WitE 2 and WitE discussion

[Gris]

Playing Op Typhoon, boy talk about overwhelming.  The scenario brief says to encircle as much Red as you can in the first two turns, but most of the German units are frozen, GRRRR!  I have never spent 90 minutes on a turn before, and I am not even finished the turn yet.

1st - KG_RangerBooBoo, you're welcome!

2nd - One way to do it - There is more than one! This will get you started.



3rd and 4th Panzer Group pocket to Vyazma.

1. Do not attack any where else first, you will burn up your air assets. For an advance game you can use your air doctrine. For a basic start try this -

Select F6 - Bomb unit
Hold down shift and right click a target
Select the air groups, the more important, the more units (that is a thread in itself, you can also use air doctrine too)
Bomb each hex twice. You can bomb each hex twice, so it a unit retreats to a new hex, bomb him two more times. No mercy.

This will disrupt the units. Disrupted units are not used to defend in a ground attack. 2000 man unit, 1900 disrupted = 100 man unit (simple example) So in the south air attack the 2-12 armor, 1-10 inf, 2-10 inf.  This is how you attack on the steppe. After you bomb a unit, look at the battle report button and check the results to learn what works and what doesn't. 

Want more on advance air doctrine, great post here 

https://steamcommunity.com/app/370540/di...988520655/

2. Start with units in the back, (The blue Inf units). Move them forward first (you should avoid stacking 3 units to keep lanes open) and knock a three hex hole in the line. Start with Infantry, then PzG, and move you armor last. You want your armor to attack very little and not move through ZOCs. If it has too, it should ideally just be a hasty. ZOC cost movement and movement cost is the Panzer Soldats enemy. I can move 50 hexes at 1 point a piece or I can move one hex at 50 points.

3. Keep units (Corps, Armies) together and lock the ZOC. Do not get cut off.

4. Next turn Infantry clears the pocket. It will take more than one turn, but wait at least one turn. Otherwise the units will rout instead of surrender. Make sure your armor is in supply.

5. Next few turns are mud. Just hold on.

6. Attack to reach Moscow in the snow.

Super simple explanation, probably lots of questions, ask and I'll try and answer. Sometime easier than typing a book. Also if anyone has anything to add, I can use a tip or two too! Just sayin'

Remember it is Typhoon, you do not have to attack along the entire front. You really can't win the scenario, but you can learn about the effects of weather. The Soviets will crush you when the blizzard hits. Your mission is take Moscow and survive the Blizzard. 

Almost forgot.
 
Practice, practice, practice. Then experiment and practice more. Keep practicing till you see this: (Soviets 44)



 After that practice again, Hope this helps.