THE TRIDENT TROPHY COMPETITION

[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE (mixed sector) - Stndrtnfhr's German infantry hold their ground in face of sustained tank area-fire..

Noob note -This is an important standard CM tactic, namely if you suspect there are enemy infantry or guns etc in clumps of trees or buildings etc, saturate them with area-fire, and eventually the survivors will break and run, or start wriggling around and show up on the map like one German squad is doing
(Don't worry too nuch about enemy tanks suddenly showing up, as your area-firers will usually auto-switch to direct fire and engage them)
And note I've only issued area-fire orders to 4 of the 5 Shermans, I've left one without orders so he'll be able to pick up his own targets like running or wriggling infantry, or trucks etc if any show up..




Note the craters from previous turns. Also area-fire tends to scatter which can be a good thing because it produces a 'shotgun effect' that blankets a wider area..