Small company sized battle in built up area.
| WHAT VERSION OF COMBAT MISSION IS THE FILE FOR? | CM : RED THUNDER |
| WHAT IS THE SCENARIO / MAP TITLE? | Cutting the line |
| FILE TYPE? | SCENARIO VS AI ONLY |
| DOES THE SCENARIO / MAP REQUIRE BATTLEFRONT DLC OR MODS? | NO |
| WHAT SIZE IS THE BATTLE? | SMALL |
| WHAT ARE THE MAP DIMESIONS? | 208 by 368 |
| WHAT TYPE OF BATTLE IS THIS? | ATTACK |
| WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE SCENARIO? | 30 – 44 MINUTES |
| WHERE IS THE SCENARIO / MAP BASED? | SOVIET UNION [RED THUNDER] |
| WHEN IS THE SCENARIO BASED? | JUNE 1944 |
| WHAT TIME OF DAY IS THE SCENARIO BASED? | DUSK |
| WHAT IS THE WEATHER IN THE SCENARIO? | LIGHT RAIN |
| NATIONALITY OF SIDE ONE | German |
| NATIONALITY OF SIDE TWO | Soviet |
| THIS SCENARIO IS BEST PLAYED AS… | SIDE ONE VS AI |
| SUBMITTED BY? | Sonar |
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Really enjoyed this…still in progress, advancing steadily…SPOILERS.
Briefing: Excellent briefing…well polished and complete. I always appreciate a tactical map to orient myself.
Map: Also very well done for a small scenario. Lots of terrain features to fight through…that hill with the wall was particularly nasty. I love to play small scenarios (<1 hr) so this map is the perfect size. You packed a lot into a small map….which is great. Map making is an art I am just starting to try and learn.
Force balance and play (LOTS OF SPOILERS): Very well balanced with lots of nasty surprises. I had to start over when that first T-34 came rumbling up and blasted away and my infantry….the second time my Panzerfausts got him. Had to coordinate a flanking attack on that hill position…very interesting little tactical problem. Now I am going tank hunting in the rubble and have just brought up my StUG, so we'll see how that goes. I know there are a couple more T-34s lurking out there, so patience will be in order. Getting to the objective will be tough, but I think doable. I assume the Russian AI will have more nasty surprised for me…but I captured that hill, so I am pretty happy so far. 🙂
OVERALL: Very fun little scenario. Lots of tactical problems, nice balance, and only 1 Hr, which I really appreciate.
For your first battle, I liked it a lot…it's a great map…would love to cross it over to CMBS and play too!
Agree. Haven’t finished yet, but very entertaining. I like the effort to put varied weapon loads in units. Grenade launchers, fausts in HQ, etc. Map is like a puzzle.