SPzAbt 503 seeks volunteers.

sztartur2 · Post by **sztartur2** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:11 pm

Is someone playing this?

I lost hope.

sztartur2 · Post by **sztartur2** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:12 pm

What is the status of your core?

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:48 pm

In battle one, I lost one PZIV, the rest were recovered. I think I might have lost a squad or two. Battle two, no losses. Battle three I forgot to check to see if I could buy replacements.

sztartur2 · Post by **sztartur2** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:10 pm

As you describe your first battle was quite like it happened IRL.
The second too.

SPOILER

Do not expect such easy battles any more

.

sztartur2 · Post by **sztartur2** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:36 pm

Is there any further feedback on this?

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:08 pm

I haven't played any games for a while. I will be out of town this weekend too.

rickier65 · Post by **rickier65** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:23 pm

i'm planning to start this over with the new patch Artur.

Thanks!
Rick

rickier65 · Post by **rickier65** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:50 am

szartur,

I finished the first battle in this campaign using the new patch. It wasn't any easier this time around! Went to turn 43 and I ended with a Marginal victory. Your AT guns were well hidden and well positioned.

When I finally scored the victory, I think I might have had only 1 or 2 tanks left with no damage. I lost quite a few, and quite a few more had either track damage, or engine damage.

Thanks!
rick

rickier65 · Post by **rickier65** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:38 pm

The second engagement proceeded more according to orders. As the 3rd Co. 503 Bn pressed forward we surprised a shipment of AT guns moving toward the front. I spread my three plattoons out and ordered them to advance. After about 15 minutes of moving forward and shooting as AT guns exposed their positions, I thought I had silenced the guns. I gave the order to the entire company to engage and move forward. A couple of unseen ATs opened up, but were soon silenced by my Tigers.

As one of my Tigers started down the track, he was suprised by two squads of Infantry making a suicidal close assault. They damaged his engine, but soon the rest of the Tigers were supporting and the enemy infantry was was taken prisoner. A legendary victory for the 3rd Company, Abt. 503.

We'll rest and regroup in the village and head out first thing in the morning.

Rick

rickier65 · Post by **rickier65** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:34 pm

There was a request for the campaign files, so I've packed them into a JSMGE zip file. If you don't use JSGME you can unzip the zipfile and see where the files go. I assume Artur won't mind, but if he does, or if he has a later version hopefully he'll post here.

Here is a link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6783831/Sztartu ... Bundle.zip

Thanks
rick

rickier65 · Post by **rickier65** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:10 am

This is turning out to be a "Hard Morning" . AT guns opened up on the Tigers as the left Mezotere. The Tigers stopped to engage, and then the mortars started. These Tigers don't have to worry too much about 81mm mortars, but This platoon starts buttoning up as the shells get closer.

Rick

sztartur2 · Post by **sztartur2** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:53 am

Rick,

Thank you for the report and for the assembled install package.

Good luck with your Hard Morning [:D]

sztartur2 · Post by **sztartur2** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:54 am

If by any means possible, play with the version above. at the end of the testing I will have a look at the issues.

k9mike · Post by **k9mike** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:26 pm

Awesome screenshot Rick.

Can't wait to start this
Mike

rickier65 · Post by **rickier65** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:04 pm

I'm still having "A Hard Morning". I've only been able to get a few turns each day. I'm about Turn 17. I'm enjoying this battle. it has something for everyone in my force to do.

I've lost 2 Pz Grndr squads and 2 HTs to mortar fire, and 2 others routing for last several turns but finally rallied. A ZIS took out one Pz IVs. Then I was hit in my right flank and I have 2 more Pz Grndr Squads routing.

I haven't siezed any of the objectives, but I'm approaching the first farmstead now.

Rick

rickier65 · Post by **rickier65** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:19 am

Another PzIV is taken out as I cleared the first farmstead NE of Mezotur. It's been a hard morning for the Pz IVs.

Rick

k9mike · Post by **k9mike** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:00 am

I just played "Ivan Strikes Back"...Got a "Legendary Victory"....Didnt lose any forces on this one. I had SPz Abt 503/III/I & II take out like 15 tanks by themselves...Was awesome to give them some of their own medicine for a change. Past couple battles had taken a beating with my tanks. Mostly just motor damage and such...but, a few were total write offs. Wanted to post a screenshot, but it didnt come out.
Mike

sztartur2 · Post by **sztartur2** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:48 pm

Did anybody play this?

erichswafford · Post by **erichswafford** » Sat May 16, 2020 2:23 pm

Unfortunately, while PCO runs well on my machine otherwise, all of the 503 scenarios (and only those scenarios) crash at the point where it is loading Units (during loading, in other words).

I would love to play these scenarios from this very interesting period of the war! Do you have a solution by any chance?

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