As Hapless's unfortunate and crap opponent just some observations from the Heer's side: 1/. A most excellent defense from Hapless. I didn't stand a chance! ;D His arty use was exemplary. 2/. I knew exactly where all his armour was very early, and couldn't do squat about it. Which says volumes about his defensive setup. And my CM WW2 inexperience. 3/. Airpower is an crazy force multiplier: 25 kills translated to a platoon and half of combat-ineffective troops. Oh, and my AA gun was the very first casualty. ;( 4/. That first aircraft also forced me to hunker down my entire army for 15 minutes while I waited for it (them?) to depart. My only experience with air has been in Black Sea (modern) where any armour visible is quite literally toast (watch 3+ Bradleys brew up in one minute if they aren't really well hidden...). So I was expecting to lose all my armour pretty damn quick, and pushed everything back deep under cover. Which left my advance advancing troops unsupported by any armour or heavy weapons. My attacks thereafter were predictably dispatched piecemeal. ;D 5/. I should try new things in single player first, before employing them (or facing them) in PBEM. Like aircraft and AA. And halftracks on rocky ground. ;D Great video and narration Hapless.

These are always fantastic, easily my favorite Combat Mission videos out there! Really appreciate the editing work you put in to make these so presentable. You raise some really good points about player morale, too. There have been a series of Let's Play's over the last few years on the Something Awful forums where Combat Mission teams are divided among multiple players down the chain of command, with a few issuing higher level orders and a bunch physically moving around individual platoons or squads on the map, and consistently the players have had their morale broken far sooner than their pixeltruppen which is always fascinating to watch in action.

Great vid. Haven't seen anyone play this yet. Looks really realistic. Will have to get it. Great editing too, not to drawn out. 10/10

Great video and you did very well. I used to play CMBN for years, but now that I have CMFI I'm loving the open ground. It's a whole new experience from bocage. An experience not even Market Garden can give you.

Always appreciate your set-up analysis and great editing.

Great presentation. Thanks lad.

I would love to see more Combat Mission multiplayer games in the future :)

Great one, thank you!

great commentary and editing!

Very nice video :)

Best yet man.

Yes, like. Want more. A few more relevant comments: 1. What month is the scenario set in? It didn't look very "Winter War" to me. 2. How did you decide on those positions? I personally would like to know why you chose the ground you do. 3. While I'm enjoying your Squad, CM, and WoWS videos, it seems like you get the most views (4 times as many) on your RS2 Beta vids.

I think this was a great demonstration of the force multiplier effect of air power. I'm guessing your opponent could have countered by purchasing more AA, however I've no experience of how effective it is?

Another great video.. this map is great and you really have to pay attention to the terrain.. I forgot.. got careless and smashed all my wonderful armor.

Are you using mods? It’s looks pretty amazing. Also I have a newer gaming laptop. I downloaded the demo but it was really laggy…. To the point I’m afraid to buy it but in your game everything runs smoothly. What’s gives?

Very clever defense, Hap. I thought it was novel to put TRPs on the objectives; a good way to settle the second guessing on which approach route the enemy will take.

By chance are you going to talk about the 4.0 update in an video?

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Ha! @Usually Hapless you'll be amused I just did exactly this to an unfortunate opponent in Black Sea (Gagrina Checkpoint). 7 APCs shredded in oblique crossfire, for a loss of just 5 men... ;D

You should find some better opponents. With all respect to both of you, it's more interesting to see a more even match.