The amount of work and dedication is amazing, it shows in every one of these AARs. I really can't get enough of them, thanks for making them! I hope they are as much fun to make as they are to watch!!

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I mostly enjoy the end product and the feedback. Sometimes I come across a scene that I really like but it can be a bit of a chore editing these larger battles. Almost like a 2nd job! Having said that it does allow me to relive the game and I think I have learned a lot and improved my game from making these vids.

@snoo333

5 жыл бұрын

agreed

Its a damn shame you dont have a million videos up man, this is binge worthy material. Nevertheless, great work. Looking foward to the next one

A real move/ counter move game. Great to watch. Better in fact than most of the rubbish on the TV. 👍

Good job for that great defense. The damage this battle caused... Every single building is ruined most of them completely flattened. Craters, dead bodies and buring tank all across the fields. War sure is hell.

Ok your Combat Mission AARs are the best ever made on youtube. I tell you because I've seen them all and am a 15 year long fan of the CM franchise

@joseywales3848

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, high praise indeed!

That hero Chaffee followed the hero Sherman's example (from part 1)... and its fate 😢

Wow. There is a lot to think about in this AAR and the one that preceded it. Here are a few preliminary thoughts in what will be only the first post from me in this thread. First, very well played and thought out game by both players. Exceptionally good. It could be called "when the right plans collide". The armor fight was intense and important, but it seems to me that the fight was actually decided on your left when you slowed and then stopped the Fallschirmjagers over a long slow fighting withdrawal. Your AA units were in my opinion your most important asset in this fight. Hard for infantry, no matter how skilled, to advance in the face of that sort of firepower. There was an incredible series of hard knocks that were tough for Nate to overcome. First the Sherman that would not die and did not cease knocking out the tanks that stalked it. Second, the one shot by the Jackson on the King Tiger. Third the dual knock out of two Brummbars by, of all things, a light tank. Just incredible, and not really something tactics can overcome. One question that has always bothered me since I started playing wargames (about 45 years ago give or take a few years) is whether light armor is worth the purchase. Recon can be done by infantry and going that route is a lot cheaper. The quick destruction of the Pumas argue against bothering with light armor, at least when heavier tanks are about and yet the Chaffees demonstrate the counterpoint. More later.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Well I can only comment on how I've interpreted the events. To get the full picture we need to get Nathan Gun's feedback. AA guns in woodland are extremely good anti infantry weapons. Much better than guns with higher calibers which fire shells with a greater explosive charge. That's because HE shells will hit trees as well as the enemy, and when they do, they cause friendly casualties. Tanks and assault guns can be bad news for you own forces when used in woodland. Even with the AA guns, I was not able to hold at either Ferme Diedenhove nor the surrounding woods. It seemed as if Nathan Gun deliberately halted any continual push into the woods as once Ferme was taken, the pressure on that flank died off. I do agree that I had some extremely good luck both with the immobilised Sherman and the Chaffee which scored a 2 for 1 hit. The Jacksons were just doing the job they are are good at, which is killing tanks with their 90mm gun. I think light armour has its uses. I think in this game, Nathan Gun expected me to be further back and my pre-emptive attack caught him by surprise.

@markraffety3246

5 жыл бұрын

@@joseywales3848 Great points. One thing this video makes clear is that, contrary to what is often portrayed, US (and UK) tanks were quite good vehicles. In the 'old days' of miniatures and cardboard counters the tanks of the Western Allies were often at an extreme disadvantage game wise. Now, however, such vehicles can take advantage of being hidden and can stalk German armor. One thing about Shermans...they rarely miss on their first shot. While the 75 mm gun was pretty strained by this time of the war the 76mm was still quite deadly. This video proves the value of such tanks.

2:51 Yeah I'd probably say that too in the face of such awesome firepower

@joseywales3848

4 жыл бұрын

It's the HQS mod which really adds some great content to the voices.

@TheSonOfDumb

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, thanks for the info!

What. A. Battle

The nightmares return 😐

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Ha, it'd be great to hear your side of events. Why did you bring that barrage on Ferme Diedenhove?

