Posted January 17, 2009
high rated
Here are some general tips for this game and for its sequel, Faces of War.
1) Draw the enemy out with fire and grenades. Lay ambushes for them with anything you've got.
2) Flank where possible. The levels are large for a reason.
3) Keep enemy vehicles intact where possible. Often the easiest way to crack a fortress is to have a tank or MG carrier raining ordnance on it, and keeping vehicles and AT guns intact (instead of blowing them up entirely) is a good way to keep ammo and gas reserves up.
4) Repair enemy vehicles and equipment where possible. Since you didn't totally destroy that Stug, you can now repair it and bundle some infantry in. Even if there's only one guy inside, it is added firepower. Same goes for heavy machineguns, and especially for artillery or AT guns.
5) Equip your men with MGs as soon as possible. Always try to have one person carry a sniper rifle or an AT weapon.
6) Support your team. Tanks are easily overwhelmed by infantry, and infantry require overwatch from heavy guns.
7) Use of direct control is essential when firing for anything other than suppression.
And for particular scenarios that might be challenging, I give solutions from most desirable to least desirable, but you should always remember that the best solution for everything is a heavy gun (tank, artillery, AT gun) with support.
Enemy behind barricades:
1) Destroy barricade with AT grenade.
2) Flush out with normal grenades, with shooters at the ready.
3) Destroy barricade with bazooka, panzerschrek. These can be inaccurate.
Defending narrow area:
1) Mine the ground. Lay guns on target to reduce firing delay.
2) Hide infantry in grass or behind bushes (they must be prone!) to throw AT grenades at juicy targets.
3) Arrange your armor in a line, keeping the front of the vehicles facing the enemy. Disable weak enemy vehicles or destroy some of your useless (heavy) ones to create impassable roadblocks.
Fortified building
1) Bazooka, panzerschrek or high explosive round inside a window. It will destroy the room when it hits an interior wall, and may collapse part of the building.
2) Drive a halftrack or heavier vehicle through the side of the building while firing into the breach you created. Works well when you've got to work through a built-up area and have only a machinegun carrier.
3) Approach from the side with a lone infantryman (use direct control) and throw AT grenade into windows enemy is firing through.
4) Set the building on fire.
And some interesting tricks:
- High-powered bullets or shells can ricochet when fired at a solid object, like a wall and especially armour, at a certain angle.
- A tank is best disabled by firing at the turret (which may disable the turret's traverse, sadly), or the tracks.
- Armour is weakest at the rear and slightly less so at the side, so position guns accordingly for ambushes.
- Armour-piercing rounds go through objects depending on the size and power of the round. You could use this to, say, destroy two enemy tanks with one AP round, or to fire at a group of soldiers on the other side of a building.
1) Draw the enemy out with fire and grenades. Lay ambushes for them with anything you've got.
2) Flank where possible. The levels are large for a reason.
3) Keep enemy vehicles intact where possible. Often the easiest way to crack a fortress is to have a tank or MG carrier raining ordnance on it, and keeping vehicles and AT guns intact (instead of blowing them up entirely) is a good way to keep ammo and gas reserves up.
4) Repair enemy vehicles and equipment where possible. Since you didn't totally destroy that Stug, you can now repair it and bundle some infantry in. Even if there's only one guy inside, it is added firepower. Same goes for heavy machineguns, and especially for artillery or AT guns.
5) Equip your men with MGs as soon as possible. Always try to have one person carry a sniper rifle or an AT weapon.
6) Support your team. Tanks are easily overwhelmed by infantry, and infantry require overwatch from heavy guns.
7) Use of direct control is essential when firing for anything other than suppression.
And for particular scenarios that might be challenging, I give solutions from most desirable to least desirable, but you should always remember that the best solution for everything is a heavy gun (tank, artillery, AT gun) with support.
Enemy behind barricades:
1) Destroy barricade with AT grenade.
2) Flush out with normal grenades, with shooters at the ready.
3) Destroy barricade with bazooka, panzerschrek. These can be inaccurate.
Defending narrow area:
1) Mine the ground. Lay guns on target to reduce firing delay.
2) Hide infantry in grass or behind bushes (they must be prone!) to throw AT grenades at juicy targets.
3) Arrange your armor in a line, keeping the front of the vehicles facing the enemy. Disable weak enemy vehicles or destroy some of your useless (heavy) ones to create impassable roadblocks.
Fortified building
1) Bazooka, panzerschrek or high explosive round inside a window. It will destroy the room when it hits an interior wall, and may collapse part of the building.
2) Drive a halftrack or heavier vehicle through the side of the building while firing into the breach you created. Works well when you've got to work through a built-up area and have only a machinegun carrier.
3) Approach from the side with a lone infantryman (use direct control) and throw AT grenade into windows enemy is firing through.
4) Set the building on fire.
And some interesting tricks:
- High-powered bullets or shells can ricochet when fired at a solid object, like a wall and especially armour, at a certain angle.
- A tank is best disabled by firing at the turret (which may disable the turret's traverse, sadly), or the tracks.
- Armour is weakest at the rear and slightly less so at the side, so position guns accordingly for ambushes.
- Armour-piercing rounds go through objects depending on the size and power of the round. You could use this to, say, destroy two enemy tanks with one AP round, or to fire at a group of soldiers on the other side of a building.
Post edited January 17, 2009 by Desi