CM Red Thunder - Sd.Kfz. 251/9
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@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 7 күн бұрын
I'm still pushing Usually hapless start a match with you... I think it would be epic!
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 7 күн бұрын
Quick question my patched Red thunder is showing 36 Gigs with the mod folder being 7 gigs... My iMac still loads the game but its slow... Not sure how to streamline something to make it less taxing on the computer without giving up the mod folder... Any ideas would be appreciated...
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 7 күн бұрын
On Windows, my Red Thunder has 33GB plus 4GB save/scenario files. I have no knowledge about IOS and CM.
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 7 күн бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch your video AAR's... I go through withdraws waiting for the next ones...
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 8 күн бұрын
Very nice of you to share the options available for these battles! I think my iMac would catch fire on that battle size unfortunately...
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 7 күн бұрын
I encouraged to ask about the procedure and someone asked in the comments about it. I said to make a video the next two days and 2 months later, here it is. 😉
@ewgentor
@ewgentor 12 күн бұрын
The saddest thing I ever saw in CM
@JuergenGDB
@JuergenGDB 13 күн бұрын
Hello Mr. Herm, what map was used for this battle? Nice battle, freaking very nice tactics. That was a very close battle.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 12 күн бұрын
www.combatmission.lesliesoftware.com/RedThunder/Campaigns/CMRT%20Kampfgruppe%20von%20Schroif_v6-Campaign%20Battle%2015.html
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 12 күн бұрын
Should be the one.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 13 күн бұрын
this year is crazy, now you can make battle of kursk in multiple combat missions
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 12 күн бұрын
By the way, the kursk-related campaigns of RT are very good.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 12 күн бұрын
@@Herm.M i just wish they made some modern software 39-41 combat missions
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 12 күн бұрын
@@wojszach4443 there are plenty of very interesting wars and campaigns happening in a short period of time. But instead Battlefront needs to make the, sorry to all the Canadians and Brits around, most boring of all factions for Cold War.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 12 күн бұрын
@@Herm.M tbh brits werent that bad, they have some sexy machines, im especially curious about late war brits
@BearFlagRebel
@BearFlagRebel 13 күн бұрын
Enjoyed your video. I need a few cups of coffee to play a battle that big. Also enjoyed your German accent. Then again it also could be Swiss or Austrian.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 13 күн бұрын
1. Thank you. The first setup with all the waypoints can be a bit long and exhausting, while it is also important to not get lost in micro management. 2. The Austrians speak, besides of formal standard written German, bavarian dialect. Really unique are the Austrians in and around Vienna, they sound what many non-german speakers would call the prototype Austrian. The Swiss, speak a special douzen of regional dialects, some not easy to understand. 3. For Germans the English “th” is difficult, voiced dental fricative like the th do not exist in German, not even a pendant.
@BearFlagRebel
@BearFlagRebel 13 күн бұрын
@@Herm.M You are welcome. Keep playing and make more videos. I want to see them. My in-laws are from Hessen.
@BearFlagRebel
@BearFlagRebel 13 күн бұрын
@@Herm.M Ooops. You have plenty of videos.
@shanzhao2453
@shanzhao2453 13 күн бұрын
It's a rare situation that both side can see each other at the beginning, but it's not reasonable to make the T90Ms stuck on start position only to provide snipe support. Also, whether opponent has AA or not, RUS fixed wings are totally useless in most cases.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 13 күн бұрын
That would mean to NOT engage the other side and accept that the opponent constrains and restricts, your own possibilities to advance. Despite of the situation, that you cannot foresee what the other side will invest in the long range engagement. By the way ,T90 is the second best tank in the game.
@shanzhao2453
@shanzhao2453 13 күн бұрын
@@Herm.M I mean, the T90Ms' engagement was not successful, but was suppressed by ATGM & BM oplot complex.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 12 күн бұрын
The situation that an engagement did not deliver the intended success, is not an argument to never try it ever again.
