<t> I've done a little better dealing with Panthers and Tigers although a few things bother me about the AI:<br/>
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1) even when my AT guns/tanks begin in bocage in ambush mode, the enemy can see them<br/>
2) my AT guns/tanks might get a couple of shots off, but they usually miss and then ...

<t> Yes, it's part of the Epsom +8 hours campaign. Default settings, both sides have Line quality troops, 30 minute mission limit.<br/>
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I actually played a few battles beyond my last post, and I was able to take out a couple of Tigers and Panthers with PIATs, tanks, and AT guns, although ...

<r> What total bullcrap! <br/>
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I had a Firefly FC, four Sherman Vs, three M10s, and a 6pdr AT all hidden in cover ambushing at night, and they were <U><s>[u]</s>all<e>[/u]</e></U> destroyed <U><s>[u]</s>in less then a minute<e>[/u]</e></U>. I lost the battle in 75 seconds! <br/>
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How ...

<t> I had Five Cromwell and one Sherman tank in a battle area with Tigers (my mistake!) and I had them set to Ambush/Defend. Regardless of where they set up to await the Tigers, two of the Tigers destroyed three of my Cromwells without any damage to the Tigers. Luckily, time ran out. Granted, the ...

<t> Thanks for the tips.<br/>
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I always set up AT guns in cover and set to defend or ambush. As soon as they take their first shot, they're either hit with a barrage and destroyed, or the enemy tank kills them.<br/>
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I also try to get multiple tanks to fire at an enemy tank. In one ...

<t> Let them come to me? I'm not sure how to do that. I have two infantry groups (no armor) facing them at the beginning, so I have to battle in the open ground. What am I missing here?<br/>
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Regardless, I just had a battle against five Panthers where I controlled the map and there were ...

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I've played all the Microsoft CC series and I thought I would come back after all these years and try Gateway To Caen.<br/>
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The game documentation/online support for the Game is lacking, however. <br/>
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For instance, there is absolutely no way I can defeat the Tigers. The ...

<t> I notice that even when I don't approach victory hexes, the game sometimes triggers additional counter attacks.<br/>
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After looking over the battlefield after a scenario, I see that I would trigger many more enemy units when approaching DV victory hexes, so I settle for MV and try to hold ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: joe6778<br/>
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I deleted all my saved games and I'm restarting the Grand Campaign from '39. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.<br/>
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I previously added a mod (I think it was Deducter's) and ...

<t> I deleted all my saved games and I'm restarting the Grand Campaign from '39. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.<br/>
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I previously added a mod (I think it was Deducter's) and I'm wondering if it made the game more difficult. Anyway, I think I uninstalled the mod and I'm starting all ...

<t> I'm an experienced Panzer General and Panzer Corps player and I've played the Grand Campaign up to the East 1944 Babruysk scenario.<br/>
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The Campaigns up to East/West 1943 are pretty easy even at Colonel difficulty.<br/>
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But beware: after that, it's a total exercise in futility ...

<t> I'm done with this POS "game". I'm going back to boardwargames. The Grand Campaign is no fun at all. Complete BS.<br/>
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I played at Colonel difficulty and started the '43 East Grand Campaign with over 43,000(!) prestige points and by Kiev 43 I was down to 3,000.<br/>
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I surrendered ...

<t> Thanks for the advice. A few comments:<br/>
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How do you capture entrenched INF in cities if you don't use ENG?<br/>
I see you have Shermans as well. I find that they're compatible with higher level German tanks except Tigers and Panthers.<br/>
I see you also have a couple of Stukas and ...

<t> Thanks for helping me with this scenario. I have never gotten a DV, but in the past I was at least able to get a MV in order to advance in the campaign, but the last three tries I haven't been able to even get a MV.<br/>
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I do pretty much what you did, except that after I take the ...

<t> I actually had 2 Ju88s, not 3.<br/>
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I tried Kharkov 43 again on Lieutenant difficulty and lost again. I bought a couple of Tigers, another FW190, and upgraded my PzIIILs to PzIIIMs, my STuGs to STuG IIIGs, Ju87s to Ju87Rs, my INF to INF 43 units, and my ME110F to ME110G. I still couldn't ...

<t> At the start of Grand Campaign East '43 this is my core before upgrades:<br/>
12306 prestige<br/>
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3 Ju88<br/>
1 Bf110F<br/>
2 Ju87D<br/>
3 FW190A<br/>
3 Me109G<br/>
1 SU122<br/>
1 Nblwf 42<br/>
4 21 cm Mrs 18<br/>
2 STuG 111F/8<br/>
1 Sd Kfz 222<br/>
1 SE Pz IIIL<br/>
2 M4A2 ...

<t> I restarted East '43 at Lieutenant difficulty resulting in a loss.<br/>
I found two of the three units I needed to escort to the southern area and I was adjacent to two objective cities at the end. I would have never been able to capture the Kharkov hexes.<br/>
The Russians had 60 units on the ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: joe6778<br/>
It's just that it's eluding me so far, and I can't believe it's possible to win on higher levels; that's the jist of this thread. I'll have to check out the AARs to see how it's done.<br ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: James Ward<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: joe6778<br/>
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I've beaten vanilla PzC a couple of times on Colonel. I thought the original game was too short. My complaint is with DLC Grand Campaign after '42.<br/>
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Obviously ...

<t> I tried Kursk again. I mainly worked my way up the eastern river and took the two objectives: the NE city east of the river and the city west of there. Then I swung around to the west to take the airfield objective, but by then I only had a couple of turns left.<br/>
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I wish I had a tally ...