a few new player questions

[Bacillus98]

Thank you for the informative replies. I must admit, it seems odd that flank attacks on infantry do not cause extra casualties. In other tactical games, it was a viable strategy to pin the enemy with a main force and move another squad/platoon to their flank for either withering fire or an envelopment type of strategy (ex: conflict of heroes tactical board game). I will have to play more to pick up the minutiae of the system.