Tips from the Frontline

[RNL Tiger]

First tank fight

The tigers manage to fire first and score a quick knockout:


Three against two, I hope to see three knocked out T34s:


Unfortunately, the return fire forces the veteran crew to bail out but not before getting another T34:


I am surprised and disappointed that my tiger got taken out. It seemed to have all of the advantages [stationary, front-facing, shooting at side]. I noticed that your medium tanks did not reverse away from my heavy tanks - is that purely down to the better [veteran] crew? “Yes. As for the shootout, you won it because I lost 2 tanks and you only lost 1 so cheer up.”

"Loose tank crews on foot can spot the enemy just like any other unit so at least they have their uses as spotters. You can also move them to flags to claim ownership. They can fight but very poorly because they only have pistols."

The next turn saw the remaining T34 knocked out:


So, the first tank fight is over and the Tigers have knocked out the T34 platoon. Given the result of this engagement should the plan change? At the moment I felt that the original plan was still fine and that whilst I had won this tank battle I still didn’t know where the rest of the Allied forces, especially the armour, were located.