New blood

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:24 am

Alright I belive I did everything right

To the best of my knowledge the german army is deployed and ready for action.

Note: I assumed when you said 250 art you ment everything on the artillery screen. Just FYI.

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:27 am

Originally posted by ArticFire
Oh btw- If the way I am thinking is correct op fire is going to be different then I am used to in single player. Am I correct in thinking that my troops will op fire if it's availible and within the range I have set for them?

You are correct. Op Fire is the biggest difference that you have to overcome in switching from playing the AI where you get to decide if you want to take an op fire shot or not. In PBEM, the computer takes your op fire for you given the ranges you select.

Also, when selecting arty, we generally mean just artillery that you have to plot (i.e. indirect fire stuff), not everything on the artillery screen, so you may want to start over in your game with V#2.

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:37 am

Thanks for the info. As to restarting naw, and I don't expect him to conform to what I did either. I planned my ways of dealing with things out decently I think even given the art handicap I was giving myself on an asumption.

Plus who says Germ's need AT capability to win

You however will go no such leway now that I know good sir!! <grin>

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 6:23 am

There is alot of ground to cove in this one, here you go let so if I can slow down the Germans and prevent WWII

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 7:10 am

Well inital signs of life from the enemy are seen as artillery fire is felt all around. Luckly they seem unable to aim.

Foward units report that they have compromised their positions to find 2 car type things, a rather nasty looking tank and some moterized bikes. The scouts where stunned that they enemy was advancing rather then cowering in fear as they should be.

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 7:37 am

Its 1939, who knew you were supposed to fear the Germans

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 8:14 am

Aprently you moter bike squads where not informed of the fear they are supposed to be experincing. As my wagon rounded the top of the hill in the South they where fired apon by one of them.

Back at HQ the generals are gowing concerned with the hill in the middle as enemy forces (albiet very light) forces have already taken up resedence. To few to be worth shells yet in position to give much unwated intel on my forces.

Remind me next time not to forget to actualy load someone in my scout cars

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 8:55 am

First Blood you now have 3 less moblewagons, several Pz-II are spotted moving in the south.

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 9:50 am

Covert ops teams pop up in the middle of town causing confusion and havoc in and around town. One morter squad is caught off guard and while managing to kill 1 poor comando was unable to defend itself.

Artillery is felt all around again yet no damage was sustaned. One paticular Panzer 2 just escaped a hellstorm of shells by one turn it apears.

Meanwhile my comando's have decided they don't feel like making it to objective and have broken of radio contact. Your commando's will be delt with soon enough.

I should point out the first shot of the war was not fired by germany

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 9:51 am

Forgot the file here ya go.

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 10:13 am

My motorcycles decide there's nothing they can do against tanks so the pop smoke and got back and report their field recon.

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 10:52 am

Well your commando's have found themselves under the guns of tanks rolling thru town (literaly) and one of them at least is heading back to your main force.

On the southern and nothern end things are quiet. A far cry different then the middle which is asound with art hits and in town fighting.

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 11:11 am

German arty speaks up finnaly, maybe I should be scared:rolleyes: :p

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 12:14 pm

yup well hopefully my art managed to do something usefull. Your commando's are having a rough time, one squad died horribly the other is far closer to a panzer then I personaly would want to be and has taken some casualties.

The south is see'ing a little more action from your side. You seem to be mobalizing some forces in that direction. The north is fairly quiet althow recon reports show some enemy movement.

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 9:06 pm

I had some troop run away this turn, maybe I should shoot a few to put some backbone into the rest of them

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 4:16 am

See they are learning to fear the germans. First tank exchanges took place this turn one managed to hit but didn't get penetration on target.

More comando's routed out in the middle. And finialy some ski squads take the hill in the south. Much running all round from your troops.

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 5:53 am

Not to much running from German armor

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 6:57 am

Germans continue the fight over that hill, between inf it is fairly seesaw as panzers movemnts are restricted by AT/Tank coverage. A comando squad is found near the South hill and when fired apon by the panzers decides to run strieght at them. They where allowed to disperse because my tankers where laughing so hard.

The middle is quiet and some very light scout elements trade blows in the north with the result of 1 german scout losing his life.

VikingNo2 · Post by **VikingNo2** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 7:15 am

Back to you ArticFire, got me a AmmoTruck, both our arty fires were on target, how about another game in another slot, this early war stuff is pretty good

ArticFire · Post by **ArticFire** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 7:20 am

Sure right now I am only using slots 3,6,10 so pick somethin different then that. Maby a bit larger of a force? We can use this same thread to for simplicity. Whatever setup you want will be fine with me.

be back in a jiff.