Dman225 Posted August 25, 2000 Share Posted August 25, 2000 I am still playing the demo (i ordered it on fri) and in the valley of trouble i was playing the axies and my question is what should i do when one of my main positions consisting of troops in foxholes on my right flank is being torn up by arty do i call them back or leave them?? I ended up calling them back but it didn't work out to well and they got mowed down by nearby machine gun fire. In the end the allies surrendured on the 25th turn but in the future what should i do? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Posted August 25, 2000 Share Posted August 25, 2000 When already under bombardment there is little you can do, since you were in foxholes staying put might have been a better answer, but it is a tough call. One thing to try is a "reverse slope" defense which would keep you from being directly seen by the artillery observer which make any incoming arty less accurate. If you use the search function you will see some posts better explaining a "reverse slope" defense. Just my .02 ------------------ Veni, vidi, panzerschrecki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted August 25, 2000 Share Posted August 25, 2000 Rather depends on the type of shell it's currently raining. I usually don't care about the light mortar 'drizzle.' 81mm Spotter 'rain?': Depending on whether I attack or defend I stay put or try to pull back or advance. 150mm and larger 'deluges?': I usually start praying or swearing. ------------------ I am not a racialist, but, und this is a big but, we in the National Bocialist Party believe das überleben muss gestammen sein mit der schneaky Armstrong-Jones. (Mr. Hilter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Aitken Posted August 25, 2000 Share Posted August 25, 2000 The rule is, pick a defensible position and hold onto it at all cost, unless your whole line has collapsed. Men can survive a bombardment if they're dug in, but as soon as they start moving, they become much, much more vulnerable. So you're got a choice between: 1) Staying put, taking some casualties, and fending off the enemy assualt when it comes; or 2) Pulling out, abandoning established defences, taking casulaties by walking through a bombardment and exposing yourself to enemy gunfire, letting the enemy know where you are, and ending up in a less defensible location. In other words, only pull out if you've lost. Otherwise you'll probably lose anyway. David ------------------ There's a splinter in your eye, and it reads REACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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