nik mond
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nik mond reacted to domfluff in The assault mouvement works with Italians.
It's not a question of capability, but doctrine. The Italian platoons are two ten-man squads and an HQ. One squad has two LMGs and is the base of fire, and the other has the balance of grenades and is the manoeuvre element. The manuals talk about splitting these only in "exceptional" circumstances only, so this is the logic behind not allowing them to split.
The reason why you can use Assault commands is that the same manuals talk about advancing that way (fire and movement) when under fire, so this is how CMFI ended up with this model. It's a nice compromise which maintains the awkwardness of the TOE.
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nik mond got a reaction from jtsjc1 in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
The look on his face...
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nik mond got a reaction from Freyberg in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
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nik mond got a reaction from Albert DuBalay in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
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nik mond got a reaction from Falaise in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
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nik mond got a reaction from Warts 'n' all in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
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nik mond reacted to Falaise in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
tank in french color
but American-made
it's tough !!!
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nik mond reacted to umlaut in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
A few shots from the very entertaining "Smokey's Challenge" scenario. Great fun.
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nik mond reacted to MikeyD in Shall try to start an unofficial screenshots thread?
Mountaineering. You won't find terrain like this in Normandy!
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nik mond reacted to Heirloom_Tomato in Any tips for a new player?
1. Resist the urge to split your forces. Attack the smallest possible force with the largest possible force. It doesn't matter what title you are playing, WW2 or modern, fire superiority wins. Every time.
2. Holding an objective, or preventing the enemy from scoring any points from an objective, requires only 1 man. If the battle has 4 different occupy objectives, keep your main force moving from one objective to the next and leave a driver, destroyed vehicle crew or an XO team behind to secure the points.
3. Don't underestimate the usefulness of a long duration light or harass artillery mission. Arty keeps heads down, which prevents them from seeing you move. They are also great for area denial. Nothing worse than thinking an arty mission is over, so you start moving your men up and then a round lands in the middle of your platoon. Most light or harass missions will give 15+ minutes of firing time. You can cancel the mission as your men get close to the objective and use any remaining rounds to pummel any strong points.
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nik mond reacted to Josey Wales in Any tips for a new player?
Welcome back to the game.
Split your squads into fireteams and scout teams. Use the scouts to find the enemy locations. Basically they'll get shot at and hopefully you'll gain a contact location when that happens.
Amass firepower on the enemy locations as quickly as possible. Engagements are won by the side that can bring the largest amount of firepower to bear quicker than the other side can both in terms of volume and caliber.
Get to know the terrain. Each type of terrain has advantages for some units and disadvantages for others. Locate areas which give good cover & concealment and offer good lines of site towards the enemy. These areas can be considered key terrain.
Be patient! It's easy to get carried away in the moment to try and build on a gain, but there will be another enemy nearby that you haven't seen yet who will make you pay for being too hasty.
