I got distracted by other games for a while but I've been seriously playing CMBN 2.01 for a couple of weeks and now I have a few more questions. (Having a blast by the way.)
I just finished the second mission of the KG Engel campaign. The briefing says that my forces will be brought back to full strength periodically, including the third mission, but my troops do not appear to have been replenished. I reached the setup phase of mission three and my PG are still missing a lot of soldiers.
I only lost one tank, a Lynx in mission one, but the loss of infantry is close to critical. Assaulting the town in mission two was especially costly. I doubt I'll be able to hold off the overwhelming American assault which I can expect in this one. I may have to restart the campaign and babysit every turn with save file reloading, etc. to try for zero losses! :eek:
Now, a more generic question. Is it possible for scouts, FO's, or anyone else to crawl to the crest of a hill and spy out the far side without then getting up to a crouching or standing position and immediately getting shot to hell?
How often in real wars would troops creep carefully into a position to spy on the enemy? It's hard to believe that we don't have this option. A hide order after sneaking just has the troops hug the dirt, without looking, right?
A similar quandary involves 'zook or 'shrek armed troops behind a bocage or in some trees, trying to ambush enemy armor. If they hide, they can't see the tank (because peeking isn't allowed). If they don't hide, they get spotted and blasted. Am I overlooking something?
Anti-tank guns. What's the deal with positioning these guys? I had an ATG and HT for mission one and two. In mission one I had the HT haul the ATG down to the middle of the road and unlimber it. Then I told the crew to face it up the road as a defensive measure. These yokels spent the game dragging it around in circles!
I tried facing it, I tried giving it a covered arc, nothing worked. They gave me a lot of laughs, dragging it around in circles like the Keystone cops. It was especially amusing that they did it all while laying on their bellies. Who'd have thought they were strong enough to manhandle a gun like that laying on the ground. Anyway, the gun was essentially useless and I didn't even bother moving it in mission two.
Great game. I love it and will post more questions later.