Tips from the Frontline

[RNL Tiger]

Preparation for the Final Attack

It is not looking good at the moment but it’s not over yet. The Axis panzers won the initial tank engagement and their infantry got to the flags first. In short, they are winning very comfortably with probably a major victory. The Axis armour occupied the rear of the village and has then remained positioned there covering the left and right flank respectively. As the Allied armour has moved around they have adjusted their position accordingly mainly to re-orientate and make minor adjustments based on using cover. This has made them difficult to attack and dislodge and when they have been attacked it has been rather ineffectual.

However, it is time for the final attack. So, I have made the following preparations:
1) SU-76M has been bombarding the outside flag for the last couple of turns to soften up the defense
2) 82mm mortar has been peppering the trees just behind the flag for a couple of turns for the same reason and will now start to fire into the area of the panzers [I don’t know how effective that will be but I will find out soon]. The purpose is to provide a distraction for my lone tank on the right…
3) T34 will come in from the right flank and will hopefully engage the five panzers one at a time rather than two or three together. It is a risky approach but my infantry are also depending on it…
4) 2 platoons will attack the outside flag, 1 squad will go across the open ground and be relying on the T34 and mortar to provide enough distraction for the panzers to not be cut down by their machine guns. The other squads will be ready to fire into the area of the flag and kill any defenders clustered around the flag
5) Stalin tanks will rush back to the village and hopefully do better at the shorter ranges. Of course they will be more vulnerable too but that is an acceptable risk
6) Sniper will hopefully knockout the 20mm flak

There is nothing left to do but to go for it and hope that the timing of the assault is simultaneous rather than each individual attack being beaten by the defenders in sequence. “As regards the game, remember you don't have to actually sit on top of the flags to control them, you can simply get as many men and armour as possible near to them (within roughly about 80 metres) to have a chance, but the nearer the better to carry more weight. Then at the end of the game the computer weighs up who has the most stuff in the flag vicinity and awards ownership accordingly, although it'll often decide the flag stays neutral and un-owned by either side if both sides have roughly the same amount of stuff there. Needless to say, tanks carry more weight when swaying flag ownership.”