@ALBY-001
@ALBY-001 14 күн бұрын
If you want to know how to win at CM, pay attention to M.Herm. The speed with which he invaded my side of the map ‘shocked’ me and I was reacting to him for the entire match. We were evenly matched, so I dug in and fought it out. But if I am being honest, this was showcase for how to dominate the tempo of a CM match. Well done M.Herm. 😊
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 14 күн бұрын
sometimes i wish they remastered or created some early war combat missions, 39-41 or something in china
@JuergenGDB
@JuergenGDB 12 күн бұрын
Believe me.. we have asked for 39-41 for the last 15 years. :)
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 12 күн бұрын
@@JuergenGDB maybe by 2039 we get somthing
@decimated550
@decimated550 20 күн бұрын
you know when your play Combat Mission a lot when you watch a combat mission video and get mesmerized by it and start doing mouse and keyboard commands from the game wanting to browse the map lol
@jkull173
@jkull173 24 күн бұрын
Thank you for the narration during the videos, I’m sure it’s not easy but I think it adds so much to the videos!
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 23 күн бұрын
It would be easier in my own language. But I am used to English at work and in private.
@ALBY-001
@ALBY-001 Ай бұрын
Excellent plan for taking the town. You are pretty handy with the US forces as well. I hope Locustron has a good plan to retake the town. He has done well in many tournaments and I’m looking forward to a ferocious bloody, red counterattack. 😊
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
Locustron positioned his units very well, countless ambushes, but it does not matter when a tank or IFV with APS drives by.
@George_MC
@George_MC Ай бұрын
That was awesome. I’m impressed at your aggressive approach and its success to date. It’s great to see how you have tackled this. Looking forward to part 2.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 29 күн бұрын
Thanks George, having played the scenario as Team Red as well, I know the weaknesses of the defense. Essentially the game is over, all the T90s have to fight the US forces at a distance, which I think is very difficult for the Russian side to win. But it's an entertaining scenario. So big thanks for your work.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 Ай бұрын
Two parts? Nice! When can we epect another one?
@rockin3404
@rockin3404 Ай бұрын
steady steady goes the ship ...
@JuergenGDB
@JuergenGDB Ай бұрын
Nicely done. Pretty wild stuff.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
APS power.
@Parsecter
@Parsecter Ай бұрын
do you use graphic mods, or it is vanilla game?
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
It is an old video, I think it is mainly reshade.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 Ай бұрын
Recently i watched polish made yt documentary about posadki, suffice to say that soviets created their own bocage in ukraine and so it seems from combat mission and real fotage that it works the same in essence, funny how little things change
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
I have no idea what Posadki is, so please educate me.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 Ай бұрын
@@Herm.M its ukrainian bocage, planting trees to separate fields and protect roads, in tldr 50m wide long patches of forrest
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
Thanks for the information.
@shanzhao2453
@shanzhao2453 Ай бұрын
Crossing the river without well preparing is a suicide, a reasonable attack route is using tanks push through the woodline besides the mainroad, which was once I saw AI utilized this fantastic method. Of course the horrible weather make this thing more difficult.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
I would prefer to not send the tanks into the highly restricted terrain, where they are in danger of having to deal with enemy infantry in close combat. You can utilise the woods, sure, but why not just engage in a mid-range tank duel and use attrition. Problematic to prepare for a river crossing when you have no preview of the map when selecting the force.
@shanzhao2453
@shanzhao2453 Ай бұрын
@@Herm.M There is a setback in CM's mechanization which tank doesn't restricted by turret's dip angel, so that they can easily aim at infantry in very close range even in some extreme narrow environment like woods. Also I agree with your tank duel planning, BMP3M in my view is too fragile and expensive。
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
@shanzhao2453 yea, they can aim at everything, but they spot them not faster as a RPG flies.
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 Ай бұрын
I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you would play this battle as the Russians dealing specifically with the Javelins... Great Vid!!
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
First thoughts. The red side has the task of occupying the three bridges and, like blue, the village. No need to position a tank on the bridge, and you don't have to drive to the other side. In general, use a lot of smoke against the javelins. You could also use artillery to destroy the bridge at the main entrance to the village. That should take three turns. And you can keep the blue side out of the village until the reinforcements arrive. At least the other two bridges are easy to cover
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 Ай бұрын
@@Herm.M Very nice! Thank you!
