to use on my tablet with the s-pen, so this was a tryout for that. Havent got round to working out how to move an overlay ...

Final positions – holding on. Canadian units in west stayed put and did not engage. Counterattack from the east was contained.

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VP – I will take that!

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Observations and Comments.

It was a damned close run thing.
Harder without arty smoke – was this intentional?
Canadian ...

1202 – some movement delays from MR bn traffic volume approaching Bear. Tank bn pushing north of Fox.
1250 – left hook in progress but running close to the wire.
1337 – still slow approaching Dog.
End – only just!

0930 – 1st tank bn pushing through Bear with losses. Arty arrives and starts fireplan on M150 firing from Moose. Follow on forces arrive and paths plotted.
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1021 – Bear still contested, Rat, Moose and Elk cleared and secure. Small counterattack on Elk repulsed.

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Battle Commentary

0800 – Initial moves of air asslt troops and recce. 0845 – Air asslt units preparing to cross bridge. First tank units arrive and paths plotted.

Execution

Concept – punch a hole, exploit, move quickly to secure dominating positions, then push through to rear areas and disrupt and dislocate. First wave push through Bear, secure Rat, Moose, Elk and Fox. Follow on forces – 1 tank bn to secure valley north of Fox then 1 tank and 1 MR bn push ...

Enemy Forces
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Two inf bns, one tank regt, arty bn plus MLRS and heli sp. Only the M150 SPAT have thermal sights. Expected mission to ‘block advance along Neckar River’ suggests forward defence with M150 in depth positions and armour as reserve. Inf mobility limited and poor protection in ...

I have been meaning to put this together and post for a few months now but time has slipped away – bad weather outside gives me a bit of spare time so here goes.

If you have not tried this scenario I suggest you give it a go before reading further to see how you approach it. If you have played it ...

Just says the zip file. I find McAfee gets super conscientious the closer I get to renewal time...it claimed the Matrix ftp url was a suspicious site so likely a false positive as you say if I am the only one getting this

I know McAfee can be quite picky at times but this is the first time I have had a warning from the Matrix site.

Can anyone confirm or deny?

thanks

Ok no worries - thanks

Had not previously noticed the menu choice to 'disembark at X hexes...' but nothing seems to happen when I click on it. Any offers?

Yeessss but....its the little inconsistencies that are frustrating. Screenshot of FS from start of EG1 SN5 show all arty assets EG1 SN5 Start.png but by the end only the ones that have arrived are showing (not sure how long into the scenario they 'disappeared'. EG1 SN5 End.png

And the scenario ...

OK, fair enough and I have now seen a tool tip flash up on the OOB saying arrival after end of scenario so it is clearly intended rather than a glitch.
But what purpose does this serve and how does it impact on scenario scoring etc? Red can never lose the VP for these assets?

And I checked back to the start of Kitchen Sink. 18 x 2S3 listed on Mission Brief, 6 shown on FS panel, none in reinforcements so there is a glitch somewhere.

And unless I am missing something the issue has carried over to the next scenario in the campaign with arty assets arriving after the scenario end time - so no fires support. which makes it more challenging...

Some more oddities in the East German Campaign. 2 batteries of 2S3 showing as arrival in 146 minutes which is after the scenario has ended, not on reinforcements tab and not available for use.

But fixed in the 2.14 update - excellent

I have lost count how many times helo on deep strike tasks have flown directly back to the FARP for resup, right over the FEBA with the densest AD concentrations. How about safe routes - no pilot would bimble back in a straight line at medium altitude?

Came across this 'feature' when playing Finale but have tested it on Final Push to confirm.

Also relates to earlier threads
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=5062440#p5062440
and
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=5123443#p5123443

To summarise, it appears ...