@markraffety3246

5 жыл бұрын

You held up very well. If my King Tiger had been knocked out from the front the minute it rolled into the fight I would have gotten up to get a triple shot of whiskey. If I lost two sturmpanzers to one shot from a Chaffee I would have taken up day drinking.

Both this and the no.1 Part made for a very entertaining watch. Great work and I look forward to your next report!

Just as I'm settling for bed. Curse you wales. You ain't my pa and there never was no gold! Only lead !

Splendid battle. At end of previous episode didn't know which way the fight was going to go. Both you and your opponent fought without quarter and tactical victory well earned prize. Excellent stuff sir and beautifully presented as always.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

Absolutely fantastic, thanks a lot for bringing this to us.

Man those Jackson's really came through for you in thee end.

Love the vehicle crew joining the battle at 13:46.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I try not to be too gamey with vehicle crews but these guys were in amongst it so I sent them forward.

I think of all the Combat Mission AARs on KZread this might be one of the very best. The sheer destruction on the battlefield and the back and forth between the sides in addition to your excellent commentary and editing is so entertaining. What a fight. Bonus points for showing the before and after of the poor farm. I don’t think the owners will be able to get back to farming after the war unfortunately.

@joseywales3848

3 жыл бұрын

Ha, I don’t think their insurance would cover it! Thanks for the praise, glad you liked it.

That last dash feels a bit gamey and silly though, if you ask me. If I knew the we were going to retreat in 5 minutes after losing nearly all our panzers I don't think I would obey an order to suicide charge into a farm covered by enemy tanks just so my commander can say "look, my destroyed tank and burning tank crew are "contesting" the objective! Now you can't demote me for losing, it's a draw!" Unless maybe if you were playing the soviets.

@Filion91

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Combat Mission could use a more flexible Capture objective system. I recall a battle I would have won were it not for a single Soviet rifleman, the last of his squad (perhaps his platoon!) huddled up on the *very* corner of a very large objective which I totally controlled...

@carsons5750

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad somebody made this comment. A gunless, useless single unit "contesting" Grange du Chavel? c'mon... That crew is stranded and soon to be captured, not contesting anything. Capturing an objective in the last 5min should add time to the scenario (better still, only effective fighting units should count for capturing objectives), or do as some other games where time of control matters in terms of victory points.

Out of all the CM AAR videos, this is my favourite one by far.

@joseywales3848

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, glad you like it.

16:47 nice "Houston, we have a problem" moment. Great editing.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks.

Another GREAT AAR video, thanks very much for posting. There is much to learn.

Brilliant piece of work, Josey Wales. Absolutely masterfully told and edited. I haven't enjoyed an AAR this much in years. Thank you for your hard hard!

Awesome video! So much detail and action. Great job, cheers to you!

Well done, what a massive battle, congratulations on the win!

These are always very enjoyable, thanks for uploading.

What an amazing AAR, it was a very destructive battle as you said with lots of casualties, especially tanks. Very nice narration as always, I look forward to more AAR.

Enjoyed my lonely lunch a lot with this, thanks!

Amazing performance by both players, I holded off watching this AAR until I completed my own pbem engagement on this map playing the German side to not spoiler myself with the allied composition. Wonderful to see how it turned out for you. Big thanks for this AAR, I certainly learned a lot about withdrawal tactics from this one. Hope to see more videos like this

Great video. Fantastic job on the editing & AAR

Utterly superb. Well played by both parties.

The eagerly-awaited second part!

Amazing as always! Fantastic work, and I agree with Nick's comment a month ago. Can't get enough! I loved the armor vs armor battle.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Jared. I'm glad you're enjoying the vids.

I don't think I've ever seen more carnage in a CM match

@joseywales3848

4 жыл бұрын

This was a pretty brutal fight.

Thanks again for the great video! Your vids are a pleasure to watch.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, new video out very soon!

great job sir!!!

Awesome stuff! Thank you! You're unbeatable! :)

Very enjoyable carnage

Good watch 👍 found it so interesting

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Oli

Well done Jason.

I think this battle can be summed up with the words "tank genocide".

