I was assaulting an NVA position with a group of ARVN paratroopers.

A dialog box popped up stating it was an ambush, and a unit was lost.

Game then crashed to desktop.

Regards,
Feltan

Jason, Thank you for responding so quickly and clearly. The hex locations for LZ's cleared everything up in a heartbeat. In the military, you are never lost; you are just temporarily misdirected. And I was misdirected on this map. The operations order calls out Rt. 606 and 561. I found them, but fou...

I'll begin this post by stating that I may be totally wrong. I am not very experienced with the game, so I could be missing something. The issue has to do with the missionin Operation Hickory to airlift 3/4 Marines to an "LZ along 606." I found three likely LZ's: LZ Crow Helicopter Valley ...

berto, I used to code for a living. I don't do that anymore. I also don't code games because it kind of ruins the fun of playing them, for me anyway. I'll galdly leave the coding up to you without argument or objection. That, and I'll let you tussle with the sometimes very difficult choices involved...

Interesting discussion. A few points to add in: 1. Artillery (for the US) is often called "on-demand" and begins with "spotting rounds." A spotting round being a single gun from an artillery battery lobbing a shell as close as it can to the designated target. Spotting rounds are ...

I would have been lost in the motor pool searching for grid squares and cherry juice with out these excellent tutorials…let’s see who catches those references lol.. Zovs, Not only do I get the references, but that is how I got my screen name. Many moons ago, as a wet behind the ears 2LT, the 1SG se...

Played through the tutorials yesterday.

I agree that they are very well done, and a valuable learning venue. I know these must take some time and effort to create, and just to let you know it is time and effort well spent.

Regards,
Feltan

Also, I would suggest a little thought on the subject. The game does a good job modelling most things. In the case of HQ staff, it is done with a broad brush. True, the game TOE shows interchangable "support" staff, but in reality it is much different. Now the level of detail needed for co...

HQ's will refit in the strategic reserve box, but sometimes it takes a while. This makes sense. HQ's use a lot of specialized personnel and equipment. This is not just a gaggle of infantry thrown together ... HQ's need to know how to plan, execute plans, task organize, communicate, coordinate and fo...

Interesting. I am actually fine not knowing all the die rolls and details. I think you want an idea of how the game mechanics work. You need to understand the fundamentals. However, this is a simulation of combat ... IRL you never know all variables. Suffice to say that "good commanders" a...

Just a note:

Napoleon was defeated on more than one occasion, and died in exile. Not someone I would try to mine for wisdom.

Regards,
Feltan

Well I may be a lone wolf here, but I kind of like the way things are currently done. As a veteran, I can tell you with a fair amount of conviction that the upper most leaders do have an impact ... but the largest overall impact is the combined effort of dozens/hundreds of smaller unit leaders. If y...

<t> ImperatorAugustus, I also appreciate you bringing this subject up for discussion. However, I think your points are very much "book-learning" interpolated to what you think things must have been like in the USSR during this time period. <br/> <br/> While I too wasn't there during this time period...

<t> I think I might be able to agree with the IP if we were talking about city fortifications ... they might be more stable and long lasting. And, well, a fortified building may be of value no matter if you are heading east or west.<br/> <br/> However, field fortifications are another matter. As one...

<t> Q: Other than the siege of Leningrad, was there widespread starvation beyond the normal Soviet incompetence with feeding their people? <br/> <br/> If you are going to model "lack of food," the model needs to have results for excess food and deficient food supplies. Outside of some specific cases...

<t> Take some time off. Put things in perspective.<br/> <br/> Makes me miss the days of paper map and cardboard counter wargames ... where you had to actually be there in person. If you said some of the things that you regularly see in the on-line forums you'd have probably gotten kicked in the ball...

<t> For those that want more utilization of captured equipment, please keep in mind that in "real life" such use is very limited. I think the game gets it right.<br/> <br/> The more moving parts a piece of equipment has, the higher the likelihood of a breakdown ... and the follow-on maintenance and ...

<t> Not only was Hitler declaring war against the US a huge error, he missed a grand opportunity.<br/> <br/> What if post Pearl Harbor, Hitler voided the Tripartite Pact and declared war against Japan and offered support to the US.<br/> <br/> No way the US congress could have ever declared war again...

It may be just me, but the dates shown on map for capture dates are damn near unreadable, especially the blue font dates.

Just me? Wondering if others have this issue too?

Regards,
Feltan

With comments like this, you are going to ruin everyone's bias that all things Italian & WWII suck.

Regards,
Felant