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BAOR: Troop and Platoon Tactics is out for Patrons! (Patreon)

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2025-10-24 19:56:07
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A little later than planned- this one turned out to be a bit more involved than I thought. That's mostly because it's a really solid scenario and has nothing to do with my frustration at trying to dig stubborn Soviet pixeltruppen out of expertly placed microterrain.

Bonus points for the fire team that spent most of the battle in a stream trying not to step on anything unpleasant.

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John Boyne

Can you link to the scenario? Thanks.

GLG

That scenario was really interesting. I agree about the onboard mortars and 81mm would've been great. Your tools were mostly direct fire with a dash of barrage, it seemed. Being able to dial up your barrage, onboard/offboard, would've been preferable. It's unfortunate the Brits had no atgm either, but you can only work with what you have in inventory. The other interesting part of the scenario was the approach from departure point. Something that looks that 'flat' can be deceptive and it can be a whole other game finding the ideal observation points. Yeah, very interesting scenario.

Ben Kerry

Apparently, TacOps 4 was accurate with the extent of damage dug-in infantry can do when a force had to take them head-on.

UsuallyHaplessVideos

Yeah, it was kinda difficult to film- hard to visualise all the contours without moving the camera

Rowan McAtasney

Where can we find the training video? Thx

Jeffrey Allan

I wonder if this is a calibration issue? Maybe you just don't have the feel for best engagement ranges for the SLR, GPMG, Garl Gustav yet. I could see the experience in the WW2 games, and the more firepower anemic (relatively speaking) squad pushing towards closing with the enemy more before assuming a firing position. And conversely the assault rifle centric experience of the 21st century games leading to the same result. Meanwhile, SLR armed squads are more optimized for the little bit longer range where the AKs effectiveness falls off? Just a theory, nothing to support it with Also, not sure if the Scorpion is the right CVR(T) for this scenario. My understanding was they were more in the Armored Recon units, while the Scimitar was what was used in Mechanized units. I think the 30mm cannon would have helped support the assault. Might have even been better at chewing up the BMPs too

UsuallyHaplessVideos

It could be. I think the Soviet positions here would pose a problem for any infantry, the issue is short-range surprise encounters rather than infantry fire superiority per se

Jeffrey Allan

It's also entirely possible the British army didn't have a good feel for the ranges that engagements would be happening at either, and the SLR was designed for an unrealistic expectation of engagement range

76SQN-Father Ted

Not really in the scope of the game, but do you know why that location was chosen as a training area? Did it mimic the terrain of a putative WW3 battlefield or was it just somewhere live ammo could be used without upsetting the general public?

UsuallyHaplessVideos

I suspect it was just a large chunk of Canada that was available. According to Wikipedia it was originally used for chemical weapons testing.

Ray L

Similarly, the USA’s National Training Center in the Mojave Desert of California opened in 1980 when armored warfare was expected to occur in the rolling green hills of Germany. Not exactly a terrain match, but the remote location (both land, air, and electronic) was a plus.

Ben Kerry

Yeah, cost is a problem. Plus, it kinda prepared for the actual fight in Kuwait.

Ben Kerry

West Germans have the G3s too, even as German was the first country to use assault rifles en masse.