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[smittyohio]

In the spirit of Tanks-giving, I played a little Eagles Strike, 100 Men scenario... It was looking pretty bleak until my Shermans showed up to at least trade tank for tank with the Panthers / Tigers, and help overrun some of the Germans who had infiltrated in behind my lines:

[JudgeDredd]

^Some older games do have a certain charm!

Screenie of my AAR for Hornet Leader. This is the Phoenix Attack part of the Target Bound phase. (AAR is here http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3211806)

[Rayfer]

You're a better man than I Gunga-smittyohio...!  I've never been able to win that scenario playing as the Americans. 

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Some screens from our Iron Front game today.  (Shots taken by Saghen at SimHQ).

First mission was a co-op with us playing as the Soviets.  Task was to ambush a German supply convoy, knock out a roadblock, and exfiltrate.  It went well.  We only lost one guy.














Second mission was a German assault across a Soviet-held bridge with the goal of securing the crossing and knocking out some AA guns on the far side.

Again, it went well and we only lost two (one from friendly fire.  He was squished by our half-track)

[Staggerwing]

Great shots!

The camo on those German trucks looks a little 'off' though. I wonder if the texture file used should have been enlarged- those lines should be thicker and crisscross more. Also, there should be more dunklegelb showing. IIRC the camo was applied by the soldiers in the field and they usually only had a few cans per vehicle. That pattern looks almost post war jungle style.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Come play!  Multi-player is great!  Much more mission variety and tactical depth than you get in Red Orchestra 2.

[jomni]

Is Iron Front already enjoyable?  Or do I have to build my own missions since the stock ones don't work well?  Ah what the hell. I bought it since it's on sale.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

The single player campaign missions are not very good at all.  They throw unrealistic goals at you and the wonky ArmA AI just compounds the problem because your AI squad mates will usually walk straight into machine-gun fire unless ordered to hold back.  Therefore you have to constantly micro-manage them and do all the work yourself.  I had kill tallies of 140+ enemies per mission on a regular basis.  That involved a tonne of trial and error, save and reload, and using a lot of cheap tactics to exploit the game's weaknesses.  If you are hoping to play offline, I would not recommend the game.  It's really only good for online play.  That being said, there are a lot of online scenarios included in the game for both co-op and head to head and a lot more available for download.  The biggest drawback is that, unlike ArmA, the Iron Front is not moddable so you're stuck with the toys they give you.

EDIT:
Patch 1.04 is now available.  I find that it really improves frame rates but the texture loading times are worse.  I get a lot of delay in how long it takes for the game to load the hi-res textures so I get a lot of crappy looking buildings and bushes for 5-15 seconds before the textures load. 

[Nefaro]

More oldies with the period business sim Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum. 





I'm not a train fanatic or anything.  Goods-based economic games are a regular draw for me and especially ones in based in a historical period.  :)

[panzerde]

A bit of Achtung Panzer Operation Star tonight.

[W8taminute]

^Nice screenies

[undercovergeek]

^Nice screenies

indeed, was that a infantry only scenario panzerde?

[Jarhead0331]

It went well.  We only lost one guy.

It went well for everyone except the dead guy, I guess.   :)

[panzerde]

indeed, was that a infantry only scenario panzerde?

I'm in the opening part of the operation, where not much armor has arrived for either side yet.  I have a battery of Panzerjaegers north of the town that I used in a prior engagement, but that have retreated to repair and rearm.  To the south I have a platoon of Marders that are still in reserve.  The Soviets have elements of a tank brigade coming from the east.

[Smuckatelli]

3 Block War....Pentagon Kiosk...decision points:

General:

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To issue orders use the track ball to position the pointer over your team, then right-click to bring up the orders menu. To fire or move, click on the corresponding menu item and then drag the targeting cursor to where the arrow indicates the target or destination, and then left-click to select the target.  To defend, simply click the "Defend" menu item.


