Combined Tip Thread/Grunt School

[Ozgur Budak]

A brilliant article, thanks.

Some questions though, firstly in regard to conserving leader's exposure by having them hang back for rally purposes.
Does this apply to all leaders? What is you view on non-coms and their use in assault?
Secondly would you consider the max effective firing range of inf, 4 hexes in open, 1 or 2 in cover?

There is no definitive answer for this question. It is always wise not to expose your leader to enemy fire. However a leader that doesnt support his troops will be useless. Leader brings advantages on assaults as well as defending an assault. So for me the rule of thumb is constantly relocating leaders (while avoiding enemy fire) to critical spots where they are needed. They can wait a hex behind but dont hesitate to bring them into action for key hexes.

Maximum effective range is for weapons, not unit type. Generally a ww2 rifle will be effective in 4-5 hexes. so keep in my mind to hold your fire until enemy is close. However in some scenarios you need to disrupt a large enemy advance instead of actually killing them (given that enemy has no long range fire power to respond). In those cases you can open fire in longer ranges. In short there is no black and white solutions to tactical questions. Thats why I love SB.
Best