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North Stragglers Spread out but stay in the foxholes. Hide if the barrage is hitting them. Target units on the top of the hill with the Soviet troops. If we can, try and target HQ units first. Malick23 fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Jun 3, 2019 |
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2nd Platoon We need to be putting up a wall of fire while also staying alive long enough to hold back this assault. If the shells start falling directly on our position, HIDE the HQ teams and LMGs. Otherwise, target specific mans in the two patches of woods north of the river, prioritizing HQ units, LMG/HMG teams, and lastly anyone with SMGs. Anyone who can't hit a prioritized unit should target the area where they last saw a dude and blast away. This feels like a weapons free situation so any grenading, satcheling of nearby groups, or general explodery that would disrupt or kill the enemy please employ liberally. No sense saving ammo at this stage. Panzershreks I'm not sure how best to make this work, but it seems like area fire isn't working, for whatever reason. Let's make sure we produce some explosions this round! To that end, I'd like to try to shreck individual dudes and see if that's more effective. TARGET the first guy you can (avoiding friendly fire!), prioritizing HQ teams if multiple targets appear. Switch targets after you get a shot off, let's spread the love around a little if we can. The "target briefly" command might work better here but i'm unclear. Use your best judgement. If these jerks still haven't fired by the last round, try a BLAST command in their general area?
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Jun 3, 2019 21:52
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Executive Summary: We have held them off on all fronts, but morale is starting to collapse as the fight gets thick, ammo is running out in the north by the creek, and there's a loving nightmare barrage on the closest trench. This should be pretty dramatic for observers. It's going to be a close thing to see if they can rush enough people into town in the last 14 minutes to make it to the church. Before the videos, do we want to try to run more than 3 minutes in the final few runs? At this point, I don't think there is a ton of... uh, grand maneuver remaining to be done. Anyway, it's a thought. I wouldn't need many changes to the infantry orders; a lot of our outcome is going to come down to when the AI decides to fall back or break, which we will more and more. The tiger is our one piece that has some real decisions to make, the king of the jungle... the queen of battle... eh, it does what it wants. Turn 44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TfRiaRjZ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKeGPz0ub3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwRMptVdxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmpljML85H0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRNpYcSfOIU Turn 45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgYugmsXBRo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4ofEjtl2KE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49phW9FBivI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua3kBFFNx7A fixed this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsxJXLxH9g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCQI1OcGdMM Turn 46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=423zgZOtg-E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UXC_5UA5v4 ^^Basically all those units in the trench are down to their last 100 rounds, give or take for the a couple teams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96CTCswtz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsD26ofSZoo Our battalion commander is shooting his luger at people. lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq6pYKQZv7Y Overview  Tiger Ammo Status  These commies have been through a lot today. 
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Jun 4, 2019 02:51
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glynnenstein posted:Before the videos, do we want to try to run more than 3 minutes in the final few runs? At this point, I don't think there is a ton of... uh, grand maneuver remaining to be done. Anyway, it's a thought. I wouldn't need many changes to the infantry orders; a lot of our outcome is going to come down to when the AI decides to fall back or break, which we will more and more. The tiger is our one piece that has some real decisions to make, the king of the jungle... the queen of battle... eh, it does what it wants. We can do this if both teams agree. There are 14 minutes left so we can wrap this up in four rounds of 4 minutes or three rounds of 5 minutes. If Bacarruda requests such a change then I'll pose it to the Soviets.
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Jun 4, 2019 03:18
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Wow that went way better than I thought it would. I am legit shocked they didn't manage to over-run the north East, their own morale must be in the pits as you can see them just turn around and run behind the slope whenever they take fire. I think right now the biggest concern is the sneak around the south, it seems like at least two intact squads have made it to the south forest and there's not much between them and the objective.
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Jun 4, 2019 08:49
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Orders are due: Thursday, June 6 at 7PM EDT Thursday, June 6 at 11PM GMT Friday, June 7 at 7AM AWST
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Jun 5, 2019 16:20
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Tiger orders Keep shooting mans. I don't have any better ideas than to leave the Tiger where it is right now holding off the north east. Maybe that allows us to divert a few infantry to watch the south. EDIT: If the north east attack fails or significantly slows down or the south seems to be making a heavy push relocate to the south here and engage enemy infantry, Glynn I'll leave the determination of when to relocate the Tiger up to you. Target priority for enemy HQ units followed by MG teams. 
