Unit Stack Tactics Contest
INTRODUCTION: I was thinking about this as there has been a lot of discussion with the new update on 1.5 and unit efficiency when in stacks of 10 (or more in some cases). I thought of a fun way to discuss, debate and assess army stack compositions in a little bit of a contest and debate format.
PREMISE: This could be extremely beneficial to new players reading the forum to gain some insight on tactics and unit compositions plus attack and defend metrics.
It is not lost on me that this will serve to be valuable for intermediate and veteran players too! As we open up on different stacks, unit strengths/weaknesses and terrain use we will find many players using tactics that we have not thought of!
HOW IT WORKS:
Every week or so (depends if I am travelling) I will post a scenario with this template:
SETTING: | - Game run time (Early, mid, late game) - Terrain (sea, air, plains, hills, mountains, urban, forests) |
ENEMY: | - Doctrine: (Allies, Axis, Pan Asian, Comintern) - Unit Stack of 10 (ex: 2 infantry, 2 artillery, 2 anti-air, 2 light tanks, 2 militia) - Unit stack will include upgrades too - Combat status (Attacking, Defending, Range Attack, Combination, Patrolling) |
YOUR SITUATION: | - I assign the doctrine you will use: (Allies, Axis, PanAsian, Comintern) - For simplicity we will assume you are matched on upgrades as your enemy - Current Combat status (Attacking, Defending, Range Attack, Combo, Patrolling) |
You will then be able to interact with the scenario by posting a comment with:
YOUR RESPONSE:
- Your best stack of 10 (you get the say on what you want in your compositions of the stack, you just need to be realistic in terms of setting and upgrades so you won't be attacking a stack of level 1 infantry with Maxed out Heavy tanks on early game )
- Change your combat status (Attacking, Defending, Range Attack, Combo, Patrolling)
- A brief analysis of your tactics and argue your case!
DEBATE PHASE:
- We will do a few days of discussion and debate on the thread.
- Comments can be critical but need to be professional, respectful and constructive.
VOTING PHASE:
- After a few days I will pick the top 3 responses that had the most feedback or likes on them and will post them in a poll for the community to vote on. Again I'm not putting a time frame on this because this is just for fun but definitely want to encourage some lively and engaged discussion! (but I also have a life and love to travel)
... if this works well I'll continue doing this because there are all types of unit stack and updates coming out that will lead to some interesting unit compositions. I look forward to seeing what you all have to offer and I know I will gain something from this too!
FIRST SCENARIO (Jan 21, 2021)
SETTING: | - Early Game (Days 1-3) - Hills |
ENEMY: | - Doctrine: PanAsian - Unit Stack of 10 >4 Infantry (lvl.2) >2 light tanks (lvl.1) >2 Armored car (lvl.1) >2 militia (lvl.2) - Combat status: Attacking - you cannot run because you need to defend at this location |
YOUR SITUATION: | - Doctrine: Allies - Combat status: Defending: You will need to hold this location for whatever reason |