Re: Polish Hordes
 

What's that PZIV doing alone in the middle of a road in the center? btw, you really need some arty in the north

Re: Polish Hordes
 

Well the battle is on hold right now, I keep getting an error message when I start WinSPWW2

But, the reason I had that lone PanzerIV was to protect the road.I would have supported it with infantry but they cant get close without being shot up by the Poles.

Re: Polish Hordes
 

A battery or five of 105's would be handy right about there :)

Re: Polish Hordes
 

A PzK II or 2cm FlaK would work wonders on those charging hordes.

;) The right weapons for the right job!

Re: Polish Hordes
 

Not the SP or soft 2cm flak at that range - too close, can reply with rifles etc. Ditto any MMG teams - best beyond 500m.

He has the correct direct fire tool already there - the short 75mm P4. Although one is screened ATM, use the ones which are in LOS to fire into stacked piles of enemy infantry, targeting those with most neighbours in adjacent hexes. 75mm guns have HE splash into the adjacent hex (unlike 50mm and 37mm) and so that way you get to spread the joy amongst the enemy infantrymen.

Fire 2-3 rounds into one packed clump, and then feel free to target another clump with 2, and so on. Then use up any remaining coax and bow MG shots. Only then, decide if you have suppressed them enough to fire your riflemen, or if you want to leave them with all shots ready for reaction fires. Try firing one of the further away sections, in cover, and if the enemy response is too frisky then it's probably best to leave them for reaction fires.

Keep applying the medicine over 2-4 moves until they start to fall back and possibly rout. Remember, the idea is to get as many of the sections suppressed or worse that the enemy HQ's rallying fails due to being overwhelmed by numbers of sections needing attention at the same time, and not killing individual sections (yet). Go for the kill markers when they are mainly broken and are heading offski.

Naturally, he should be calling his indirect fire support boys up to send some "presents" as well... every little bit of HE helps!

Andy

Re: Polish Hordes
 

You're going to meet hordes in campaigns. It's October 1936, I think I've destroyed every light tank in Spain, and they're sending Panzer 1bs from Germany for me to smash.

troopie