Subsim Men of War

[Oberon]

http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/41454-5/222
Task Force saves up all his points to buy a King Tiger, only to find the battle has long since ended...

Subsim Men of War thread, talk about our battles, our tactics, our weapons and our bugs. For Men of War and the Men of War Assault Squad beta.

GOT IT SIR!

[Oberon]

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/2391/tankfootball.jpg
My little fortified building, with a Sherman Firefly playing football with the "YOU STUPID TANK" normal Sherman, taken during the 15/12/10 Free For All match.

[Raptor1]

The mighty Soviet mechanized units, having overrun everything in their sight, at last face their nemesis. The infernal fog must die!

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/1960/mow1.jpg

[Task Force]

Some pictures I took
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8692/mow20101215180342345.jpg
Woot, I got a King Tiger. but as it was in real life, It was abit too late.
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2263/mow20101215185735846.jpg
And are super weapon.

[Oberon]

Weird bug on that last mission, you were all just in sight of my position, quite a lot of armour too...that was intimidating, and I think my PaKs were taking pot shots at you, but then you just got stuck. I couldn't figure out why until I saw that screenshot. Probably just as well, I think, even with our secret weapon, we wouldn't have lasted five minutes.

[Task Force]

I got a good laugh when you distroyed raptors tank after you two got my tiger. lol

[Raptor1]

I got a good laugh when you distroyed raptors tank after you two got my tiger. lol

"You two"? I got your Tiger, not him! :stare:

It was rather strange how he killed my tank, since I wasn't in range to penetrate his and an IS-1 is sure as hell more armoured than a Firefly, but then my tank exploded in an instant. Lucky shot somewhere, I think.

[Oberon]

"You two"? I got your Tiger, not him! :stare:

It was rather strange how he killed my tank, since I wasn't in range to penetrate his and an IS-1 is sure as hell more armoured than a Firefly, but then my tank exploded in an instant. Lucky shot somewhere, I think.

*cough* minefield *cough*

:har:

[Raptor1]

*cough* minefield *cough*

:har:

That one too? I thought you only got my first T-34 with mines.

[Oberon]

That one too? I thought you only got my first T-34 with mines.

The King Tiger interrupted the construction of a second minefield along the south-southwest side of my base. Your IS-1 just happened to move into one of the completed parts of it.

[Task Force]

Well, guess thats how he deals with tanks, he is the brits after all.

[Raptor1]

Ah, I see, damned mines. Though I was sure I ordered it to stop moving to take better aim...

[Task Force]

yea, i had issues with units not takeing orders.

[Oberon]

I think both our units were rebelling during that match, I certainly didn't order that Sherman to redecorate my defence position. :hmmm:

[Oberon]

Well, guess thats how he deals with tanks, he is the brits after all.

Well I certainly can't use shells against them. :damn:

[Task Force]

I think both our units were rebelling during that match, I certainly didn't order that Sherman to redecorate my defence position. :hmmm:


Yea, I know I ordered that King Tiger to back up farther, but it stopped.

[Raptor1]

Yeah, my Royal Marines (That's pretty ridiculous with the Soviets anyway) first looked the wrong way while Oberon's infantry was shooting them, not bothering to turn around and shoot the enemy. Then afterwards they refused to throw AT grenades at his armoured car as it came at them point blank and killed them all.

I guess I would've had them shot anyway, so Oberon saved me the bullets... :O:

[Dowly]

Is there a fog of war in MOW:AS?

[Task Force]

Is there a fog of war in MOW:AS?

Yes, there is.

[Oberon]

Yeah, my Royal Marines (That's pretty ridiculous with the Soviets anyway) first looked the wrong way while Oberon's infantry was shooting them, not bothering to turn around and shoot the enemy. Then afterwards they refused to throw AT grenades at his armoured car as it came at them point blank and killed them all.

I guess I would've had them shot anyway, so Oberon saved me the bullets... :O:


I didn't know they were Royal Marines (:doh::doh::doh:), I just saw 'Marines' on them as their deaths come up. That little scout car was a thing of desperation, you were sitting on my spawn point, and the Churchill that I spawned got an AT grenade on it. :damn: So I was hoping the fast moving Daimler could flank them and MG them to death before getting killed...but it survived and killed the lot. So, to finish the job, I told it to go and kill the King Tiger.

I think you can guess who won... :hmmm:

[Task Force]

I didn't know they were Royal Marines (:doh::doh::doh:), I just saw 'Marines' on them as their deaths come up. That little scout car was a thing of desperation, you were sitting on my spawn point, and the Churchill that I spawned got an AT grenade on it. :damn: So I was hoping the fast moving Daimler could flank them and MG them to death before getting killed...but it survived and killed the lot. So, to finish the job, I told it to go and kill the King Tiger.

I think you can guess who won... :hmmm:

So thats what that little Daimler was doing those crazy moves for.

[Raptor1]

I didn't know they were Royal Marines (:doh::doh::doh:), I just saw 'Marines' on them as their deaths come up. That little scout car was a thing of desperation, you were sitting on my spawn point, and the Churchill that I spawned got an AT grenade on it. :damn: So I was hoping the fast moving Daimler could flank them and MG them to death before getting killed...but it survived and killed the lot. So, to finish the job, I told it to go and kill the King Tiger.

I think you can guess who won... :hmmm:

As far as I can recall they were called Royal Marines, but I didn't check it now, so it could be they changed it in some patch.

EDIT: Ah, yes. The units themselves are called 'marines', but the button to buy them very clearly says 'Royal Marines'. Guess they were working for you, then, traitors!

[ReFaN]

This game looks awfully familiar, any relation to *Soldiers*, cant really remember.

[Raptor1]

This game looks awfully familiar, any relation to *Soldiers*, cant really remember.

Soldiers: Heroes of World War II was the first game in the series, it was followed up by Faces of War and then Men of War.

[ReFaN]

Soldiers: Heroes of World War II was the first game in the series, it was followed up by Faces of War and then Men of War.

Thanks, i thought i rememberd the look of the game.

[HunterICX]

Note to self: When facing Arclight, keep an eye out for those devilish Kv-85's....and never expose your side armor to it....the mistake can be costly

HunterICX

[Arclight]

Rolling in heavy. :yep:

For every T34 you see, there's a KV-85 on yer flank you didn't see. ;)

IS-2 is rather impressive as well, but a little expensive and slooow.

[Raptor1]

IS-2 is rather impressive as well, but a little expensive and slooow.

And not much use against a Panther if you load HE shells. :damn:

[HunterICX]

Rolling in heavy. :yep:

For every T34 you see, there's a KV-85 on yer flank you didn't see. ;)

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6300/drclaw1.jpg

NEXT TIME ARCLIGHT, NEXT TIIIIME!!!

