"An army equipped with vintage M-48 tanks ......"

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by wulfir

Interesting, in my game most hard targers were taken out by the M-48s or artillery. Bradley TOW knocked out one bunker and a T-55, IIRC.

Progress in the wadi was slow, and a bit risky because of the mines. I never made it to the Iraqi mortar positions, though I targeted them with 155mm HE....

For the most part my M-48's had like a 15% hit probability displayed when I selected a potential target (due to range, movement, and mostly the Iraqi's being dug-in lick ticks). That BRDM-2 was taken out by just such a low probability shot because it HAD to be at least suppressed, I got lucky. Mostly the M-48's fired (semi-intentional) suppressive fire since they couldn't actually hit anything.

Most of the stuff I got immobilized was when they entered rough terrain as their final stopping place for a given turn, wanted the rough terrain defensive modifier. I long ago learned there (seems) be be at least a 25% probability of being immobilized in rough/swamp terrain, jumping to (apparently) 50% if you add a slope, so I avoid such terrain like the plague it is whenever possible.

I pounded on the trenches with the 155's, as the first 3 turns of Iraqi mortar fire was way off target. Tho in the end ignoring them bit me when they killed my HQ.

And I agree that vs a human opponent that scenario would probably be un-winnable, mostly because they'd be likely to adjust the firing range of their units to wait for a better shot rather then waste ammo firing on sight.

Try "73 Easting" with M-48's and you probably won't get far.