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A corollary to the teamwork rule is to avoid moving your platoons as a single entity. When you do this, you make all three (or four) tanks work under the same limited visibility, and you make them all vulnerable at once. You also identify yourself as a newbie to all who behold you. What you want to do is concentrate the firepower of your tanks (by moving the entire platoon in a common direction, and coordinating their arcs of responsibility to protect each other) without concentrating the vehicles themselves. A single sniper can wipe out a tightly-grouped platoon without being spotted, but if half your tanks overwatch while the other half move, there's a fair chance the sniper will be hit before he can fire. Failing that, there's a fair chance his victim will be avenged. :) More tactics: Damage Control by LoneStar49 Smoke - A User's Guide by ShotMagnet A Thousand Bee-Stings - ATGMs and what you can do about them by ShotMagnet Tactical Tips by 3Star Situational Awareness notes by Koen 1. Installation 2. Finding online games 3. Tactics 4. Sharpening your skills 5. Goodies 6. Etiquette 7. Credits
Part 4. Sharpening your skills 1. Installation 2. Finding online games 3. Tactics 4. Sharpening your skills 5. Goodies 6. Etiquette 7. Credits When you first get started, it's a pretty big jump from running your tank to handling a platoon...and in some games each player has a company or more to manage. Like Robert Heinlein said, seconds are jewels beyond price in combat...you want to practice until you can get units doing what you want with speed and efficiency. Before we get going, a note about difficulty. When you're starting out, I'd encourage you to set the difficulty at Low. On this setting the AI is no pushover, and will still punish your mistakes - it's just a little slower on the draw and about as accurate as you will be. Get comfortable on this setting and then work up to High difficulty. Same with the realism - setting it to Low provides a couple of "training wheels" to help you get used to the trickier functions, and you shouldn't have any trouble adjusting when you take the realism to High. First, of course, play all the tutorials. Then play 'em again, until you're barely glancing at the keyboard. To put this in perspective, imagine that your M1 takes a hit and the screen goes black. In the top right you see TIS Stabilization flashing. A badass player will hit the number pad + and the . keys without thinking about it, and have a return shot on the way in three or four seconds. Will you? I recommend the M1 scenario Instant Action - Ambush for this purpose. It has lots of confidence-building closerange gunnery, you get an assortment of targets so you'll learn to index your ammo, and it's not uncommon to take close-range hits - often hits that will knock out systems and force you to go to backups before continuing the fight. When you've got that under control, give Tanks a try to learn some basics of tactical movement. The T-72s in this scenario will punish you harshly if you sit on high ground, so you'll learn to "drive as the water flows" and scoot from one battle position to the next. I'm not saying you should be able to finish Tanks consistently before moving on...but when you think you're ready, Cavalry to the Rescue and German Frost are the next level. Each of these has 2-3 units for you to control and a fairly slow pace, so you can get used to jumping around and trusting the AI a little. At the next level, between platoon and company, it's a bit tough finding good practice. Rock, Paper, Scissors is a good one with a couple platoons, and I understand that Battle of the Wiese Valley is pretty much the same fight, maybe with different routes for the enemy. Try the Tactics 101 scenario on Mobile Defense to see how to program routes and checkpoints. If you want a final exam, Are They Attacking Here is a fun scenario that teaches you some recce skills, and A Village Called Netreba is a toughie that will demand some planning and fast movement. For another take on SB basic training: Multiplayer Preparation by LoneStar49 1. Installation 2. Finding online games 3. Tactics 4. Sharpening your skills 5. Goodies 6. Etiquette 7. Credits
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