BootCamp4 spoiler alert

[rickier65]

This probably isn't much of an AAR - just some observation on BootCamp4.


NOTE: DO NOT KEEP reading if you haven't played BC4 yet.

Just fired up BootCamp 4. I advanced my infantry down the road and across the bridge, with the halftracks following along behind.

Halftracks hit the mines and I lost my lead HT. The INfantry didn't seem to trigger any mines.

I redirected the Half Tracks to the east where they found a ford to use. then turned them NW back toword the Objectives. In the meantime, I place my Inf. command squad to the west of the road, one squad coming up the road, and the third on the east side. I had them advance in bounds.

When the HT's got to the clear area south of the Orchard I brought them on line then had them advance toward the objective by bounds.

The HT's took out both trucks at around 300+ meters.

That was the only action I saw. I came away with a Marginal victory, but was surprised. I'm guessing there was a time constraint and I simply moved too slow.

I've had a major vicotry, a legendary victory and now a marginal victory - looks like BC4 will hand me my first defeat if the pattern holds.

Rick

[Terminus]

I was surprised to see a similar mine reaction on my first run-through of that mission. Guess the Soviets only have anti-tank mines...[:D]

[rickier65]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I was surprised to see a similar mine reaction on my first run-through of that mission. Guess the Soviets only have anti-tank mines...[:D]

Or maybe they have so much infnatry, they only care about blowing up tanks <g>.

Rick

[rickier65]

ORIGINAL: Rick

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I was surprised to see a similar mine reaction on my first run-through of that mission. Guess the Soviets only have anti-tank mines...[:D]

Or maybe they have so much infnatry, they only care about blowing up tanks <g>.

Rick

I notice in editor when you create a mine field yuou set it to be either anti-personnel or anti-tank, but if you set one kind you can then create another overlapping one for the other kind I think. So designer could have both. I dont really know what the standard practice was in WWII.

Rick

[Erik Rutins]

Yes, you can have dual minefields overlapping that affect both tanks and infantry. By design, that scenario only has anti-vehicle/tank mines (but it has a LOT of them!).

Regards,

- Erik

[WhiteOwl]

Erik,

Is there a way to detect a minefield besides having it blow up under you? Also once you explode a mine under you, does that in any way allow units to detect the other mines better?

Cheers

[koiosworks]

currently, the answer is no to both questions.

thanks

[Terminus]

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Yes, you can have dual minefields overlapping that affect both tanks and infantry. By design, that scenario only has anti-vehicle/tank mines (but it has a LOT of them!).

Regards,

- Erik

I'll say! They're everywhere...[X(]

[Erik Rutins]

ORIGINAL: WhiteOwl
Is there a way to detect a minefield besides having it blow up under you?[/qutoe]

The current minefields are considered deliberately placed and well-hidden. For the next release we have hasty minefields on the list, which could be spotted before blowing up.

Also once you explode a mine under you, does that in any way allow units to detect the other mines better?

No, but they'll avoid the known mine area.

[WhiteOwl]

Thanks for the response. Are there any plans to include in future releases engineers that could possibly scan and/or clear an area that is suspected to contain mines before the vehicles/personnel detect them by blowing up?

Cheers

[rickier65]

ORIGINAL: WhiteOwl

Thanks for the response. Are there any plans to include in future releases engineers that could possibly scan and/or clear an area that is suspected to contain mines before the vehicles/personnel detect them by blowing up?

Cheers

It would seem like it would have to be a pretty long scenario for that to be realistic. If game turns are only 80sec. Im not sure how much an engineering unit could clear in 20-30 min.

Rick

[Agrippa]

To late, I saw another post about the mine field before I played it.&nbsp; Oh well I guess I lucked out with some extra intel.