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Combat Mission Cold War: Last Stand At Rumpenheim

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A US Army Cavalry troop mounts a defense against all odds to stop a Soviet Motorrifle Batallion from crossing the river Main, as the Cold War has gone hot in this somewhat overly dramatic after action video report.
This video is part two in a series of two videos about the Combat Mission Cold War scenario "Rumpenheim Rumpus". In my previous video, I played the Soviet side against ‪@MegalonJonesSlattery‬ and drove the Americans out of this little German town. In this video, the roles are reversed - will the US Army be able to stem the tide this time?
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@unaiestanconapelaez2526 2 года назад

I would say that you took a impossible situation and still made the Soviet player sufer tremendously. So it was a job well done

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! Yes, in a scenario like this one making the other player hurt while they inevitably win is indeed all you can do 😊

@Planefan1000 10 месяцев назад

I suppose you could call that a Pyrrhic victory for the Soviets?

@PitterPatter20 8 месяцев назад

@Planefan1000 Kind of? Soviet doctrine was okay with losing entire battalions as long as the objective was achieved and follow-on forces could continue exploitation. On the very likely nuclear battlefield of WW3 you have to incorporate the fact entire formations will cease to exist into your doctrine, so the Soviets didn't really care about tactical outcomes as long as the larger operational outcomes were going in their favor.

@catlowontour2641 2 года назад

Turning CM, notoriously janky in animation and appearance, into a cinematic masterpiece is no easy feat. Another great job!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! Gotta love filming though the smoke sprites to make things appear a bit more atmospheric than they usually look ☺️.

@thetruegoldenknight Год назад

@@FreeWhisky I was about to say, the janky animation actually makes the whole thing seem...sort of adorable.

@sproge2142 2 года назад

Wow, what a game! Well played, you did incredibly well considering the odds and a string of back luck, inflicting way greater losses on the attacker than game 1! I don't think we got to see the end screen in the first video but it's clear that the Russian force in game 2 was in much better shape to continue operating compared to game 1 so I'd count that as a win overall. IMO 30 minutes isn't a "long" video, and it was so good and action packed that it went by in a flash, so please don't feel the need to do shorter videos on our behalf as the audience, but I understand that they are a lot of work and that you are not able to make infinitely long videos haha! Can't wait for the next one, these videos truly are a cut above the rest!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! My thinking about "long" is that some people may feel they don't have the time to click a 30 minute video - but you're right, it should be more about what you pack into those 30 minutes 😊.

@sproge2142 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky honestly, with your target audience, 30 minutes is nothing. In the crowd I know we follow Combat Mission channels religiosity and we make time to watch it as it comes out, people either save it to a Playlist or just makes it a point to come back and watch it when they can sit down and focus entirely on the video. I obviously don't have your analytics but I would bet money on there being fewer impulse clicks from the recommended feed than usual, I'd guess you have a smaller but more "loyal" viewer base than average with the same people continuing to watch your videos as you release them. And if all of this actually matches up with your analytics then I'd say you're safe making your videos any length at all, and if you want an example take a peek at Usually Hapless's channel, there's almost a direct correlation between video length and how many views it gets, with his most viewed videos generally being his longest! Either way, don't feel pressured to do anything you don't want to do, having fun making videos is ten times more important than anything else! ❤️

@Gav624 2 года назад

Amazing visuals! The camera angle for the TOW shot at 5:31 was really cool.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! I also used that shot in my short about TOW's, also on my channel page somewhere.

@joseywales3848 2 года назад

I really enjoyed watching this. Everything about it was superb. Great camera work & editing. Great use of music at appropriate times to create tension and drama. Clear and amusing narration. Really like the Atari map, no idea how you do it. I'll take a look at your other vids, it looks like you're off to a promising start and I expect this channel to become very popular in the community. Good effort!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thank you! It's very nice to hear that one of the founding fathers of the genre enjoyed this video! You and a select few others have truly invented the genre and have set that high bar that inspired me to try my hand at this as well. Thank you for that!

@joseywales3848 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky thanks for the kind words. Looking forward to seeing more of your content. All the best.

@Firespectrum122 2 года назад

This is literally the best CM video I've ever seen Holy fuck, this guy knows how to make em

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Haha that's nice to hear, thanks!

