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Date Posted: 19:52:16 03/30/02 Sat
Author: Marty Fix
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 13:15:50 03/30/02 Sat

>Right. Which only reinforces the issues of providing
>mutual support for each building, especially those
>that are in danger of an enemy entrance.
>
>Many "Guards Counterattack" games won by the Germans
>are won because the Germans were able to counterattack
>into building m5, making up for the loss of two
>buildings to the Guards. Building m5 can rapidly
>become a Russian liability because its 447s supported
>by an 8-0 leader are weak, at best. If too many
>squads become broken ... it can seem like an eon
>trying to rally them, and there is no effective
>support available from the center or the Guard squads,
>unless the Russians have already taken building k5 in
>strength.

OK, let's split the focus a little bit. Being Russian, weak, and sitting in building m5, what is the best option for keeping the Germans at bay? I seem to have the best luck keeping two squads in n5 and m5 if I can. Or is there some better reasoning for keeping some squads in reserve in n4 with a leader? Along the same lines, I have seen the reinforcements from m2/n2 commited fully to the m5/n5 hexes. And I have seen them spit up and some sent to assault the k4 building. Does this typically depend on the strengths of the Germans in l6 and k4? That is, use the reinforcements where they are needed most.

>OTOH, if building f5 falls too early, it will become
>very difficult for the Germans to keep the Russians
>out of buildings i7 and/or k5, and if both i7 and k5
>are lost after the loss of building f5, there is
>almost no way for the Germans to prevent a Russian
>victory based on building capture.

Now in the interest of being fair, how can the Germans best hold on to k4. Do they ingnore j2 and fire everything they have at the Guards from j4/j5? Or do they try to hold some in reserve and replace as necessary. Being surrounded, it seems like it is hard to keep reserves anywhere. Obviously with only one leader in k4, he is the most important. The fact that he is and 8-0 does not help matters. Or should the forces in k4 try to DM j2 and then turn their attention toward the Guards?

I think Alan said it best, that it is the complex relationship between all of the buildings that will lead to a victory

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