Close Combat Snapshots

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Boxed games rule!

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The book "More than a game" by Barry Atkins has an interesting chapter on Close Combat.

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I play Mafi's and Holger's MOD centered around the son sector.

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I have started an online operation vs The Imperator Knight. The game is A Bridge too far, the operation is Oosterbeek

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My first CCII online battle ever. Just a test battle, but knowing that I can play CCII online is amazing!

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Kugel's squad is the pride of the first platoon, while Behmann's men are the heroes of the second. Will this veterans survive long in Stalingrad?

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Deadly combat in the streets of Stalingrad on an intense online battle.

1-2: The Soviets start an assault on the German positions but are repelled with concentrated MG fire.

3-4: A well hidden Maxim is threatening the counterattack. After a grenade shower, the clever gunner decided to surrender.

5-6: With the way clear, the Germans retake the lost ground to create a buffer zone.

7: An AT gun opens fire on the German squads, having cleared the positions, the Germans retreat to avoid unnecessary casualties.

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It was a hard battle defending Cota 500, but the troops of the Legion are tough and hold their position! After the rest of his team was wiped out, Leader Cubino maned the Hotchkiss and was the key for the victory. He was awarded the Cruz al Mérito Militar.

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A well positioned MG42 and a timed Mortar barrage. Altough Dott's team only scored nine of those kills.

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This is how you get owned in Close Combat V. Just played a battle agains MOOXE and this was the result. After that, we switched sides and I was cornered there, just killed one of his Fallschirmjägers. A total defeat for me and the Canadians.

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First day of the invasion of Crete. Fallschirmjagers attacking a Bofors AA in their way to Maleme Aerodrome. The gun eventually surrendered and suffered no more casualties.

I had forgotten to run the Uniform Colors Patch.

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"Mark IV alley". Fox got a Silver Star for taking down those three tanks.

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This is why sometimes playing against the AI sucks. It deployed both of it's tanks in that closed corner so my infantry was free to roam around. My mistake not to bring a couple of PIATs to get the job done.

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The Canadians of the Essex Scottish assault Dieppe Harbor.

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An old Ad for Close Combat from Computer Gaming World, July 1996, Issue 144.

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One of the few times I have been able to take Son Bridge!

The remnants of  two rifle squads assaulted the 88 and captured the South Approach. After a couple of minutes of fighting, the remaining Germans realized it was all lost and retreated from the map.

Renee received a posthumous Silver Star and Bradford received a Bronze Star. Renee squad had taken the second 88 earlier. All heroes.

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German forces trying to take Oosterbeek LZ and the British flanking movement to retake the lost ground.