@Firespectrum122 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky Upload more pls, or you will be sent to the Gulag ;)

@MrFusselig 2 года назад

Great video! The destruction of Rumpenheim is devastating. And to rebuild the town in 3D must have been some efford.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

One hour to test and fine tune the concept in Sketchup, then about two hours to set it up. So not too bad really! I just had to resist to keep adding details that weren't going to be noticed but would have taken a lot time... like the many fences that I put in that no one will notice 😁

@chrishull3731 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky definitely was worth the time, it added a ton to the video. Nicely done

@WolfTheTrueKing 2 года назад

I was watching this game at the edge of my seat, excellent job. One can argue that the Soviets would be able to achieve their strategic objective, but losing 20 t-64s and almost all their bmp-2s to such a small force is still very unfavorable. Very well played by both of you!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Appreciate it! Yes in a sense I suppose it could be said that both sides achieved their own objectives.

@funkzeit 2 года назад

Wow! You set the bar so high for the production of videos like these. I know it must be so much work putting them together like this, and just want to thank you for putting in the time! Terrifically interesting battle and well played.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! It was a bit of a surprise when I found out how much work it really is, but it's great to hear that it's appreciated 😁

@jenniferodette8100 2 года назад

An absolutely fantastic video, your production value is impeccable and the battle enthralling. Kudos to you for the AAR and to you and Megalon both for the fight!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! Yes, I'm fortunate with the battles Megalon is providing me with; not all are as interresting for a video as these!

@gunsalot 2 года назад

I´m dumbstruck. This is an awesome video.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

I was just looking at your videos the other day - they're hilarious 😁.

@gunsalot 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky I feel a kindred tone in your videos and I can only hope to be as technically masterful in times to come. That Atari graphic blew my mind.

@hrdinka42 2 года назад

When you think it cannot get any better you pull up custom made 3D graphics :) Thank you for all your work. I enjoy every second of your videos. The story telling, photography, editing, background information and tactics. Would watch them in a cinema. Thanks!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Very nice to hear, thanks! And the costum made graphics are just a bit of tinkering with sketchup, but I like how it worked out too 🙂

@Gunnery2 2 года назад

Great video, loved the fire zones the two immobile tanks made for themselves, shame they couldn’t hold out a bit longer.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

I would have had to make them open up to prevent getting killed the way they did, but I couldn't as the artillery never really stopped... It was a tough spot for them for sure.

@FolfiWolfie 2 года назад

I definently loved the realism aspect of this! The way you described and narrated the entire battle as well as the 3d set up really made me feel I was watching a history channel documentary out of the early 2000s which made me fall into more love with it. Honnestly though it was a wild ride of triumphs and pains. I'm glad you could make such an epic show for us!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks a ton for your kind words, I appreciate it!

@jimdasselvasbrasil5488 2 года назад

I didn't know your work, but I was absolutely delighted! I'm on vacation in the Atacama desert and I spent the day locked in my room watching your videos, which are absolutely superb! even more with Megalon as an opponent, another heavyweight in Combar Mission! Your mastery of cinematic language is exceptional and the dramatic use of the musical element is something out of the ordinary! congratulations Free!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

This must be one of the nicest comments I've gotten 😁. To travel to chili and then watch my content in your room there... I'll have a fun story tell now if someone asks how my RU-vid adventure is going, thanks 😉.

@wheneggsdrop1701 2 года назад

Great video, great way of explaining the time line, and good strategy. If only combat MP games didn't take a month to complete.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

A month? I just looked it up for you - first turn was februari 14, last one was last week 😅

@wheneggsdrop1701 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky I heard they made a new system or some shit but does even matter?

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

@@wheneggsdrop1701 I find it makes the whole process a lot less tedious but it doesn't improve how long it takes to finish a battle.

@wheneggsdrop1701 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky How long do you think it would take to play an entire campaign online? A year, more?

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

@@wheneggsdrop1701 depends on your turn rate and how long the scenarios are of course. But a year at least is a safe bet.

