Der Kuenstler Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I'm new to this game and am playing my first operation as the Germans. I keep getting stuck in this same situation and was wondering how to overcome it. I move up to a point at the edge of a clearing where a russian MG opens fire on me from a well placed foxhole, usually from higher ground with good LOS. My platoon can't rush him - too much open ground to cross. I can't get a LOS to him with my 50 mm mortar crew without them getting spotted and shot at. I don't have any smoke. I can't use tanks for fear of hidden 45 mm AT guns. What do you guys do in situations like this? There's a tool for everything on the battlefield but I don't know what it is. Thanks! P.S. - I tried the links on tactics in the newbies post above but they aren't working. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Use a mortar with an HQ spotting to suppress pesky MGs, guns etc Use the SEARCH function with keywords (see top right)! to find archived threads throughout the CM forums. Hope that helps steer you in the right direction 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 The mortar crew shouldn't go anywhere near the edge of the clearing. Get an officer close enough to the edge that he can see to a spot near the machine gun, then have him spot indirect area fire for the mortar, which is far enough back that it doesn't get exposed. With any luck the footprint of the shellfall pattern will overlap the machinegun's position. Make sure the officer approaches the spot from which he acts as a spotter as discreetly and stealthily as possible, and from outside the machinegun's line of sight. If that doesn't work, just remember that you're supposed to go around obstacles, not rush them head on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 In addition to that, you might want to try using your tanks anyway. During Barbarossa the Red Army had a rather poor complement of AT guns and no ATR's at all, and the 45mm gun is neither very powerful nor when handled by conscripts, accurate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiavarm Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Originally posted by Der Kunstler: What do you guys do in situations like this? Off map artillery, within command of an officer who has a LOS is what comes to mind first.(where there is a MG there are squads and a commander to support them.) Another idea would be to place your mortar unit in a position where it has a LOS in front of the Russian unit but NOT a LOS to the unit and then drop smoke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kuenstler Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 Thanks guys - good info - I also found some related posts by doing a search as suggested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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