HunterICX

[Arclight]

Your M.A.D. contraptions are no match for latest Solviet development.
http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/costumes/inspector_gadget_costume.jpg

[Oberon]

http://www.enotes.com/w/images/thumb/0/0c/Braindog.jpg/290px-Braindog.jpg

[Task Force]

Are we going to do this again today? Around lolwaffle time?

[HunterICX]

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8001/81124548.jpg

AUF MICH ZU DIREKT!

Most likely I'll be online around that time to have a game

HunterICX

[Oberon]

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/7058/generaly.jpg

"Pluskat?! Pluskat?! Horst du mich? Was ist los?!"

[HunterICX]

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1702/longestpluskat4.jpg

SIND SIE TAUB!

HunterICX

[HunterICX]

Heads up, since I do not see Arclight online and his Teamspeak server seems to be down, my Teamspeak is running for the ones that want to play a couple of MoW games tonight.

HunterICX

[Task Force]

We need more people to die commanding their forces.

[Oberon]

http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/japanese-20cm-rocket-type-4.jpg

http://www.dreamstime.com/soldier-throwing-a-grenade-thumb3669440.jpg

http://insidetech.monster.com/nfs/insidetech/attachment_images/0012/3998/15055_large_MOAB_Explosion_crop380w.png?1276537881

[HunterICX]

Aaaand don't forget my retaliation:

OOOOOBEROOOOOOOOOOON!
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/515/3286dayunderfire4047003.jpg

good couple of games, mates :yeah:

HunterICX

[Arclight]

All Tigers should die.

What, they did? Nevermind then. :88)



Impressive piece of kit, but I really prefer to see it from this angle.
http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/tankers/pics/tt_german_mark_vi_tiger_tank_markvi_panzer.jpg

[HunterICX]

and on a other Note as how I found it out the hard way yesterday trying to find Oberon's location

Oberon + CommonWealth Army + Combat Engineers = this what happens when you cross into Oberon's territory.

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5555/findingnemomineseagull.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/646/dieanotherdayexplosion1.jpg

:shifty:Yep....

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Yea, That Puma really bit me in the ass.:shifty:

And that stupid little tank of hunters, hitting my flank like that, coward.

Needs more random motorcycles running around.

[Oberon]

http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/military_vehicles/military_images/afv_tank_centurion_mk3.jpg

YES!

Meanwhile:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Type_4_Ha-To.jpg

vs

http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/Historical/Eastern-Front/Soviets-bagration-01.jpg

=

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Sz5ESDttTuE/S7jLPZqcm-I/AAAAAAAAAI8/dJFpwn2Lhog/s1600/mushroom-cloud-hb.jpg

+

GAME FREEZE UP

=

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/4/5/128834253342299239.jpg

[Task Force]

I know the feeling.

[HunterICX]

And that stupid little tank of hunters, hitting my flank like that, coward.

What coward!

my Chi Cha's and Cho Cha's fall apart as soon you point the barrel into it's general direction. ofcourse I'm not going to be stupid enough to fight your tanks head on with my Dinky Toys (apart from that Heavy Tank Destroyer).

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Yea, my tiger crew would have died of laughter, instead of a shot to the flank.

[Oberon]

What coward!

my Chi Cha's and Cho Cha's fall apart as soon you point the barrel into it's general direction. ofcourse I'm not going to be stupid enough to fight your tanks head on with my Dinky Toys (apart from that Heavy Tank Destroyer).

HunterICX

I must admit, I was surprised when my mine not only disabled the Chi-ha but blew the turret off! :doh:

We playing tonight?

[HunterICX]

Why not...TO WAR!!!!!!!!
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6170/warface.jpg

HunterICX

[Oberon]

I shall be along at approx 2115-2130 as usual.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3874/11gj8.jpg

[HunterICX]

I shall be along at approx 2115-2130 as usual.


Good, in the meanwhile I'll mine Arclights TS

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Awsome battle Oberon/hunter/fin.

Great haveing all those king tigers, jadg tigers.

[Oberon]

Jagdtigers... :damn:

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/7033/firew.jpg
The shot that echoed around the server, and crashed it.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1017/fixbayonetsandcharge.jpg
The only way to deal with King Tiger spam, fix bayonets and chaaarge!

[Task Force]

Yea, that was alot of fun, killing your tanks. and arty, and SP guns.

[Oberon]

Yea, that was alot of fun, killing your tanks. and arty, and SP guns.

The round before that was quite fun too, killing your tanks, and arty and SP guns ;)

[Task Force]

Yea, but your tanks explosion was more satisfying. It was so nice watching your shells bounce off.

[Dowly]

I had my StuG4 disabled frontally by riflemen yesterday somehow...

IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE A GOOD GAME TO REPLACE THE CLOSE COMBAT SERIES!? :stare:

Jesus. :nope:

[HunterICX]

I had my StuG4 disabled frontally by riflemen yesterday somehow...

IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE A GOOD GAME TO REPLACE THE CLOSE COMBAT SERIES!? :stare:

Jesus. :nope:

Probally something else knocked it out..or the riflemen where close enough to use their AT grenades.

its impossible for the Riflemen to take out the Stug4 but just shooting at it with bullets.

I quikly learned to have something with my tank, either be it something like a armored car, flakpanzer or just infantry to make sure the enemy infantry doesn't get too close as some squads carry these AT grenades that can do some nasty damage even on the most heaviest of tanks (if thrown on the engine hood)

HunterICX

[stabiz]

Woot, this great game is finally getting some love here?

[Arclight]

Finally indeed. :lol:

I've been bitching about CoH not comparing to MoW since... forever. Anyone ever listen? Nooo. :roll:

;)

[Dowly]

its impossible for the Riflemen to take out the Stug4 but just shooting at it with bullets.

Apparently it isn't as there was only two riflemen shooting the Stug with rifles. :)

And by disabled I mean they killed all but 1 of the crew.

[HunterICX]

Apparently it isn't as there was only two riflemen shooting the Stug with rifles. :)

And by disabled I mean they killed all but 1 of the crew.

probally a bug then, there's still a lot to be sorted in the BETA.

because in the original I've had situations where my men where firing at Panzers III's and IV's with MG nests and rifle fire...no damage inflicted on the tank apart from the Tank commander who's stupid enough to pop his head out of the hatch.

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Could it have been that your crew started going tank commander, and poped thier heads out to get shot? One by one.

[Crécy]

Raptor prepares for war:

http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/129167358930323650.jpg

http://batfredland.free.fr/Foe_Bu181panzerfaust.jpg

http://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-panzerfaust.png

[Task Force]

Raptor prepares for war:

http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/129167358930323650.jpg

http://batfredland.free.fr/Foe_Bu181panzerfaust.jpg

http://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-panzerfaust.png
I agree, I had a tank graveyard thanks to panzerfausts.

