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THE MAIN EVENT III! Arrow vs. Moondog
01-11-2009, 02:18 AM,
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RE: THE MAIN EVENT III!
Minute 4:

We'll start with Arrow's Elite Sherman - during his orders phase, apparently Arrow tells the the crew here to fire more smoke at the ground. We can see the white target line in front of the vehicle. Perhaps this has distracted the vehicle enough to slow its spotting of the tiger in the distance.

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Barely five seconds into the minute, the elite crew spots the tiger and a red target line goes out. But not in time - there is already another 88mm shell flying towards the tank. We can see it in the air in this shot.

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The shell slams into the Elite M4A3 - gun damage! Now there is nothing Arrow can do but try to hide. The AI takes over and crazily tries to pivot the vehicle on "fast" behind the nearby building.

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It doesn't work - the next hun shell does the once proud vehicle in. A nearby U.S. rifle '44 platoon sees the whole debacle unfold right before them. So, unbelieveably, Arrow's elite Sherman is destroyed within four minutes! Not only is it destroyed, but the crew never got to even fire a single shell, other than smoke - the 20 tungsten shells are lost!

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Hitler hasn't been this giddy since France fell...once again, he is able to joke around with his men.

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But the Germans aren't finished. At town center, here is the regular Sherman platoon leader that pulled up behind the smoke cover last turn.
Arrow gives him a "hunt" command to go around the house towards the street. It turns out to be a fateful order - the platoon leader spots a German stug through the windows of the house behind it. Because the tank is hunting, the stupid AI stops the tank with it's vulnerable arse exposed to the Stugs, and starts turning it's turret towards them.

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The result is predictable: the platoon leader goes up in a huge fireball. It was a +2 morale commander, too. To make it worse, two MG 1919 crews were riding on the tank - they were incinerated.

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Looking at a straight down angle - it doesn't look like the vehicles could possibly have LOS to each other - but the red line says they did - right through the edge of the house and the smoke cloud.

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Turns out the one that actually fired the deadly shot was not a stug, but Moondog's elite Panther further up the road, showing off their uncanny targeting ability. One shot, one kill.

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The minute and the misery goes on for commander Arrow. Here we see his 57mm ATG doesn't make it into the trees, it is overcome by halftrack MG fire and abandoned.

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Four minutes into the deadly struggle, commander Arrow's 10-1 shot of winning has just become - oh - more like 50-1? He just lost his main hope - along with all 20 tungsten rounds. His platoon leader, which was carrying two more tungsten, was also knocked out. His remaining four Shermans have no tungsten - NONE - between them. He also lost a valuable 57mm gun.

He's now down to 4 out-of-command Shermans and two regular 57mm guns vs. Moondog's full arsenal of German might. In the real war, Arrow could just call in a squadron of P-47s, but not in this match!

Commander Arrow very dryly says (in the understatement of the century) "well you won that turn..."

Almost sympathetically, Moondog says "Ouch, I see what you mean..."
"Most sorts of diversion in men, children, and other animals, are in imitation of fighting." - Jonathan Swift
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RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 12-31-2008, 06:43 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 12-31-2008, 02:17 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 12-31-2008, 02:32 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 12-31-2008, 03:34 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 12-31-2008, 04:20 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 12-31-2008, 10:22 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-01-2009, 02:14 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-03-2009, 02:08 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-03-2009, 02:41 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Extraordinarius - 01-05-2009, 03:38 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-05-2009, 04:43 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-05-2009, 05:47 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-05-2009, 09:01 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-05-2009, 11:15 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 01-05-2009, 12:24 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-05-2009, 01:20 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Extraordinarius - 01-05-2009, 04:21 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-06-2009, 12:59 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-05-2009, 02:30 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Bert Blitzkrieg - 01-06-2009, 07:01 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-06-2009, 10:05 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Bert Blitzkrieg - 01-06-2009, 07:43 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-07-2009, 01:15 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Rico (FGM) - 01-06-2009, 08:32 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-07-2009, 02:50 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by herroberst - 01-07-2009, 04:31 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 01-07-2009, 05:24 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by herroberst - 01-07-2009, 06:14 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-07-2009, 07:50 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by herroberst - 01-08-2009, 12:40 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-07-2009, 09:41 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-08-2009, 02:31 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-08-2009, 06:53 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-08-2009, 10:02 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-08-2009, 02:43 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Extraordinarius - 01-08-2009, 04:58 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-09-2009, 06:13 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 01-09-2009, 08:16 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-09-2009, 08:37 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-09-2009, 10:50 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by herroberst - 01-10-2009, 01:52 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-10-2009, 02:26 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-10-2009, 03:19 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-10-2009, 03:40 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-10-2009, 04:54 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-11-2009, 02:18 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Jobu88 - 01-11-2009, 02:34 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-11-2009, 09:14 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-11-2009, 04:04 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-11-2009, 04:16 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 01-11-2009, 08:44 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Extraordinarius - 01-11-2009, 11:46 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-11-2009, 10:33 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 01-11-2009, 01:54 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Vartuoosi - 01-11-2009, 09:03 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-12-2009, 02:47 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-13-2009, 01:02 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-13-2009, 02:44 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-13-2009, 03:09 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-13-2009, 04:11 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 01-13-2009, 03:25 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 01-13-2009, 05:20 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Rico (FGM) - 01-13-2009, 07:23 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-14-2009, 07:31 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-14-2009, 08:50 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 01-14-2009, 09:51 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-15-2009, 02:37 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-15-2009, 11:27 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-16-2009, 12:54 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-16-2009, 02:21 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-16-2009, 02:46 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-16-2009, 08:34 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 01-16-2009, 09:25 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-16-2009, 08:12 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-20-2009, 03:05 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-21-2009, 02:11 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-21-2009, 02:46 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-21-2009, 08:08 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-23-2009, 08:10 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Rico (FGM) - 01-23-2009, 08:08 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-24-2009, 01:51 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 01-24-2009, 04:11 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-25-2009, 03:42 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 01-25-2009, 09:06 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 01-25-2009, 09:15 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by fluidwill - 01-27-2009, 04:23 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-27-2009, 04:31 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-28-2009, 05:36 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-29-2009, 10:05 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Kelen - 01-29-2009, 11:37 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 01-30-2009, 04:06 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 01-30-2009, 06:12 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 01-30-2009, 09:07 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-03-2009, 12:36 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-04-2009, 07:36 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-05-2009, 01:49 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-07-2009, 02:43 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Mikey_FGM - 02-07-2009, 04:16 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Lord Bane - 02-08-2009, 02:17 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-10-2009, 02:12 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Rico (FGM) - 02-10-2009, 05:36 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-11-2009, 04:36 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-15-2009, 03:25 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 02-15-2009, 09:38 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-15-2009, 11:49 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Arrow - 02-16-2009, 02:23 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Vartuoosi - 02-16-2009, 07:45 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Rico (FGM) - 02-17-2009, 02:17 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by British Tommy - 02-17-2009, 08:55 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 02-22-2009, 04:56 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-22-2009, 10:13 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Moondog (FGM) - 02-25-2009, 11:42 AM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Der Kuenstler - 02-25-2009, 01:41 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Ratzki - 02-25-2009, 02:01 PM
RE: THE MAIN EVENT III! - by Aegis - 03-19-2009, 07:05 AM

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