Yes, I know that it is a tough thing to do without looking at and being able to scroll around the real map, but thanks for giving it a try. I figured there could be a few new players that might gain some tactical tidbit from a little discussion.
Colonel Talvela Wrote:Hard to give ideas without seeing the whole map but ...
What you dont want to do is engage 1 platoon of inf vs two platoons - that will be a losing battle and that is what I see in the first pic. I would put those guys on cover arcs. Make three of the squads have very short cover arcs, and 1 that will open up as soon as his troops advance into soft cover. that would be ideal, but I dont know if that will be possible because it looks like he has pretty good cover through scattered trees to the flags.
You have brought up some good points, I did not want to engage with the two squads that are firing right now, just that he came out of the woods all at once at the end of my move and my guys did not have arcs on them yet. Once you engage with an enemy it becomes very hard to disengage without it going very badly, and right now I have about 30 seconds into the next turn before he will outnumber my platoon badly and in safety from my Pz's covering fire. I am pretty sure he has LOS with one of his T-60s.
I like the covered arcs, but the dilemma is he knows where I am and we are pretty much on the same elevation so I will always be facing a numbers game not in my favour. On top of that I am in scattered trees, and the clump of trees that I am in is not very large and though moving my men as you say looks very appealing, I don't like to get too crowded together with my squads.
Yes, he has very good cover to the flags.
Colonel Talvela Wrote:If the cover is not where you can stop him from entering the scattered trees with the flag, I would pull your inf platoon back and to the right to the back edge of the scattered trees. Let him come into the LOS of your armor before he routes your inf.
I can't stop him but he will have to regroup and go around my zone of LOS, which buys me some time. I am banking on him getting real friendly with the LOS button and realizing that crossing any openground or taking shortcuts to my men would be bad for him. I am with you, I gotta get to the back of the tree cover in good order and out of LOS to as many enemy as I can and let him come.
Colonel Talvela Wrote:It also looks like your 2nd platoon is in a good position to provide flanking fire as he approaches. I think I would move your HMG into that spot and try getting your 2nd platoon in a good position to counter-attack after he has advanced.
Counterattack,... I like it! As often as I try, sometimes these little electronic soldiers of mine get to thinking they know what's best, and the bad situation gets a whole lot worse, very quickly. It does not stop me from trying though, and when you can pull it off it is great. If I can make him pay for the ground that he takes, I am in position to try to retake it. 2x HMGs, a fesh platoon, any part of the first platoon still able to fight, a Pz or two for support, very do-able. I am banking on him feeling the "Flag Frenzy" and moving to control the flag at all costs and as quickly as possible, and in doing so leaving his troops bunched up and in disarray.
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