Panzer Leader Posted April 26, 2001 Share Posted April 26, 2001 Could someone please spell out for me the exact differences between the three types of battles? I have only played Assaul/Defense and Meeting engagements, so really I want to know how Attack and Probe differ from Assault. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted April 26, 2001 Share Posted April 26, 2001 Probe= flags in front area of defensive setup. Attack= flags in middle. Assault= flags in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 26, 2001 Share Posted April 26, 2001 The ratio of attacker to defender changes with each type. Something like 1/1 on the ME, 1.2/1 for attack and 1.5/1 for assault. Also, for ME the flags are roughly equal distance from both sides, attack has them about a third of the way into the defenders side, with assault having them about a 1/4 of the way from map edge. These are all ballpark numbers, but they should give you an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted April 26, 2001 Share Posted April 26, 2001 Probe: 1.35/1 Attack: 1.5/1 Assault: 1.75/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Posted April 26, 2001 Share Posted April 26, 2001 We'll I don't know about you, but I would much rather be attacked or assaulted then probed. But maybe that was just because of the incident with the gym coach in junior high school... *crickets chirping* [ 04-26-2001: Message edited by: Banshee ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted April 26, 2001 Author Share Posted April 26, 2001 Yikes! Okay, so we have a difference of point ratios in this order: probe/attack/assault (least diff to most) We have flags further back from the center in the same order. Anything else? For instance, in the few "attacks" I've set up with the AI the map seems to be long, but in all my assaults, it has always been wider and narrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windopaene Posted April 27, 2001 Share Posted April 27, 2001 But keep this in mind: Probe: Attacker Wins Attack: Attacker Wins Assult: Attacker Wins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltfed Posted April 27, 2001 Share Posted April 27, 2001 assault and attack are more closely aligned defination and have been used interchangeably. A Probe, despite some of the happy gym memories mentioned above , is more of a recon type of attack. Yer not commiting yer whole force, just enuff to see what's in the area yer interested in. It's also more tentative too. An assault or attack will be committed with more violence while a probe will just use enough force to get the job done, i.e. to find out what, where, who and so on. BTW Uh some of the force ratios mentioned for attacking may be wrong. In the attack you want to try and achieve at least a 3-1 ratio of attackers to defenders. Now in the scale of CM that may seem to be hard to do but that means locally, and keep just enough forces to maintain yer other objectives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted April 27, 2001 Share Posted April 27, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Windopaene: But keep this in mind: Probe: Attacker Wins Attack: Attacker Wins Assult: Attacker Wins... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Thats only if the defender loses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted April 27, 2001 Share Posted April 27, 2001 From the CM Manual (pg 109): "Battle Type - Assault, Attack, Probe or Meeting Engagement. This determines the force balancing (how many points the defender gets, how many the attacker), the map size, whether the defender may have fortifications, as well as victory flag placement." That's all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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