[Arclight]

MoW Vietnam bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_n1kjvEsTQ

[Oberon]

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2181/goddammitm.jpg
SON OF A...!! :damn: TASK FORRRRRRRRRRRCE!!!!

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6744/whenpumasattack.jpg
Can the Puma out turn the IS turret? We'll never know... :har:

[HunterICX]

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/504/101219024300.jpg

The people's tractor doing it's heavy duty

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5175/101219023700.jpg

Brave, brave...but very stupid.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2585/101219001701.jpg

HunterICX

[Task Force]

No pics from the tank battle? any way. good games today.:up:

[Raptor1]

No pics from the tank battle? any way. good games today.:up:

You mean tank massacre as our biggest guns couldn't penetrate yours at point blank range while our tanks were disabled at long range with ease?

[Task Force]

Yea that one, with the crazy japanease thing.

I think I will wish i had never exposed how overpowered that tank is... I can see it causeing me problems in the future.

[Oberon]

Highlight of the evening for me was fighting Hunter as Soviets vs Japanese. Oh dear that was funny. Flanking him with the T-34/85...damn that thing is fast! And those bloody Kamikaze units, I had a 'Server coming up' just as I was moving my KV-1, I spotted the Kamikaze running alongside it and as soon as it stopped....BOOOM.

I think I'll be playing the Soviets in future, Brits are good but their later tanks struggle against the Germans and Soviets.

Oh, and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwWRPwEz42E

:har:

[Task Force]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_Htk2Lnwc&feature=related
Also, the real reason for operation barbarossa.

[Oberon]

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3926/101219215401.jpg
Stalin's wind farts in Task Forces general direction

http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/3622/101219225900.jpg
The Grand British tank fleet, advancing to the sound of the...theme tune from Patton?

[HunterICX]

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6679/101219224900.jpg

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4163/101220002101.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4788/101220013200.jpg

HunterICX

[krashkart]

Wow, that is a major step up graphically from Soldiers. :o

[Arclight]

Quite lovely, and can be very impressive visually when something really explodes catastrophically. Big ol' fireball with a turret flying through the air never gets old.

Unless it seems to happen to your vehicles almost exclusively. :hmmm:


You know what I was thinking? I was thinking: "Ya know, this game needs a coop campaign.". And I'll be darned, it actually has a coop campaign. :o

We should try that second mission at least, defending that train. Can be a bit overwhelming on your own. :)


*right, player limit would be 4, which could form a problem since we regularly have more than that.

[Oberon]

That match was somewhat akin to pulling ones nails out whilst swimming in a pool of vinegar and piranhas.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7379/101220224500.jpg
The British infantry move forward with tractor assistance to their first assault point.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9018/101220231400.jpg
The village control point early in the game.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/3568/101220235300.jpg
And then later in the game, when things started getting a bit more silly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDZ7uOJrO7w

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7920/101220235302.jpg
Well, there was little else to do with what I had...

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2367/101221001700.jpg

http://www.1914-1918.net/PIX/haig_pic2.jpg


:damn::damn::damn::damn::damn::damn:

[Oberon]

We playing tonight?

[Raptor1]

I think so...

[Task Force]

Im up for it.

[Task Force]

Oah, and for those who want man of war, but dont want to pay much for it, steam is haveing a sell on it today, Men of War Gold is only $8.75.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2373/

[Crécy]

If I'm online, I'll join.

[Oberon]

I think the best bet for future events is to disregard set roles for inf/tank/arty and just get together your own mobile attack units, unless we're able to communicate over TS or something, because by the time you've typed something in, the tank you're looking for the arty to whack has moved.
It was a valiant attempt but it was hard to communicate. :yep:

Sorry I was a bit down, what with being the first to stall and crash in IL2 and then entering into a meat grinder, the old spirits were at the nadir last night.
Hopefully tonight will be a bit different.

[Oberon]

First mission was a little difficult, sandwiched between two Soviets. Still, managed to be a nuisance with my Tetrarch :rock:

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7874/101221215400.jpg
Let's hope that Soviet doesn't notice us, eh?

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1684/101221223000.jpg
Erm...what?

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4437/101221223001.jpg
:doh:

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7528/101221223100.jpg
Then it indicated that it wanted to hitch up to something, so I told it to, and it suddenly started pulling a little wagon, like Little Tank on the Prairie or something. :doh:

Second mission, things went a lot better. Excellent support from Crecy and Arclight meant that the flanks were captured, only the intervention of a King Tiger and a Panther caused us problems.
I love T-34/85s...

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6333/101221225100.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvtbVaRzMGo was being hummed over TS when this took place :03:

[HunterICX]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2160/101222014400.jpg

This is how you motivate certain individuals...but as he took to long to repair he was shot under the suspicion of collaborating with the fascist enemy.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4954/101222014900.jpg

Must shoot already destroyed and unsalvagable Jagdtiger wreck

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7863/101222014901.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9412/101222014902.jpg

Completly unnecessary but good for People's propaganda.

''Destroying Fascist Equipment with Война грабить''

HunterICX

[stabiz]

Super deal on Men of War Gold Edition on steam right now.

[Task Force]

I get the feeling after I had to leave things fell apart for arc?

[Fincuan]

MoW + Red Tide now 7.50€ on Steam

Damn Steam sales... There's no way I'll have enough time to play everything I've bought.

edit: Ah stabiz was faster :)

[Raptor1]

MoW + Red Tide now 7.50€ on Steam

Damn Steam sales... There's no way I'll have enough time to play everything I've bought.

edit: Ah stabiz was faster :)

Actually, Task Force was faster.

Oah, and for those who want man of war, but dont want to pay much for it, steam is haveing a sell on it today, Men of War Gold is only $8.75.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2373/

[Arclight]

I get the feeling after I had to leave things fell apart for arc?
Yeah, but we were pretty much screwed to begin with. :O:

Those Hummels are bloody useless, can't even attack ground. :doh:

[Task Force]

works fine for me if you use direct control.

[Arclight]

Yes, but I have more things to do then micro-manage each artillery piece. ;)

It's supposed to be mobile artillery (?) but doesn't function like artillery.

[Task Force]

why you do it quick, I see you also lost a sturmtiger. heh

[Arclight]

Didn't know what it was, wanted a tankdestroyer. :lol:

[Task Force]

Hmm, you actualy got yourself a indistructable, self propelled rocket assult gun.

[Arclight]

Which is completely useless against tanks and not so indestructible. :-?

[Task Force]

hmm, not the one in assult squad. heh

[Raptor1]

The Sturmtiger can mop the floor with tanks if you use it correctly, the 15" rocket destroys anything and the armor is bloody impenetrable.

[Arclight]

So a point blank shot at an IS-3 it's front plate doesn't qualify as 'proper use' I take it? :D

[Raptor1]

Well, it destroyed it and most of the minefield, so that worked...