@rockin3404
@rockin3404 Ай бұрын
Good choice to bring so many tanks of your own to the fight, in CMBS at least, they are the heavyweights of the face to face battle.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
When you don’t know what map you will encounter, a heavy tank purchase is the best choice.
@briansmithwins
@briansmithwins Ай бұрын
The BMP3 is the best VBIED in all of CM
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
It has certainly some unique characteristics.
@ktall6749
@ktall6749 Ай бұрын
IMO, a river map such as that should not be used for a meeting engagement. Whichever side attacks has little opportunity for victory. Logically both sides would defend and end up with stalemate. River maps can still be good when used for some variation of attack/defend engagement.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
It is very possible that it was a randomised selection, I guess.
@ktall6749
@ktall6749 Ай бұрын
@@Herm.M True enough. Considering the time investment, I would probably request another randomised selection. Keep randomizing until both sides think they have an interesting engagement.
@ktall6749
@ktall6749 Ай бұрын
Of course, your battle was a good battle. Never know what will happen once pieces start moving.
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 Ай бұрын
@@ktall6749 I prefer to choose the maps I play on to make sure they are somewhat balanced for both sides. I also enjoy adjusting maps that are not in the editor...
@ktall6749
@ktall6749 Ай бұрын
@@overwatch1828 I would do the same!
@Mechanized85
@Mechanized85 Ай бұрын
It's fair fight and pretty good
@rockin3404
@rockin3404 Ай бұрын
The US has the advantage in this scenario, the human Red player has to be very smart ... Cool vid!
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 28 күн бұрын
As I have yet not played the Red side, I am not able to determine which side has an advantage. The units available do not hint to an US advantage. I am testing it.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 Ай бұрын
those javelins are so powerfull, its handhld smite of god
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 28 күн бұрын
Yes, the top-down attack mode makes it quite reliable. Annoying how many ATGMs end up at trees or bushes.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 28 күн бұрын
@@Herm.M more like hand held hand of god, it is just how mobile this thing is, then add the fact that in the meantiume we have nlaws which are handheld atgm with fire and forget
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 27 күн бұрын
I would not praise it to much, reports from UKR said that one out of four misfires, maintenance seemed to be a huge problem.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 27 күн бұрын
@@Herm.M i think of it as panzerfaust 30, it was glorified hand granade but for a reason people praised it, with nlaw, as far as i know its only system of this type, so i am willing to forgive it a think or two. Also i wonder if they were build for liquid eastern europe, i wonder how much enviroment changes its reliability
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 Ай бұрын
those intros remind me of one mission for black sea ambush on highway as it happened, i read description and sources in mod file 1 google maps 2 drone video historians of this war are so spoiled no more asking 100 year old grandpa what he remembers when he was 18
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
You mean the ambush on the E95 highway, near Zalissya?
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 Ай бұрын
@@Herm.M i think its that mission
@danmartincasuno6462
@danmartincasuno6462 Ай бұрын
Nice gameplay
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@briangulley6027
@briangulley6027 Ай бұрын
Much respect to anyone who can play a scenario that large, company size to enough for me.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
Is it a question of available time or patience?
@briangulley6027
@briangulley6027 Ай бұрын
@@Herm.M Too much to manage, if you play real-time you miss too much, turn based takes so long planning all the moves and watching and rewatching the turns. Love CM been playing since the first version came out in the late 90's. The early version of the game was better for large engagements because it wasn't as complex as the newer version. Did you play the early version? The graphics look cartoonish by today's standards by the game play was much easier, albeit much "gamier." Thanks for the reply.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M Ай бұрын
@briangulley6027 I play CM for 4 years now, no experience with the old series. If you want to play real-time, are there not games better suited?
@briangulley6027
@briangulley6027 Ай бұрын
@@Herm.M CM is the only tactical level game I play; I've tried several, but CM is the only one I enjoy playing. I recently bought Armored Brigade but don't care for it.
