[Lt. Ketch]

Thank you all of your advise. I'm looking forward to applying your tips and strategies in my next battle (the current one is, at the moment, too engaged in other ways). If anybody else wants to chime in, I would love to have your two bits.

Imp, You raise a very valid point. I always try to have a flexible defense for my rear units, but I do need to work better on my screening my flanks from those annoying scouts and AT teams that try to slip by. I like the corridor of smoke idea. Thanks.

RERomine, I am hesitant of mounted units, but more because I need to work on my tactics with them than any ineffeciency on their part. I don't expect loses when I send in unsupported tanks - it's a given. I don't like losing any units, but I can definatly see the advantage of a support HT being sacrificed for the "greater good." Thanks.

Cross, I remember reading that AAR and enjoying it. I try to implement several of the suggestions you gave (I'm usally pretty good about using the terrain to my advantage), but I hadn't really thought of disengaging (and thus cause more confusion) in favor of flanking the flank. Thanks.


Allow me to elaborate more on the most common of my problems in the event that it raises any more discussion. The situation - midway through the battle after my forces have clashed and meshed witht the enemy, the majority of the enemy is pinned or running. I send my tanks after those retreating while my infantry slogs through the sea of dead or dying humanity picking off the half squads, scouts, snipers, and AT teams that are lost in the fog of war. My tanks, in pursuit of the retreating elements blunder into a nest of ATGs/AAA/AT teams that are hiding in the rear area. Or I send my tanks after a plume of smoke less not far from their position and blunder into a nest etc.

I know that patience is the key, but at the same time I don't want the fleeing units to get into a calm stretch of map and rally back. I'd just as soon wipe them off the face of the earth while their running than have to do it when they're charging me, firing. Any additional thoughts, or do I just need to learn the dreaded patience?