[Arclight]

It did? I seem to recall the thing driving off again, with one of my bazooka guys chasing after it. :hmmm:

[Raptor1]

I think there were two IS-3s, but you could be right. I was busy elsewhere.

[Arclight]

Before:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow2010-12-2303-39-29-73.jpg
After:
Fire is bad, m'kay. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiV9SmSsTaQ)

[krashkart]

Ooooo! Aaah! :DL

[Task Force]

Hmm, well im stuck in for awhile since the roads are a mess from the snow. Anyone want to do a Game, today?

[Oberon]

Not for me, I'd probably wind up driving all my tanks into the sea or a deep river or something. :03: Looooong old day.

[Raptor1]

I might be able to play, depending on whether or not I get killed by bomb throwing anarchists.

[Oberon]

I might be able to play, depending on whether or not I get killed by bomb throwing anarchists.

Fireworks season in Gaza again? :damn:

[HunterICX]

Fascists shall not pass that easily!
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2674/101227234500.jpg

Same counts for you Tiger!
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7618/101228000000.jpg

:haha: Lucky I sweeped&demined the place first! Would've been a costly mistake if I didn't.
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9990/101228013000y.jpg

HunterICX

[HunterICX]

A declaration of War this evening to all who dare to show up on Arclight's TS withing the next 15 - 30 min

HunterICX

[Crécy]

A declaration of War this evening to all who dare to show up on Arclight's TS withing the next 15 - 30 min

HunterICX

I will show up in two hours or so.

[Arclight]

"Drop yer c***s and grab yer socks", reveille at 21:00 (gmt).

Be there in a bit, need to get some stuff squared away, been away a while.

[Oberon]

*steeples fingers*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNU-z6MkWSk

I'll be along in about 15-20 minutes.

"Батарея! готов, огонь!!"

[Raptor1]

I'll be there soon, hopefully.

[HunterICX]

A little bit of fun:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5377/101228234700.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9267/101228234800.jpg

Kraut Bolshevik soup with a Japanese Flavour:

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6518/101229000401.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/600/101229000402.jpg
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5933/101229000406.jpg

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Oh dear, that's probably the best MoW game we've had yet...

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/260/101228223300.jpg
Save the train!!

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6885/101228223400.jpg
Well...that worked...

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5863/101228224101.jpg
Forward somersault, clean entry, eight out of ten.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4605/101228224500.jpg
Do a barrel roll! You're doing it wrong...

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/6017/101228224700.jpg
Dive, Dive!

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5803/101228224802.jpg
It's getting crowded in this pool...

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1906/101228225000.jpg
More crowds...

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1850/101228225600.jpg
Come on, don't be shy! (Meanwhile in the background, Raptor unloads the Wehrmacht at the pool)

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9347/101228225700.jpg
There you go!

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1371/101228230100.jpg
It's getting like that Japanese swimming pool here!

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6137/101228230400.jpg
Speaking of Japanese...

[Task Force]

Some more pictures from the port crazyness.
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5606/mow20101228173253992.jpg
Oberon Found the train.
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3482/mow20101228173454567.jpg
He soon got the trains cars derailed and we had to clear it. BOOM

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5498/mow20101228173909177.jpg
Meanwhile I blew up half the dock.
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6996/mow20101228174159874.jpg
A Tiger trying to push the train on the rails.
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/8324/mow20101228174619938.jpg
But it didnt end as they wanted it to.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1172/mow20101228174807134.jpg
The Tiger Submarine.
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4999/mow20101228175015475.jpg
WEE, tanks hoping in.
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/74/mow20101228175100075.jpg
Stuff falling in.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8317/mow20101228175320467.jpg
Dosent go uphill well.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2668/mow20101228175354719.jpg
Flying motorcycle man.
More to come.

[Task Force]

More pictures.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8364/mow20101228175639400.jpg
Raptor unloads the Wehrmacht.
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/9890/mow20101228175651234.jpg
All in
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/5598/mow20101228175743552.jpg
A flying panther.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4459/mow20101228175835236.jpg
The russians come in.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7886/mow20101228180419555.jpg
PPPPPPHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW BOOM! Splat. (along with the suddent death of alot of fish)
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9833/mow20101228180444217.jpg
The sea of rifles

[Arclight]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow2010-12-2823-57-22-47.jpg
Constructing an artificial reef.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow2010-12-2900-33-34-25.jpg
Trying to shoot a gastank.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow2010-12-2900-35-24-26.jpg
Succes at last!


http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow2010-12-2310-30-31-04.jpg
Claiming a disabled Sherman.

[Crécy]

Soldiers! For the fatherland and for the motherland tonight!

[Task Force]

TO WAR!:arrgh!:

[HunterICX]

WAR?!?!

HunterICX

[Oberon]

MINE?!

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/7747/101229213501.jpg
Greetings comrade, would you be interested in purchasing a rocket? Here's a free sample...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/4331/101229213900.jpg
FIRE YOU IDIOTS!!

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1235/101229223501.jpg
Wave goodbye to your head, comrades

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8648/101229223900.jpg
Overkill? Yes...

[Raptor1]

That last game wasn't very fun, I only ever saw Oberon, with whom I was in a bloody stalemate, and occasionally Task Force who attacked me with an IS-3 and ISU-152s (Which I couldn't penetrate even with PIATs at point blank to the rear).

The first game was pretty good, despite the spawn war with Crécy and being on the other side of the map from other fighting.

[Oberon]

I didn't have much to oppose you with to be honest, my T-34s got hit by your Assault troopers when they went near any scrub, my artillery was the most useful thing I had...and then it ran out of shells and I couldn't figure out how to resupply it, so I sent all the spare units at you to be killed (there really should be a disband button).
The beginning was quite fun with the infantry battles. We should do an infantry only map sometime...it'd have to be a bit smaller obviously, but could be quite a laugh.

[Raptor1]

I didn't have much to oppose you with to be honest, my T-34s got hit by your Assault troopers when they went near any scrub, my artillery was the most useful thing I had...and then it ran out of shells and I couldn't figure out how to resupply it, so I sent all the spare units at you to be killed (there really should be a disband button).
The beginning was quite fun with the infantry battles. We should do an infantry only map sometime...it'd have to be a bit smaller obviously, but could be quite a laugh.

I didn't have much to fight you, either. I sent my heavier AT guns to face Task Force after the IS-3 attack. Besides that I had to cover everywhere with infantry in case either of you decided to attack with armour (Since my own armour was both useless and killed plenty of my own men), leaving little to attack with.

To resupply, you have to select the truck, click on the 'eye' button and then click on the gun. That will open both their inventories and you can drag the relevant ammunition to the gun. You could've asked that during the game and I would've told you, and you wouldn't even have revealed your gun was out of ammo since I saw your truck coming for the gun and assumed that was the case.

