# # Project Close Combat 2 # Boot Camp # Script 4 - Armor Tactics # # Revisions: # Penny Atcheson 7/1/97 # Tom Kent 07/15/97 # [INTRO] * 24 12 *Armor Tactics * *Knowing a few basic tactics is helpful when you begin *playing A Bridge Too Far. This exercise walks you through some *beginning tactics that you can use with armor during the game. * *In this exercise of Boot Camp, you'll learn how to * Get information about tanks or vehicles. * Use tactics to defend your tanks. * *To continue Boot Camp, click anywhere on this message. *To quit Boot Camp, press CTRL+A (Command+A on the Macintosh). *NOTE: If you get lost, press CTRL+H. ###################################################################### # # Message Display 1 - Antitank capability # ###################################################################### #Begin Lesson 1 [BEGIN LESSON] ?Action *SELECT_TEAM 0 0 -1 -1 ?Steps !TEAM_HIDE 1 0 -1 -1 !CENTER_TEAM 0 0 -1 -1 !ARROW_TEAM 0 7 0 0 !POPUP 1 12 -1 -1 *Only a few weapons in your arsenal are effective against tanks. *Select your infantry team on the battlefield and check its antitank *capability at the top of the Soldier monitor. AP represents *antipersonnel effectiveness, and AT represents effectiveness *against tanks. The dots are color-coded: green is good and *red is bad. ?Success !POPUP 3 12 -1 -1 *Notice in the Soldier monitor that the selected team has no antitank *capability. ?Error !POPUP 0 12 -1 -1 *Click the infantry team on the map and check its antitank capability *at the top of the Soldier monitor. * *If you want to quit Boot Camp, press CTRL+A (Command+A on the *Macintosh). ?WDI4U [END LESSON] #End Lesson 1 ###################################################################### # # Message Display 3 - Check armor team # ###################################################################### #Begin Lesson 3 [BEGIN LESSON] ?Action *SELECT_TEAM 0 1 -1 -1 ?Steps !CENTER_TEAM 0 1 -1 -1 !ARROW_TEAM 0 12 0 1 !POPUP 2 12 -1 -1 *Now, select your armor team and check its antitank capability *at the top of the Soldier monitor. ?Success !POPUP 3 12 -1 -1 *Note that your armor team has both antipersonnel and antitank *capability as indicated by the small green dots next to the *letters AT and AP. Remember that your infantry team had only *antipersonnel capability. ?Error !POPUP 0 12 -1 -1 *Click the armor team and check its antitank cabilities in the *monitor below. * *If you want to quit Boot Camp, press CTRL+A *(Command+A on the Macintosh). ?WDI4U [END LESSON] #End Lesson 3 ###################################################################### # # Message Display 5 - Protective smoke # ###################################################################### #Begin Lesson 5 [BEGIN LESSON] ?Action ?Steps !CENTER_TEAM 0 1 -1 -1 !POPUP 0 12 -1 -1 *Because both sides value tanks, you'll need to take steps to *protect them. Consider deploying smoke to screen tank movements *and have infantry teams advance in front of your tanks to target *possible enemy ambush. * *Note: Tanks are very poor at spotting the enemy. ?Success ?Error ?WDI4U [END LESSON] #End Lesson 5 ###################################################################### # # Message Display 6 - More smoke # ###################################################################### #Begin Lesson 6 [BEGIN LESSON] ?Action *SMOKE 0 1 33 11 ?Steps !CENTER_TEAM 0 1 -1 -1 !ARROW 0 10 33 11 !ARROW_TEAM 1 1 0 1 !POPUP 2 12 -1 -1 *You can provide smoke coverage before moving your troops *into buildings. * *Issue the Smoke order to the Sherman tank at the tip of *the north gray arrow. ?Success !POPUP 2 12 -1 -1 *Excellent usage of smoke to protect advancing troops. ?Error !POPUP 0 12 -1 -1 *Click the tank team, and then select the Smoke command. *Fire smoke at the area indicated by the arrow. ?WDI4U [END LESSON] #End Lesson 6 ###################################################################### # # Message Display 7 - Move infantry # ###################################################################### #Begin Lesson 7 [BEGIN LESSON] ?Action *MOVE_FAST 0 0 37 7 ?Steps !CENTER_TEAM 0 0 -1 -1 !ARROW 0 7 37 7 !ARROW_TEAM 1 12 0 0 !POPUP 1 12 -1 -1 *Now move your infantry team to the west side of The Convent where *they will provide covering fire while you advance your tank. ?Success !POPUP 0 12 -1 -1 *It's a good idea to issue the Move Fast order rather than the *Move order when advancing troops have coverage. #!REMOVE_ARROW 0 -1 -1 -1 ?Error !POPUP 0 12 -1 -1 *Click the infantry team, and then select the Move Fast order. *Drag the line to the location indicated by the gray arrow. * *If you want to quit Boot Camp, press CTRL+A (Command+A on the *Macintosh). ?WDI4U [END LESSON] #End Lesson 7 ###################################################################### # # Message Display 8 - Suppress hidden enemy # ###################################################################### #Begin Lesson 8 [BEGIN LESSON] ?Action *MOVE_FAST 0 1 36 12 ?Steps !CENTER_TEAM 0 1 -1 -1 !ARROW 0 7 36 12 !ARROW_TEAM 1 12 0 1 !TEAM_FIRE 0 0 30 10 !POPUP 2 12 -1 -1 *For this exercise, the infantry team fires at the wood *building to suppress any antitank teams the enemy may *have hiding there. While they fire, move your tank across the *stream and into the field. There will be rivers in this game *that are impassable except at bridges. This stream, however, *does not pose much of a problem to cross. ?Success !POPUP 1 12 -1 -1 *Remember to use this suppression strategy when advancing *armor teams in unknown terrain. #!REMOVE_ARROW 0 -1 -1 -1 ?Error !POPUP 0 12 -1 -1 *Click the armor team, and then select the Move Fast order. *Your infantry team provides suppression fire as you move *the armor team. * *If you want to quit Boot Camp, press CTRL+A *(Command+A on the Macintosh). ?WDI4U [END LESSON] #End Lesson 8 [OUTTRO] *18 12 *Summary * *This completes the Boot Camp lesson on armor tactics. In this *training session you learned how to: * * Use tanks to support infantry movement. * Use infantry to support armor movement. * *This also concludes the complete Boot Camp training. To begin your *real battles, click Battles and then select the battle you'd like to try.