Is assaulting Bunkers too hard ?

[phoenix]

I wonder why that one is so hard. Playing the intro campaign I thought it was noticeably easier to take the beach bunkers than it was to take bunkers in Kursk, for example, which I found very challenging. I think the difference was the tanks.

One of the units in your bunker isn't disrupted, of course. And your attackers are 'D' quality. But you would think common sense would dictate that 10 men and a few guns wouldn't hold out so long against such numbers.

Are you using the tanks to shell the bunker before your assault? In the intro campaign I found that the tanks were powerful can openers. Doesn't address your question, of course - you think 180 D quality combat engineers ought to be able to take an already thrice-assaulted bunker containing guns and ten men who are in good order. History can provide examples of numbers like that not succeeding immediately, though. Not sure it's clear cut. How many losses did you take over your four unsuccessful tries?

Peter