And yes, infantry-only battles could be rather fun. We tried all-armour a while ago but that didn't work out so well because of a bad map choice.

[Oberon]

You had scouts everywhere, didn't you, periodically one would move out of cover and my MG guy would blast at it, but I didn't know you had one watching the arty piece, I kept moving it around in case of counter artillery from your way, which you did do, once IIRC from that 25 pounder.

[Raptor1]

The 25-pounder couldn't hit your gun most of the time, since it has awful range, though I believe I managed to fire it at your gun once. I tried taking the crew out with my sniper guy when the truck came along, and I probably would've if he hadn't decided to miss the machine gunner...

EDIT: Oooh, 6,666 posts...

[Oberon]

and I probably would've if he hadn't decided to miss the machine gunner...

EDIT: Oooh, 6,666 posts...

That's why the MG guy was there, just in case you got sneaky. I was hoping that you'd take a shot and expose your position for the MG guy to hit. I also expected you to try and get that...whatever it was that got knocked out, I think it was a KV-1 or some such thing, up and running again to use against me since you had (understandable) trouble with the British tanks.

I've heard it described with the Brits that their early and mid-game tanks are superb, which is understandable, but their late game tanks are useless...which is correct.

[Raptor1]

Hmm, the only KV-1 I remember was the one on which my Matilda expended all its AP shells to little effect; you got that one running again at the end of the game, and I could've killed it again if my flame scout wasn't an idiot.

If you are referring to Task Force's IS-3 which was knocked out right next to my spawn, it was totally kaputt and unrepairable (Just my luck too).

[Task Force]

Oah, BTW, thanks for the AT gun raptor. Captured it after you got my IS 3.

[Raptor1]

Ah, I wondered where that gun went. Was too busy fighting Oberon to notice...

[Crécy]

In the first game I had mined the whole center of the map. No one, I mean NO ONE hit those. :damn:

[stabiz]

To resupply ammo quickly buy an ammo truck, select it, press x, click on the gun, and when the transfer window pops up double click on the correct ammo. After that double click on the empty ammo window on the gun and you are good to go. Katuyshas can be a pain to resupply though, I sometimes spend ages manouvering them around to make the trucks understand what I want.

[Arclight]

It will move an entire stack to the other window if you right-click on it.

Ah, btw, you can customize the command bar. If you use snipers a lot for example, you may want to drag the aimed-shot icon over to it, for example. Just drag&drop with right button.

[Oberon]

Hmm, the only KV-1 I remember was the one on which my Matilda expended all its AP shells to little effect; you got that one running again at the end of the game, and I could've killed it again if my flame scout wasn't an idiot.

If you are referring to Task Force's IS-3 which was knocked out right next to my spawn, it was totally kaputt and unrepairable (Just my luck too).

Hmmm... :hmmm: Perhaps it was a different tank, maybe an 85, but it was right of the KV-1 that you remember.

Right...time to behold and fear my 1337 map making skillz:

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/2176/map1ri.jpg
The armour to the far north is Task Forces random high level tank spam, the hammer and sickle is my spawn, the Union flag points towards what I suspect was your spawn. The knocked out tank that I refer to is highlighted in a red box on the east side of the river, the one you refer to has the spanner on it on the west of the river.

[Raptor1]

That would probably be your IS-2, which I took out with a PIAT/Achilles combo. I don't know if that thing was repairable, IIRC I didn't try to fix it, partly because I assumed the area would come under immediate bombardment from your hill, but mostly because I had to move to deal with Task Force's ISU-152 spam and then completely forgot about it.

[Oberon]

That's it, I remember now, that blasted Achilles. :damn: To be honest, I'd rather forgotten about it myself, I knew it was there, and I expected it to come my way, but then I got preoccupied with trying to reload the artillery and forgot about it.

The fight between the Matilda and KV-1 was hilarious though, you knocked out one of my tracks, so it was just a fixed gun emplacement battle. BANG CLANG BANG CLANG BANG CLANG. :haha:

[Crécy]

2100 GMT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgjPoFfaE4

[Task Force]

YAY! More tank Graveyards!

[Arclight]

H+1
http://www.lastdaysrevelations.com/armageddon.jpg

[Oberon]

H+2mins - Raptor spawns his first flame-scout:

http://www.cityofsound.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/29/harris_fire_mount_miguel.jpg

[HunterICX]

H+2mins 5sec Hunter spots the smoke on the horizon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0FbGuImTCE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCBHtf4hYWQ)

HunterICX

[Oberon]

FIGHT:

http://www.aviapress.com/book/arm/arm020.jpg

VS

http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/218761-4/8

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/4736/101230223900.jpg
Boom...

[HunterICX]

Doing this:

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2076/scoutheavy.jpg

will upset this:
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3025/3112100050.jpg

:O:

HunterICX

[Oberon]

:stare:
HunterICX

http://pnmedia.gamespy.com/planetcoh.gamespy.com/images/history/flame.jpg

Raptor1Alpha (burn) Morbid456

http://i.acdn.us/image/A3027/302753/300_302753.jpg

*click*

http://static.wix.com/media/1975ecd72f48a4cd31381062ac37cc48.wix_mp

[Raptor1]

For Uncle Sam?

[Task Force]

That one match was pretty close. we almost had it. just 40 points away.

[Oberon]

If Hunter had not brutally murdered his router, you would have won that. It was bloody hard to make headway on my side, Crecy, that ****ing MG and AT gun combo over by the island cap really blunted my attempts to get it. I couldn't push infantry forward because the MG would take them down, and the infantry around it would mop up whatever it missed and then a shell would land on whoever survived that...and THEN, if the infantry happened to survive all that (which they did once) the AP mines went off. Very well defended.
The fight between the StuG and the KV-1 was funny, "Clunk clunk clunk clunk clunk".
Things changed a bit when I got my artillery, which automatically counter-barraged Task Forces katyusha which I didn't know that artillery did in Men of War. :D

[Crécy]

and THEN, if the infantry happened to survive all that (which they did once) the AP mines went off.

Hehe, mines are my friends. :yeah:

I managed to defend the right flank quite well until something happened and my defenses broke all at once. One reason is the clever AI which took Hunter's place. Perhaps the main reason is The One Whose Name We Shall Not Speak's guerilla-recon-flamethrower-panzerfaust force which annihilated my unused IS-3! :damn:

Game tonight, perhaps?

[HunterICX]

Perhaps the main reason is The One Whose Name We Shall Not Speak's guerilla-recon-flamethrower-panzerfaust force which annihilated my unused IS-3! :damn:

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5158/c686fba4544e01a08062674.jpg

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

Stormtroopers are HAXXXXX!!!!! as well now?

[HunterICX]

Stormtroopers are HAXXXXX!!!!! as well now?

Yes!

unless it's for....Uncle Sam!!!