@SilencedMi5 2 года назад

awesome cinematic view of this overlooked game! That shot alone of the TOW launcher firing and the target viewed through the hole in the launcher mount was enough to make me exclaim out loud! Great work man, keep it up, and I'm sure more views will come your way in time.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Glad you liked it! Yeah I noticed the hole while zooming around, trying to find an interresting angle. No idea what the hole is for in real life tough 😁

@Muddabitch 2 года назад

Great defense, man, I wish this was a campaign between you too!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! Well, there's talk of a tournament at some point in the future, maybe that'll be interresting 😊

@LN37275 2 года назад

Love this! And this is fine. This is a classic example of a phyric victory. Especially since in real life I imagine you would have withdrawn and saved a lot of men and ATGM platforms, and repeated this somewhere else, rather than staying and dying to the last man to fulfil an arbitrary victory criteria. If you had withdrawn, the loss ratio would have been insane. In the opening weeks of WW3, that's the best you can hope for, and inflicting huge attrition while surviving would count as victory.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Funny you should mention it; while playing I thought after the first wave "realisticly I would fire my remaining TOW's at the second wave and then bugger off before they come ashore." Ah, the restrictions of games... did make for a dramatic battle though 😉

@jakf101 2 года назад

These videos don't need to be shorter but longer! Another great battle and interesting how I expected it to be another similar defensive tactics as the last one but it played out very differently. Still seems one sided if the soviets could afford only 2 battalions of infantry in bmps then I think it would be more even and slower for the soviet player to decide what to do and when. It would be interesting if the battle was 20-30 minutes longer in that case and see if it made the soviet player attack at a slower pace rather than swarm. Although the battle seems to play as realistic to what the russians do even now so it is no surprise that they took the town on both occasions regardless of the tactics used. Keep the videos coming top quality work.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Glad to hear you liked it! Yes it would be a very different battle if the soviets would have had 2 companies, I perhaps would have stood a chance in the final stand at the castle. Reducing some of the ludicrous amount of artillery that the Soviets brought could have had the same effect 😁

@thewitherchannel1053 2 года назад

this is top CM content, how could have I missed this channel. gg dude!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Hey I'm still new, you're an early adopter.... welcome aboard 😁

@bah8925 2 года назад

This was amazing. One of the best combat mission videos out there. You are so underrated.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Nice to hear, thank you!

@purpheart23 2 года назад

Your production quality is magnificent, great job and keep them coming.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Much appreciated!

@brothersofthetrident2647 2 года назад

Honestly I don't mind the longer videos. I love them! Keep up the great stuff!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Awesome, thank you!

@andreass2301 2 года назад

Your editing is 10/10. This was great fun to watch, and you made a good stab an defending an impossible situation. I am another one who thinks realism trumps 'fairness'. In war no one plays fair, they play to win. What you do when you're on the other end of it makes playing games fun.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

🤝

@crunchpot 2 года назад

I'd argue that knocking out that many units with so few deserves that minor victory.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Well perhaps, but if nothing else, then getting to watch entire BMP companies get sent to the bottom is a reward in its own right, ofcourse 😉

@JeepWrangler1957 4 месяца назад

Having served as a U.S. Marine during the Cold War (1974-78), I find your videos interesting and your information on Soviet tactics, spot on. I will say though you do have an advantage here playing the U.S. as your previous video you played the Soviets so you do have the ability of having a "crystal ball" as to what will work and what won't.

@Prayin4headeyes 2 месяца назад

I'm pretty sure he said that these were started at the same time, so even if the other game got ahead by 2 or 3 turns, a few minutes isn't enough to have a meaningful impact.

@dv6000islame 2 года назад

What a fantastic treat! Thank you again for sharing. And man, what an amazing and sobering battle! I know it's not a real battle, but even so, it felt real and your ability to combine compelling video with music puts you among the masters of CM AARs. Well done!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@fontaine717 2 года назад

Pyrrhus lost the war by winning battle, a pyrrhic victory is a victory on the tactical level but a defeat on the strategic one. The minor victory is well earned, the senario itself does not expect the american player to win the battle, but to cause enough casualties on the soviet to make it feel like a loss on your ennemy even if they won.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Haha well I'm sure the Soviet batallion commander doesn't look forward to reporting the outcome to his superior so it's a win by that metric then 😁

@MrBiggergun 2 года назад

Damn. I am quite speechless. The production quality of this video is off the charts. Absolutely amazing! I didn't think pulling something like this off with a Combat Mission title was possible. Well done, Whisky! Considering that the match was already on overtime by that point, I think the minor victory is well deserved given how the mission is set at the start. Does the US side even have the necessary ammo they would need in total to destroy the whole Soviet force? Doesn't look like it! :D I am very much looking forward to your next video!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! I agree that the US Army is probably short on Dragon and TOW ammo, meaning that much relies on the M60's. Interresting to think what could have been if three of them hadn't been immobilized...

