Surviving IS-2s ???

[Otto von Blotto]

I do prefer playing with armour facing on not just because of retreat shots but also if forces the player to think about position of attacking forces more and drawing fire to have the enemy face the way you want, skirting a few units within cover either side of an opponents armour drawing the facing the way you want with op fire and then taking a rear shot takes planning and skill.

I find with armour facing off it’s not as important to try and out think or out manoeuvre your opponent.

If you want to stop an opponent making you retreat and then hammering your rear, make sure you leave your armour at the edge of a tree line, on the outskirts of a village or elevation drop off so when it retreats it moves out of line of sight of the attackers. Not easy or always practical to do I will admit but it does work very well when you can.