GunSlinger Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'll take an M1 Platoon as well if you have some to spare, if not then a Brad PL is fine too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Rgr.If anyone else wants specific equipment, drop me a PM so that we're not cluttering up this thread unnecessarily. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.gear Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 M1A1 platoon for me please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankleader Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I will take a M1 Platoon.TanksAndy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalAB Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Will there be any special skins made up for blue and red teams? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 If anyone else wants specific equipment, drop me a PM so that we're not cluttering up this thread unnecessarily. Thanks.Well that worked didn't it?:biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) It sure didn't! Edited January 19, 2010 by Tacbat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarball Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) AND THEY'RE OFF? So, I guess we're lookin to start this week? BLUE UNITS I see lotsa requests for M1A1s. There are more Leos than M1s in this, so I hope some Leo 2 love develops quickly. Tacbat is right: good (1 hit, 1 kill) gunnery, good manuever and good SA will be key for BLUE. The LeoAS1 is a pushover in a standup fight (1 modern tank vs. LeoAs1), however, the 3:1 force ratio means death by a thousand paper cuts for the Leo 2s and M1A1s that get caught out. Since there are no real costs, the tendency among SB players (I think this is true enough over the last decade) is to stand ground and fight it out. I think if you do this on BLUE, you'll have a lot of busted up and immobilized tanks. This will have two consequences that amount to losing this asset: 1) RED will find it and give it the mercy killing 2) The mission will end with the asset behind the lines, also causing a total loss (see rules). RED's PLIGHT For RED's part, despite the fact that we are able to gun, this will be effectively a Head-to-Red experience. Compounding this issue for RED is the fact that the AS1 has no thermal optics and is pretty much going to give up the ghost in a direct confrontation with M1s and Leo 2s. However, I expect to see RED fight dirty such that an MI platoon has 10 or more AS1s firing in unision on it. While those M1s and Leos are slowly having things break on them, expect another 10 AS1s to quickly appear and finish this platoon off and/or render them combat ineffective. So, again, BLUE needs to pick a few off, duck, cover, displace, retreat and repeat. Alas, I encourage BLUE to be mindful of RED's reinforcement schedule: in the first few missions, RED can afford losses that BLUE cannot. WHERE'S THE PARTY? The map being used is from taken from the library (hannover): http://www.steelbeasts.com/Downloads/p13_sectionid/253/p13_fileid/1718 (credit and thanks to manteuffel for a great-looking map!). I will make slight modifications to this map, but it will remain essentially as-is. Both sides will benefit GREATLY from some map study and, perhaps, even drills and practice on the terrain. The action starts around the town of Springe (lat=52.2049531138, lon=9.55845870907 )and moves westward for the remainder of the campaign. GAME ON! I'm happy to see the interest expressed so far. Hopefully, you'll get caught up in the spirit of the thing and come back each week eager to mete out some punishment! Edited January 21, 2010 by tarball 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarUlf Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I would like to join the Red Leopard OPFOR side if that’s possibleRegards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The manning for blue is filling up nicely, so we should have a good ratio of players to equipment. Frag O's will be issued shortly to the Coy Commander's so you'll know what to expect on game day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koga Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I want to join 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 NP G,I have your Humvees waiting for you in the motor pool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted January 20, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2010 I would like to join the Red Leopard OPFOR side if that’s possibleRegardsOPFOR is pretty much full at this point, but there are plenty of Leo 2A5s and 2Es that need some crewing on BLUEFOR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalAB Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 The action starts around the town of Springe and moves westward for the remainder of the campaign.Very nice terrain. I'm wondering if the town is the rally point for Red. I guess it all depends on the size of the map and deployment etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsmandk Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I need to dust this off again. Maybe I can convince some peeps to join in a few 2a5's.What time is this again?Swordsmandk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 It's at the regular TGIF time on Friday night. For me it's 2200 EST. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 3 in the morning? Well I'll see if i can make it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted January 21, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 21, 2010 What time is this again?It will be at 2100 CST on Friday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 and 2000 WST? or is it Pacific Time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoop Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 If it's 2200 EST that would be 1900 PST for me, california is 3 hrs behind the east coast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 http://www.worldtimeserver.com/meeting-planner.aspx :wink: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12Alfa Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 This might help to understand the RED Leopard:biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 It looks more T62 than T72 to my eye. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarball Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 It looks more T62 than T72 to my eye.squint harder 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunSlinger Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 squint harder LOL! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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