john connor
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Hey Dave. This is a question for discussion for CO2, I guess, concerning how strong arty is in game. I put together a little Kursk scenario (in the scenarios section) and I basically put everything that was there historically onto the map, then tried to set up objectives etc to get the AI to follow historical tactics to achieve roughly historical results. But it didn't work, because there were really large concentrations of arty on both sides and if I put them on the map then that was basically the end of any movement. Everything was crippled and pinned and frozen by continuous arty fire, especially the AI moves and initiative. I could get the historical results only by taking out most of the arty that was, apparently, historically present.
My impression - from the sources - is that even though there were many more arty units available than I put in, it was not possible to call on them with the frequency and ease which we have in the game - nothing like that, in fact. In the game you can run the guns with deadly accuracy, on a minute's notice, for many hours without break, and then little rest before starting again. The AI will do that for you, in fact.
I've been wondering, following this experience, whether there could be other scenarios in CO that might run more realistically with less arty in the mix.
So I wondered what your thoughts were on the strength of arty for the future?
Just a point to consider.
Peter
My impression - from the sources - is that even though there were many more arty units available than I put in, it was not possible to call on them with the frequency and ease which we have in the game - nothing like that, in fact. In the game you can run the guns with deadly accuracy, on a minute's notice, for many hours without break, and then little rest before starting again. The AI will do that for you, in fact.
I've been wondering, following this experience, whether there could be other scenarios in CO that might run more realistically with less arty in the mix.
So I wondered what your thoughts were on the strength of arty for the future?
Just a point to consider.
Peter
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