@ Badger: Did as you suggested with scenario #72 and got a marginal win. Not exactly astonishing since on the fourth go I knew pretty much what the enemy were gonna do.
Btw if you want some assault challenges you might try #065-Iwo Jima: Take Suribachi and #189-DAK: Fall of Tobruk. The first one has plenty of turns (34) but your armor is repeatedly getting stuck in volcanic ash or captured trenches, while your Marines can hardly move more than one hex per turn in the cratered moonscape. Plus they're constantly getting suppressed by artillery (sometimes your own
) so it feels like you're in a swamp. Result was a draw.
The second one (Tobruk) is fairly wide-open, except for some soft sand, and the terrain is mostly flat. Plus there's tons of air and artillery support. But you've only got 12 turns to secure 16-17 widespread objectives. It takes awhile for infantry to discover mines and watch out for AT guns (even so I lost 8 tanks
). Just when I broke into the British position the battle ended in a draw. Next time I'll have some infantry ride tanks, trying for an "end-around."