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Thread: WW2 question26 Feb 2018, 09:45 AM There is already a fundamental difference in german and "allied grenade" philosophy and tactics since ww1. "Egg grenades" like the Mills bomb are fragmentation grenades. Ideal for the defense and with a deadly impacts around the grenade. German stick grenades aka potato mashers were offensive weapons. They had the long stick to be thrown over a large distance and they had much more explosives compared to the Mills bomb to kill an enemy by the shockwave (and not by fragmentation). The german potato mashers were ideal for the attack because they were the most efficient in trenches, bunkers, foxholes and buildings because of the shock effect. Furthermore there were no deadly shrapnel that could wound or kill the german soldiers using the potato mashers. That is one of the reasons why the german army developed egg styled grenades in ww2. The Eihandgranate 39 could be modified in combat with a special fragmentation covering to enforce the defensive capabilities of the grenade. For the offensive use the Eihandgranate 39 was thrown without the fragmentation covering. Without the covering it was a weak version of the german Stielhandgranate (The potato masher). In: The Library
Thread: WW2 Daily Pic25 Feb 2018, 00:23 AM Jump back to quoted post24 Feb 2018, 00:19 AMafrrs ST-1 Looks like a photoshop fake. In: The Library
Thread: WW2 Daily Pic22 Feb 2018, 10:32 AM Archer units in ww2: - 20th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery - 18th Battery, 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division - ? Anti-Tank Regiment, 15th Scottish Division - 314th Battery, 105th Anti-Tank Regiment, XIII Corps A british battery had 12 guns in 1944. The anti tank regiment had at least 4 batteries. So there were at least 48+ (at least 4 active frontline batteries) Archers in western Europe and Italy. Here is an Archer SPG in Kranenburg 1945, Germany: 2nd canadian and 15th scottish Division took part in the Battle of the Reichswald. So the Archer is from one of those units (I think it is an Archer of the Scottish Division because the Scottish Division marched through the town of Kranenburg that was flooded by the Rhine flood). Picture of the victory "parade" of the 314th Battery, 105th AT Regiment in May 1945 in Italy. You can see at least 6 of the 12 vehicles of the battery. Basing on Perrett there were 2 batteries with Archer TDs in Italy. Source: Perrett, Bryan: Allied Tank Destroyers. London 1979. In: The Library
Thread: A few questions about mortars and artillery in WWII23 Dec 2017, 14:46 PM When u are able to read german you can read this book here: "ZEITGSCHICHTE - Mit dem Eliteverband des Heeres "Großdeutschland" tief in den Weiten Russlands". This are the memoirs of a german soldier who was part of the mortar units of the elite division Großdeutschland. But i think there is no english version. But so sum up his story: The mortar is a light and deadly weapon. It can be produced en mass. Sometimes it was the only option for combat units to get indirect fire support in combat. Mortar teams could follow the infantry. They could set up a fire position in no time (compared with towed guns). Experienced mortar teams can fire with a high precision. They were often used to stop enemy's infantry assault and to support the own infantry. In: The Library
Thread: ,,Heeresanklopfgerät'' 17 Dec 2017, 23:00 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Dec 2017, 22:50 PMNubb3r If the M42 was actually useful and played, hell why not. But let's fix the useless shit we already have instead of introducing new ones. Would be a "reskin" (most people wont see the difference) and it could work In: COH2 Shoutcasts
Thread: Map Pool Update2 Dec 2017, 12:57 PM Not today. Today i'm in Trois-Pont (nope. Not a joke). I will fix it tomorrow. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Kick out 4vs4 maps16 Nov 2017, 16:05 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Nov 2017, 15:56 PMRosbone A few observations: [...] 3. We need a 4v4 map contest fast, since clearly only about four of the current maps are any good for tournament play. I am including Hill 400 which some may feel is too small and has cancerous cutoffs. This is a joke, or? A 4on4 map contest? You would need a lot of time to make and prepare maps. I had already problems to create 2 maps for the 2on2 contest in time. Furthermore the lack of active mappers will be increased by a 4on4 mapping contest. I think at the moment you have 5~6 active mappers left (see the contest). There were already just a handful map makers for the last contest. For a 4on4 contest the number would drop again. Above all Relic would need a well organised contest, strong rules, high quality judges and a lot of time and preparation plus a bigger prize pool (to gives prizes to more people - perhaps that would motivate more "potential map makers"). The other way would be a Relic supported community mapping group where map makers could try to combine their efforts and work to produce new maps. But to be honest basing on the amount of time you will need for such a 4on4 map you would need to "pay" (reward, pay, dont know) those mappers. Without the active engagement by Relic you wont get new maps here. Perhaps you can find a number of maps at the workshop but i'm not sure that the map creators would be active to fix and adjust their maps for pvp rotation. To be honest i cant see any new map content for the large group games in the future. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Map Contest Status?10 Nov 2017, 20:00 PM Congratulation at DonXavi! Poltawa has won! Well done Maxi! In: Map Contest 2017
Thread: Kick out 4vs4 maps9 Nov 2017, 09:50 AM Jump back to quoted post9 Nov 2017, 09:34 AMKothre Ummm because it's the most played mode and the 4v4 maps are getting really fucking stale...? There are maps already on the workshop that are (in my opinion) good enough to put into the ladder, with or without some minor adjustments. Perhaps. But i wont invest 2oo hours or more into a map that will be hated or wont get the amount of feedback i would need to balance the map for the pvp mode. Perhaps u can find maps at the workshop but i'm afraid that the amount of maps you could use is limited. Furthermore you would need the map maker to do adjustments when needed because i think none of the active community map makers would touch a map from someone else without his permission to adjust the map for pvp. So i think we wont see any new 3on3 or 4on4 maps in rotation. You would need Relic to get new content here. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Map Contest Status?19 Oct 2017, 22:42 PM For the supply event: Well. It was the best trick (harhar) to get any feedback. So i'm happy that you (Tric) have done everything to get it started for the 2on2 contest. On the other side it is a problem that there is no mechanic to get the top pvp guys into the contest. They arent interested in any supplies. Unfortunately there is no "ingame mechanic" to deal with the problem. I think that will be the problem for any map making process in the future. Without a way to get a kind of "unofficial leader for community map plays" or a reward system (prestige, ingame rank, dont know...) or a "free mode with community map rotation system" there is no chance to enforce the quality of feedback we would need for community maps. Furthermore i think that there is another question: We will see any other mapping contest in the future? To be honest i have no idea what will happen with the CoH franchise. Sure. Relic is working on AoE 4. But this limited "living dead status" for CoH is a kind of a problem. I cant see any reason to work on more maps in the future when the game will be dead. On the other side this "survey email story" is confusing me because it looks like that there is a kind of a future for the coh franchise (beside the fact that i have no idea about the picking process for the email xD). Well. It is a strange situation for me... On one side a mapping contest is a good motivation for me to work on new maps. On the other side this contest was/is frustrating me. I think i wont do it again for 3on3/4on4 map contest because making a map took a lot of time and the amount of frustration is in no relation to the "result" (hello death threat story :-/). In: Map Contest 2017