one puzzling challenge to Batty- P is how to employ the OP tank before it gets blown away by a 75L gun tube from a StuG III on the heights.Glad to see you picked Batty-P as I have been salivating over playing that for some time now-just looks cool-have to get one of my buddies to buy off on it, this may help!
Scott, you definitely like bridge-crossing scenarios
Ummmm....
1-10) Red Barricades CG III
I do not remember any FT in that (at least in the version I played -AP 72-). I remember an hard initial situation for Italian tankettes that must setup directly under enemy MG fire in three predesignated hexes. Something not anymore acceptable according the modern scenario design standards.
No FT, AFV or otherwise, in Italian Brothers.
Amen. Exactly what happened to me and my OP tank. Don't know where to put that guy so he can see the village and bring the thunder, without him getting sniped form overwatch.one puzzling challenge to Batty- P is how to employ the OP tank before it gets blown away by a 75L gun tube from a StuG III on the heights.
standard policy seems to indicate using the ATGs to cover one side of the hill, use the 51 mtr to smoke the LOS to that side from the other side of the hill, and then sneak the OP tank in using bypass around the trees on that side with the blocked or smoke LOSs from the other side of the hill to get the OP tank into a position to call in some thunder. ( building and tree blind hexes). Still, its a challenge. Esp as the AC is even a threat, and it can be passed off for a mid game flanking move to stymie such a maneuver.
I have used the OP tank as an ordinary tank for its MG, the best use possible I figured, since it was too hard and luck-dependent hope to catch even a single useful fire mission, given the circumstances.
It's a Stuart III(a) given OP Tank status with no functional MA per SSR. so it has for weapons, only BMG 2, CMG 4 AAMG 2. As its OP status is only via SSR, it cannot be treated as the Sherman OP tank Cptr H notes indicate.
The only problem with using this thing at all in any non "vehicular skulking" (for lack of a better descriptive term) - manner, is that it does not take much for any one of the 4-5 overwatch Tank / StuG III Guns to flatten the thing with little effort, upon its expenditure of >=4 MPs in LOS, or in any DFPh /PFPh combination, at best ( it often dies in its first MPh if used conventionally).
it's scenario AP 74 from Fort's AP pack - well done, perhaps needs a bit of balance tweaking, remains to be seen.
If I had to choose my favorite 'child', this one would likely be the pick. A few nice toys for both sides, and both must play a maneuver game well. Also seems very balanced. -- And in a small package, so as to not overwhelm players with TOO MANY choices.
No foolin. I had no idea. Well, I knew it wasn’t Urban Guerillas.
