US Corps Grand Campaign 42-45

[PeteMitchell]

Just watched the beginning of your US Corps 42 #9 The Hills, please allow one question:

Given the number of turns, had you thought of entering the hills/mountains from the flanks, e.g. from the west instead of an all out frontal attack? I have never played the map so I am just wondering/thinking out loud...

[goose_2]

What do you mean? I do have a force going to the West of the map?

[goose_2]

Here is the playthrough of Tebourba:

This first part includes all of the strategy of the beginning part of the battle and how that changes as the fighting begins. Got to love blind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDr9mKSaamI&t=473s


You tried Pete, you tried. I tried the google thingy, but that did not work.


2nd Part includes all of the changes that happen as mission objectives change. (Love this aspect of the game)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRXHisHWDIs&t=1s


3rd Part has me finishing up their counter attack and what I am able to seize with the time remaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhqRP-G9qPA&t=4s



Enjoy, as I am up to scenario #10 Enfidaville, and I need to replay as I was very unsuccessful in my first attempt. (Very difficult battle)

[PeteMitchell]

What do you mean? I do have a force going to the West of the map?

Yes, I have seen this force. I meant entering the hills from the West with substantially more forces (and maybe also avoiding many of the mines in the North)...

Well, there are no real US mountain troops so maybe only a random idea... I wonder where the counterattack will come from...

[PeteMitchell]

(How do you do the thing where you post the actual youtube screen into the forum?)

Maybe compare here:
http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtop ... 5&#p768285

There might also be an easier way, not sure?

[goose_2]

(How do you do the thing where you post the actual youtube screen into the forum?)

Maybe compare here:
http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtop ... 5&#p768285

There might also be an easier way, not sure?

Thanks Pete you are a God Send, Now you just need to get a Google account so you can get a youtube account so you can post your comments on the actual videos

[PeteMitchell]

(How do you do the thing where you post the actual youtube screen into the forum?)

Maybe compare here:
http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtop ... 5&#p768285

There might also be an easier way, not sure?

Thanks Pete you are a God Send, Now you just need to get a Google account so you can get a youtube account so you can post your comments on the actual videos

You are welcome... and yeah, let me think about the google/youtube account...

By the way, there is also this way, maybe easier/better:

[goose_2]

Maybe compare here:
http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtop ... 5&#p768285

There might also be an easier way, not sure?

Thanks Pete you are a God Send, Now you just need to get a Google account so you can get a youtube account so you can post your comments on the actual videos

You are welcome... and yeah, let me think about the google/youtube account...

By the way, there is also this way, maybe easier/better:

tried this...didn't work

[PeteMitchell]

re playthrough of Tebourba:

Have you tried putting the below links in-between these youtube [] brackets from the forum software, this should work:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mDr9mKSaamI
https://www.youtube.com/embed/PRXHisHWDIs
https://www.youtube.com/embed/JhqRP-G9qPA

[goose_2]

Let's try this again for the next mission.

Operation Morning Air: 1st Part

Watch me do my initial thought process of the map and what I plan on doing to pull a victory. Unfortunately, this needed to change?



Does this work?

I figured it out yay!

[goose_2]

Let's try this again for the next mission.

Operation Morning Air: 1st Part

Watch me do my initial thought process of the map and what I plan on doing to pull a victory. Unfortunately, this needed to change?



Does this work?

I figured it out yay!

2nd Part: Changing plans as battle on the ground necessitated reevaluation of the battle.



3rd Part: This is the replay of the gap I lost in my recordings. Hopefully you can follow.



4th Part: The final conclusion of this back and forth battle. How much will I take back before the end? Watch and find out.



Thanks so much Pete for all of your help and patience with my idiocy.

and as always...Stay Lutheran My Friends.

[PeteMitchell]

FYI, for a change from Battlefield Europe, I just started playing US Corps 42 as well. To some extent on similar settings as you (i.e. 50% prestige and 50% experience but with “limited/dice chess”) and with a similar (but not identical) core... So not sure how far I will get with these settings (as I am not that skilled), let's see... I reached Djebel Abiod so far...

However, my plan now is to watch your (future) videos only after I have played the respective scenario(s) myself and then compare the (maybe different) approaches (for myself)…

[goose_2]

FYI, for a change from Battlefield Europe, I just started playing US Corps 42 as well. To some extent on similar settings as you (i.e. 50% prestige and 50% experience but with “limited/dice chess”) and with a similar (but not identical) core... So not sure how far I will get with these settings (as I am not that skilled), let's see... I reached Djebel Abiod so far...

However, my plan now is to watch your (future) videos only after I have played the respective scenario(s) myself and then compare the (maybe different) approaches (for myself)…
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Thanks...I look forward to the comparison

[goose_2]

Ok so these are some detailed thoughts now that I am almost done with US Corps 42.

1st Off the army you get to pick on the first mission is not that important as you can sell and purchase new right after that first scenario.

So here is what I think the best army would consist of:

4 or 5 Infantry
2 Rangers that the game gives you at the end of the 2nd scenario
2 Engineer's to help with mines and digging out enemy units.
1 3 movement infantry to go that extra mile when necessary or able, as mostly in the desert.