Looking forward to your next video! Hope it comes out soon....

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I am in the middle of a game right now so it'll be a while yet before I get the next vid out.

Well done

@joseywales3848

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

GJ

lol at the dude crawling into the collapsing house @ 29:26

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

He survives the rubble falling on top of him then gets taken out by a MG34!

@professionalXMAZ

5 жыл бұрын

@@joseywales3848 rough day

I have CM:FB only. How do you set up reinforcements (additional infantry/tanks or air cover) in an head to head (H2H) on WeGo? What does PBEM stand for?

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

PBEM stands for Play By Email. This was a scenario so all the reinforcements and timings were in place. You can create your own scenarios in the editor but I'm the wrong person to ask about that.

@dartvader4081

5 жыл бұрын

A scenario? Ok then I'll check whether I can get a scenario like this one in CM:FB. Thanks for the answer and your very well put videos. *Edit: I just realized I actually have this scenario in CM:FB! lol

Hey first of all great video but im asking myself which mod are you using for the icons?

@joseywales3848

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, if I recall correctly it's Cats Tactical Icons

have you ever played the games by graviteam? The game play is similar but seems more... simulated in nature. I'm just hearing about combat mission after some tentative experience with the graviteam games and I'm wondering if there are any relationships between the two beyond the simlarity in games.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

I did a video explaining my thoughts on Graviteam Tactics and how it compares to Combat Mission. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGWdssGQqdTXe8Y.html

@slydiogenes8796

5 жыл бұрын

@@joseywales3848 Ah that's cool. I see that video was two years ago, did you ever get to grips with the game? After playing with CM I cant decide whether I prefer the more 'commander' style of grav or the 'rts hand of god' style of CM. The commander style sounds better on paper but I have yet to delve deep into either game.

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

@@slydiogenes8796 Combat Mission is really meant to be played using the WeGo system. This is a type of turn based system that is sperarated into 2 phases. The command phase allows you to give orders to your troops then in the replay phase your troops spend the next minute of game time attempting to execute those orders. It gets really tense during the replay phase as you cannot interject if things start to go wrong 10 seconds into that minute. This means that every action must be thought about carefully. You take the roles of Battalion commander, Company Commanders, Platoon Leaders, Squad Leaders and Team Leaders all in a single turn and make different decisions within each role to help achieve the objective. You go from the large scale down to the small scale. I wouldn't call it a simulation but it is extremely immersive.

Really awesome game and you showing what you were doing and why was excellent commentary that really added to the game. But I've got to say those M36 jacksons killing two king tiger H's from the front was absolute bullshit. I could accept one being destroyed by a shot to the turret but two? Get fuckkked. The KTH fought with the muster of a wet fart, if I knowingly knew they were that useless and misportrayed in this game I would take another platoon or company of panthers. At least then you get worth out of your tanks and not this joke.

@joseywales3848

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the vid. Again the reality of the M36 Jackson vs the KT is another one for the BF forums. One criticism I do come across is that the map sizes in these games force the battle to be a knife fight. The M36 in that particular incident was only about 350m away from the KT.

a shame the german didn't use indirekt fire to supress befor he just charged wave afte wave in

Will there be another Combat Mission soon?

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Not soon but I do still plan to make these vids. I am just very busy with real life at the moment and not sure when that will get back to normal. Cheers.

are you playing whit 4.0 game engine or whit 3.0 ?

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Its 4.0

So do you use target arcs? Even on infantry?

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. I tend to use a circular target arc on infantry with a range of 50m to 100m so that they don't open fire on long range targets and give away their position.

@Deriuse

5 жыл бұрын

@@joseywales3848 even on the attack? Thanks for the answer i love your vídeos

@joseywales3848

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Yes even on the attack, especially if I am trying to manoeuvre troops without them being spotted. I don't want them engaging an enemy 300m away and giving away their position.

Really interesting story development. Just not at all liking the gamey "rush to the flag" ending by your oppoenent but I guess that comes with limited time gameplay.

@joseywales3848

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's the time limit and the points system unfortunately and I'm guilty of it on occasion.