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Forum: WinSPMBT November 25th, 2020, 04:52 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,757
Posted By Mobhack
Re: How much "protection does a building offer"

The building is a defence against fire, and when rubbled it is more effective (if you survive it collapsing on you!).
Forum: TO&Es November 24th, 2020, 02:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,039
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Historical Design Notes Thread

Mark Felton article just out, Japan's National Police Reserve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZSUdVn5QvI

(The previous story was about a record transatlantic glider tow, or what happens if your...
Forum: TO&Es November 24th, 2020, 03:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,442
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Various issues

If the OP is talking about the formation lettering - the 5 key toggles that IIRC. Search the Game Manual under the "CD Extended features" section for the section titled "Show/Hide Formation ID's".
...
Forum: WinSPMBT November 23rd, 2020, 10:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,076
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Old question Issue

Then do as I suggested - move one hex at a time, not multiples when which hex you choose is vital. The pathfinding algorithm only applies for requested moves >1 hex.
Forum: WinSPMBT November 23rd, 2020, 06:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,076
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Old question Issue

Are you talking about the pathfinding algorithm here?

If so, if you give a unit a multi-hex move by clicking on a hex a lon way away, it will use the least-cost path. Roads and similar cost least...
Forum: Campaigns, Scenarios & Maps November 15th, 2020, 05:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 20,229
Posted By Mobhack
Re: SS assault on Serb partisans.

You could always add a few points to the cost of German units in the scenario editor if things are so balanced on a knife edge VP wise.

You could start with say any trucks, and double thier cost...
Forum: WinSPWW2 November 12th, 2020, 02:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,063
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Modeling the dynamics of projectile vs armor plate.

There is a classic picture of a dead Pz 3 killed by lots of 25mm penetrations, the thing looks like a Swiss cheese

https://imgur.com/T3EhSc1
Forum: TO&Es November 8th, 2020, 11:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,784
Posted By Mobhack
Re: US Army New Missiles and Robots

When the Soviets went into Afghanistam they found themselves being plinked at range by old .303 rifles which only the full-fat .30 Russian Dragunovs and PKM machine guns could answer, so they issued...
Forum: WinSPWW2 November 8th, 2020, 10:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,063
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Modeling the dynamics of projectile vs armor plate.

Interesting article.

Naturally when we got the code - in fact before that in the first game, which was a hacked mod - we used wargames rulesets (Wargames Research Group and Tabletop Games Firefly...
Forum: TO&Es November 8th, 2020, 12:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,955
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Bad ammo?

And finally we get to the point

The bad ammo check on the Russian OOB gives


The key here being "slot 2" which is a null weapon (0, null, nada, zilch) with 8 superfluous AP ammo.

I presume...
Forum: TO&Es November 8th, 2020, 11:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,955
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Bad ammo?

So did I, but yet still every time I see it I have a wee nagging doubt about it.

Therefore (if I can remember!) - I think some range time oer the winter beckons.
Forum: TO&Es November 8th, 2020, 10:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,955
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Bad ammo?

I Think someone added 50 cal SLAP to several OOBS, and frankly I have no idea if that even works at all, or even gets better results than the HE.

50 cal HE pen from MG thingies has "special sauce"...
Forum: Mods November 8th, 2020, 02:50 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 27,007
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Range doubling

Kwicki

Which part of

In the post above do you not get?

We are NOT going to do it, just because one person with a particular bee in thier bonnet wants it to happen.

Now, please stop...
Forum: TO&Es November 7th, 2020, 07:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,955
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Bad ammo?

Mobhack has a help file - reading that there is a short bit on the bad ammo message.



That coule be anything - say an aircraft weapon used by a ground unit. Or a HEAT round without a 222 code...
Forum: TO&Es November 7th, 2020, 07:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,955
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Bad ammo?

TO&E question so moved to the correct sub-forum
Forum: Mods November 3rd, 2020, 03:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,468
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Range doubling OOB files

Of course one thing the end user cannot change is that the game's visibility code is hard-wired to the 50 metre hex.

Any scenario is now operating at half original visibility distance.

The...
Forum: Mods November 1st, 2020, 02:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 27,007
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Range doubling

Basically, that sems to be the best policy for this particular poster since he does not seem to be interested in any other point of view other than his own.

As he has been told before, we are not...
Forum: Mods October 31st, 2020, 03:52 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 27,007
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Range doubling

Then there is the fact that the "range doubling" has cut down the blast effects of HE rounds from arty and other stuff, since his hexes are now 25 units and not 50 - so a shell that had 1 hex splash...
Forum: Mods October 27th, 2020, 02:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,468
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Range doubling OOB files

Try reading his thread on the subject in the main forum and see what you think: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=52537
Forum: Campaigns, Scenarios & Maps October 26th, 2020, 05:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,311
Posted By Mobhack
Re: Russian Mountain Troops

Scenario question so moved to appropriate forum

The mountain infantry class makes no difference whatsoever unless your scenario terrain has impassable terrain they can cross for 1 MP less as a...
Forum: WinSPWW2 October 21st, 2020, 11:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,914
Posted By Mobhack
Re: By date list of Battle Scenarios.

Press the button marked "Sort" for a listing of the "canned" sorts.
Forum: WinSPWW2 October 21st, 2020, 08:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,914
Posted By Mobhack
Re: By date list of Battle Scenarios.

Remember to build the tables first of course per the instructions. Otherwise the search will be on a null database. And do the table build as the first thing on running Scenhack - seems there is a...
Forum: WinSPWW2 October 17th, 2020, 02:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,630
Posted By Mobhack
Re: How to set AFV facing to avoid flank shots.

No - it is up to the individual element to do its own reaction, not the player.
Forum: WinSPWW2 October 17th, 2020, 01:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,630
Posted By Mobhack
Re: How to set AFV facing to avoid flank shots.

No - vehicles will auto turn to face the current threat based on internal code.
Forum: TO&Es October 14th, 2020, 05:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,678
Posted By Mobhack
Re: 37mm Type 94 AT missing it`s main gun

Moved to ccorrect sub-forum as it's a TO&E error.
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