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Jun 5, 2019 17:08
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Popete posted:Tiger orders Imo it should spend a few more minutes with a mix of Target/Target light orders so it supresses with it's MG's as well then if the NE assault is blunted fall back to by the church. It's really our last line of defense if any of the many many prongs of the soviet assault manage to make it there, the Mortar teams I have around it aren't all that good at actually fighting and nobody else can make it.
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Jun 5, 2019 17:30
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By mutual agreement of the team commanders, we will lengthen the rounds to speed the end of the match. The next round (about 24 hours from now) will be four minutes. Rounds afterwards will be 5 minutes. Let me know if you need an extension to prepare for the longer round tomorrow.
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Jun 5, 2019 23:50
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Popete posted:Tiger orders Most important for the tiger, but really everyone: can you give me some broad "intent-based" guidelines for the longer turns? Questions I might wish I had answers for regarding the tank in particular are things like "What would you do if the enemy attack in the NE all retreat or die?" "Will the tiger divert south toward the church if enemy seizure of the objective appears imminent?" "How would you respond if they smoke screen the tiger in that position?" It would be super frustrating if the tiger sat for 3 or 4 minutes doing nothing because one group of enemy infantry stopped being a threat while another won them the game! haha Great orders are something like, "Move deliberately over to that notch in the ridge-line to a hull-down position to kill the T-34, then hurry over to the commanding hill in the west to shoot at infantry with priorities being AT units, then HQs. My intent is to snipe at the T-34 from a relatively safe position, then mount a spot with a good view to kill all their important infantry units, then chew up their line units. OPEN UP at all times unless deemed too dangerous." If something else kills the T-34 first, I'll just skip that part of the orders because the intent has been achieved. If I find that the notch isn't, in fact, a relatively safe hull-down position I can pick somewhere close by that is, because i know that's what you want. If the commanding hill gets smoked by enemy artillery, I can move you a bit to a spot with a view because I know that's what you want to be doing. That sort of thing can really maximize our effectiveness and avoid wasted turns. Both our tiger and our infantry might have situations where an enemy attack peters out, but another one becomes dangerous, so it could be valuable to think about a list of priorities of action, what express broadly what units want to achieve.
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Jun 6, 2019 01:00
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Heavy Weaps and South Stragglers Basically those not actively engaged (right now, perhaps only the north-west HMG) try fall back to form a final defensive perimeter around the church. The rest are to engage the enemy at your discretion. The HMG team in the NE should fall back if you think they can make it (and they aren't too tired) without getting shot to bits but otherwise get them back into the fight.
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Jun 6, 2019 10:58
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More turns! I skipped some videos where their battered, fatigued guys might have traded fire with our battered, fatigued guys but nothing much happened. tldr: The tiger commander was pretty lucky to be OPEN almost the whole time and not get splatted, it unleashed the fury on an HQ and MG sitting next to each other on the hill, but didn't get much else done. The pushed hard on the town edge from the NE woods and might have gotten one tank crewman just outside a building, but we repulsed them pretty effectively, for now. They continue to press units all over the map to try to rush the church. Turn 47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX9deK6VPSw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP8iOjul3HM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qszgi0WLz9o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq0c91Pz_Q4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P50n7my6h4 Turn 48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT2lXvcpn_8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Myu4alDDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-bUDku7yg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sq8S1JF9jk Turn 49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPLYMqlsKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl8HLPxHLY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcB5e2Lq-6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAjVigzN7eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkzSe_enpRs Turn 50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LEhNyqgeiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3CIuhoqpQk I forgot to get an overview for orders, but I'll add that later.
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Jun 7, 2019 03:10
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lol that artillery barrage is insane, Tiger commander just sitting thru that like a boss.
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Jun 7, 2019 04:00
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Popete, get the Tiger into a central position where it can engage the Russians coming into town. The tan field of the crossroads by the church would both be good positions. For safety, buttoning up would be wise. Infantry, for those of you running low on ammo hold your fire and save your ammo for the final assault. If you have ammo, you're free to keep burning it up with the TARGET command, just make sure you're hitting the latest Russian positions.
