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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by Grim.Reaper - Today at 01:48:21 PM

Doesn't mean people thought done well

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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by JasonPratt - Today at 01:41:47 PM

Re rifle warfare in TW: that goes back at least as far as Shogun 2.

I mean Nappy.

I mean Empire.

I mean Shogun 1.

...rifle warfare goes back at least as far as Total War games. 

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Computer Gaming / Re: FREE --> Endless Legend @ ...

Last post by bobarossa - Today at 01:24:47 PM

Well, I picked up the remaining three DLC at 85% discount thanks to this offer so THERE! 

.......even though I haven't played one second of the other DLC.

or the game.

ever.





I feel like this is a legit investment for the future! 

Steam says I've played a little over 100 hours, but not since 2021.  Didn't know/remember there were DLC. Must be why I felt the game was kind of limited. 

One of my achievements is playing at least 10 turns over any number of playthroughs.  Only 66% have achieved that so don't feel alone at never playing.

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Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...

Last post by FarAway Sooner - Today at 01:21:32 PM

No one in the west is willing to switch their economy over to war time production to produce 70,0000 arty shells per month, cause that's what it will take to win this. 

The Pentagon states that they'll be able to hit production targets of 100,000 155mm shells per month by Summer of 2025, as funding for that (along with many other things) was included in the $65B spending bill that the US recently passed.

Your basic point still stands:  Readiness costs money, and Western democracies have proven pretty reluctant to make that commitment, even after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

The West in general (and the US in specific) has always prided itself on spending money instead of lives.  I think that one lesson from the Ukrainian war is that, while money matters a lot, we might need to rethink how we spend that.

In particular, we might need to recalibrate the mix between quality and quantity.  There's a role for high-value weapons (e.g., F-35s dropping a half-dozen PGMs hundreds of miles behind enemy lines) and low-value weapons (e.g., a battery of 155mm howitzers dropping a curtain of dumb HE shells across enemy troops advancing along a broad front), but I think Western procurement strategies have strayed toward the high end. 

Simple things like rifle ammunition, trucks, and AP rounds for tanks are necessary before the wunder-weapons can do their thing.

I'm more worried that the US won't be able to keep their eye on this ball and Congress will go back to allocating pork to key defense contractors, rather than maintaining the broad industrial base to allow us to ramp up ammunition production quickly. 

It's kind of similar to the plan proposed (and ignored) in 2017 (?) to keep surgical-mask production facilities mothballed but ready-to-roll in the US for $150M a year.  It ain't cheap, but it ain't that expensive either.  It just requires us to pay attention to the important stuff.

https://www.defenseone.com/business/2024/04/goal-100k-artillery-shells-month-sight-army-says/396047/

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/04/18/us-army-document-details-plan-to-update-wwii-era-ammo-plants-and-depots/

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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by Senex - Today at 01:17:18 PM

I would buy 40K in a heartbeat.  Star Wars, not so much.

Lord Vadar finds your lack of faith disturbing.

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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by Gusington - Today at 01:15:22 PM

World War I Total War?? Delayed indefinitely? 

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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by Gusington - Today at 01:08:42 PM

'Victoria/Edwardia Total War' please I beg...1837-1910ish...

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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by Grim.Reaper - Today at 09:12:35 AM

Cool, then I am hoping they progress to eras not previously covered, versus continuing to have new versions of old material.

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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by undercovergeek - Today at 08:54:15 AM

 

No hesitation for me, immediate buy for Star Wars.  As for yet another Medieval game, although I like the time period would rather them try something new (i.e. American Civil War, etc.) although I realize rifle era hasn't been it's strength.

There is some suggestion in the article that elements of WH2 and WH3 have been a practice run with 'rifle' fire for 40k or Star Wars

Having just started a WH2 campaign with the skaven and their warp fire repeaters there's definitely working rifle fire

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Computer Gaming / Re: Next three rumoured Total ...

Last post by Grim.Reaper - Today at 05:49:52 AM

No hesitation for me, immediate buy for Star Wars.  As for yet another Medieval game, although I like the time period would rather them try something new (i.e. American Civil War, etc.) although I realize rifle era hasn't been it's strength.