Attacking

[Colonel Talvela]

INFANTRY MOVEMENT ORDERS
These tests were to determine losses while under different orders.

The setup.
I simply put a group of Russians in open ground (which is a really bad idea - dont ever do this) and ordered them towards some woods. On both side of the woods were two MG42 HMG. I clicked play for 10 turns and watched what happened.
Both sides units are elite




THE RESULTS
This screen shot shows the results. I list the below results in order the worst to the best. The worst cases were the orders that had the most casualties. The best cases were the orders that had the fewest casualties. If there was tie, I did a tie-breaker based on which order got more units into the woods. That seemed to make sense because the issued orders were to actually move into the woods. If you wanted to do a different test with a different tie breaker, then you probably want to run a different test.


"Move to Contact" (will stop the instant they're shot at, and return fire)
Russ casualties=59, Russians in woods=1 unit


"Withdraw" (will run fast with a very short command delay but they often break under fire.)
Russ casualties= 59, Russians in woods= 7 units


"Assault" (get a morale boost, however they tire very quickly)
Russ casualties= 49, Russians in woods= 12 units (100%)


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