For those who are interested in the battle itself, there's good newsreel footage available here: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/keren-occupied/query/Keren

Can we see how the new push works? 

It's a small change, the German team needs an additional flag before they can attack the town. This makes the flag in the centre of the map less important and the other flags more interesting to capture.

To say my own personal opinion about this, if you start to clench your butthole over this, then its your goddamn problem:

I dont know if I fancy this new setup. Puma is alright, I mean it was already in the early beta and I was slightly disappointed to see it gone from actual release version. Wirbelwind, OK I guess. I'd personally just have the AA-halftrack instead because theres already the transport version of the same vehicle in the map. Save a texture load.

And then we have a chaffee too. 

I don't mind hearing other opinions. The Wirbelwind actually uses the textures also used by the Panzer IV and Flak Vierling. And since the Puma replaces the halftrak you mention, the amount of vehicles (texture load) is the same but a lot more varied. The Chaffee only appears later in the game, so it's rare.

"bw_pickupMortar.con" and "bw_pickupVickers303.con" does not exists.
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"BA_PickUpMortar.con" and "BA_PickUpVickers303.con" exists.
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plz check "objects_server.zip\Kits\Spawnable".

Thanks for reporting the bug. You are right, those kits don't seem to exist.

The P-47 feels quite awkward for this map, due to visual range and the speed of the plane + it's slow maneuvering speeds..

The view distance can be increased if players keep having problems with flying.

So for the allies "historical accuracy" is used..

The 76mm Jumbo was indeed replaced with a regular Jumbo because it was too rare. However, I can imagine that another Hellcat could have the same impact on the balance of this map.

We had small discussion on Hslan on the other day. So, why the planes?

You have to understand that this map is not just about the siege. It's about the entire battle, from the fighting that took place before the 101st even arrived to the US counter attack that lasted until January. During the first days the weather was bad, that is true. But later in the battle the weather improved and the P47s flew whenever possible.

I tried to recreate this by giving the US team planes that spawn only after several flags have been captured. And the German plane represents the bombings that the Luftwaffe carried out during the battle. I'll admit it's still debatable how many planes should be on this map (if any). I think the current amount is reasonable at least.

(one of the sources I used: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Ardennes:_Battle_of_the_Bulge/Chapter_XIX)

The 3kg one could also have a stickie bomb near it with "Stuck to you" on it. 

'For those sticky situations'. You could probably start a franchise based on sticky bomb shirts .

What the map needs imo.

Removal of all armoured vehicles.
Captured K98k and MP40 selectable classes for Brits + 1 or 2 pick-up MG34's.
One or two Typhoons for Brits.
Smoke bombardment for Brit commander.

Actually...

- Almost all armoured vehicles are mentioned in the data used for this map. Not in the way they are used in-game but Imo that’s acceptable.
- The British have a mg42 at one of their bases as a reference to the captured equipment. Maybe some pickup kits could be added.
- This map is too small for planes.
- If I’m not mistaken the British commander has smoke artillery (combined with the regular).

My condolences