Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

Eben-Emael Walkthrough

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> Operation Barbarossa: The Struggle for Russia >> After Action Reports >> Eben-Emael Walkthrough Page: [1]
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:29:11 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		I heard from a customer who was having problems completing the Eben-Emael mission in the tutorial, so I thought I would do a walkthrough. Here's the briefing, the most important part is the bottom where it explains how paratroops work.




Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.
Post #: 1
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:30:42 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		So I get started - I see that I have three paratroop units and one fighter unit. I don't know what's on the ground in my target area, so I decide to use the fighter as recon to find out what's there before I land my paratroops. I left click on the fighter, then move it to the hex you see my pointer on.






Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 2
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:31:52 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		The lighter blue area shows what my fighter can see now. It reveals that only one location (the fortress) is actually garrisoned and that by a unit that is only Strength 5.








Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 3
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:34:02 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		I move my fighter over the fortress, just in case I need it for air support next turn. I now left-click on one of my paratroop transports and left click to move it to the northern-most bridge. Once it moves there, I note that if I hover the mouse in the same hex where it is, the mouse pointer changes to a parachute. That means it can land there.






Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 4
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:34:40 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		So I left click in that same hex with the parachute pointer and the unit lands and takes the bridge. The transport disappears, replaced by the paratroop unit on the ground.








Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 5
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:35:46 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		I left-click on the next paratroop transport and left click to tell it to move to the next bridge down. Once it's there, I left click on its own hex with the pointer as a parachute and tell it to drop its paratroopers to take that bridge.






Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 6
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:36:58 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		I left click to select and left click to move the third and last paratroop transport to the southern-most bridge. Once it's there, I left click it its own hex to drop the paratroops.






Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 7
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:38:46 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		With no other enemy units in sight, I decide to move all my paratroops in on the fortress. The one from the northernmost bridge already had to use an action to drop and then has to use another to move next to the fortress, so it can't attack. The other two dropped adjacent to the fortress and they can attack. I order the first unit to do so by left clicking on it and then left clicking on the enemy unit to conduct the attack (expected to cause a loss of 1 Strength to each side).






Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 8
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:39:55 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		Once the battle resolved, I actually lost 2 Strength and the defenders lost 1 Strength, but I have another attack coming. I left-click on the southern-most paratroop unit and left click on the fortress to attack. Again, expected losses are 1 for each side.






Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 9
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:41:19 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		I whittled them down to 3 Strength with that attack. The defenders then tried to attack one of my paratroop units and I got a very good result, annihilating them in the process. As a result, I have only to left click on one of my units and move in to secure a victory as I already hold the other objectives (the bridges).






Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 10
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 3:42:04 PM   
Erik Rutins

 

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		Victory and on to the next tutorial scenario.. I hope this was helpful.





Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC



For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 11
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 9/12/2009 4:30:16 PM   
junk2drive


Posts: 12907
Joined: 6/27/2002
From: Arizona West Coast
Status: offline 		I recommend playing the paratroop tutorial before starting the campaign.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)
Post #: 12
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 10/10/2009 2:14:10 AM   
Hanal

 

Posts: 2312
Joined: 11/1/2003
Status: offline 		Is there any randomness to where the paratroops may actually land? There should be some uncertainty of having missed target drops....

(in reply to junk2drive)
Post #: 13
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 10/10/2009 2:25:53 AM   
junk2drive


Posts: 12907
Joined: 6/27/2002
From: Arizona West Coast
Status: offline 		No. Since the hexes are approx 5km, how far off would they be?

(in reply to Hanal)
Post #: 14
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 10/10/2009 2:35:38 AM   
Hanal

 

Posts: 2312
Joined: 11/1/2003
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: junk2drive

No. Since the hexes are approx 5km, how far off would they be?



Fair point, but then perhaps there should be a small % roll for a loss of an SP or two in order to reflect the possible disorganization within the drop zone.... I guess it should not be so cut and dry that's all...

(in reply to junk2drive)
Post #: 15
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 10/10/2009 2:48:50 AM   
junk2drive


Posts: 12907
Joined: 6/27/2002
From: Arizona West Coast
Status: offline 		That would add a bit of suspense to the gameplay. Might be better suited to a more serious game. I like that chance of loss and suppression in Steel Panthers.

So did ya buy the game yet?

(in reply to Hanal)
Post #: 16
RE: Eben-Emael Walkthrough - 10/10/2009 2:59:35 AM   
Hanal

 

Posts: 2312
Joined: 11/1/2003
Status: offline 		Waiting for the update to become official and installed in the game, so very soon.....I had hoped of doing an extensive German-Polish Campaign with the editor but upon doing some more reading around here, I see that Polish units are not represented....

(in reply to junk2drive)
Post #: 17
Page:   [1]
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> Operation Barbarossa: The Struggle for Russia >> After Action Reports >> Eben-Emael Walkthrough Page: [1]
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

2.344