RSColonel_131st
01-26-2003, 04:51 PM
Hhmm, being quite a new player myself, I thought it could be helpfull to make a short, precise list of the do's and dont's in CMBB. The more battles I play, the more I stumble about mistakes I could have avoided, or success where I didn't plan any. But without remembering those, you are bound to repeat the same mistake.
If possiple, let this thread become a collection of "rule's of thumb" for the new guys here. Feel free to add your own ideas.
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Do's:
Keep your armour back until you have identified the enemy and it's Anti Armor Assets.
Make sure your FO has either a place with good LOS everywhere, or give him a Vehicle and a Radio to come around.
Try to archive local fire superiority.
Use your LOS Tool to check good firing positions and usage of cover.
Use Heavy MG's in every infantry attack.
Dont's:
Dont use your Tanks as "Taxi" for slow troops to move them in position, because that might mean giving up their cover to early.
Dont try indirect fire without LOS using offboard arty. It really isn't worth it. If you can't get LOS, use the first turn barrage or TRPs.
Dont spread out your troops equal to all objectives, because chances are you will in the end take none for lack of firepower.
Dont rely on your eye and the visible 3d world to predict if a unit is hidden or visible. What looks hidden to you in the game often shows LOS to the enemy with the Tool.
Dont ignore the danger of enemy heavy MG's and misscalculate the role of them in CMBB - they are the single biggest problem when advancing.
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That's it for now. Almost every "Dont" in the list cost me heavy casualitys in my recent PBEMs. I for one will make sure to remember them well and never again fall into the trap. Maybe others will find them helpfull too.
If possiple, let this thread become a collection of "rule's of thumb" for the new guys here. Feel free to add your own ideas.
*************************************************
Do's:
Keep your armour back until you have identified the enemy and it's Anti Armor Assets.
Make sure your FO has either a place with good LOS everywhere, or give him a Vehicle and a Radio to come around.
Try to archive local fire superiority.
Use your LOS Tool to check good firing positions and usage of cover.
Use Heavy MG's in every infantry attack.
Dont's:
Dont use your Tanks as "Taxi" for slow troops to move them in position, because that might mean giving up their cover to early.
Dont try indirect fire without LOS using offboard arty. It really isn't worth it. If you can't get LOS, use the first turn barrage or TRPs.
Dont spread out your troops equal to all objectives, because chances are you will in the end take none for lack of firepower.
Dont rely on your eye and the visible 3d world to predict if a unit is hidden or visible. What looks hidden to you in the game often shows LOS to the enemy with the Tool.
Dont ignore the danger of enemy heavy MG's and misscalculate the role of them in CMBB - they are the single biggest problem when advancing.
*************************************************
That's it for now. Almost every "Dont" in the list cost me heavy casualitys in my recent PBEMs. I for one will make sure to remember them well and never again fall into the trap. Maybe others will find them helpfull too.