thefiend Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) Please teach me how to beat 4th mission of "THE ROAD TO NIJMEGEN" campaign. 300 meters of open terrain guarded by dug in machine guns and pak40s surrounded by marsh that insta-tracks any vehicles that try to wade through it. I thought I would shell/bombard one side until I can clear it with infantry but no matter how many direct hits I can't seem to injure anyone inside. The picture I uploaded is from an airstrike that didn't kill or wound anyone. This was after a previous strafing run and a maximum barrage from 25lbers. Hopefully this hasn't been discussed too much and I appreciate any help guys. Edited July 25, 2015 by thefiend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Hi there, just finished the mission a few days ago. My infantry led the way, identifying the enemy lines of resistance. If they spotted the enemy AT/AA guns, i used my 2inch mortars to lob smoke just in front of the AT/AA guns, if they didn't spot them (well that's where the scout cars come in handy). After smoking the AT's i advanced my tanks, in LOS/LOF. And they supressed the enemy line, i used target light (with 4-5k of ammo, they can do this all day long) and used only a few HE rounds to knock out MG's and AT's. Once supressed, i assaulted the line of resistance with a infantry platoon. Most important things to remember, to have lots of supressing fire, like 5 tanks plus scout cars on target light. And smoke is your best friend, in screening your movements, as well as isolating AT and AA assets. Basically Fire and Maneuver, and repeat this. I hope this helps! Good luck! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 p.s. My tanks never left the main road, and i kept my infantry out of the marches, they'd only get bogged down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiend Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Thanks for the suggestion. I find the Germans usually get first shots off with the AT guns so maybe I'll smoke initially as they break cover. I'll have to try it again after I play some other battles and get my confidence back up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Smoke, smoke, smoke. A blinded ATG/MG nest is totally ineffective. Most artillery is good for suppression, not destruction. But the 25lber's should have a lot of smoke. Use it. Get some infantry moving, blind the enemy, flank 'em, then kill them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasMorbo Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Here is the most compact yet informative tactics tutorial I have come across. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ6dDlqye9Q&list=PLmW_vcwM_qxukdDjpfUEerpICUzTrTKek Part II especially deals with a tactical problem similar to yours - attack over open terrain against dug-in troops with hMGs and ATGs Hope it helps you Olf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 The picture I uploaded is from an airstrike that didn't kill or wound anyone. Ah yes, my old pet peeve.. impotent aircraft bombs. Crater the size of a swimming pool, casualties none. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiend Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Ah yes, my old pet peeve.. impotent aircraft bombs. Crater the size of a swimming pool, casualties none. Is this a common thing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hell no! It was not to long ago my guys got hit with a crater the size of a swimming pool in the back yards of a village and they lost a nearly a dozen guys in four or five buildings around the crater plus two half tracks and a jeep and the bomb hit nothing but empty space. It brought down on of the buildings totally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Hell no! It was not to long ago my guys got hit with a crater the size of a swimming pool in the back yards of a village and they lost a nearly a dozen guys in four or five buildings around the crater plus two half tracks and a jeep and the bomb hit nothing but empty space. It brought down on of the buildings totally. Maybe bomb damage has been tweaked in later patches. I'm still on 2.12 and haven't seen anything like that. In my games, unless the bomb lands almost exactly on top of the unit, survival chances are very high. I think I even once saw a guy running in the open about 15 metres from impact, and he didn't take any notice of it. Maybe it's just flukes, but I've come to despise aircraft bombs as anything other than fireworks, basically a half-baked feature... but your mileage may vary. Edited July 31, 2015 by Bulletpoint 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just came across this somewhat terrifying picture showing the extent of damage from bombing... the photo is taken from the air, and you can see crops have been flattened by the blast for many times the diametre of the actual crater. Bomb blast effects have been severely turned down in the game, but I understand this may be for gameplay reasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Goodwood#/media/File:Cagny.jpg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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