Surely the last (or was it second last?), mission is impossible.

@@arjunarabindranath I have a video playthrough that begs to differ :-p (although assuming it's Fair and Square you're referring to it was an absolutely brutal mission that I thought I was going to lose).

@@Requin87 Hey thanks, I'll check it out!

Yep. I actually don't know a lot about Epsom, so I'm looking up the history as I go along. And the British 'hang in the fight' sections are certainly completely different from the Americans in Road to Montebourg or the (other) Corridor's Panzergrenadiers.

How so

Road to Nijmegen?

I'm still trying to work my way through "the charge of the Stryker brigade"

@@lukeframe5809 been a long time since i played it ... how far are you into it?

@@salmon301 yes that is it

@@mymneisadj road to nijmegen gave me PTSD

@@keagan87 This campaign, on balance, is good. It has those frustrating moments, the biggest of which is the very tight time limits PT favours. Overall though where it is good it is very good. A good comparison that left me with a similar vibe is the 'Courage and Fortitude' campaign in CMBN, with its infamous setups and brutal dynamic. It's a challenge, it's memorable, but you probably won't love it.

@sullybiker6520 I think if you destroy lots and survive quite well that's a victory as you have the next day.

@@keagan87 Exactly. This is why I play the CM games far less than I used to these days, to the point of almost stopping completely. They are great games, albeit the graphics are somewhat dated now, but I grew tired of the lack of official content. The games come with scenarios and campaigns but once you've done those, other content is thin on the ground and getting less and less. There used to be far more regular content with the first engine, likely because it was more popular back then and because the engine itself made it easier to make scenarios, but now it's hard work and BF leave it entirely to the community. While I'm grateful to all the work the few remaining producers put in I've no interest in playing campaigns which are designed for you to lose. Sure there were battles in WW2 where the defenders were set up perfectly and the attackers suffered really heavy losses but for sure not all battles were like that AND, more importantly, they aren't that much fun to game. Sadly though, some designers set their campaigns up to be just that, tough and frustrating, yes, fun and enjoyable, no and Paper Tiger is one of those.

I have conspicuously not used the carriers so far. The next mission might have some scope for a drive-by or two so we can test it out!

Lots of enemy firepower and never enough friendly supporting assets does sound a lot like the British army in WW2.

@@usuallyhapless9481 I'm interested to see how the lack of infantry firepower leads to less direct solutions. Also looking forward to see if the Bren Carriers are any use, they often make appearances but I rarely see them actually play a role.

I think the most recent series was made by "Requin 87".. Going back a few years both "Double Vision" and "Jamie's Games" made very enjoyable series.

@@wartsnall7332 Man, Double Vision's Scottish Corridor series makes me feel so nostalgic. It's what got me into this game! Is he still active?

@@rctommy3200 Sadly, I don't think that he has posted any new content for about a year.

Err, we'll see! Currently on Mission 3 and wondering if this was a good idea.

Haven't seen it yet, but it's on my list!

Thanks very much! Must remember that the other guy is suffering just as bad, or worse.

@@usuallyhapless9481 except if the other guy isn’t suffering as bad, then you’re in rear trouble

Yeah. Was hoping CMBN would be on Steam by now, but no joy yet.

@@usuallyhapless9481 I've been desperate for one of the WWII titles to come to steam. Contenting myself with slugging through Shock Force 2's Canadian campaign and learning how to play Combat Mission in general.

Yes, going to be interesting to compare them all.

@@usuallyhapless9481 Indeed it will be. Keep up the good work.

Potentially. Definitely time for some Modern/Cold War after this one though. Think there's a bit of WW2 overload going on.

I pretty much just do what's fun, but there's a bit of a cycle of campaign/mulitplayer games interspersed with Basics, Unit Guides and the War Room. Mostly to keep me from going mad.

@@usuallyhapless9481 Ah good to know, whatever keeps you sane and means more CM content :D

That's the one!

I'm certainly watching Requin and Double Vision's videos after I've done each mission. Always interesting to see how other people tackle them.

No idea yet. IIRC Paper Tiger usually doesn't work %age casualty objectives in as critical victory conditions, they're more there to provide bonus points.

Somewhat. I do a turn-by-turn unscripted series ever year like this: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYvL90uFbwhMZ9hRUCbgbr6ngND-6XQmA It is cut though... because it's about 8 hours long.

Not sure actually. The fire mission was pure HE though, no smoke. No dust effects because of the mud, which may have been really helpful.

@@usuallyhapless9481 Sorry, I was referring to your AAR comments about next time not forgetting your organic mortars and their smoke (to screen you from the oblique MG fire).

Just vanilla. It seems hard enough. I certainly intend to get round to playing a Hard-Cat game and making a video about it at some point though. It's just finding the time.

There's a lot of randomness involved- sometimes you can get away with going off-road in the mud, sometimes you can't. I got pretty lucky in this one and even then the Churchill 95 bogged a few times.

Yeah, they can be tricky to deal with. For this campaign I think it's going to be close range PIAT or tanks... but of course, plenty to go wrong there!

@@usuallyhapless9481 Well, have fun with the following missions. i consider them way harder than this initial one and thats not beacause of bunkers :D