Block 1:

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The "Strategic Corporal"
Tactical Decision-making Simulation

Marines are often confronted by the entire spectrum of tactical challenges in the span of a few hours within the space of three contiguous city blocks.2

Situation: The security situation in the country of Orange has deteriorated following the overthrow of the former dictator by local freedom fighters. The United States Marines Corps has been sent in to help restore order and stability to the country.


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Block 1: Traditional Warfighting

You are in command of 1st squad. Your mission is to secure an armory belonging to the former dictator's Internal Security Force. Some of the members of this ex-security force have gone underground. The weapons must be kept out of their hands.


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Block 1: Traditional Warfighting

The local freedom fighters have been celebrating their victory, driving around in their cars and firing their weapons into the air. They have agreed to disarm voluntarily at midnight tonight, but we need to make sure they don't try to take the weapons in the armory to secretly maintain their arms.


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(Radio message) "This is second fire team. A group of armed men is approaching our position from the north. They're wearing Orange military uniforms. Permission to open fire? Over."


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To make your decision, right-click on second fire team. You may order them to FIRE on the approaching armed men, or to DEFEND and hold their fire in an attempt to avoid combat.


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(Radio message) "This is second fire team, they ... Johnson! I said hold your fire! They're rushing the armory! Can we fire? Over!"


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(Radio message) "This is second fire team. They're throwing down their weapons and surrendering. Out."


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Mission Success
The armed men were former Orange ISF members attempting to loot the armory. They quickly surrender when taken under fire.


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(Radio message) "This is third fire team. There's a dust plume on the road and I can hear vehicles approaching from the west. Over."


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(Radio Message) "This is third fire team. We've got a heavy machine gun firing to our west. I can see the tracers going straight up in the air. Sounds like the fire is coming from the approaching vehicles. Over."


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(Radio Message) "This is third fire team. Two civilian vehicles in sight now, approaching fast. One car and one pickup with a machine gun mounted on the back. Should we fire? Over."


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To make your decision, right-click on third fire team. You may order them to FIRE on the approaching vehicles, or to DEFEND and hold their fire in an attempt to avoid combat.



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(Radio message) "This is third fire team. They're returning fire! I say again, we're taking fire! Over!"


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(Radio message) "This is third fire team. The two cars kept going to the east. Looks like they're continuing into the city. Over."


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Mission Success
The vehicles were local freedom fighters celebrating their victory. They apparently had no intention of looting the armory.


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Mission Failure

The armed men where former Orange Internal Security personnel. By remaining passive you gave them the chance to rush your men and possibly gain control of the armory.


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Mission Failure

The vehicles were local freedom fighters celebrating their victory. Firing on them could destroy the disarmament agreement and jeopardize efforts to stabilize the country.


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Congratulations!

You have successfully completed this tactical decision making simulation. You kept the weapons in the armory secure and avoided causing an international incident that might have jeopardized our disarmament agreement with the local freedom fighters.


Block 2:

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The "Strategic Corporal"
Tactical Decision-making Simulation

Marines are often confronted by the entire spectrum of tactical challenges in the span of a few hours within the space of three contiguous city blocks.

Situation: The security situation in the country of Orange has deteriorated following the overthrow of the former dictator by local freedom fighters. The United States Marine Corps has been sent in to help restore order and stability to the country.


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Block 2: Peace-keeping

A local political group, the Cerulean party, is holding a funeral for a party leader who was killed in the recent unrest. A rival group, the Crimson party, has threatened to disrupt the funeral. The Cerulean party has requested a US Marine escort.


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You are in command of 2nd squad. Your mission is to escort the Cerulean funeral party. This is an opporunity to demonstrate our commitment to restoring stability in Orange, and to earn the trust of the local inhabitants. Attempt to prevent conflict with the Crimson party if at all possible, but you are authorized to respond with force if attacked.


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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. We've reached the first turn and we are proceeding north past the mosque. Over."