@lokiwhacker
@lokiwhacker Ай бұрын
Wow, this was really well done. Good job! More please :)
@GrumblingGrognard
@GrumblingGrognard Ай бұрын
I find them quite useful in the mechanized formation to which they are attached. IMO, another of the limitations is the relatively limited HE ammo. When in combination with the light armor, you must maintain range, short-barreled gun, moderate caliber... They can be useful, but far from game changing.
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 Ай бұрын
As for the Soviet side of this match you were definitely ripped off!
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 Ай бұрын
Looking at the totals at the end you knocked this one out of the park! I love how many variants there are for the German halftracks...
@HippoBean
@HippoBean 2 ай бұрын
Interesting that under the right circumstances the Syrians can actually dish out a lot of firepower
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 2 ай бұрын
I am no original Shock Force 2 player, just for the tournament, so I have no experiences playing the Syrian in a quick battle f.e. against the US army. I can imagine that in these engagements, there is mot much space to manoeuvre and focus combat power.
@HippoBean
@HippoBean 2 ай бұрын
@Herm.M Yeah, they have the firepower but not the optics to take advantage of that, so it's rare that you get a good position to just unleash on the enemy without getting picked off first.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 2 ай бұрын
i always had soft spot for lig, decent high explosive, good heat and light
@floydfanboy2948
@floydfanboy2948 2 ай бұрын
Howdie. I am PanzerMike, the author of the scenario, I made it many years ago. I am using another google account, but it is me, trust me 🙂Nice to see this scenario is still being played! Thank you for the video! Cheers!
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 2 ай бұрын
Really liked it, thank you for the work! 🙂
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 2 ай бұрын
I came across the scenario, as some guys in the battlefront forum were talking about it, and they wrote it would be impossible to win for the German side, which is clearly nonsense.
@floydfanboy2948
@floydfanboy2948 2 ай бұрын
Well, it is very hard to make a scenario that is playable in 3 ways: German vs AI, Soviet vs AI and Human vs Human. Often the scenario is optimized for one play mode vs the AI. Play testing all the play modes takes a lot of work and time, especially player vs player. It is also almost impossible to factor in any difference in skill between the players. Best thing you can do is to let the most skilled player take the harder side. But still, scenario crafting is not easy and very time consuming, I can tell you that :-)
@DrewShotsFan
@DrewShotsFan 2 ай бұрын
And if you don't want to give your hull down position away by setting a target arc and causing the tank to fire, set a target briefly command instead. Generally it won't get a round off in the 15 second timeframe. At least, that's what I've found. Yet another great video, thanks for putting it together. Love the choice of music
@decimated550
@decimated550 7 күн бұрын
it took me months to understand how to use this command. but i employed it to good use, in a H2H national training center scenario against soviets. My M60A2 starships were meant to fly-y-y, they bested the T62s arrayed against them and chopped their numbers down from hull down positions. thanks to this command
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 2 ай бұрын
I would also love for you to play against Usually Hapless....
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 2 ай бұрын
Pick an Att/Def MIRROR CMFB map + the add ons with not too much urban and lets have a go! 2 hours play time...
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 2 ай бұрын
Curious if you and your opponents have any match rules in place if any... I notice I don't see any CAS... (Aircraft)
@overwatch1828
@overwatch1828 2 ай бұрын
The Stug skins look amazing! I wouldn't want to be on a battlefield wearing the all white "hey I'm over here" uniform though lol!
@Mechanized85
@Mechanized85 2 ай бұрын
just like a hot summer
@MattGreenNL
@MattGreenNL 2 ай бұрын
This scenario is a nightmare for the first battle ....AT guns everywhere, no idea how your supposed to do this.
@Herm.M
@Herm.M 2 ай бұрын
Going through the woods. Using the support from the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen and remembering that all the panzers from Kampfgruppe Gross are expandable, as they do not participate in the two other matches of the campaign.
@wojszach4443
@wojszach4443 2 ай бұрын
perfect timing, i just finished my finals and im feeling halfway dead
@JuergenGDB
@JuergenGDB 2 ай бұрын
Wow, the Germans really have a Shiaaty start point, talk about a Keyhole (Fatal funnel) start area. The opponent used no screening of smoke or suppressive artillery, this is so odd for any kind of river assault or crossing. Basically suicidal. Nice video though.