RE: [DS] More help with infantry.

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>[mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Roger Books
>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:18 PM
>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>Subject: [DS] More help with infantry.
>
>We have been playing dirtside lately and I have been having problems
>figuring out how to use infantry.  I'm thinking about reworking my
>current infantry as follows:
>
>4 GEV MICVs
>4 Elements GMS/L
>2 Elements APSW
>2 Elements Rifles w/Artillery spotter abilities.

Interesting. I have a few units with a single spotter included, it does
keep
an opponent on edge. It also tends to draw fire down on the unit,
though, so
keep that in mind.
With most of my units I have gone with making the PA organic to the
infantry
platoons, similar to some SG structures:

2 Elements GMS/L
3 line
1 APSW
2 PA

This puts some spine in them for close assaults without removing their
rifle
team nature.

>I think my opponents will sit up and take notice.
>
>My main opponent likes to us PA. I'm thinking some
>HEF artillery on his PA, which he likes to bunch,
>should cause him at least minor problems.

Bunching is always bad.

>One other question.  I keep hearing people say that
>armour that armour in among infantry is in trouble.
>In Dirtside I just don't see this.  Am I seeing
>incorrectly?

I have not run the odds of this, but I think it depends a lot on
concentration of fire, the scenario, and unit confidence/quality.

We have had mixed results. APSW on the armor can really ruin an infantry
unit's day. We have had several ravaged when they stood against the
armor.
Then again, we had an infamous stand by militia against an armored unit
that
took out 3 of 4 in a close assault from a town edge (course most of the
infantry bought it too, but it stopped the advance). We have also had
armor
break off due to IAVRs closing on multiple sides.