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Date Posted: 15:36:08 03/29/02 Fri
Author: Scott Oatley
Subject: Re: SL1 Guards Counterattack and variants (topic thread)
In reply to: Alan Yngve 's message, "Re: SL1 Guards Counterattack and variants (topic thread)" on 20:12:10 03/27/02 Wed

>> I found it risky to leave it as is.
>
>I am wondering why? J2 can mount a 6ift+2 attack. As
>long as there is minimal chance of a KIA on i7, it is
>reasonably secure.
It's not the initial situation that seems risky to me. J2 can't make a direct KIA, although there is a very slim chance of a double breaking squads.

>One thing about "The Guards
>Counterattack" though, it is very easy for positions
>to colapse once one building falls, so it is
>worthwhile to think about what your German deployment
>will look like in such an event and try to make it as
>strong as possible.
This is the concern. When the F5 is being overrun, it seems prudent to at least have a plan to disperse some of the stack in i7. If the F5 building and surrounding area is swarming with guards, they create a formidable force. They don't break easily, and there's only one shot available from the killer stack. If it misses, it can be trouble. As you say, things collapse quickly. Since the guards have such short range, it does make it a little easier to retreat to K7,8 or L7.

Of course my skittishness may be due to one of my recent games. F5 was overrun, the guards broke my leader in i7 along with the squads. Then my leader committed suicide during a rally attempt, and I lost 2 squads to the following LMCs.

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  • Re: SL1 Guards Counterattack and variants (topic thread) -- Marty Fix, 07:11:42 03/30/02 Sat
  • Re: SL1 Guards Counterattack and variants (topic thread) -- Alan Yngve, 13:15:50 03/30/02 Sat
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