Pillboxes and bunkers

[RedDevil]

toten tanz and I have began to figure them out a bit more each game.

they can be broken quite quickly with the right planning.

of course we all know you need those HIGH assault capable units present and some big guns to start knocking down morale and hopefully disrupting the units in side.

units inside get a morale bonus of 4 plus whatever other morale increasing modifiers are is present, like terrain and leaders.

units inside will NEVER retreat and either take a morale hit or become disrupted, once they are disrupted nothing else short of a Sp loss will happen in repeated attacks.

to try and ensure your assaults survive, you'll need to gamble with a leader. Your assault can fail if all your units attacking become disrupted by the counter assault. A leader can never be disrupted. he can be killed tho!

surrounding the bunker/pillbox seems to make it capitulate quicker, perhaps due to low supply. by waiting a turn or 2 to allow the effects to accumulate, your assault has a better chance of success. Hit it with smoke each turn to keep the enemy from shooting out at full strength.
Target his guns, HQs and mortars 1st as they have weaker defense levels even with the added defense bonus'

Do not be afraid to gamble a stack of men and a leader against undisrupted bunker forces after a few turns of surrounding them, you might be surprised at the results.

if all the units in the bunker/pillbox are disrupted, simply hit it hard before they rally, you should win every time if you have enough power to assault. using a single unit with an assault value of 1 or 2 is NOT advised LOL

use armor to hit bunkers, but not pillboxes

hope this helps some