@ConflictObserver6 4 месяца назад

Dude I love your commentary. Haha engineers locking ur armor in. Much love

@reanimatedlenin 2 года назад

Been looking forward to seeing more of your content!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Haha I saw your comment like one minute after I posted the video - thanks for your enthousiasm, hope you liked it 😁

@arng93 2 года назад

You have some incredible camera work in this video, keep up the great work

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks, will do!

@onepingonly1097 2 года назад

It’s hard to add anything else that hasn’t been said. That was fantastic, and really raises the bar for these type of videos.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! I've very much enjoyed your recent battle for Berlin two parter as well!

@tremendousbaguette9680 2 года назад

12:30 ah yes, Russian (gun) depression at its finest

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Yeah it kind of makes me suspect that the game doesn't take the vehicles' position into consideration when calculating max gun elevation and depression, but rather assumes that the vehicle is horizontal. Well I don't mind, the M60 and M115 had more than spend their nine lives by that point thanks to the concrete walls, so they were bound to get it at some point 😁

@valcommander7981 2 года назад

Loved the visuals. Looking forward to watching more.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! Already started work on a new vid!

@mikhailfilitov1479 Год назад

Stellar video. I'd add one extra voice in favour of 'imbalanced' scenarios if they add to the realism of the situation. The videos are interesting to me not because the outcome is in doubt or it's a demonstration of "skill" but because they illustrate thoughtful problem solving and have an excellent emergent narrative to them. Neither of those two factors depend upon the situation being fair.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Thanks for the kinds words! Megalon Jones and I just started a battle that's absolutely unwinnable for me so if that makes it into a video, there should be plenty of problem solving there 😅.

@sotemot 2 года назад

Extremely well made video as usual. Looking forward to your next. Thanks!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@DefconFG 2 года назад

brilliantly shot and edited! probably the most suspenseful and cinematic combat mission video i've ever seen.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks; the mission very much lended itself for a suspenseful video!

@HaydnHaendel 2 года назад

Splendid work and splendid video!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Many thanks!

@asullivan4047 Год назад

Interesting and informative.Excellent battlefield automated stimulation from field maps from the 1940's era. Making this video more authentic in relation to battle field terrain. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Good estimations positive and negative of different types of battle scenarios. Troop & equipment losses seem to be some what accurate.

@generaljackripper666 Год назад

It's like your opponent was determined to win by using all of his vehicles to absorb all of your ammo. Ridiculous.

@aanders1990 2 года назад

Way better video than we deserve. Thank you!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

You're right, good thing they're such a joy to make then 😉. Glad you enjoyed it!

@emperorofchicken 5 месяцев назад

What a great video! The little digital map you used in the beginning to show your locations and plans is super cool!

@TheCakeANDBacon 2 года назад

A masterpiece!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Glad you liked it 😉

@scottmiller6958 2 года назад

Interesting the difference 2 player mode makes. I struggled with many of the scenarios v/s the AI, but this one was VERY easy as the NATO player v/s AI.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Easy as NATO vs AI, huh? I might give that a try when I feel like a bit of AI stomping 😁

@sponjis6944 2 года назад

Hey man I really like these videos! Excellent job

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Hey, thanks!

@norwegianwiking 2 года назад

One of the first things I did after watching your last video (after replaying it and having my game crash with no save just as I moved my BMPs to cross) was check if this area was included on the Steel Beasts Pro PE maps. Unfortunately it's not so we can't recreate it in SB.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Ha, if it had been included I would have had to buy it to check it out😁 .

@dogukan127 2 года назад

So well prepared man. Great work!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@jp38able 2 года назад

Great game. Great Commentary. Great video.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@arandomperson7713 Год назад

Hey! I think the T-64 frontally penetrated at the start of the battle was destroyed due to a hit in the driver’s periscope, an area that presents a noticeably large gap in the T-64’s otherwise impenetrable (at that range) composite armour. Good video!

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Thanks for the info! And also good news that that gap got larger with the T-80 as the optics improved at the expense of that 😁

@arandomperson7713 Год назад

@@FreeWhisky Wasn’t the T-80 fixed in that regard with placing the optics behind the armour plates instead of cutting a hole in it? Gotta check the info again.

