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Drakken
08 Oct 07, 18:07
I am a beginner at TOAWIII, and I need some tips for my first scenario ever, the most up-to-date version of "The Korean War 50-53". Yes, I know that even seasoned players find this scenario very challenging, but nonetheless I tried it anyway.

I am playing as North Korea against a PO United Nations. I am now in March 1951 (turn 40), and I have a solid front in the middle of South Korea from Taijun all the way northeast to south of Samch'ok. I have just retaken Taijun after weeks of bitter fighting, however the last 20 turns have been fraught with hair-tearingly useless Infantry offensives throughout the line, which has rewarded me only with advancing one hex once in a while and Communists-only casualties most of the time, even on the usually poorer South Korean units on my right flank.

Now, on the river west of Taijun, which I foolishly thought to be impassable because it had a super river. My rear is also invaded by a few SpecOps units and paratroopers, hindering my supplies. Sending my rail engineers in the back, I was flabbergasted to see that many rails were broken and that most of my South Korean hinterland near Inchon and Seoul was under possession of the UN! :surprise:

Finally, Inchon has been taken and retaken twice if only to contain any beachhead, the last time after a very long siege with artillery pouncing ceaselessly on the stack with a coordinated two-divisions assaults.

The time has come at last, I think, to retreat and set a better defensive frontline to regroup and secure my supply lines. I thought that perhaps a fortified line just south of Seoul, following the river westward then holding the moutainous range until Kangnung would be a good defensive line.

However, my question is : how to do such a retreat without turning it into a general rout?

I haved included the bitmap files of my current situation so that hopefully you'd be able to zoom in and see the current front at closer range. I can't wait to have your inputs on this, if only to say how newb I am for doing this or that. ;)

Thanks in advance!

Drakken
08 Oct 07, 18:57
That's odd, when I pressed the End Turn button while I was retreating in mass to my new defensive lines on turn 45, the scenario abruptly ended with a Communist victory in Korea.

Well then, I guess I won. Especially that I can see all UN units, and almost all of them are in the orange/red zones. :p

EDIT: Now I know why I won when I saw the recent news. Seems the fact that North Korea was never invaded had a role in this:

"April 19th,1951
UN passes resolution seeking ceasefire
US President declares state of emergency
UN Command impose press censorship in Korea
US army begins study of desegregation
UN demands ceasefire"