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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. We've got a mob of angry civilians who just rushed into the square by the mosque. They're blocking our route. Over."


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(Radio message) "Some of the funeral procession just broke off and they're confronting the mob in the square. Over."


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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. We've got two mobs throwing rocks at each other in the square now. Looks like this could get ugly fast. How do you want us to handle this? Over."


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To make your decision, right-click on first fire team. You may order them to FIRE on the mob blocking the funeral route or to MOVE FAST and get in between the two rock-throwing mobs in an attempt to defuse the situation.


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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. The mob is scattering. The funeral procession broke up and ran, too. We're going to need corpsmen here on the double. Over."


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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. Both mobs stopped throwing rocks when we moved in between. Leaders in both groups are  talking to them. It looks like both sides are going to back down. Over."

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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. The civilians blocking our route are leaving now. Will proceed. Out."

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(Radio message) "This is first fire team! The procession is taking sniper fire! Sniper is in a tower 200 meters to our northwest. Are we cleared to return fire? Over."


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To make your decision, right-click on first fire team. You may order them to FIRE at the tower where the sniper is located (indicated by the arrow in the upper left corner of the screen) or DEFEND to take cover and hold their current position.


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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. The sniper is still firing at the funeral procession. The civilians are running for it now ... The procession has broken up. Out."


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(Radio message) "This is first fire team. Looks like we got him. No more fire coming from that tower. Civilians are on the move again. Out."


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Mission Failure

The mob blocking the funeral route was a group of Crimson party supporters. Firing on them caused civilian casualties and the violence broke up the funeral procession, too. This may gravely weaken our international credibility as peacekeepers.


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Mission Failure

The sniper was a member of a radical group determined to undermine the Marine peacekeeping efforts. With no protection from the sniper the civilians broke and ran. Failure to protect the funeral procession has hurt our international credibility and may undermine our efforts to stabilize security in Orange.


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Congratulations!

You have successfully completed this tactical decision making simulation. You broke up the skirmish between the Cerulean and Crimson parties without disrupting the funeral march, and used force when necessary to protect the procession from a sniper.


Block 3:

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The "Strategic Corporal"
Tactical Decision-making Simulation

Marines are often confronted by the entire spectrum of tactical challenges in the span of a few hours within the space of three contiguous city blocks.

Situation: The security situation in the country of Orange has deteriorated following the overthrow of the former dictator by local freedom fighters. The United States Marine Corps has been sent in to help restore order and stability to the country.


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Block 3: Humanitarian Assistance

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been distributing humanitarian aid in Orange since the overthrow of the former government. Radical groups have recently begun to target the humanitarian groups in an effort to drive them out.


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You are in command of 3rd squad. Your mission is to protect a food distribution point and prevent any disruption of the humanitarian assistance operations. You are authorized to use force if necessary to protect your men or the civilians gathered at the distribution site.


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(Radio message) "This is third fire team. We've spotted four guys, about 100m north of our position. They're low crawling towards  the old trench line. Over."


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(Radio message) "This is third fire team. Those guys know we've spotted them. They're armed and making a run for the trench. Should we open fire? Over."


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To make your decision, right-click on third fire team. You may order them to FIRE on the approaching armed men, or to DEFEND and hold their positions, trying to avoid an incident.


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(Radio message) "This is third fire team. Target neutralized. Looked like some of them might have run away to the north, but they're no threat now. Out."


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(Radio message) "This is third fire team. The guys to the north are firing into the crowd! The civilians are running! Over."


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Mission Failure

We failed to protect the food distribution operation. This will damage our reputation as international peacekeepers and weaken our support among the local population. NGOs may begin to pull out too, further exasperating the situation.


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Congratulations!

You have successfully completed this tactical decision making simulation. You drove off the radical strike team before they could disrupt the food distribution operation. Demonstrating our ability to protect the civilians and aid workers will strengthen our reputation among the locals and help to stabilize the situation in Orange.


