Kursk and WWII sims
 

Lc both Panzer Lehr and 1st SS Panzer division fielded Puma scout cars with the 50mm gun during Wacht am Rhein( Watch on the Rhine or the Battle of the Bulge).1st SS had 6 and PL also had a handful.I'll try to find the markings and turmnummer(numbers on the turret).

Dung_Beetle check the threads on thr forum for what Kursk and ZeeWolf's work on TvsT has to offer.I think the price is wotrth paying for all the goodies we are getting and going to get. Otherwise WWII-wise there's only Steel Fury with various modswhich I play and like .

Cheers

Thank you , wow!
 

Hi woofiedog,

really this is fantastic. You helped me very much. Again thank you. Now i have a lot of information about the Puma. These are very good sites for me. I really enjoy them. :yeah:



ZW!

I thought about the future missions. How about (in Kursk, in France or Ardennes, you mentioned to do in the future something like this) to make a recon mission to find the best way for our tanks, to determine enemies strength etc. Its only a suggestion and its not important to implement recon vehicles and missions, it was only a thought.

Cheers and have a nice day



LC :rock:

Great XO
 

Frinic,

great information too. I am interested in Wacht am Rhein as i mentioned in earlier blogs i was in La Gleize, Coo, Trois Ponts. This would be cool if you were able to found some Turmnummern for these Panzerdivisionen. I followed the route wich Obersturmbannführer Peiper took and were he left behind his "whole Regiment " at the evening of Christmas day.

What i found were the KÖTIs Turmnummern, Commanders and their last place. ( abondoned, destroyed etc.)

If i am right Peiper rode on a Panther. Here, it is very hard to find about those Panthers. I know for sure that 3 of them had the Steel road wheels, #221 was abondoned in La Gleize.

About the Pumas its difficult ti find something.

Thanks a lot for your efforts


LC :salute:

I am a Panzer Helmsman
 

Thanks Zee I am a very inneficient (Panzer) Helmsman now - thanks for the new promotion. :haha:
Having played the new Mission No3 (excellent concur with Frinic's comments) I play with headphones and so am now deaf!!!:wah: also didn't get through the latest Kursk mission twice (nothing new here!) due to tracks shot away!
Small request for future missions :hmmm: will it be possible to have a couple of hanomags trailling behind the spearhead that might repair/reload you in these circumstances?? If too difficult don't worry!

I also find during a lot of activity where FPS drop really low (say 5.2 for example) when I swap views from external (F6) or commander's external normal view and go to Commanders external or internal "BINOCULAR" view the FPS roll up by approx 4/5 FPS which is really helpful if the action is getting jerky. May help others get a better experience during these occasions.

Zee, Lc & Frinic - Thanks for letting me know what I'm missing with Beautiful Eastern European Ladies. Zee said even "Yeti lookers" start to get attractive when you reach 50; but I find now I'm over 60 it's anything with a pulse :har:
BTW I think Dung Beetle should sell one of his Graphics cards and buy both TvsT and Steel Fury. I quite like SF, true it's not a heavyweight but its a well done, polished and rounded game with not many bugs. :up:

Lc - I too like the accounts of the Battle of the Bulge and the photo I have is Peiper and his driver Zwigert in what looks like a Kubelwagon - not a Panther:haha:
All the best - Mort:salute:

Here is a site with Puma markings used during the Ardennes Offensive... Missing-Lynx.com. Then go to... Gallary/German/Sdfz234/2 Puma :D

It's only a modeling site... but it should be close to the time period markings.

[QUOTE=morttheslayer;1395415]BTW I think Dung Beetle should sell one of his Graphics cards and buy both TvsT and Steel Fury. I quite like SF, true it's not a heavyweight but its a well done, polished and rounded game with not many bugs. :up:

Hi all & thanks for the input.