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Perhaps we should replace Stormtroopers with these guys:

http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/0/0d/Storm-CHRON.jpg

Hunter wouldn't mind because they can't aim for [censored]. :O::03:

[Oberon]

Game tonight?

[Arclight]

Aparently. :)

[Oberon]

Interesting matches:

First one was cut short when Crecy deployed Project F-go early in the match.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3487/110102220400.jpg
"How are we supposed to fire this in the water?"
"I dunno..."
"And why are we wearing Yank helmets?"
"Look, just shut up..."

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9352/110102220500.jpg
Nishina Yoshio drops his pen, the server soon follows.

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/6107/110102221800.jpg
"Cover me, I need to drop a grenade!"
"Erm...ok..."

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2969/110102224200.jpg
Having faced the inevitable Panther, we knew that the inevitable King Tiger was next. A PIAT unit was sent to ambush it as it transited from Task Forces base, three shots later and a track fell off...but the crew remained...it was up to Frank Powell to take that KT down!

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6601/110102224201.jpg
Special delivery!!

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4315/110102224500.jpg
Now began the Battle of the King Tiger, as the plucky Brits sought to repair it, and Task Force sought to destroy it. About ten Panzerfausts later, the Brits failed to repair the King Tiger in time and it was destroyed.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1621/110102224700.jpg
Then came the inevitable Turbo-Puma.

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3874/110102224701.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUYbu5DJA1U :doh:

Then TF decided to bring the Elefant out with a couple of assault squads which promptly obliterated anything that came near it. :damn:

[Task Force]

A picture from acouple of days ago, forgot to post it, of my Chi Ri and its great cover.
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3558/mow20101229170408094.jpg
And my defensive positions today.
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2180/mow20110102175906531.jpg
A good game. The battle for the king tiger was pretty good.

[Arclight]

I heartily dislike both the M36 and Pershing. :hmm2:

[HunterICX]

I heartily dislike both the M36 and Pershing. :hmm2:

Sherman 76(W) then shout FOR UNCLE SAM!
and you'll shoot anything kaput.

couldn't play last night as my head was beeing panzerfausted :dead:

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

I heartily dislike both the M36 and Pershing. :hmm2:

But you don't dislike them enough to refrain from stealing the former...? :stare:

[Oberon]

TF, very well played mate, a bit frustrating at the end, but in retrospect it was because I was heart set on hitting that Elefant where it was when I should have backed off and monitored it with my scouts. But I guess that's what happens when the old red mist descends. :haha:

Honestly though, I didn't think I would actually be able to knock that King Tiger out, knocking the track off was about as far as I thought I'd be able to get with just infantry. Particularly after the top gunner killed my PIAT rifleman. I fully expected Frank Powell to get killed by the top gunner on the KT as he ran up to it, but it would seem that the top gunner only fires on things that the main barrel is pointing at...either that or he had fallen asleep. It was torturous watching that turret move slowly around, wondering if Powell was going to make it close enough to lob his grenade before the coax opened up on him, or whether the top gunner would turn and gun him down. I think if it was a movie, it would have been done in slow motion with the music from 1:21 onwards playing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae8Wlzt-lds

[HunterICX]

I think if it was a movie, it would have been done in slow motion with the music from 1:21 onwards playing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae8Wlzt-lds

If it where a 80's movie it would have to play this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJzcUvS_NU

:smug:

HunterICX

[Oberon]

If it where a 80's movie it would have to play this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJzcUvS_NU

:smug:

HunterICX

Touché

Funnily enough I met one of the actors from that film at work over Christmas. :yep:

[HunterICX]

Touché

Funnily enough I met one of the actors from that film at work over Christmas. :yep:

Lucky you, which one?

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Lucky you, which one?

HunterICX

This one:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268297/

[HunterICX]

You by any chance didn't ask what he thought about that movie we shall not name where he played a Squadron Leader of the RAF. :O:

HunterICX

[Oberon]

You by any chance didn't ask what he thought about that movie we shall not name where he played a Squadron Leader of the RAF. :O:

HunterICX

Well, he was the best actor in it, so I thought it prudent not to say... :03:

EDIT: With Mako as second best :yep:

[HunterICX]

Well, he was the best actor in it, so I thought it prudent not to say... :03:

Aye...don't forget Tony Curran too :DL

HunterICX

[Arclight]

But you don't dislike them enough to refrain from stealing the former...? :stare:
Study its habits, you know, find the flaws. :yep:

Untill you put a bloody shell through it again. :shifty:

[Raptor1]

Study its habits, you know, find the flaws. :yep:

Untill you put a bloody shell through it again. :shifty:

So I helped you with that, its flaw is obviously its weakness to penetrating shells. :O:

[Arclight]

Yes... thanks for the demonstration. I'll be sure to mention your generosity when I inform the family of the crew. :D


There's a joke about "being penetrated" in there, but I ain't gonna touch it. :hmmm:

[HunterICX]

War?

HunterICX

[Arclight]

And mayhem. :yep:

Though war kinda implies mayhem, doesn't it? :hmmm:

[Oberon]

First match: Soviets - Arclight, Raptor, Oberon vs Axis - Hunter, SgtPotato, Task Force.

The match started badly for the Soviets, with communication problems meaning that several control points were lost ("Who's on the left?" "I'm in the center." "But I'm in the center." "Wait..what?") However, they rallied around and struck back:

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5053/110103222500.jpg
Task Force delivers a sideways infantry assault from his Opel truck

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/9209/110103223200.jpg
T-34s like houses, speaking of houses...how is that one still standing?

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5750/110103223500.jpg
Task Force parks his Elefant...unusually...

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1224/110103223600.jpg
Giving my bazooski man plenty of time to flank it and shove a rocket up it's backside. Then everything caught fire.

Spud bailed at the end of the first game, so we went Free For All, I was feeling plucky so I picked Brits, Raptor was feeling laggy so he picked the US, and Hunter was feeling suicidal so he picked the Japanese.

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6622/110103230400.jpg
Definitely overkill...

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/1673/110103232800.jpg
One Churchill shoves the wreckage of the last Churchill aside as it proceeds to meet with its own fiery demise...meanwhile Hunter prepares to swarm Task Forces King Tiger with Kamikazes.

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5761/110103233000.jpg
Task Force declares his Puma to be dumb and then crashes out of the game. Meanwhile...RED Berets on Commandos? YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!!!

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/76/47976-004-9FB412E8.gif

^ Better. :yep:

[Task Force]

Yea, the supid thing flipped over.

[Raptor1]

The first match was pretty good. We collapsed at the beginning, largely thanks to the communication breakdown, but managed to counterattack and win eventually. It was pretty close, in either case.

The second game was...err...laggy. Though I think my asymmetrical warfare actually worked for once.

[Task Force]

yea, needed more organisation on our side also. Stick to our sectors and hold for dear life.

