F 14 Campaign scenario observations

[Volcano Man]

After Mons the Germans did not attack again in "large blocks of men".

Just something to add (you reminded me of it):

Right, the Germans can attack at any moment in F14 in dense formations of men as is described in the historical texts, in the game this is represented by a stack of three infantry battalions in a single hex. When a single infantry battalion is in a hex then it is understood to be the skirmish tactic. There are times when both are useful, but when fighting against the BEF it is always better for the Germans to use the skirmish behavior of one battalion forward and two behind (keep the regiment aligned like this). The one battalion up front is the skirmish battalion that will "draw fire" and two to the rear to press home the assault at the right moment.

I think during testing we had an initial habit of cramming everything up front and adjacent, thus creating these huge dense blocks of men, with horrific casualties occurring from British rifle fire because of it. "Stop doing that. Go to open skirmish order!" was the cry. ;) I think the good thing represented is, how you fight against the French is not necessarily how you want to fight against the British, so you have to work on two specific sets of tactics to be successful.