Operation Tiger Hunt

[RedGuard]

yeah thats one way of looking at it, more of a romantic/fictional theme to it though than the way real battles happened

on the eastern front the heaviest weaponry in the german arsenal were actually the first to be destroyed abandoned or break down
and as wel all know the most skilled and heroic soldiers were also the first to die, thats one of the reasons they lost cus they lost all their best divisions first

[pariah]

Not necessarily - Just because you are the spearhead of an assault, it doesn't mean you will be the first to die.

[RedGuard]

I know just tryin to help the storyline is up to you(whoevers doing it)

[pariah]

How many generals were there that have lead their troops into battle, and survived?

I guess walki1 should have final say, since it's his idea, and the devs should have final final say, since it's their mod.

[RedGuard]

in WWII? yeah the generals survived because they werent on the front lines, or the second lines they were not in the battle. and the german generals were sacked a lot so they werent around with any longevity 

[pariah]

I meant throughout history.

[Tico_1990]

@pariah: in Ancient times and medieval times, more then enough generals died in battle.

[pariah]

I know many did, but i'm saying not all did.

[GodlikeDennis]

The vast majority did in ancient Greece, where the generals fought on foot in the front row of the phalanx. Tactics were less important in hoplite battles and it was all about morale and leadership.

[Paladin88]

In other words you are saying that it was about two groups of guys smashing into each other and trying to wipe the other mass out. (Hee hee, this reminds me of the good old days of Rangers vs Stormtrooper blobs)

[GodlikeDennis]

Pretty much. The only strategy required was to find the right battlefield, choose the correct shaped rectangle (8 men deep, very wide or 16 men deep, not as wide etc.) and charge at the enemy. There weren't actually too many losses on a hoplite battlefield, since they weren't professional soldiers and had to go back to work when they got home. The economy would collapse if all the working men were killed. Instead, hoplite battles were decided by who broke and ran first. A general's leadership would be instrumental in this.

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

I guess walki1 should have final say, since it's his idea, and the devs should have final final say, since it's their mod.

For me: Yes

And I believe the devs will say: yes too

[Paladin88]

So the Axis will have the choice between Bergtiger, Tiger Ace, KT and Jagdtiger/Jagdpanther. Should we add allied player too?

And how will the Allies work? (Im totally for 4 v 3 since Covoy will take up 1 slot being computer controlled.) I suppose the Allies should have a choice between Brits and America since both participated in convoy trains. Allies control 1 of 3 Companies and aim to destroy the Tank Ace, the convoys should have CPU controlled Greyhounds (lol at least its gaurded) but how will the Allies work?

[pariah]

Well, first we need to work out what front it will be on - Will it be sticking with the theme of this mod and be on the Eastern front with Soviets, or on the classic Western front with Allies? Or do you want to mix it up, and have a totally unhistorical mixture? Or maybe an option, with multiple maps?

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

At the moment it's 3 US Army Player vs 4 Tigers (Tiger Ace, Tiger I, King Tiger, Bergetiger)

The US Army starts with a "generic" basesector covered with tellermines, undistructable mg nests & pantherturms. Also they get a big ressource boost. After 1 or 2 minutes the first convoy (4 trucks, 1 jeep, 2 greyhounds (full upgraded)) will spawn.