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Josh -> RE: HQs, Stacks & penalties, etc (10/5/2014 6:09:46 PM)
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ORIGINAL: PittBull
I really appreciate all the advice and suggestions to date. Here are a couple more that I need a little more clarification on after searching the forum.
I have been playing on a small random, no water, map to learn the system. I usually have 3 HQs plus the Supreme. I have the Sup HQ set to produce the supply. The cities are equally allocated to each sub HQ to produce/send units to their HQs.
1. To avoid the stacking penalty is the hex limited to 100? Or is each SFT limited to 100? i.e. can more than one 100 point SFT be in a hex at the same time?
2. Is there a more "optimum" organization for the HQs so as to provide the combat bonus, etc.
3. Is it advisable to put different unit types into one SFT?
4. Still not clear on how to avoid the supply distance "penalty".
You can probably conclude that victory has been a little elusive so far.
Thanks again.
Well you've been given some good answers already just let me add my 2 cts.
100 is indeed the stack limit, but you can overstack that without problem...unless you get attacked though [;)] An overstacked hex gets penalties, so be careful not to overstack too much. 120-150 is max I'd say. Beyond that you'll see an increased kill ratio.
When attacking yourself 100 is the max strength in one or two hexes without penalty, and add 50 more points per added hex. So that's why I make my units about 50 strong each, give or take a few points. Less is no problem but more is. If for instance you attack with 200 points where 100 is allowed you'll see the same increased loss ratio.
HQ efficiency depends indeed on "staff coverage" and try to keep that at 100%. Note that when you add new Staff to that unit their experience will lower the experience of the Staff already there. Same with other units, new troops lower the experience.
Unit type customization, much has been said and written about it. One of the fun aspects of ATG, make your own stuff. After many years of playing I still vary from time to time, but in broad lines it's as Madlok and Webizen say, Inf, Armour, and Artillery.
Artillery is easy, go for heavy artillery as soon as possible. Every HQ needs 1-2 or three artillery units each consisting of about 5-10 tubes. You definitely want to bomb the $@#$@ out of your opponent before you attack him, the lower his readiness the better.
Armour is easy too, each HQ also needs 2-5 armoured punching units. Each consisting of 1-5 tanks (preferrably 5) so two units can attack with the max allowed of 100 points. Note that armour is "blind" they don't see much of anything and to prevent "surprise ambushes" you need Recon. (armoured cars, cavalry, Infantry). Always give them Inf protection, be it tankriders (5 inf per tank) or in a separate unit.
Inf units, now that's where I have the most fun and satisfaction. Create the best fighting composition. As it stand now I'm creating an Inf unit consisting of; 20-30 rifles/submachines
2 AT guns
2 Inf guns
5 mortars
5 Machine guns (note they die easily when on the attack :-( )
5 bazooka's
and last but certainly not least; 2 Flak
The Flak is my latest experiment, they prove to be deadly against armour *and* planes at the same time, and get much faster experience compared to when you put them in specialized Flak units (which I also have, nothing sucks more than seeing your troops wither away under continuous enemy air assaults).
Have fun go kick butt. [:D]
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