I don’t need all the numbers under the hood, some guys might. I think my memory is good enough with most weapons systems to know roughly what it will do. I know that a Sherman 75 won’t have much chance of killing a Panther from the front at 1000 yards and so I wouldn’t try it. I suspect a novice would soon get to know the same after a couple of games.
This will be long winded:
But that's you who has some knowledge of CMx1 & WW2.
I fall into the group that says that my soldiers have at least some frigging training and given some previous combat FACTS like: don't drive into the open with a Stuart and engage a Panther at 1000 yards- or was that 2000 yards or 500 yards or 2 miles?
Instead BFC wants us to believe that commanders told their tankers in 1944, "he** we don't know yet, just drive out there and when you see a Tiger or something just start shooting and if you get killed then we'll know... then MAYBE we'll tell the guys standing over there what to expect- if we bother to
write it down."
It's about the same as telling a PT boat captain in 1944, "He** we don't know after 3 years of sea-warfare if your balsa wood boat can kill the Yamato alone or not. So why don't you go out there and find out
for us. Then before you get your ass blown off (I mean IF you do) please try and record the exact angle you took, speed of both ships, distance, armor at target location, if your torp's hit or glanced off or, ETC. ETC. ETC.
Please what kind of C*** is that?
Normandy isn't the first combat action for either side. The soldiers knew that running out with a bazooka to take a frontal shot at a Tiger at 500 yards was suicide. So why should I be expected to do stupid stuff in a game just to find that out, THEN have to write down this in my own MANUAL: "Bazooka not good at 500 yards vs. Tiger, (or maybe I just missed) next time try at 450 yards and maybe shoot at left front side, or rear? Repeat 100 times versus every type of German tank & vehicle to understand Bazooka effectiveness.
Note to self- remember in 6 months to try same with German P-faust vs. Sherman’s and next year try same with Brit Piat vs…."
OR you could see this above the Bazooka team screen, “effective range 100 yards / % chance to penetrate vs. 120mm armor NONE.” Now which makes more sense in a tactical 1:1 game?
I'm sure all the new players will not know anything about the "stat facts" not having played CMx. So why take a step back to add frustration when they made it easy & convenient for us in CMx1? {Oh wait- you just don't get it..."} :nuts: