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Monday, January 31, 200020:05 EST It's certainly good to have the Forum back up and functional. We have something else tonight that is back after an extended hiatus, the Last Defense AAR between Rick and Fionn. When we last left our brave combatants, Fionn was wiping his jack-boots on poor Rick's face and laughing hysterically! Now it's turn 10 and the American Tank Destroyers finally make an appearance. Do they they turn the tide or merely prolong the inevitable? Find out what happens next right HERE. Another fresh POTD is also available for your viewing pleasure. Tonight we see some American armor doing a little recon by fire! Don't forget that the older POTD's can be viewed with the Direct Links above or in the POTD Archive section found HERE. Also be sure to read the scrolling Did You Know above as BTS keeps throwing in goodies for you! -Madmatt 22:30 EST The Combat Mission Forum is again operational with all old messages restored as well!
It 'appears' that the Combat Mission Forum at Battlefront.com is back on, however all previous messages have not (yet?) been restored...
That's right today is the big day over here in the US. Sure it's no World Cup ( and yes, even though I am an American I DO follow European Football too, although I am privy to English Premier League myself!) but the commercials are cool! Last night I spent some time over on Lorak's (I hope I spelled that right!) new Yahoo club for Combat Mission and it was allot of fun. We held an impromptu little Q&A and I even had a little contest with the winner getting to chose a subject for the Picture of the Day. Today's POTD is the semi-modified result of that request! Enjoy the pic and stop by this fun chat area...here is the LINK although you will need to create an account to enter the chat room, but its pretty painless.
Just a quick update on the status of the Combat Mission Forum over at Battlefront.com....It appears to still be down...More info when it becomes available. We have also streamlined the Archived News area slightly. You may now pick which month's updates you wish to view instead of seeing the entire 5 month archive at once. Be sure in check out the Archive section as there are many goodies located in THERE. More news to come later tonight... -Madmatt 22:00 EST Looks like BTS is having some post Y2K glitches over on the Combat Mission Forum. But we still have you covered with info and features. Besides, all you really missed was some idiot trying to flame me and Fionn and a thread or two with the word 'POO' in it. Ok, on to the goodies. Ariel Ledesma Beccera (wow) has sent in a pretty busy Last Defense stand alone movie. It's turn 10 and and all hell breaks loose. Check it out in the Stand Alone Movie area of the After Action Report section... Or you can just save this link HERE. Password is belgrano Tonight's POTD returns again to those bloody beaches at Normandy and the disputed Dog Red sector. -Madmatt 20:15 EST Announcing the grand opening of the new POTD Archive section! Here you will be able to catch up on the old POTD's that you may have missed. This page is located in the Archive section (well Doh!) and will be updated every Friday night with the previous weeks offerings. Click HERE to see the Archive section and all the goodies within.
New TGN Combat Mission site! That's right! The long awaited Wild Bill and the Raiders Combat Mission site is now up and running and they have left the gate flying! Check out what the wild man Mr. Bill has to say about this newest boon to all you Combat Mission philes: The Combat Mission section is called Boots and Tracks, led by Warmeister Dick Reece. You'll enjoy this update. Don't miss the updated article on the CM editor or the review of the CM Wittmann scenario with stunning graphics. Then there is the detailed study of the Battle of Midway (Fields of Fire site), more scenarios for the Sky Warriors series in SP2, plus links, book suggestions, etc. We pulled out all the stops for you this time. Head on over right now! A special thanks to Frank Donati for getting this material up on the web for us! And here is the link: http---wbr.thegamers.net Check it out, you will like! Tonight's POTD isn't anything radically new or even all that spectacular but it does have a certain special...I don't know...charm? It's Friday so you know what that means? That's right, 6 more nights until Dawson's Creek comes back on! Errr umm, no, it's time for the Max Molinaro screenshot of the week!!! Tonight we have an exclusive. Max has received permission to show off a new scenario 'modification' soon to be released for the demo! Check it out in the newly aquired second page of his gallery right HERE. -Madmatt 19:45 EST Tonight we have a new article from the ever fluent "Los" Lourenco. Principals of War is a great read for those that like a little real world military thinking with their gaming. Check it out in the Articles section right HERE. Tonight's POTD shows us a familiar face wrapped up in a new shiny suit! I thought they took peoples licenses away at his age! -Madmatt 18:33 EST Casualties. They are an unfortunate necessity of warfare. Men fight, men die. Unchanged since the dawn of man. Stalin said you can't make an omelet without breaking any eggs. In war, people die on both sides...UNTIL NOW! Bil Hardenberger has provided us with an example that will surely go down in the Combat Mission annals as the single most perfect game ever played with the demo. You must read it to believe! You will find this incredible display of tactical skill in the Chance Encounter section of the After Action Report or simply use the direct link above or this one HERE. Today's POTD comes from a scenario by the man in the Moon, Mr. Martin Turewicz himself. This one shows the variable weather in Combat Mission as the fog seems to spawn wave after wave of German infantry. -Madmatt 22:20 EST Made some changes to this page to better accommodate viewers in 800x600 resolution.
New hero in Heroes Corner page 4 courtesy of Ron Alderdice. Shows what a Ma Deuce can do to those pesky SPW 251/1's! Check him out right HERE, and we mean directly!
We finally got the Nav buttons to go up above by the title picture and that should help making browsing easier, There are a few features to mention though. The Names section has been moved into the Archive area and we have added the new button titled NEWS. That's the page you are looking at now! The Recent Headline/Direct Link table will now only go back for one week of updates. This page itself will retain two weeks of news however with the older news being placed into the Archive section as well. You will now see that ALL sections will have the same top half with all the section Nav-buttons. We hope that these changes will make navigating the site easier and faster! Thank you... The original Combat Mission Beta Demo is now also located in the Archives section. New POTD is up above...This picture was also taken from Los's Dog Red test scenario. -Madmatt Monday, January 24, 2000 19:30 EST After a rather bumpy start yesterday we think we have all the bugs out of the Link and Headline table above. One other change to the site will be that the regular click "HERE" and "THIS" style links will now also link directly to the feature instead of the normal section Index Page. This should make browsing the site more intuitive and easy. It's been awhile since the last new feature came along so we decided it was high time to add one. Since it takes a long time to prepare a Spectacular like Air Attack or Heavy Metal but there is so much cool stuff to show in Combat Mission, we have decided to start posting a new screenshot each and every day. The feature will be called Picture of the Day (POTD) and the first picture shows a few things people have been clamoring for recently. This picture was taken from a preliminary scenario designed by Los and is a mock up of the D-Day beach landing in the Dog Red sector. This feature will also have an archive so you can go back and view the pictures from days past. Currently the POTD will be here on the Newspage but it will probably get its own dedicated section to keep load times down... -Madmatt Sunday, January 23, 200019:00 EST Well its seems our Netscape viewers were having some problems with the animated links, so we have gone with regular static images instead.
Seems something happened to many of our links below but they should be ok now. Please forward any broken links you find to me, HERE! Thank You!
We have just completed another new addition
to the site features: DIRECT LINKS.
In the link table above you will now see a link chain graphic, like this We have also added a few more Combat Mission links to our Links area. If you have a Combat Mission site and wish to have us put in a link for you then drop us an email!
Getting an early start today. Well since you have taken time out of your busy Sunday we have a nice surprise for you. Our own Madmatt (me!) has a new Hero to start off new Heroes Corner page 4. This little job shows you both a pillbox and how not to attack one! Click HERE to see for yourself! More changes coming to CMHQ, stand by for more details! -Madmatt 17:50 EST Ok, lets try this again, Link table re-added with a new look! 17:00 EST Link table removed temporarily! Sorry... 16:05 EST Working on some new features to make browsing the site easier. Above on the left you will see a new table called CMHQ at a Glance. This table will keep a dozen or so links to recent updates on this page. This will allow you to quickly scan the page for updates and go right to that description further down the page! Try it out and let us know what you think!!! -Madmatt 19:45 EST Good evening! Got a few nice treats for you tonight, so lets get going. Max Molinaro has dropped off a new work of art and it's now on display in the Screenshot Gallery. Max shows us another new feature which may or may not make into the final cut. View his newest masterpiece right HERE. Seems the redesigned Heroes Corner has prompted a wealth of new entrants and for this evening Fionn Kelly offers up a gallant Anti-Tank gunner and his little 57mm... See it all in the Heroes Corner area by clicking THIS. Both Quick Tactics and Did You Know have also been updated for your viewing enjoyment. -Madmatt Thursday, January 20, 200018:10 EST It looks like the network problems that have been plaguing us since last week have decided to take the night off and allowed us to get ready for some new features that we will be unveiling soon. Right now we have a new entry into the somewhat neglected Articles section. This one comes in from Carlos 'Los' Lourenco and is an in depth and comprehensive overview of considerations for a force commander when planning an operation. Culled from real world military doctrines and training, Los has provided a wealth of material that no Combat Mission player or military student should be without. Check it out right HERE. -Madmatt 22:50 EST WHEW! Just made it! For awhile there we thought that this might be the first non-update night in over 2 months but we snook one in at the wire! Tonight we have another American hero courtesy of Craig Amundsen who shows us why the Americans fought the way they did! Check it out on page 3 of the Heroes Corner right HERE. 13:40 EST Oh hello! Just popped in to do some normal maintenance and update a few of the older pages to the current standard. Expect a normal 'update' later this evening. -Madmatt 18:20 EST Welcome back to the home for all things Combat Mission! After a recent barrage of repetitive and annoying demands for update progress Steve Grammont of Big Time Software posted a message in the Forum with a quick update on the status of things. I have copied the contents for easy viewing, just click on THIS. We have included links to Steve's earlier comments from December of last year as well. Standing tall and proud in our Heroes Corner area are two new offerings from Bill Carey. It's nice to see some recognition for the gun crews finally. Head on over and you can find them both on page 3 or click HERE. Wild Bill Wilder has provided a very nice Historical Perspective for the Arnhem gallery. You will find this in the Screenshot Gallery. Click HERE to be taken straight there. -Madmatt Monday, January 17, 200008:25 EST Ahhh... The sweat smell of success! The new Heroes Corner awaits! Enter if you feel worthy. Please note that the current page for Unit Citations is now page 3 and the Michael Wittmann feature has been updated with Historical Perspectives from our dear friend Wild Bill. You may use this LINK to enter or the Nav-button above... For those of you new to the site you may not realize this but the the large Combat Mission HQ logo at the top of each page is also a link which will take you back UP one level! Just to prove that we never rest we have another little update for you. Max Molinaro, that quack of cutup, has a new offering in his gallery. We have also updated his section with thumbnails which will greatly speed up load times. Check out his latest picture to discover the origin to one of the Sherman's more flamatory nick-names. Click HERE to go to the Screenshot Gallery. 06:00 EST Good Morning! Just doing a little early morning housecleaning here. You may notice that the Nav-buttons for both Heavy Metal and Air Attack above have been replaced with a new Special Events button. You will find them both in this new section as well as the older Flame War feature that was run last month. This area will be hosting any new Spectaculars that we run in the coming weeks and months. And boy do we have some good ones lined up! There is a new Quick Tactic now up in the New Features area. Click HERE to view it. -Madmatt Sunday, January 16, 200017:00 EST Coming out strong from the gate today is a new inductee into our growing Heroes Corner section. We have added a fourth page and the first entry is from Dan Brown. Head on over and pay your respects right HERE.
For those of you who just love watching someone take a beating, we have turn 9 now available in the Last Defense AAR with Fionn and Rick. Rick's total report word count goes lower and lower the bleaker his situation becomes. But don't forget in one more turn Rick's forces get a 'helluva' boost thanks to some neighboring Tank Destroyers, so its still anybodies game! See for yourselves in our After Action Report section by clicking THIS.
By the way, we are still, yes STILL experiencing some technical difficulties but the parties partially responsible have become aware of the situation and at least now acknowledge that SOMETHING is amiss...We will keep you posted on our little internet drama as it unfolds!
-Madmatt Saturday, January 15, 200021:45 EST Still having difficulty with updates but again we managed to squeak in a little somethin' somethin' for you.
Turn 8 of the Last Defense AAR with Fionn and Rick is now available with accompanying movie files. Fionn moves in with the 'heavies' this installment. You find this in out After Action Report section right HERE.
-Madmatt 22:20 EST The problems with the internet that were plaguing us earlier this week have gotten somewhat better but we are still not 100% as of yet. Still we think have enough to keep you occupied for a bit.
It was a bold gambit to end the war before Christmas and it was to be dealt swiftly and decisively by seizing several key bridges leading into the German heartland of the Rhine. Operation Market Garden combined elements of American, British and Polish units in a coordinated air and land assault. One of the key bridges to hold was across the Waal river in the town of Nijmegen. Tonight, Bill Wilder again graces CMHQ with pictures and commentary from his Nijmegen: Crossing the Waal Combat Mission scenario. You will find this latest feature in the Screenshot Gallery right HERE.
-Madmatt Thursday, January 13, 200019:20 EST Unfortunately we are still experiencing some very bad network problems which are affecting our ability to update the site. However, we were able to get at least one new item uploaded today.
He has been called the greatest Tank Commander of all time. A remarkable kill toll of 138 Tanks and 132 Anti-Tank and Field Artillery pieces were inflicted upon his enemies. He raised himself through the ranks and was embraced by a nation starving for heroes from the front. His name will forever be synonymous with the phrase: Tiger Ace. His name was Michael Wittmann and he and his Tiger I Ausf. E are the latest inductees into the Heroes Corner thanks to the effort of Bill Wilder. Click HERE to gain entrance, this special area is on page 3.
-Madmatt Wednesday, January 12, 200017:00 EST Seem to be having some network troubles today so the update is going to be a bit smaller than planned.
What we do have available is turn 7 in the current Last Defense AAR with Fionn and Rick. Rick seems to be having problems coping with the speed of Fionn's advance but it's not over yet! See it for yourselves in the After Action Report section right HERE.
If things clear up on the internet side than you can expect another update later tonight! -Madmatt Tuesday, January 11, 200019:22 EST That curator of comedic camp Max Molinaro has sent in another picture and it's now available for framing in the Screenshot Gallery. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, lets just say he has an equally twisted take on things! This one is wonderful and you can get to it through the gallery link right HERE.
17:45 EST After a week of unrelenting aerial bombardment the skies are clear once again. Time to count the costs and reflect on what was learned. Time to learn and prepare for the next assault and we know of no better way than to read an After Action Report. After a lengthy delay turn 6 is now available from the Last Defense Demo Scenario between Fionn and Rick. When we last left Fionn he was whopping up on poor Rick's defensive line like a narc at a biker convention. Has Rick pulled the first major turn-around of the so-called 21st Century? Go right to the After Action Report section to find out. Movies and pictures are included free of course and you can see it all right HERE.
Don't forget to check into the New Features section as there is new Quick Tactic for you to chew on.
-Madmatt Monday, January 10, 200017:50 EST A gentle breeze blows across the field and in the sky above only a few clouds blot the otherwise tranquil blue dome of spring. Suddenly a distant drone in the air can be heard and all around you men prepare for action as once again you are about to withstand another Air Attack! Today we bring you the 6th and final page of this engaging special feature. Be sure to read over the Final Comments as they cover a few topics and questions raised recently in the BTS Combat Mission Forum. Click HERE to go there now.
It's looking more and more likely that Combat Mission HQ will be hosting a new MODS section soon. We will keep you posted as we know more! -Madmatt Sunday, January 9, 200014:15 EST The respite couldn't last for long and now the air is again filled with screams and death! Air Attack is back! Page 5 has just been posted and all you have to do is follow this LINK to get there!
Just to give you an idea of what's to come later this week, here is a sneak peek at what we have in store!
The final installment of Air Attack Crossing the Waal: The 82nd Airborne at Nijmegen... A new Screenshot Gallery Heroes Corner revisited... A few new inductees New turn reports in our ongoing After Action Reports All new Did You Knows and Quick Tactics And of course the weekly amount of surprises and fun!
So be sure to join us as well have many great things in store for you! If it's in Combat Mission, It's on Combat Mission HQ!!!
-Madmatt Saturday, January 8, 200015:45 EST Today we are going to change gears a bit and introduce the New Feature that is mentioned above. Don't worry, we still have over a dozen Air Attack pictures to post but they will be going up in the days to come. Click THIS to learn all about the latest graphic goody included in Combat Mission: Translucent Occupied Buildings.
In the forum there has been some discussion on the effectiveness of StuG's versus Sherman's. William Thiel weighs in on the tank destroyer side with a new stand alone movie file and a particularly nasty little StuG. To download this PBEM movie file, go to the After Action Report section, which also is currently hosting our Stand Alone Movies, right HERE.
-Madmatt Friday, January 7, 200019:15 EST Ahhh....The weekend at last! Seems like people enjoyed what we did yesterday so how about more of the same?