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Jun 9, 2019 14:53
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Not much from me for orders. Going to put it in your hands Glyn to fight it out. Hold the church and repulse the Southern and North eastern thrusts.
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Jun 10, 2019 13:13
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Fray has to make it official, but Abongination and I have an opening to run the turns Tuesday night EDT/ Wednesday morning kangaroo'o'clock, so about 34.5 hours from this post.
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Jun 10, 2019 13:27
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Tiger orders Move the tiger along the yellow line to near the church. Set a target light arc facing east along the green lines. Prioritise shooting HQ and MG units if they are available. Contingency: Glynn, you have permission to move the tiger too engage any serious push into the church from anywhere. 
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Jun 11, 2019 05:08
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I think the tiger has only 1-2 HE shells left but it will engage with AP shells once they run out. AP shells actually do a pretty decent job against infantry in buildings because they can penetrate the well and burst inside the building cavity so you may as well let the tiger try with them. I don't think it's even possible to set a target light arc anyway - just Target and Target armor.
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Jun 11, 2019 08:56
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Orders are due: Tuesday, June 11 at 7PM EDT Tuesday, June 11 at 11PM GMT Wednesday, June 12 at 7AM AWST Sorry for the late notice, been working long hours the past week and let this slip my mind. Let me know if you need more time.
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Summary: We held them off, inflicted brutal casualties as they made an incoherent and most unsupported rush, but our forces are in loving tatters. They have a strong press in the southeast, but the tiger should smash that and the rest of the defenders around the houses in town should be able to repel their other scattered attacks. I am optimistic we will win, but this is going to be a narrow and bloody victory if so. Just 5 minutes remain! Turn 51 https://youtu.be/vSO4GyXbmYc https://youtu.be/30fCCijm1YE https://youtu.be/ibyQ-N8QHKU https://youtu.be/jk1tNeqZerQ Turn 52 https://youtu.be/oV4ZxStxJFI https://youtu.be/mJ-15LNgf7w Turn 53 https://youtu.be/WUVGfop77Ak https://youtu.be/Sv02rVFNuDA https://youtu.be/0C2YIjEl8Us https://youtu.be/_nM0KnM6ngA Turn 54 https://youtu.be/3GGiF7_n_p8 https://youtu.be/ic07nlDKzk0 https://youtu.be/kxy_mnOb-NE https://youtu.be/ZkSVFR1uc3g https://youtu.be/Z6xseINpxhQ Turn 55 https://youtu.be/pQKOu3DbnvE https://youtu.be/WeIUfh-0R8c Overviews  
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Jun 12, 2019 02:50
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Looks to me like that's basically it, they've completely failed their three sides of the town attack. The only bit they are winning is the north and we can send the Tiger to save the day there.
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Jun 12, 2019 10:30
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Tiger orders Just leave the Tiger where it is for now. If any side is getting pushed in particularly hard Glynn feel free to relocate to better support it.
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Saros posted:Looks to me like that's basically it, they've completely failed their three sides of the town attack. The only bit they are winning is the north and we can send the Tiger to save the day there. Even with them breaking our northern force, I think their soldiers there are in almost as bad shape. I think the only real danger is that they get a healthy, largely complete squad in close and can gain local fire superiority and push in. But I think we have enough tiny units with smgs spread around to hold even that off for just 5 minutes. And really, unless the tiger becomes immobile, it's a trump card.
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Jun 12, 2019 15:49
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The match is over! The Soviets have decided to call it, so congratulations on your win. All threads are now open.
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Jun 12, 2019 19:53
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Good game team! I apologize to the Soviets for my videos which are just gameplay and no voiceover or embelishment. I was extremely too lazy/short of time to do the learning to accomplish that. EDIT: Some end of battle stats!  I also went unit-to-unit to get kill totals (in green on at the bottom left of the map). Highlighting Hero Ammo Bearer:  But everything is in this album. I tried to get everything with a kill, so if your unit was left out it I couldn't find the corpse or it didn't get any. glynnenstein fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Jun 12, 2019 |
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Great job everyone! Really interested to read their thread. Thanks for all the video effort Glynn.
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