(09-25-2015, 03:04 PM)ComradeP Wrote: You seem to be worried about infantry losses, and have been for a while, but is a loss of 95 men in a single turn really that bad? From what I can tell, it's between 1/5 and 1/6 of the strength of the unit, and if that's all he did in that sector, swapping units at some point should counter the tactic.

A single unit/stack being hit like that each turn shouldn't be nearly enough to force you to withdraw, considering what you have in the area.

It is common that players are concerned about losses that seem high, but at one point you have to think "I lost 95 men, so what?" as it doesn't endanger the integrity of your defences by the looks of it. When defending, some units have to take it on the chin for the greater good. He has no chance of winning a war of attrition on the long term provided you keep hitting back.

(09-26-2015, 10:05 PM)ComradeP Wrote: Well, by the looks of your numerous armour units, you have far more units capable of decent soft attacks than he has. The Mixed M4 units have an SA of 19, over twice as much as your infantry. They're not too numerous either, but they're there.

I'd say your main challenge now is to switch from a defensive setup to an offensive one, preferably in an area with plenty of clear terrain. The habit of maintaining a line is good, but there comes a point where it might not be needed. If he wants to advance 10 hexes into some woods in the middle of nowhere after you pull back some units to concentrate them elsewhere, it might be unclear how that would endanger your position.

It seems doubtful that he can stop a strong concentrated attack in the far south, for example.

Near Bastogne, he might stop you for the moment, that is where many of his quality units are, but the south seems more vulnerable. He has a mixture of good and mediocre to poor units in each area, a good strategy by itself, but the Germans are always vulnerable to being hit hard in a single sector due to not having numerous divisions.