<t> I recently started a long campaign with Russians vs Germans. Starting date was 7/43. I input the buy point level in the preferences screen at 8500 pts for the Germans. Deliberately picked a high point value as I wanted to try to create an entire Tiger Battalion of 45 tanks with attached elements ...

<t> Thanks guys for the Info and confirmation. I was interested in this weapon because I wanted to see if it could be modelled in the game. From what some of you have said it does not sound like it can be accurately modelled.<br/>
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I have alway thought the lethality of mortars in the game is ...

<t> If my information is correct, the Germans in France in early 44 took some old French armor and mounted 8-12 81mm mortars on it. Don't have the exact number of how many were produced but the source I have says that at least 50 were built.<br/>
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My question is can the AI handle a vehicle ...

<t> I have lately been playing the long campaign Germans vs Soviets and have found a couple of strange things the computer seems to like buying. I don't understand why it buys a least two companies of KV-2's per battle in 42/43 and also buys hordes of ZIS-30's. I have fought a few 42 battles where ...

<r> Not fascinated with them, but learning from the mistakes of others. In June 41, the Germans had the most effective Army on the Planet. The US Military is greatly influenced by the German Army of WW II. Our staff system was modelled on the German General Staff System. The flexibility and ...

<r> General Raus mentions in his book, "Panzer Operations" how a single KV-1 straddled the only road in the area for three days and blocked it to all German traffic. This road was the only supply line for the 6th Panzer Division. So for three days a single KV-1 Tank halted the advance of an entire ...

<r> I agree that HE ammo could be an issue, but there was an HE round available for it. Yes it probably was not that effective, but still any type of bang will make you bring your head down. In regards to barrel wear, as I understand it the barrel was a three piece design that could have the ...

<t> Not sure if the response times are historically accurate as far as length of time goes, but again the question of how long a turn is has a bearing on it.&nbsp; I do believe that the US should have faster artillery and CAS response than anyone else, but what should that time factor be?&nbsp ...

<t> While this is purely hypothetical, the Germans did develop a family of Taper or Cone Bore AT Weapons. The FJ-28 is an example included in the game and I believe the 42cm version is also included. Little known fact the Germans produced 150 Pak-41 7.5/5.5 cm AT Guns and used them for a short time ...

<t> Check what the weather and visibility settings are.&nbsp; If you have short visibility say less than 16 hexes aircraft are less available.&nbsp; Then also the only way you can be sure you get aircraft is to change the settings on aircraft in the preferences for computer generated battles.&nbsp ...

<r> No matter which engine you want to pick, German Tank engines were notorious for very poor fuel consumption. The HL230P30 engine in the Tiger was quite massive and had very poor fuel economy, it also was prone to overheat even in relatively mild weather. The final drives and transmissions on the ...

<r> In "The Tank Killers" by Harry Yeide, it is mentioned many times that the TD crews took on Tigers all the way from NA to Germany. Once they got the M-10 with its 3" gun (early 43), they figured they had a weapon that could defeat any German Tank. Also remember it was TD Doctrine to engage from ...

<r> On the Russian Front, the Russians just went around the Tiger Battalions. In the West, Allied airpower pretty much negated them, also as far as I know the Allied tankers did not have any more trouble knocking out a Tiger as they did a Panther. That is not to say it was easy to knock one out ...

<r> I have Sledgehammers. It is a good book, but I never could figure out what Wilbeck's final conclusion was. He goes around it and never quite states wether the Heavy Tank Battalions were a tactical asset or liability. A better source on the Tigers, is the two books by Wolfgang Schneider, "Tigers ...

<t> Thank you to everyone for your replies. I used the Tiger as the main example for what I am trying to do, because it is probably the best known. There are many other examples I could have used. I am not so much trying to do a "what if" type thing so much as show where the Germans went wrong ...

<t> With all the folks who populate this board, having in some cases some rather esoteric knowledge, I thought I might try this here. I am in the preliminary stages of writing a thesis for college and trying to line up reference material. I need to find a site or book where I can get the costs and ...

<r> The photo of the Tiger with a 76.2mm hole in its barrel is in "Tigers in Combat, vol 1 & 2" by Wolfgang Schneider; there are at least three or four photos in each volume that show this. The other two photo's I mentioned are in an out of print book. If I can find a scanner I will try to scan them ...

<r> I would ask about core forces in a long campaign. You have a very experienced AT Gun crew, that is wiped out by a tank. You lose that experienced crew period. The only way to save the crew is to have it bail if you can rally it enough or hope that it retreats away from the gun. The tank though ...

<r> There is an example from the 2nd Battle of Lake Lagoda where a Russian Cavalry Bn charged a German defensive position occupied by a PAK battery with PPsH's blazing. Three waves of the Russians hit the battery position and died, most from HE fire from the PAK's. The Germans lost one man WIA. The ...

<t> I did a quick browse through the editor and couldn't find any AT-guns or Artillery Pieces which had gun shields that had any armor protection entered for the front aspect. From what I can find out these shields were heavy enough to protect the gun crew from small arms fire and shell fragments ...