CMBS pbem combat shots

[PoorOldSpike]

Hey PoorOldSpike,
Here's my AAR: https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards...?tid=67636
Thanks for the game! :)

Thanks mate, we'll have to arrange a return match..:)
Congratulations on your Tactical Victory, but my pathetic excuse is that your choice of "Iron" Difficulty level completely threw me, I'd never played that level before and it took some getting used to, having to spot my own units as well as having to spot the enemy units!



Newcomer note, the levels are, in order of difficulty-
Iron
Elite
Warrior
Veteran
Basic Training

However I learnt a couple of useful things from the game, firstly NOT to unbutton my tanks on the false assumption that the commander will spot better, as it's best to leave him buttoned down in his tank so he can use his IR spotting devices.

Secondly I devised this tactic of charging at enemy ATGM vehicles to get inside their minimum range. For example Animalshadows Bradley's TOW's (yellow circle) have a minimum range of 200m, so I order my T-90 to charge at max speed along the red arrow..



..and it works like a dream, the Bradley can't fire its TOW because I'm too close, so it slams into reverse and hoses the T-90 down with 30mm cannon fire, smashing my optics and making my main gun unfireable, so obviously cannons can hurt tanks.
(note in the Damage panel how the gun data has turned red indicating it's knackered)


Next turn I reversed the T-90 back to safety, suffering more optics damage as the Bradley continued cannoning me..