UKRAINE STORM CMBS TOURNAMENT!

[PoorOldSpike]

..I also want to be clear if you guys are having fun playing Basic Training then have a good time. This is a game after all and fun is good..

Speaking for myself I've decided I don't like the BT level.
It was my idea to use it for the tourney to see if it helps smooth the spotting mechanics, and it's too early to tell but it was worth a try.
But even if it does help spotting, the huge downside of BT is that you know the exact status of an enemy unit by clicking on it, which is highly unrealistic.
For example if your tank takes a hit but is still alive, the enemy can click on it to see if your main gun is still working!
And he can click on your infantry squads and AT teams etc to see their casualties, ammo quantity, experience level, suppression etc.
The next levels up from BT are Veteran, Warrior, Elite and Iron; I've played them all and I think I like Veteran best, the manual says- "Veteran: Most people familiar with the Combat Mission game system will prefer this setting. It is a fair balance between realism and fun.."

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The 'star' of this tourney is the map which is producing exciting games for two reasons-
1- There are 3 objective areas, and each one is the same distance from each player, meaning you have no idea which ones the other guy is going for, and in what strength.
2- There are plenty of woods for concealment so players don't have to worry about being paralysed by the threat of longrange fire, and can therefore freely manoeuvre in and around the woods for a highly mobile fluid game.
(All the woods have a 'light forest' floor so vehicles can move through the trees)

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Reminder: the Tourney ends at midnight June 30th (four weeks from now) so there's still plenty of time for people to enter if they're still undecided. The Russians have got their eyes on Ukraine, can you stop them?

Russian Cold War era tactical lecture-



If Putin isn't stopped in Ukraine, he might eventually have to be stopped on the Rio Grande-