Red

Folks Thanks for the generous level of discussion. It was certainly more than I anticipated. In response to Pillar, Gremlin et al...the reason I initiated the topic was to get an idea of the general tactics. I fall very much into the category of coming from another wargame and after having BnP hand my rear end to me in a Pbem game I thought I better find out how it really works . You folks have given me lots to think about. Thanks Red

Thanks for all the good replies. I am in the middle of my first meeting engagement Pbem game. I rushed to the flags and had to survive a horrendous arty barrage. Now I am getting harried on my flanks. We both had covered routes to the flags but he sat back and used recon to work out what I had and is now mounting a counter attack whereas I rushed in and am holding on...we're at turn 17 now and he is pretty much slicing and dicing but I am holding on. Again thanks for all the advice. It will come in handy next time! Cheers Red

I was wondering what general tactics people use for Meeting Engagement Scenarios: When to deploy or not deploy smoke? Off Map artillery tactics? Probing with Armour? Any advice greatly appreciated. Cheers Red

I've been playing a meeting engagement as the Waffen SS against a PBEM opponent playing as the British. It was a 30 turn quick battle with 1500 points per side and using the 76mm/88mm rule. We were right in the thick of it by turn 15, and imagine my surprise when a Universal carrier comes skirting down my left flank. At the time my armoured resources were engaged in a melee with an m10 and a couple of cromwells. It harrassed my troops in a pesty way: suppressing them but not doing significant damage. I had no AT resources to call upon so I targeted it with an MG42. It disappeared quickly behind trees and popped up again towards my rear. The reason I am telling you this story is that it is the classic case of a distraction: caused little damage but drew assets away from the battle. Save it up until after 50% through the scenario when your opponent is almost fully committed. Use it to harry and probe. You could use armoured cars for this as well but after seeing this guy use it to such good affect I was impressed.