[Oberon]

I was surprised not to see any tanks roll out of your sector during the second game Raptor, although I think, given the nation you were playing as, that was as deliberate as my lack of tanks, which (aside from the Matilda) only came into play in a desperate attempt to get rid of those flamethrowers and the Oerlikon, in which they partly succeeded but mostly failed.
British infantry isn't all that bad, the AT rifle is quite strong, but it's very vulnerable to sniper attacks, as most infantry is prone to. Your snipers were probably the most annoying thing I had to deal with, if I had a penny for every time I saw the message M1903A3 pop up in brackets before a member of my army...gaah.

I don't know what Hunter was doing with that Jagdpanther just before the end of the first game, but it worried me, I so very almost managed to get an AT grenade on it, whilst Hunter was three point turning into a wall but it managed to get away...damn it's fast! Tracked it around to the north of the town and then the game ended before I could get an AT guy up there.
Apologies for the spawn camp in regards to TF's Jagdpanther, IIRC I was tracking the early SPG up there which kept retreating from the edge of the town up to the spawn point whenever I sent something out to challenge it. It even ran away from a Machinegunner who had no AT weapons...although if he had flanked it...not sure what the rear protection for the loader and gunner is on that thing...probably not good. So it's probably just as well TF didn't try to find out.
Spuds Tiger charge on the left flank was a brief concern too, had to pull my T-34/85 away from center guard to assist, which was the point when it decided to drive through every house nearby...just for the hell of it. But by the time it arrived on the scene, Spud had already driven into a group of Bazooskis and AT men and his armoured charge was swiftly blunted.

[Task Force]

That was no jagdpanther, it was a jagdtiger. heh

[Oberon]

Ah, thought it was AS only, that must be the Jagdpanther.

[Raptor1]

I'm pretty sure both the Jagdpanther and the Jagdtiger are in the original game as well.

[Task Force]

Yep, both are in Men of war.

[stabiz]

Snipers are pretty easy to counter. Get one yourself, and set him to only attack when attacked, and he will pin point the other sniper with the little red dot. Cue artillery. Snipers are expensive so this tactic usually keeps people from spamming them.

But the one unit I love to kill is spies. Damn spies, the tumors of war.

[Arclight]

Problem is you don't typically have time to root out scouts or snipers like that.

Prolly easier to just scan hiding places with an officer. Or set a mortar for support, that ought to take care of snipers as well. :hmmm:

[Crécy]

If war breaks out tonight I'm available around 2130-2145 GMT

[Oberon]

'Till Raptor sends a scout to take care of the mortar.

There is so much micromanaging in this game that it's inevitable that one unit somewhere is going to get forgotten about and brutally murdered because they don't have the AI to take cover.
That being said though, I was quietly impressed with my German heavy artillery that automatically counter-barraged a Katyusha of Task Forces when it fired over at Raptor a few matches ago. Normally I have to tell them to do it, then tell them again, then write it down on a piece of paper and explain how to do it, then remind them one more time for luck, before they fire into a tree fifty yards away.

I do love this game though, it is very realistic, but the squad level AI really does need its hand held sometimes. :damn: For example, when you ask a tank to reverse back about fifty-sixty yards, you are not asking it to turn around, point its weakest parts at the tank that is firing at it, and then drive slowly towards the target point, then act all surprised when it loses its turret, tracks and everything else that's not AP shell proof. Sure, I know that if you click about five yards behind it and click once then it will reverse...but again, while you're slowly click click clicking your tank to safety, somewhere else your infantry are getting fried up by a flamethrower. It's just that little thing that niggles me, otherwise, it's good and once you figure out what you're doing, it's a blast to play.

[Arclight]

To have a tank back out with less hand-holding, you can keep shift pressed to stack waypoints. Also, if you want to attack a position with a squad of infantry, click the attack button in the orderbar (not attack-ground) and click the position. They'll go about it more intelligently; rather than just walking up there while getting shot, they'll return fire quite aggressively.

[Oberon]

Aaaah, Arigatou! :yep:

[Task Force]

any news on a war today?

[HunterICX]

So....another couple of battles with these gents tonight?

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HunterICX

[Task Force]

YAY! I got the center, as we need more Puma!

[Task Force]

And the rest of youall... better be dead or missing.

[Oberon]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jXJRCEgYJfg/S-5fPx0GOHI/AAAAAAAADJs/Y5RQZZPOdHg/s400/winston_churchill_01.jpg

"Eat hot lead Fritz!"

[Oberon]

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3007/110104231300.jpg

The Calliope must die!! :arrgh!:

[stabiz]

Points for me. :woot: (Edit: haha, I ruined the internet with the massive pic)

http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/stabiz1/mow_mp2010-12-2218-00-25-55.jpg

[Oberon]

Impressive score with just two riflemen...did they use a machinegun? :03:

Also looks like you and Ggustat did most of the heavy lifting that match. :yep:

Did you happen to catch my deaths count a few pages back in Assault Squad when I gave up of forming a proper attack due to bad co-ordination amongst the team and just kept spawning British conscripts who were marched into the Second World Wars equivalent of the trenches...over seven hundred killed at the end...it was like the bloody Somme! :damn:

[HunterICX]

It's too quiet!

WAR!

HunterICX

[Arclight]

"Someday this war's gonna end".

But not today. :arrgh!:

[Raptor1]

So, we are all in agreement that FFA sucks?

[HunterICX]

So, we are all in agreement that FFA sucks?

+1 :stare:

HunterICX

[Crécy]

So, we are all in agreement that FFA sucks?

+2

Seven front wars are horrible! I launched an attack towards Task Force. I summoned the strongest tank destroyer in world war 2. At the same time Hunter had sneaked maybe a seven hundred troops two meters from my spawn. TD spawned, moved a meter and got destroyed by AT grenades.

:damn:

[stabiz]

Free for all is hell, I usually just hide in a corner and cry.

[stabiz]

ÜBER-LOL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwWRPwEz42E

[Oberon]

So, we are all in agreement that FFA sucks?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91sw0Wfj6Tw

Yeah, I just couldn't move up and if I had moved left then Arclight would have pwned me and then you'd have moved closer down and it would have been worse than it was. Still, my mass infantry charges worked briefly, they drove you off the hillock near my spawn. So that was something.

FFA isn't so bad if there's a lot of space, but when you wind up spawning right next to your opposition...yes, that does suck.

[Raptor1]

The problem is when there's too much space, you have to drive around for miles to find anyone. I suppose there are a few of decent maps for FFA, but the rest are usually either spawn trench wars or just very confused (And often both).

[Oberon]

That's fair enough, I'd rather drive around for miles than spawn die spawn die spawn die spawn die. :yep:

You know...perhaps we should make some maps...there is a map editor with this, isn't there?

[Crécy]

You know...perhaps we should make some maps...there is a map editor with this, isn't there?

