i restarted because somehow i didnt like to continue withthis core. so i started again with a small core and iam now in greece with 2 platoons 1 mortar and one at-gun. So i will learn to use infantry tactics. One thing i have to remember is to concentrate my forces to achieve firepower superiority as i forgot this often.
the last battle was a meetong engagement where ic was able to lure the brits into a cauldron and destroyed them. Feels nice when a plan works instead of endless machinegunnig enemy inf with my tanks.
i have learnend that airplanes in small scale scenarios suck beacuse they give the ai a whole extra infatry company to purchase and the planes cant compensate this.
i am thinking again of playing 200x200maps very time because it fells moore realistic and there is alot more room for maneuver. problem is the game gets boring on such a huge map very fast because there is m,uch running around and only little fighting.
my infanttry skils have increased. now i use one or two platoons for surpressive fire and the third closes with the enmy works good in open terrain and minimzes losses even if there still are some risks andf i dont like taking causalities especially to my core.
now iam delaying a uk counteraatack in greece and so far everthign works ok. a uk inf company is attacking along a dirt road and gets hammered by mortars into retreat. there are huge areas of woodland that are defended by gebrirgsjaegers and a bulgarian platoon(with stretcher bearers attached an inf that carries 4)an i have been able to take some carriers cruisers and AC here. a village is defended by my crack platoon that has been under my command since poland. We willsee what happens whe enemy inf closses in i plan a series of ambushes with retreats in the forests and maybe a defense in the village if i wont get pounded by aty to much.
there is also a hill that is ruled by a 5cm gun
and 2 mgs an unbeatable combo as long as they are not spotted for aty fire.