Tips from the Frontline

[RNL Tiger]

Evaluation of current situation and adaptation

The attack has been very successful so far. It has chosen an approach route that has let it arrive at the objective fully intact. The two main flags are straight ahead, just over 200m away but the terrain is a little open for infantry, however, with plenty of supporting tanks they will lay down a lot of HE beforehand and suppress any defenders. The objective now is for the scout car and/or infantry to probe a little to find the ATGs and other elements of the defense…

The defense has failed so far in the sense that the fire-sack is in the wrong place. The problem now is how to adapt to the new situation. I will move:
• The second sharpshooter to the centre as the one in the centre has shifted right
• The first sharpshooter back to a light building behind the church as it is highly probable the enemy infantry will try to use the trees for cover and make their way to it via the church
• Two Panzers closer to ATG “1” so that they can be deployed more quickly into the action and potentially provide additional firepower into the closest trees if needed to stop enemy infantry. They should also be able to look through the thinnest part of trees in the same way that ATG “3” can but I doubt if enemy tanks will move into their range as there is no reason for them to go to that location
• I will move the 81mm mortar spotter forward to target the trees where the enemy is congregating just out of sight and then I will let rip on the trees with the mortar
• All of the platoons will stay where they are:
o 1 platoon just behind the village in the woods with an HMG
o 1 platoon at the two small flags in the centre/left with an HMG
o 1 platoon at the two large flags on the hill in the centre/right

One of life’s ironies: I am nowhere near water or soft ground but I am the one that gets a tank bogged! I was moving the tanks up to the reverse slope and near ATG “1” so that they would be out of sight but able to deploy quickly.



At least the mortar spotter was able to move forward 30m without getting stuck :-)