WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, that we have to deal with attack drones now, and it is what it is, to
possibly have mine laying drones which
theoretically you can have untold number of I would believe would change the game's dynamic and the game times being extended.
Baseball a couple of years ago switched to the 30 Second "
pitch clock" that has pretty much across the board shorted the game by at least
40 minutes to an hour+ and
drove up viewership and improved attendance at the stadiums after slumping in
both categories for a few years this was a
major plus for the game.
I again would
RESPECTFULLY suggest such a move would be like Baseball saying "
screw" the fans and who needs television viewership (Which for
MLB would equate to a
significant loss in profits due to loss in advertising revenue that especially the "poorer" teams rely on from the revenue sharing practices of the MLB.) if they
"turned the clock back" so to speak.
It's the best analogy I could come up with "
on the fly" in
relationship of its significance to that game.
My typical turn count based on our current map size etc. etc. is
25 to 35 turns per game on average over the same number of battles in my typical Campaign.
My buy under such circumstances would be to buy these wonderful drones, mine laying artillery a handful of tanks with some infantry and some SPAA.
My tactics would be to mine the
Hell out of the approaches and my flags. My mobile units would be in "
safe zones" to respond to any breach or if opportunity allows capture what flags I can
AFTER the
AI HAS BLOODIED ITSELF or SIMPLY RUN OUT OF TIME.
WE MUST NOT FORGET (2) things about the
AI on the
ATTACK or
MEETING ENGAGEMENT it has one role
CAPTURE AND CAPTURE MORE.
I have seen such as a single ATGW team "
pop up" and start to capture flags when the
AI hardly had a unit left on the map.
When the
AI is
DEFENDING I've
NEVER ONE TIME seen where I've haven't had to clear some
fairly or more dense minefields.
It's very
SLOW and can be
VERY COSTLY and this in
OVER 20 YEARS OF PLAYING against the AI.
Been playing this game from its
ORIGIN TO ITS PRESENT PRESENTAION and it has always been about
TACTICAL MANUVER.
What I feel at this moment is that
mine laying drones would put us at a "
CROSSROADS" better defined as
VERY LOOSLY WWI or
more to the point the Ukraine potentially.
I didn't invest all my time and some money to spend
half a battle or more to clearing minefields.
Again, that is exactly what's happening in the
Ukraine to a large extent.
You're not hearing so much about battles as you are about Drones
I.E. this weekend's Drone attack on Kiev.
There is
always a Cost and with that there's
always a "
Cause and Affect" or "
Unintended Consequences" that come into
play 
.
And if nothing I posted has any effect on your point of view, take a few moments and look at that Russian map again Mark posted (
164) above.
I did and that's why this was posted. My game/RL reaction was OMG what a nightmare that would be.
Was to post this a
3 hours ago however, I never miss CINCLANTHOMEs Pot Roast and a little after dinner chat on my off days!!
Regards,
Pat
