Main Event V: Owl vs. Der Kuenstler

[Joonny]

This just in from DK

My initial plans...

Owl is a very dangerous player. I've found that if I do what I usually do against him he anticipates it and counters it. So therefore in this battle I'm doing the opposite of what I might do in order to throw him off. I would normally line up my AFVs with riders on the paved roads as they would get to town the quickest that way. After examining the map more, I see that Owl has LOS to each of the roads from scattered trees up on his hill to the northwest. I'm guessing that surely he will put some AT guns in those trees in an attempt to hit my vehicles before they even get moving. Therefore I have put HQs and mortars on my hill to the Southwest and will target the trees where I think his guns likely are. Meanwhile, my tanks and riders will enter town through the grass to the south, where he has no initial LOS. In addition, I see the map logically says we will both be fighting for the central flag. Since that is what I believe Owl expects me to do, I will not even contest the central flag but instead go for his two flags to the east of town. My armored platoon in town will refrain from rushing to the central flag and instead hold back and defend the western flag in the woods until help gets there. If all goes my way I hope to end up with 6 of the flags around the town's perimeter vs his three.

So it seems both players have expected the other to buy ATGs, but neither has really bought anything major to counter this which seems strange to me.