Battle for Ghazwah: Gary vs. The AI

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The 4th time was a charm. After 3 tries in which my troops faired dismally, I finally managed to completely sweep the six objectives in the town of Ghazwah.

This is an after action report on a custom made scenario.

Settings:

No time limit

No force morale limit

visibility is LOS only

10 minute setup time

Force pools are locked


The map:

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Army OOB:

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Opfor OOB:

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My pre-game set up positions:

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Oposing forces ready to meet:

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My first objective: Run as fast as I can up the north east edge of the map to the factory in the north east corner. My suspicion is that the factory is undefended if the last 3 tries at the game are any indication.

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First victory location of the battle is secure:

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Now I use the factory as a staging point for the next objective:

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I start to deploy my forces for the assault on the heavily defended mosque.

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Squad 1 in position to cover the assault on the mosque.

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A close call for one of my Bradleys:

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Squad 3 is deployed:

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Squad 2 is next to be deployed:

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My units are surprised!!

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Hell breaks loose!

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Scratch one T-62!

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The noose tightens on Opfor:

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Opfor is fighting a losing battle:

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The Desert Fox strikes!

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Scratch the second T-62!