The life cycle of a CM meeting engagement

[The Coil]

A reserve for me is not so much something I bring out because I need it, but more because my opponent doesn't expect it. It is not a major part of my fighting force - more like a single stealthy platoon, or a single high HE AFV, or a single hidden gun. These forces are revealed after the opponent has used much of his ammo, and decided he's seen everything I've got, and starts playing more recklessly - it has worked on me before and I've seen it work on many others.

Yeah, that's a good point - usually by about 3/4 of the way through the game, you can count on your opponent having let all the goodies like mortar rounds, hidden AT guns, and off-board arty fly...