Buying OB and initial deployment

[klanx171]

99% percent of the time I look at the map, check the visibility and terrain type do some numbers on movement and what kinds of terrain Im going to be crossing and then think about what can do the job in the best possible way. I do consider my opponent (spesh Jad) but I dont let that influence my buys to much. I find that if I worry about my opp to much then I end up losing by trying to cover/conter him rather than thinking about what I should be doing (the classic "stareing at the enemies sword problem").

Personly i think setup is much more important. Setup will decide how much of the battle will be fought by what is where, sure you can zoom some units around but a lot of the action goes on in relation to where the units start or in a line from where they started. Only in fully mobile battles do things really swing and that dont always happen.

simple formulas I use.

divide forces your forces on the attack into 3 groups, 2 attacks and one for reserve. Never assualt in one place, always hit the enemy in more than one place, otherwise he will move his reserves all to cover that one attack, one attack or both can be deliberate or one can be a decoy attack. Which ever attack is making better way, move the reserves into there.

On defense, deploy defense networks first (mines obs) and set remainder of forces behind this, half static, half mobile reserve, deploy defense (mines obs) to penalise the enemy using rough terrain and deploy your guns to kill him on the good (raods.open etc), tanks and ATs are the best for stopping enemy attacks with infantry bundeld up for the close quarters dirty work, but useally dug in and static or covering for the fallback.

On ME's attempt to flank while holding the center, even if not the VHs. The enemy will likely go for the gold and not be ready for a flank attack (ok so this dont always work but its worked more times than not, spesh if the flank attack is delayed until mid game) in a variation of the hammer and anvil.