0 Tanks...it pains me to say this, especially with the Title of the game, but the US Tanks suck, bad, how sad.

Instead always work on building up Anti-tanks.
2 M3's always be working with 2 M-3's as they make great gap fillers for an extremely mobile artillery unit that can hit hard units better than your best tank in US 42.
Once they get 2 stars experience upgrade to the M-10 Wolverine for your needed tank units.
Just keep doing this all throughout US Corps 42 and you should have an incredibly strong army to take on the enemy.
By the end you should have around 6 of these to deploy.

Recon, you get one awarded to you that fills the gap, but is not necessary.

Artillery:
Build up 4 M12's as soon as possible, and have about 6 by the last scenario. These along with the 2 M3's will help you constantly move forward and constantly back up your forward units.

AA: Nope, focus on your airforce.

Fighters:
Get 2 SE P-47-D's and Purchase 2 P-47D's and that is all you will need in US 42.

Tac Bomber: You are awarded 1 in the 3rd Scenario. That is all you will need.

Strat Bomber:
I purchased 1 in the 3rd Scenario and that is all you will need.

That is my thoughts for an effective force to dominate US Corps 42.
Unfortunately the US units have a clear favored unit in most category's that make the other units of that class irrelevant.

I will need to work on posting my postings on my youtube channel, but am unable to access all videos here at work so will need to take time at home, which is not near as fun.

Please continue to share thoughts on my questions found here:
http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtop ... 9&start=60

Thanks

[goose_2]

Here are the 5 posts from my Kasserine Pass playthrough:

1st Part goes over my strategy and what I do to try and carry it out:



2nd Part Strategy Adjustments based on the enemy's overwhelming forces pushing farther faster than I expected: Blind.



3rd Part: Where is the 8th Army attacking the Mareth Line? We are getting pummeled as our forces feel the strain and might of the German Wehrmacht. Especially the 2 Tigers. 2 of them, not fair.



4th Part:
Here is a recording of the missing part that I accidentally deleted from my recordings, sorry guys I am still so new at this, but I think I have got a system down that is working.



Last Part: The Conclusion to this incredible back and forth battle, see how far I get.



Hope you enjoy and I am hoping to post more as I am able.

I am up to 33 subscribers now, which feels great.

[goose_2]

Here are the 6 posts from my El Guetarr playthrough:

Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #8 El Guetarr First Part
Start of the mission and moving units into place in first 3 days of combat.



Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #8 El Guetarr 2/6
Days 4-9 as move forward and set up Supply Depots to garner...well wait and see what I get.



Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #8 El Guetarr 3/6
Now the battle comes at me hard as the enemy launches its full scale counter attack. How do I handle all the enemy units coming at me? Watch and find out.



Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #8 El Guetarr 4/6
Watch as I eliminate the attacking force and slowly move forward to seize the last objective. This is not easy so approach with caution.



Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #8 El Guetarr 5/6
Slow and steady progress to last victory hex. Approach with caution.



Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #8 El Guetarr Conclusion
Slow and steady wins the race.



Hope you enjoy. I am much further in the entire campaign, but I am finding it difficult to find time to post the replays here as I am so eager to play and post on my channel.

[goose_2]

Here is the Posting of the terribly difficult battle of The Hills...especially with my unit composition and difficulty level.

Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #9 The Hills Beginning
4 places to the South in the hills.
Should be straight forward easy win, right?
What do you mean I can only deploy 3 of my air force?
Uh-Oh!


Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #9 The Hills 2/4
These hills are difficult to maneuver through. I miss my Gebirgsjaegers.


Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #9 The Hills 3/4
Ever hear the expression more than he can chew? Well that is what I have appeared to bite off.


Panzer Corps US Corps 42 #9 The Hills The Conclusion
The less than spectacular ending. Sorry this is what a Blind through looks like, I am afraid.



Please share thoughts on how I could have played this one better for a different results. Besides the idea of a better army

[Cerberus51]

Hi goose.

I played all 3 US Corps a while back but I will avoid spoilers. For Hills I had played previously and knew to take out the force in the NE corner of the map before it became active. I also found it easier to send a force against the westernmost objective, ignoring the central and eastern ones, and then round the back of the other objectives. Far easier than frontal assaults. I committed everything to those 2 attacks and the rest fell into place.

The US units list sucks. You do need to have one eye on the future when purchasing, even this early. You are quite right that the US Shermans are hopeless against panzers. It will stay like that until mid 44. The tank destroyers are the way to go at this stage. M10 for now, I needed 6 for the later campaigns, eventually upgrading to M36. However you do need to use some Shermans, both to have some experienced tanks to upgrade to 76mm gun Shermans (and eventually to M26's at the very end) and because TD's are not good against soft targets. Tactical hint - the Germans are very good at attacking your TD's with infantry, even in open terrain. Always back them up with artillery. Plan on 3 Shermans to go with 6 TD's.

