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ainwood said:I played Return to Castle Wolfenstein. I was very disappointed, because I'm darn-sure that in WWII the Nazi's didn't really have undead creatures or cyborgs.
yes they did

ainwood said:I played Return to Castle Wolfenstein. I was very disappointed, because I'm darn-sure that in WWII the Nazi's didn't really have undead creatures or cyborgs.
reemul99 said:Seriously, you folks here are diluting yourselves.
In this particular matchup, invulnerability on the Panzers part is not only realistic, but historically verified
You may have built Panzers, but did you research the required tech APFSDS (Armor Piercing Fin Stabilizing Discarding Sabot)? If not, then your tank won't have any ammo!
I made that mistake myself and suffered dearly for it when I came across a group of landlocked ironclads in a one-hex lake.
reemul99 said:Frewfrux:
I'll take a fully loaded WW2 era Panzer, you grab a Healthy Horse and a fully loaded Winchester...
let see who lives through that one...
reemul99 said:GunnerGoz,
Thanks for the spell check
I understand your point, however there is one key issue here:
The root of many problems is unmet expectations
In this case I expected to see the Panzers roll over my 'somewhat' backward neighbor.
This expectation was further set even higher when I created my first Panzer and saw the pop-up that told me this was the most powerful unit in the game and that I should use it to decimate my enemy (or something to that effect).
Imagine my disbelief when my full health Panzer was damaged and killed by a Cavalry unit.
About realism:
I think that there is a certain amount of abstraction in Civ4, but I think the developers put ALOT of time into making this game relistic. Why drop the ball on the combat system?
As far as the Panzerbüchsen argument, I understand that, but its not represented in the model of the unit. So, should it be a factor in Combat?
The Axeman has an Ax, (nothing else) and his damage is represented properly.
The Warrior has a club, same.
The Archer has a Bow, Arrow, and Knife. All represented, and understandable.
At no point during combat did the Cav unit take out a Rocket (Panzerbüchsen) and fire it at the Tank.
So, many units have accurate and believable attacks, damage, and counters - but It seems that when we get to the Modern era, someone took the model for damage/combat and missed something.
reemul99 said:Frewfrux:
I'll take a fully loaded WW2 era Panzer, you grab a Healthy Horse and a fully loaded Winchester...
let see who lives through that one...
Dale said:Russia had so many problems with their tanks being destroyed by Afghani horse-riders. Cavalry can and have beaten off tank forces.
's been historically verified that panzers are 100% imune to calvelry, no matter what condition they are in??? Who's "diluting" themselves?