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CMx2 v4.0 Tank rider question

Badger73

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I'm running CMx2 v4.00 and regularly encounter unexpected results mounting tanks in CMBN and CMFB. What have all ya'll observed?

Some examples:
  • CMBN - Older (pre-v4.00 scenario's and campaigns) do not allow US infantry to mount and ride tanks.
  • CMFB - US tank crews "mount" abandoned tanks but do not re-crew them. They just sit on the exterior hull.
Thank you.
 
If I understand your question, CMBN has never allowed tank riders unfortunately.

In CMFB the tank crew assigned to that tank will re-crew it unless the tank is destroyed. Maybe you have the wrong crew?
 
If I understand your question, CMBN has never allowed tank riders unfortunately.
Ah, okay. I thought v4.00 enabled that capability in CMBN and CMFI. Thanks for clarifying that it did not.

In CMFB the tank crew assigned to that tank will re-crew it unless the tank is destroyed. Maybe you have the wrong crew?
I tried with a crew different than the original. The tank in question (#1) took a hit which killed three of it's crew before the remaining two abandoned it and panicked away.
I had another crew of four survivors from a different destroyed tank (#2) who had regained "Cautious" status. My intent was to re-crew abandoned Tank #1 with Crew #2 so that it could rejoin the fight. Crew #2 mounted Tank #1 but sat on the outside rear deck instead of entering inside the fighting compartment.
If I understand correctly then, a tank can only manned or re-manned by its original crew; correct? What rules apply to other vehicles?
 
@Badger73 correct tanks (Armor) can only be driven by there original crews. Same with trucks. Jeeps on the other hand are pretty user friendly. I think as long as there are enough open seats in a US jeep any US team can drive it. US halftracks can swap crews. Not sure about Germans.

There is a partial exception for trucks during Setup you can switch crews but if they become dismounted during the mission they can only re-mount their original truck that the player took them out of during Setup.
 
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