Ace Entrenching: The enemy is skilled at digging in, and can create excellent field fortifications in 50-70% of the, normal time. Most troops on the battlefield' will be well entrenched by the time combat starts. Two First Volley: Selected missile initial troops make a devastatingly accurate fusillade. At long range, effectiveness is, increased 25%, medium range is up 75%, short range is double effectiveness, and point blank range is triple. Three Deception: The enemy is adept in the use of deception and camouflage tactics. They may have units of civilians dressed in uniform, or employ dummy weapons and vehicles to deceive an oppos, ing force of their strength. Reaf forces are hidden or disguised. Entire fake cities and fortresses may be built. Four Guerilla warfare: Small enemy regular and irregular forces will attack depots, convoys aAd units behind the front. Guerrillas will look for any opportunity to overwhelm small, detached forces by quickly concentrating their forces, engaging in battle, and then dispersing. On the battlefield, hidden guerrilla units will pop up, cause casualties, and retreat. There will be one major and several small ambushes on the battlefield. Five Feigned Retreat: Certain units are trained to be able to simulate falling back as if they are routed, but can immediately turn and attack. Six Mobile Warfare: Animal or vehicle mounted forces utilize constant maneuvering to defeat the enemy. Extensive use is made of mobile rear,guards, delaying tactics, flanking and rear attacks, raids, and pursuit. Favorite tactis include holding positions just long enough to make attacking forces deploy, and making hit-and-run attacks on marching units, slowing their advance to a crawl. Seven Infiltration Troops are skilled in approaching enemy lines under cover of darkness, magic, smoke, or camoflage. They will attempt to surprise enemy units by slipping between them, for rear attacks and assaults on second-line forces and commanders. Eight Sniping: Expert marksmen firing from hidden positions will attempt to pin down enemy units and pick off leaders. The snipers' location will be difficult to uncover. Check for exposed leaders to be killed or wounded; attached units must make a morale check. Nine Attrition: The enemy has large numbers of troops and is prepared to lose them in hopes of wearing their opponent down. They target opposing troops (or a single PC) that are the most difficult to replace. Ten Counterfire: The enemy has superior artillery, higher ground, or better fire control which allows them to accurately locate and suppressing opposing fire. This can be anything from slingers on a hill to counterbattery radar. Jack Counter-attack: The enemy force is especially skilled in receiving an attack and holding while they evaluate the best response. They will keep a substantial force in reserve and pick just the right moment and place to commit it in a counter- attack. Queen Siege Warfare: The enemy is skilled in siege techniques. On offense, they can spot weak points in defenses, quickly dig approach trenches, parallels and mines, bridge ditches ot moats, create or deploy siege machines and artillery, make ladder assaults, plant explosives, and destroy fortifications. On defense, they are able to quickly repair breaches, build counterworks, successfully countermine, and have a knack for concentrating firepower and reinforcements in the right sectors. King Scorched Earth: The enemy has stripped the region for miles around the battlefield of all supplies and forage, driven off civilians and livestock, poisoned wells, destroyed bridges, blocked roads, etc. Invading forces must bring in all their supplies. As a result, their army is short of equipment and rations, and combat units that would normally be on the battlefield must be detached to guard extra convoys or carry supplies. More Armies on the March Introduction Diamonds: Tactics Clubs: Equipment and Miscellaneous Hearts: Blunders Spades: Personnel Back to Shadis #21 Table of Contents Back to Shadis List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master List of Magazines © Copyright 1995 by Alderac Entertainment Group This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com