ATG Effectiveness

[Al]

Another ATG topic. I love these. :smg:

First off, the Zaloga book that CptCav quotes is excellent if you're into OOB & TOE type stuff. It's also a good history.

Also, let me put in my vote for retaining all ATG units & their ability to dig in.

Here's how I use ATG units. Comments both pro & con would be appreciated. If possible, I keep my ATG units right behind the attacking infantry. I do this so they can move up & add their hard attack value to the assault if it's going to take more than one turn for the assault to succeed. Admittedly, this isn't always an easy thing to do but, IMO, the employment of ATG in the attack is one the harder thing to accomplish in PzC, let alone real life. I also use ATG's to occupy captured improved/trench/bunker hexes as a backstop to any possible enemy counterattack. Having them close to the front & ready just adds that much more to the defense in case my own attack falters or fails.

In defense I always try to stack ATG's with an infantry unit - again giving some hard attack value to a unit that might have little or none itself. Leaving them behind the lines to sit idle is a waste of a valuable resource.

ATG units by themselves are rarely a battle winner, but are valuable enough that I actively whenever I can. They might not be huge tank killers but the fatigue than can inflict adds up.

Hope this was helpful to some.