Interesting, I could give a try. Probably with bad succes but anyway.

[Oberon]

Either that or download some new maps, there has to be some out there somewhere.

I've had a look at the editor, it's not exactly user friendly, but I think something could be done with it... :hmmm:

[Oberon]

Tip: Save often, it would seem that it can throw a hissy fit without warning. Pity, it was all coming together too...still, at least my map is a fairly easy cut and paste job.

Hopefully, it will be an Battle zone map, not quite sure what to call it yet...but the WIP name is Grinder. :know:

[Oberon]

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1341/110107215400.jpg
Special delivery

[Arclight]

I'm not gonna sign for that. :shifty:

[Oberon]

The only way to deal with a King Tiger

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6731/110111230600.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2276/110111230601.jpg

[Crécy]

War?

War?!

WAR!

[Oberon]

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9111/110113223100.jpg
I thought aerial units weren't modeled in this game...

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7872/110113225500.jpg
The only way to deal with a Jagdpanther...

[Task Force]

You didnt kill that one. was fine afterwords.:D

[Oberon]

You didnt kill that one. was fine afterwords.:D

You withdrew it though, still counts. I did wonder where it went, I sent a Sherman up to finish it off but Crecy got it.

[Task Force]

was fine, till I was going after that sherman and a AT gun got it.

[Raptor1]

You withdrew it though, still counts. I did wonder where it went, I sent a Sherman up to finish it off but Crecy got it.

Crécy was on the other team. I do believe I killed it with the AT gun on the hill.

Pretty good games, overall. The last one was really frustrating because of the incompetence of our troops, but at least it turned out mobile rather than a trench war, so it was quite fun. I absolutely hate defending the island in the middle of the map, though next time I'm going to detonate that church with dynamite...

[Task Force]

yea, I would have done more, but maby i wanted a T 29 to play with.

[Oberon]

Crécy was on the other team. I do believe I killed it with the AT gun on the hill.

Pretty good games, overall. The last one was really frustrating because of the incompetence of our troops, but at least it turned out mobile rather than a trench war, so it was quite fun. I absolutely hate defending the island in the middle of the map, though next time I'm going to detonate that church with dynamite...

I meant Crecy got my Sherman, forget what with but it got whallopped, which was to be expected, in fact I'm surprised none of the SMG troopers hiding in the trenches in the town fragged it.

The last match I spent most of it waiting for Task Force to arrive, I had three Pak-40s arranged in a semi-circle around the point which was also laden with anti-personnel mines. In fact Task Force was saving up for his T-29, which gave me and Raptor the opportunity to strike forward and seize the extra point, then things got interesting. Crecy's T-29 died of incompetence, Task Forces died of...something, and the match was won.

[Task Force]

But, that pershing did do damage later on.

[Raptor1]

That attack was pretty well supported and it did catch us at a bad time when we were preparing for our new offensive, also it didn't help that the Panther and the Stormtroopers were incompetent. Though we did manage to kill it in the end,

[Task Force]

If the match had lasted longer, I would have had anouther in about 30 seconds at the same area.

Anyway, good games.

[Crécy]

I absolutely hate defending the island in the middle of the map, though next time I'm going to detonate that church with dynamite...

Indeed. Very hard to defend. The shape of the island didn't make it easier as you couldn't defend it with AT guns properly, nor with other direct fire. Mortars were too inaccurate, leaving the rockets as only plausible defend unit.

I meant Crecy got my Sherman, forget what with but it got whallopped.

Crecy's T-29 died of incompetence, Task Forces died of...something, and the match was won.

If I recall correctly I took it out with Hetzer (which you destroyed almost immidiately afterwards).

I blame my tank commander who decided to expose the rear of T-29 for your tank. I myself didn't have anything to do with it's destruction :oops:.

[Oberon]

I blame my tank commander who decided to expose the rear of T-29 for your tank. I myself didn't have anything to do with it's destruction :oops:.

If I had a quid for every time that's happened to me...I'd be able to buy a real tank and show them how it's supposed to be done. :03:

[Task Force]

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Jagdpanther demolation services

[Oberon]

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[Task Force]

Very good mission, Really enjoyed it. Nothing like a long defence ended with a costal artillary battery.
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3711/mow20110124190032553.jpg
The Super MG.
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/8784/mow20110124191955755.jpg
The Costal Arty. Lucky hunter...
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/6524/mow20110124192348381.jpg
And raptors air strike!

[Oberon]

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Incoming!

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/846/110126224800.jpg
Chaaaarge!

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You can just see Raptors artillery shell coming in on the left there by the unit list...MG chaps have but scant picoseconds to live.

[Task Force]

Yes, I quite like this different game play, no more panzerfuasts!

[Raptor1]

700 casualties for a 20-meter strip of demolished land, seems like a pretty realistic result.

[Oberon]

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[Task Force]

Yes, motorized charges dont work so well...

[Raptor1]

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8275/mow1.png

[Arclight]

Casualties-R-us

That was bloody... yeah, just bloody. :DL

[Raptor1]

Okay, after extensive testing (Lining people up and mowing them down with a machine gun), I believe I have fixed the payback problem, though I'm not totally sure.

[Oberon]

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8785/110203234400.jpg


http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/8386/110203234401.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK2T2aPooy4

[Task Force]

A good day for the soviet union.

[Arclight]

Very good, even.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow_assault_squad2011-02-0400-47-21-42.jpg

[Arclight]

Not much left standing after taking on the AI on norm-, "normal".

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow_assault_squad2011-02-0601-51-37-62.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow_assault_squad2011-02-0601-51-34-35.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow_assault_squad2011-02-0601-51-39-55.jpg

[Task Force]

That battle was crazy, and the casualty where very high.

[stabiz]

Is the beta still running?

[Arclight]

It is. Release for the final game is set for 25th, guess that's when beta goes off.
That battle was crazy, and the casualty where very high.
Put up a good fight though.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/mow_assault_squad2011-02-0601-50-15-25.jpg
(where the heck did we get 42 vehicles? I wan't some next game :D)

[Task Force]

I got about 6 or 7 T 34s, They fought to the death!

[Biggles]

Wait, what? The game hasn't been released yet!?:timeout:

[Arclight]

Ehr, which one? MoW and Red Tide have been out for "ages". Assault Squad has been in beta for a good while, coming up on release, 25th.

[Biggles]

Ehr, which one? MoW and Red Tide have been out for "ages". Assault Squad has been in beta for a good while, coming up on release, 25th.

Thank you, kind sir! I was referring to MoW, and I thought it must've been out in the stores by now...

[Raptor1]

Assault Squad is up for pre-order now. Apparently if you buy it on Steam you also get a free copy of the original MoW and if you buy it on GamersGate you get a free copy of Red Tide.

[Task Force]

40$, not bad.