@arandomperson7713 Год назад

Nevermind, I was thinking of a different (prototype) vehicle

@SoltyII 2 года назад

Your video's are great. Very entertaining and inspires me to look deeper into what I do in CM when I play. :)

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

I often find new details I hadn't noticed before when I reload save files to capture footage for these video's... Some of the best moments are often things I overlooked while actually playing the game, so I agree that taking a closer look can be rewarding 😊

@vinnart 2 года назад

Really excellent presentation style Free Whiskey. Nice to see you enjoying using my unit icons mod too!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! And I miss your mod in CM games that I haven't modded yet, as can be seen in my latest video about artillery... If only because looking for a large round icon with a yellow star beats looking for a tiny flag icon 😁

@vinnart 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky They should all be available either at Battlefront mod forums, and some are at Few Good Men which may be older and without the national HQ icons. All of them are cross game compatible so you can copy a HQ I made from one of the games that has it, and paste into the mod folder of another title and it'll work. Just make sure named right red or blue.

@russellhall1756 2 года назад

As expected, another great video. Well done!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks again Russ!

@dadoogie 2 года назад

Best dutchman is back. Best produced combat mission videos pal.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks, glad you liked it!

@burningphoneix 2 года назад

I forgot to watch this video because I saw it my feed and thought it was the first Rumpenheim video. Amazing battle and AAR!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks, you're the first one to mention this and this feedback will help me create better thumbnails in the future. Glad you still found it and enjoyed it ☺️

@burningphoneix 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky I don't think I'm a representative example lol. I have like a 3 month backlog of videos so I'm swamped with content to watch XD

@T0MP400 2 года назад

Amazing content! Just binged all your videos and eagerly awaiting more

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

That's awesome; working on more as we speak 😁

@user-dq9bl8wq5x 11 месяцев назад

20:50 That is so scary. When artillery barrages come on, you can hear a scream

@willcoleman3427 2 года назад

great stuff man.. just stellar.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks, appreciate it!

@stevejones5824 2 года назад

Excellent - really like the way you put these cinematic videos together and the tactical and strategic commentary too. 30 minutes is not too long, any shorter would not do it justice.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! There was indeed a lot to tell this battle 😊

@lineofdeparture3584 2 года назад

the crazy 80s animation was the moment I subbed. Thanks

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks for the sub! The crazy animation was an experiment that I did like, so maybe I'll do it again... Wait for my next video where I cut footage of the real world locations of the scenario into the video that I shot myself; my next experiment 😁

@lineofdeparture3584 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky ha, I think you posted them on Facebook already, if my mind serves me right?

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

@@lineofdeparture3584 I did post a few pictures as a community post on my channel. You can find them by going to my channel and clicking the community tab.

@markwillett6589 2 года назад

Timing is everything, well done

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

I imagine the general telling that to the sole survivor 😁

@normannobrot 2 года назад

that was one brutal fight especially in the later stages...

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

I'd like to say that my men agree but I can't ask as there's just one guy left who still breathes, and he just stares into the distance 😂.

@normannobrot 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky LMAO i bet

@WMB96 2 года назад

A masterful defense - even if it did end in a defeat. Your videos are a joy to watch!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks, that's what I aim for 😊

@robin50150 9 месяцев назад

Really nice video, i see that you don't upload anymore, but let me tell you, those vidéos are a gold mine of tactics and editing that i don't see often on other game (for the planning thing to be more precise). I Hope that you will upload some PvP scenarios in the near future. Sorry for my english, i'm french 😅

@kallisti8 2 года назад

Outrageously good work on this video.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thank you 😊

@malusignatius 2 года назад

Damn, those BMP-2s are murderous. Also, I never realised how much their turrets look like daleks until now.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

It was 27:49, wasn't it 😁. Don't worry, in our rematch I'm giving Megalon the same BMP2 treatment, and then some!

@malusignatius 2 года назад

Yup, that fighting was savage.

@Gildean666 Год назад

A great and atmospheric battlefield report. I admire the ability to plan for so many units. Keep recording!

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Good thing the game is turn based, 'eh 😉. Thanks for the sub!

@marksam4600 Год назад

You and Megalon sure make some good videos. Would you consider using the newer units and battling your way through Harold Coyle's Team Yankee? People have always like his book and it'd be great to see in game. Keep up the good work!

