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Off-Topic / Re: Picture of the Day
« Last post by nysä on 12-04-2024, 17:04:06 »
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General Discussion / Re: The Last Winter - A New CMP Campaign is Now Open - Sign Up
« Last post by RAnDOOm on 09-04-2024, 16:04:01 »
FRIDAY , April 12th, 18hUTC , the map ELSENBORN RIDGE will be played in the Forgotten Hope 2 Campaign The Last Winter
History
"The main drive against Elsenborn Ridge was launched in the forests east of Rocherath-Krinkelt on the early morning of 17 December. This attack was begun by tank and panzergrenadier units of 12th SS Panzer Division. 989th Infantry Regiment of 277th succeeded, after heavy and costly combat in the woods, in overrunning the forward American positions guarding the trails to the villages, capturing a large number of prisoners and leaving many small units isolated. By 11:00, this attack had driven units of 99th Infantry Division back into the area of Rocherath-Krinkelt. These units were joined by forces of 2nd Infantry Division moving into the villages from the north. The German attack swiftly bogged down against the heavy small arms and machine gun fire from the prepared positions of 99th Infantry Division on their flanks. The German infantry struggled to make their way through the dense woods and heavy brush in their path.
The German forces also drew a rapid response from American artillery, who had registered the forward positions of their infantry. The artillery fired on the exposed advancing Germans while the American troops remained in their covered foxholes. The troops around the villages were assisted by tanks from 741st Tank Battalion, assisted by a company of 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion equipped with M10 tank destroyers, a company of 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion, and a few towed 3-inch guns from the 801st Tank Destroyer Battalion. They were instrumental in helping hold back the German advance in the fighting in and around Rocherath-Krinkelt.
To the northeast of the 99th Division, the 1st Infantry Division had been recuperating near Liege, from nearly constant combat since it took part in the Normandy landings on 6 June. When the German counterattack broke the division hastily relocated to the unguarded southern end of the 99th's line near Bütgenbach. Troops from the 1st and 9th Infantry Divisions, moved into position to fortify Elsenborn Ridge and complete the defense. The 9th Division held positions on the northern portion of the ridge, in the vicinity of Kalterherberg."
The German forces also drew a rapid response from American artillery, who had registered the forward positions of their infantry. The artillery fired on the exposed advancing Germans while the American troops remained in their covered foxholes. The troops around the villages were assisted by tanks from 741st Tank Battalion, assisted by a company of 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion equipped with M10 tank destroyers, a company of 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion, and a few towed 3-inch guns from the 801st Tank Destroyer Battalion. They were instrumental in helping hold back the German advance in the fighting in and around Rocherath-Krinkelt.
To the northeast of the 99th Division, the 1st Infantry Division had been recuperating near Liege, from nearly constant combat since it took part in the Normandy landings on 6 June. When the German counterattack broke the division hastily relocated to the unguarded southern end of the 99th's line near Bütgenbach. Troops from the 1st and 9th Infantry Divisions, moved into position to fortify Elsenborn Ridge and complete the defense. The 9th Division held positions on the northern portion of the ridge, in the vicinity of Kalterherberg."
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Off-Topic / Re: Picture of the Day
« Last post by nysä on 09-04-2024, 07:04:48 »
Detail from the Enso Parade, featuring support vehicles of the Assault Gun Battalion. From left to right - Steyr Typ 1500 A/02 FuKW as a parade conductor, DKW NZ 350 ccm, BA-20M, VW Typ 82 and Ford V 3000 S trucks. Pelkola, 4 June 1944.
Spoiler
Initially, Finland received 4x Steyr Typ 1500 A/02 (Kfz. 15 and 17 types), 11x DKW NZ 350 ccm, 8x VW Typ 82, 18x Ford trucks + 3x Opel Kapitän Pkw (m 1939), 5x Büssing-NAG type 4500 A Lkw, 14x Lkw Ford V/8 Maultier and 2x Sd.Kfz.9 in January 1944. Further deliveries followed until the fall of '44.
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FH2 Help / Support / Is the free standalone version of Forgotten Hope 2 now official ?
« Last post by Skywind on 08-04-2024, 17:04:23 »I saw that on the description of the videos uploaded on the Forgotten Hope 2 Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@ForgottenHopeMod), it is written :
"Download and play Forgotten Hope 2 for free as a standalone from https://playfh2.net/ !"
Is the free standalone version of Forgotten Hope 2 now official ?
"Download and play Forgotten Hope 2 for free as a standalone from https://playfh2.net/ !"
Is the free standalone version of Forgotten Hope 2 now official ?
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Off-Topic / Re: Picture of the Day
« Last post by Seth_Soldier on 07-04-2024, 09:04:55 »Nice color photo !
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Off-Topic / Re: Which kind of music are you listening to?
« Last post by nysä on 06-04-2024, 10:04:15 »18
Off-Topic / Re: Picture of the Day
« Last post by nysä on 05-04-2024, 06:04:06 »
StuG.Abt. 185 in Estonia, the summer of 1941.
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Singleplayer and Coop / Strange situation
« Last post by nickm on 05-04-2024, 03:04:28 »Gang,
I haven't played in a while, but my system automatically updated the mod; everything seems fine in the main screen, and when I choose a map but...
When I get to the screen where I choose my side and my kit, it starts to stutter: the comments stutter; the screen stutters; naturally it is very hard to get my cursor onto where I want it, but oddly enough once I get 'in game' everything kind of works alright.
Any idea what I might have done wrong?
TIA.
NM
I haven't played in a while, but my system automatically updated the mod; everything seems fine in the main screen, and when I choose a map but...
When I get to the screen where I choose my side and my kit, it starts to stutter: the comments stutter; the screen stutters; naturally it is very hard to get my cursor onto where I want it, but oddly enough once I get 'in game' everything kind of works alright.
Any idea what I might have done wrong?
TIA.
NM
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Suggestions / East African campaign and Balkans campaign map sections on the website
« Last post by Skywind on 05-04-2024, 01:04:10 »The Battle of Keren, the Invasion of Crete and the Battle for Sfakia are listed as part of the North African theatre of World War II on the maps section of the Forgotten Hope website while the Battle of Keren was not part of the North African theatre of World War II but the East African campaign of World War II and the the Invasion of Crete and the Battle for Sfakia are not part of the North African theatre of World War II but the Balkans campaign of World War II :
http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/maps.php?scenario=3
http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/fh2_maps.php
Could you add an East African campaign maps section and a Balkans campaign maps section on the Forgotten Hope 2 website ?
http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/maps.php?scenario=3
http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/fh2_maps.php
Could you add an East African campaign maps section and a Balkans campaign maps section on the Forgotten Hope 2 website ?