Page 4 in Air Attack is now available. Head on over to the Air Attack section by clicking THIS.
Both the Did You Know above and the Quick Tactics in the New Features area have been updated. Be sure to give them a browse as well.
-Madmatt Thursday, January 6, 200020:00 EST Seems like you people like our new Air Attack feature! Good, because page 3 is now available in the Air Attack section right HERE.
We also have another Quick Tactics provided by Fionn in the New Features index area.
Don't forget that all of the older Quick Tactics and Did You Knows are available in non-scrolling form in our Archives section. Click THIS to go there now.
-Madmatt
Wednesday, January 5, 200021:10 EST THIS JUST IN!!! New info is now available in the Air Attack index page regarding shooting down planes! Picture included, just click on THIS.
19:15 EST The aerial bombardment continues as we now have page 2 available for browsing in the Air Attack feature. You can strafe right to there from HERE.
Fionn has also provided some quick and dirty tactical advice in the Quick Tactics section of the New Features area. Look for more nuggets of knowledge from the ole' ambush grandmaster himself in the coming days.
One last little gem to add to your shiny collection. We have just gotten the OK from BTS to put up another new Did You Know, but we have to get the pictures for this one ready! Heheeee...
-Madmatt Tuesday, January 4, 200019:10 EST We have allot to cover tonight so lets get right to it.
Leading the pack is turn 5 of the Last Defense AAR from Fionn and Rick. Things are beginning to look pretty bleak for Rick as Fionn unleashes some hefty mojo on him. Check it HERE in the After Action Report section.
Both the Did You Know above and the Quick Tactics in the New Features area have been updated. Be sure to give them a looksee as well.
Now what you really came here to see. The scream of engines, the hammer blows of machinegun fire and the shrill shriek of rockets can only mean one thing... Air Attack! Air Attack is a new screenshot and information section dedicated to covering all aspects of Fighter-Bombers and their depiction in Combat Mission. This event will be dished out in 5 easy to swallow parts! Part 1 is now available and you can use the link above to go there or simply click THIS. -Madmatt Monday, January 3, 200015:00 EST Seems the BTS Combat Mission Forum is still not quite 100% but not to worry as we have all the Combat Mission goodies you can shake a stick at.
Back on track is the Last Defense AAR by Fionn Kelly and Rick Brown. This bad boy is now up to turn 4 and Fionn has turned what appeared to be an earlier disaster into a stunning reversal of fortune. Check it out in the newly remodeled After Action Report section HERE.
Now it's time for an important announcement... Coming Soon... Combat Mission Headquarters is proud to announce the coming of another Special Feature:
AIR ATTACK! Fighter Bombers in Combat Mission This will feature a new gallery of screenshots as well as commentary highlighting the effects and implementation of Aircraft in Combat Mission...You thought Heavy Metal was good! Prepare to TAKE COVER... -Madmatt Sunday, January 2, 200023:58 EST I suppose we spoke too soon when we said all was well in this new brave world of the 21st century. Seems BTS's forum software was none too happy with the big date switcheroo. We are confident that they will get it all worked out...
Ok, so on with the show and tonight it's a whopper. Hot off the grill is a new Chance Encounter AAR complete with movies, pictures and full text from setup to finish! This little 12 turn gem comes from Dan Brown and William Thiel, better know as 'Berlichingen' and 'Goanna'. Check it out in out newly refitted After Action Report section right HERE. -Madmatt Saturday, January 1, 200002:20 EST So this is the new millennium eh? Hmmm, seems the same as the last one! Oh well, in that case I guess we will just proceed as normal.
Since no planes have fallen out of the sky and wrecked into our server we have a few new things for you this morning. First off we now have the American side of things (courtesy of John Hough) for the Chance Encounter After Action Report. All the movies, and both Leland's and John's new AAR are now available in the After Action Report section. You can get to it right HERE.
Yesterday, way back in the 20th Century, we put up 3 new Fog shots. Well now that we are in the 21st Century (ok, not really until next year, but why be a black sheep) we have added a fourth new picture and moved them all into the newly opened Page 2 of the Night and Fog section of the Screenshot Gallery. Click THIS to go there.
Also tonight, the final installment in Fionn's ongoing series of Artillery Quick Tactics has been posted in the New Features section index page.
So looks like this new century is starting off pretty well... :-) -Madmatt
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