Real-Time / Free Play:

(Note that the radio messages in this scenario occur during play, and thus there is no accompanying dialog box for the user to click as that would stop play.  Also, many of the messages are duplicated for each fire team as there's no certain way to predict which will be in position to see an event and report it).

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"This is first fire team. The crowd is throwing rocks at us! Over.

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"This is first fire team. A group of armed men is running towards the mosque from the east. Over.

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"This is first fire team. There's a holy man calming the crowd. Over.

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"This is first fire team. The crowd has calmed down and they're breaking up. Over.

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"This is first fire team. A huge explosion just took out the building east of the mosque! Over.

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"This is second fire team. The crowd is throwing rocks at us! Over.

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"This is second fire team. A group of armed men is running towards the mosque from the east. Over.

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"This is second fire team. There's a holy man calming the crowd. Over.

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"This is third fire team. The crowd is throwing rocks at us! Over.

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"This is third fire team. A group of armed men is running towards the mosque from the east. Over.

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"This is third fire team. There's a holy man calming the crowd. Over.

The following are the dialogs at the beginning and end of the free-play scenario.  Note that the three 'outcome' dialogs are not present yet, but I will add them once final text is decided on.

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The "Strategic Corporal"
Tactical Decision-making Simulation

Real-Time Scenario: Family Day Disturbance  (ALSO  one file as National Holiday Disturbance)

Situation: The United States Marine Corps has been conducting stability and support operations in the nation of Orange since the overthrow of the former dictator, one year ago. Your company has been tasked with establishing instructor Cadres at the Gendarme Barracks at three different locations in the country. The company has split up into platoon-sized elements.


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A local faction has resorted to terrorism to destabilize the situation and convince the population that only they can  provide protection. The terrorists have conducted hit and run attacks against local government forces. To date, U.S. forces have not been targeted. Local intelligence sources are indicating this is going to change.


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Today is a national holiday in honor of "Family." All government offices are closed and most employees are on leave. A police post located at the east gate to the city just reported that there is a large crowd coming towards the city from the east. Following this report, the police appear to have abandoned their post.


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You are in command of 2nd squad, 1st Platoon. You are ordered to conduct a patrol to the east gate and report on the situation. Rules of Engagement:  Deadly Force is authorized to protect life.


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This scenario will proceed in real-time. To issue orders to your three fire teams, move the trackball to highlight a team and then right-click to bring up the orders menu. Select your order and then (if necessary) indicate the destination or target by dragging the targeting line and left-clicking at the destination.


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A large crowd of yelling and chanting civilians is approaching from the east. Several people in the front of the crowd are pointing at third fire team, shouting angrily, and waving the crowd forward. Once you click this message the simulation will begin.


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Post Brief:

The crowd was a funeral procession going to bury a village dignitary. Two terrorists in the crowd incited the people into throwing rocks at the Marines. The large explosion was a black-market propane gas storage facility, destroyed by a terrorist explosive device. The four men running towards the Mosque were the local Gendarme going to get a religious leader to help calm the crowd. The consequences of your decisions effect far more than just the local situation...


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Mission Failure

News that U.S. forces fired on a crowd of civilians becomes a headline around the world in a matter of hours. This results in an international incident that damages our credibility in both the local and international community.  The newly elected government in Orange soon begins talks aimed at ending the U.S.-lead peace-keeping mission.


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Mission Failure

News that U.S. forces fired into the area of a holy site becomes a headline around the world in a matter of hours. This results in an international incident that damages our credibility in both the local and international community.  Neighboring nations, whose populations are predominately the same faith as that of Orange, lodge formal diplomatic protests.  Without the support of the neighboring nations the future of the peace-keeping mission in Orange is uncertain.


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Mission Success

The local unrest and the destruction of a propane storage facility in Orange go largely unreported by the news media. The local religious leader extends his formal thanks to the Marines for showing restraint in a confused and threatening situation.