Normandy Patch Update

[Gregor]

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David:

Here is something I think is unrealistic. One recommendation was to leave an escape hole for defenders to run away otherwise they will fight to the death. Would an attacker in RL not just surround the bunker completely? When surrounded and massively outnumbered would the defenders not surrender?

Thanks,
Gerry

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Its actually two approaches that I think is valid when trying to take out bunkers and they both have RL realistic similar tactics as I see it.

The first are a tight surrounding. When all defenders are disrupted you assault in small teams. Then half of the defenders surrender each turn. In addition some are killed in the assault. This usually takes several assaults 3-5 usually. So its a valid tactic if you have a lot of troops nearby. I think of this as a representation of small assault teams clearing out all the defensive positions one by one.

The second approach suggested by David and others are assaulting while bunkers are not surrounded so they retreat out in the open. I think of this as a realistic representation of the defending troops retreat to try to get back to their own lines in the direction they believe gives them the best chance to survive. This is the best approach when you not have enough troops to assault many times locally or if you have much ranged support that will kill off the retreating enemies out in the open.