@Rimasta1 Год назад

The combat mission games are on sale on steam. They still aren’t cheap but I’m really considering this one being my gift to myself this year. Your video helped sell me on it. Liked and subscribed.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Thanks! Which one are you looking to pick up? When you play, don't forget to bring the camera down to ground level every other turn or so - it's easy to stay in birds eye view and just play from there, but you'll miss all the good drama that I use to make the video more interresting 😊

@Rimasta1 Год назад

@@FreeWhisky All 3 on steam have my interests. I noticed even when on sale though they aren’t the cheapest games and then I read a number of reviews saying there are only a few scenarios and that even with a good computer the game doesn’t run smoothly. One review said there was a delay when he’d give orders making giving orders to all his units take around half an hour. Is this typical for the game or did you have a different experience with the games? I don’t mind spending the money as long as the game works ok but some of the reviews made me hesitant to pick them up and take a chance with that price tag.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

@@Rimasta1 well I could answer those questions (I think the amount of campaigns/scenarios/quick battle maps is fine)z but why don't you go to the battlefront website and download a demo? There's demo's for every title except Cold War, for some reason. But you can check performance etc with any of the demos.

@RedBravo65 Год назад

Again, beautifully done AAR. Great camera angles and fantastic narration. Bravo.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@SarcasticPirate Год назад

Great quality as always.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

thanks, even coming from a sarcastic pirate 😉

@rocketmancmbn 2 года назад

Fantastic stuff! Your videos just keep on getting better from an already high standard. The 3D map was really cool (how was it made?), and the use of music was very emotional, especially the sad part toward the end. Netflix next?

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

The 3D map was made using Sketchup! I usually use that when I plan projects around the house but when I found out it has a "monochrome monitor" style setting, I knew I had to use it for CMCW 😁

@JeepWrangler1957 4 месяца назад

I think if the Cav troop may have layed some mines on the opposite and their side of the river, it may have had an effect on the Soviets....Mines...the gift that keeps on giving.

@Whiteplane Год назад

Imagine having to do a river crossing in a BMP while being shelled and hit with TOW fire.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Where, the evening before, an entire batalion has been lit up by a few helicopters... Yeah I think you'd hope to find safety in numbers.

@Paradoxitor62 2 года назад

An absolutely awful, horrific and terrible defense that you should be tremendously proud of! The play and decision of taking each fight as an individual piecemeal engagement, instead of the entire battle at once, really put in perspective the engagements of each unit, and just how awfully outnumbered and outgunned the US forces are. I really enjoyed the series of gradual retreats and impromptu resistance nests; this clearly worked better for the US here than some mass retreat with intention to entrench. Very good! Can’t wait to see more!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! Altough I suppose that you could see the battle as a mass retreat after the bridgehead was formed, with the exception of the unlucky stranded M60's 😁

@4rnnr_as Год назад

Great AAR and narrative - I found this entertaining in a world of usually dry CM videos. 10/10 and Subscribed! Have some whisky on me for your efforts sir. As a suggestion, I realize you've now played this scenario from both sides and are sick of it, but I would be interested to see the later US Army with 2x PLTs of Abrams and Cav Scouts on Bradleys go up against the same Soviet Assault force. At any rate, keep up the great content!

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Thanks! I would think that the infra red thermal sights would make that a one sided slaugher. Just smoke the river banks up and no Soviet can you while you pick them off through the smoke... You can easily change the scenario and try this in single player, if you're looking for a power trip 😉

@ilboche 2 года назад

again great video. I though that almost to last song had a Blade Runner vibe...hehe

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Good ear! The track was inspired by Blade Runner. The artist has made a few tracks like this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5UcS6aEUwSw.html

@iDonkeeey 8 месяцев назад

Really cool video!

@georgeb65412 2 года назад

While the US might have been destroyed its like you said, they were massive underdogs and they took out an entire battalion, id call that a win

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Realisticly I would have withdrawn them when the 2nd wave was starting to establish a bridge head, that way 95% would have survived as heroes and the Soviets would have been forced to perform an echolon change, but that's the way computer games go 😁.

@boganery Год назад

Amazing... More vids man. Haha! Subbed.

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Thanks for the sub!

@LordHughfusJarted Год назад

Not seen your channel before, but i thoroughly enjoyed watching this match. liked and sub'd. (BTW win or lose, i thought it was a pretty good plan)

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Glad you found us and thanks for the sub 😊. There should be a new video soon!