For artillery I used a towed 155mm early on but would recommend going completely over to SP. M12 to start (3) and add 3 M7 when you can. I eventually upgraded the M7's to a non-family unit with awesome soft attack which made a big difference in the Normandy bocage. Only experienced units will cut it in the last stages of the game.

The air units are the most limited choices. The tac and strat bombers are very powerful but have no offensive air attack and do need escorts. For fighters there is only one option - P-47's. Forget a balanced force or historical accuracy, P-38's will simply be hacked from the skies once the FW190 appears with numbers and experience. P-51's appear too late to gain enough experience for the last scenarios. Get used to the P-47D, you will be using them for quite some time.

You will gain some useful units later on as you are given particular named heroes.

I am in awe of you managing to do videos. I really need to learn this myself.

I look forward to following your progress.

[goose_2]

Hi goose.

I played all 3 US Corps a while back but I will avoid spoilers. For Hills I had played previously and knew to take out the force in the NE corner of the map before it became active. I also found it easier to send a force against the westernmost objective, ignoring the central and eastern ones, and then round the back of the other objectives. Far easier than frontal assaults. I committed everything to those 2 attacks and the rest fell into place.

The US units list sucks. You do need to have one eye on the future when purchasing, even this early. You are quite right that the US Shermans are hopeless against panzers. It will stay like that until mid 44. The tank destroyers are the way to go at this stage. M10 for now, I needed 6 for the later campaigns, eventually upgrading to M36. However you do need to use some Shermans, both to have some experienced tanks to upgrade to 76mm gun Shermans (and eventually to M26's at the very end) and because TD's are not good against soft targets. Tactical hint - the Germans are very good at attacking your TD's with infantry, even in open terrain. Always back them up with artillery. Plan on 3 Shermans to go with 6 TD's.

For artillery I used a towed 155mm early on but would recommend going completely over to SP. M12 to start (3) and add 3 M7 when you can. I eventually upgraded the M7's to a non-family unit with awesome soft attack which made a big difference in the Normandy bocage. Only experienced units will cut it in the last stages of the game.

The air units are the most limited choices. The tac and strat bombers are very powerful but have no offensive air attack and do need escorts. For fighters there is only one option - P-47's. Forget a balanced force or historical accuracy, P-38's will simply be hacked from the skies once the FW190 appears with numbers and experience. P-51's appear too late to gain enough experience for the last scenarios. Get used to the P-47D, you will be using them for quite some time.

You will gain some useful units later on as you are given particular named heroes.

I am in awe of you managing to do videos. I really need to learn this myself.

I look forward to following your progress.

Thanks for the encouragement. I have been way behind on keeping caught up with my postings versus my uploads, so instead of trying to go back and upload all my vids of my playthrough just go check out my youtube channel and they are all up there.

But I will start posting my Playthroughs for 44-45...Hopefully...

With that said here is the Start with Omaha Beach:

Panzer Corps US Corps 44-45 #1 Omaha Beach Start


This Beginning is quite difficult as it should be.
After playing it a few suggestions come to mind.
1) Believe them when they say you will have air dominance. (The enemy has no planes to speak of, but they do have AA which can tear you up of you are not careful.) Maybe leave the majority of your planes home, but do not worry you can exit your air units whenever you want out of the exit holes at the top of the screen. (This does not refuel your Strat Bomber though)

2) Do not, I repeat, DO NOT go up the Middle of the beach. You will get slaughtered. Nothing you have can handle what is arrayed against you in the middle of the beach.
Instead go up the flanks on either side of the beach. Breakthrough there and overwhelm them that way. I got chewed up super bad trying to go up the middle and my units had to rest on the beach licking their wounds waiting for the next scenario for replacements.

3) Have your AT, backed up with arty whenever possible, as well as your infantry in order to handle unepected counter attacks.

Here is the Middle of the Scenario:
Panzer Corps US Corps 44-45 #1 Omaha Beach Middle


Just posted this morning:
You definitely want to avoid the center of the beach as what fires on you there is pretty devastating as my weakening units can attest to. Many many units left stranded on the beach awaiting the end of this tragedy. So with that, focus on the flanks and do a Pincer movement towards the Center. You do not need much to finish off the for Eastern guns, but you do want to bring a strong force to the West and Eastern sides of the map, in order to overwhelm the enemy and crash in on their defenses.

I am just thankful to get off that beach as it is H E Double Hockey Sticks down there.

Watch and enjoy my pain.

I am currently done with Pointe du Hoc and will be starting Carentan this weekend, maybe, as eager to start Second Offensive, and still trying to bust through Konigsberg, although this mornings playthrough made me severely wince in pain as I watched the 2nd wave come in exposing all of the gaps in my defense.

Manstein is not for the Feint of heart by any means.

Thanks for the continued encouragement and support.

[goose_2]

Here is the conclusion to this meat grinder of a scenario.

Panzer Corps US Corps 44-45 #1 Omaha Beach End



I break through the flanks and Pincer move the center, but do I have enough to make it to that last central city in the back of the map?

It is a real nail biter.

Watch and find out.

Pointe du Hoc coming soon.