3 cards with a 30" monitor is the only way to go.:DL Performance up, and temps down.:yeah:

I tried to find TvsT. It is hard to find, and not cheap. :cry:

Does anybody know of a cheap place to buy TvsT? I found a cheap copy on eBay, but I don't like ebay:nope:.

All other copies seem to be over $30.00.

[QUOTE=Dung_Beetle;1395630]Welcome aboard DB :DL

Try here:GoGamer.com

You may have the computer and graphics power to tell us what playing
TvsT is really like:haha:

I'm doing my best Dung Beetle Boy, with the help of my Kamerads who
like T34 vs Tiger as much as anyone. This project is really a team effort
though and once you get in to it you will see the potential here.

Cheers :salute:

ZeeWolf

TvsT Ordered
 

Thanks for the link ZeeWolf,

I ordered TvsT.:D

It will be a little while before I can contribute to the project.:cry:

Is there anything; that I need to download in preperation before playing, patches etc? :06:

I should be able to contribute to the project in the next month or two.:up:

I'm really looking forward to this.:woot:

That's great DB,
You''ll need the graphics files: Msvcr Files
and you could use a manual too: Manual

we'er sure you'll be happy here :salute:

ZeeWolf

Puma
 

Hi Lc, I drafted a message for you yesterday with some info and then then internet crashed before I was able to send it and the internet was on and off for the remainder of the day( that's for living in the so-called Mecca of IT outsourcing.If only people knew!!!!).:nope:

I was able to find a pics of a PUma which was part of gruppe Knittel with marking 028 on the turret.Other sites said that most Puma had been repainted white for better camo and thus the numbers had been covered.Only a couple were left with their camo ; tiger stripes on sand-coloured background.Another site said that most of the Pumas used in the Ardennes were those that survived the Normandy disaster and consequently had the same numerals.There are good books with pics of the Puma(Osprey) but you can't access them online.

What's your interest in those small wheeled vehicles LC????

BTW there 's modern Puma which is beingn used by the Bundeswehr like there's a modern day Marder which is being retired .

KampfGruppe Peiper had Panthers G, Tiger IIs, Panzer IVs( presumably G H or J versions. I think Peiper himself drove around in a Kuebelwagen as mentioned by Morty. If he had to use a tank he would probably pick the Panther.

Cheers

Thanks For The Welcome
 

I got the files downloaded & the manual. What do I do with the files?:06:

This is great! I'm glad to be joining the community. I can smell the cordite already.:sunny:

German Mission 4
 

LC, Morti and frinik,
I have been taking your advice - my report : It's working! :up:
I've been relaxing just "Playing TVT" the new German mission4 and wow
I don't know how anybody going to survive this man! :D There's nothing
like this one. You guys will probably have to tell me how to. :yep:
However you are given a choice: Engage the enemy onslaught or keep
moving to the designated position. Your Kamrades will stay and do their
duty.

Vorwärts! :salute:

ZW

Zeesus What Have you done?
 

Zee; when we told you or rather advised you to take it eaZee and relax we didn't mean by that for you to take the time to devise hellish new missions in which all of us will get killed in the first five minutes!!!!!:hmmm:

We meant well deserved rest and no machiavellian plot for you to hatch.....:wah:

Looking forward to it. Will kiss my wife and kids and cat too goodbye!:o

Cheers

:har: think positive frinik!
Just figured I'd do all that eaZee-ing after mission 4 :03:

What you will find frinik is almost complete safety until you decide on how
you'll engage. But, once your out there :arrgh!:

Cheers :up:

ZW

Mission 4
 

Zee knowing I canm already imagine the shells impacting my Tiger´s armour shaking me loose from my Turmzielfernrohr 9 every time I try to spot and shoot a target!!!!:doh:

OK for mission 4.

BTW I find it a bit strange that somebody who can afford 3 Nvidia GTX 285 gcs and a 30" screen finds a $ 30.00 copy of TvsT too expensive.:hmmm:.None of my business I know still a tad odd.....

Ok for mission Hell 4.

Cheers