@MarsDasIstMeinNickna Год назад

Your Videos are so cool!

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Thank you so much!

@paweniesler8836 2 года назад

Amazing montage!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@Coddykin 2 года назад

CM is one of the few games where imbalanced games are still fun, or can even be more fun than balanced ones. Saying that, I think that with M60A3 TTS instead of M60A1s and M901s instead of M150s you might have had enough firepower to win. When I played this I wanted nothing more than thermal sights on my M60s to be able to shoot through all that damned smoke!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Yes, that would have been a huge difference.... Can't say why the US player then wouldn't just smoke his own side of the river, come out and start the turkey shoot 😁. So maybe for gameplay just two of the eight tanks as M60A3 TTS? 🤨

@aanders1990 2 года назад

Totally agree. Another way to make it interesting is if the main objective was to hold the town for as long as possible while keeping your forces relatively intact (50%). See how long you can hold it for.

@romulus310 Год назад

Wow, what excellent work. This is a joy to watch, and your planning and execution of your defense is really impressive to watch as a novice CM player. Love it! (Btw, are you a Dutchie by any chance? ;))

@gaurd3 Год назад

cool never had any AAR of this polish when I was racking up hours back in the day with the "3 stooges." Documentary-esque

@FreeWhisky Год назад

That's the feel I'm going for... with a pinch of over-dramatization 😉

@Bellius27 3 месяца назад

Ok wow this is great content

@mikevargas809 2 месяца назад

riveting, thanks!

@serria864 5 месяцев назад

This is a very cool scenario to watch, though I'm not certain a town this important would be defended by effectively a rump company of support assets. Though there's no west german army in CMCW that would have likely provided as many infantry as they could spare to keep hannovers flank clear

@Paranoidandro1d1 Год назад

You've just won a subscriber to your channel. Excellent video, fantastic editing and I really appreciate your commentary over it all. I was almost sad for your last remaining troops outnumbered like that. Thank you!

@FreeWhisky Год назад

It was, wans't it! Thanks a bunch!

@charleslang7458 2 года назад

good job on this

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@Judasdfg 2 года назад

GG en goede video maat!

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Thanks! and I guess the accent runs deep, nietwaar...😉

@christians.4938 2 года назад

Lovely Video

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Cheers, thank you!

@TheBunt1111 Год назад

I feel as though he didn’t use smoke effectively to support the push

@IHateYoutubeHandlesVeryMuch 2 года назад

5:32 that was a really great shot. Also how did you do that graphic perspective.

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Yeah I was zooming around with the camera and noticed that hole there... no idea what it's for as it's not the tracker sight (that's a few inches to the left) but I thought I'd use it as such anyways! The graphics were surprisingly easy. I found out that Sketchup has a setting to look like a monochrome monitor and putting down some cubes where the houses are with that program was a breeze.

@claudej8338 Год назад

The Atari vision is awesome!

@GolfFoxtrotCharlie-gfc 9 месяцев назад

This is an un winnable battle for the US, but it doesn't need to be a win. This is a battle where you have to look past it, look at the bigger picture. You absolutely decimated a tank company, obliterated a huge number of IFV's, and with those, many squads of infantry. This is more than giving the soviets a bloody nose, this is a broken leg. They wouldn't have the forces to push on for a good while. It would have slowed their advance down tremendously while they waited for resupply, maintenance and medical before they could move on allowing for Nato forces to dig in and prepare further back. Nato forces that would be fresh and in good numbers and supply since you made the Soviets fight for every inch with very few forces. That in itself is an impressive victory. Also, they town would now he open to being pulverized by Nato arty and air.

@IRLBemused Год назад

Amazing video, thanks for the efforts in putting it together. Where can I get the scenario?

@FreeWhisky Год назад

Thanks! The scenario comes with "Combat Mission Cold War", it's called "Rumpenheim Rumpus".

@Oxide_does_his_best 2 года назад

HAHA HOLY CRAP THAT INTRO

@FreeWhisky 2 года назад

Lol I had it something like 30 seconds long at first, comparing real life footage of locations and then cutting to that location in game being bombed to bits - but since people decide wether they'll watch the video in the first 15 seconds I decided to cut it down to 10 and get on with the actual video 😁. Could make a short of it tough...

@Oxide_does_his_best 2 года назад

@@FreeWhisky I bet you'll have 100k subs in a year or so. I share these as much as I can.