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Originally Posted by Imp
Good luck plotting that lot you should just have to kill them as they run.
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What can I say? I'm a believer in the Russian Doctrine (not communism) that dictates that you bombard the ever-loving-tar out of them before starting the advance. I'm looking forward to the BBQ
What else am I going to do with 111 individual guns/tubes of artillary.
Although this tactic has been known to backfire. At one point during the advance to Berlin, the Germans held a group of trenches to the east of a swampy area which in turn was overlooked by a series of hills. The Russian planned one of the biggest bombardments up to that point, targeting the trenches. Afterwards they planned to shine anti-aircraft search lights into the trenches to blind the defenders. The Germans, not wanting to play their game deserted the trenches the night before the attack, leaving only a skeleton force, and retreated through the swamp to the hills where there were dug-in tanks and artillary. The next morning, the bombardment started before dawn. But when it came time to charge, the spotlights relected off of all the dust in the air, effectively blinding the Russians. The German defenders that survived the bombing by hiding out in strong points were able to do a fair amount of damage before retreating through the swamp. When the Russians followed, they fell under the guns of the dug-in tanks and artillary on the hills. Needless to say, it took a lot longer than planned to remove the Germans from the area.
Moral of the story - Make sure you know where the enemy is before you waste all of your ammo on nothing.
Or
- Make sure you have enough ammo to nuke every square inch of ground you enemy could possibly ever occupy during the course of the battle.
Or
- Don't mess up!
Take your pick.