dtravel
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A level 9 fort is going to require 11-1 odds or better to take in a single assault. No offense, but I suspect that ain't gonna happen here. So its a siege. What you need to do is wear the fortifications and the defenders down. First off, Base Forces are not assault units. They don't have the right kind of engineers. Pull them out, send them back to another base where they can do what they are intended for. Which is support aircraft. Next, surround the base. You need to cut the base off from outside supply. At Canton, this means physically putting a combat unit in the surrounding hexes (combat units because your opponent will attempt to break the siege and you will want to be able to hold). Once the defenders run out of supply, their combat strength drops drastically. Wearing down the defenders means keeping pressure on them. Bomb them from the air with Ground Attack missions; bomb the airfield to force them to expend supplies repairing it (they don't have a choice about this, game mechanics); use Bombardment attacks from selected units in between assaults. Wearing down the fortifications requires attacking. Everytime you get 2-1 or better odds (it may be 1-1, getting old and me memory is fading) there is a chance you will reduce the fort level. Launch a deliberate attack, then next turn put most of your units on Defensive Stance to let them recover for a few days while others in better shape make Bombardment attacks. Repeat this and eventually the forts will be destroyed. There are other things as well, making sure your own forces have sufficient supply, having HQ units to boost your AV and provide support, etc. Read the forum and do some searches, it has been discussed a number of times with lots of good advice given.
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This game does not have a learning curve. It has a learning cliff. "Bomb early, bomb often, bomb everything." - Niceguy Any bugs I report are always straight stock games.
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