Tuomo
Keeper of the Funk
Every single time I set up a defense using Mines or Wire, I am haunted by the Age-Old Advice that echoes down the Hallowed Halls of Gaming Lore: "Cover Your Fortifications".
This stands in the same company with "Take The High Ground" and other such Nuggets of Wisdom as Things You Just Don't Question.
OK, but here's the thing. I rarely cover my fortifications. Once they're in position, I almost always find something else for my defenders to do. There's another gap in the line somewhere, and I just don't have the units to spare, trying to add insult to injury by firing on attackers who are dealing with my Mines and Wire. If the enemy has blundered into my Fortifications, I've essentially already attacked him, and like any attack, I don't expect that to be the end of it. The first shot has been fired, and we'll see if our second level of defense is necessary.
So to that end, I see Mines and Wire as merely delaying elements that will hopefully buy me time. But in terms of allocating a Real Firing Unit to overwatch them? Who has the luxury?
Am I missing something?
This stands in the same company with "Take The High Ground" and other such Nuggets of Wisdom as Things You Just Don't Question.
OK, but here's the thing. I rarely cover my fortifications. Once they're in position, I almost always find something else for my defenders to do. There's another gap in the line somewhere, and I just don't have the units to spare, trying to add insult to injury by firing on attackers who are dealing with my Mines and Wire. If the enemy has blundered into my Fortifications, I've essentially already attacked him, and like any attack, I don't expect that to be the end of it. The first shot has been fired, and we'll see if our second level of defense is necessary.
So to that end, I see Mines and Wire as merely delaying elements that will hopefully buy me time. But in terms of allocating a Real Firing Unit to overwatch them? Who has the luxury?
Am I missing something?