Question: Your force?
What�s your force composition for year 2000+ battles (3500pts)? Nowadays I like to buy at least two top-of-the-line MBTs (vision 40) and maybe 2-5 "worse" (vision 20-30)tanks for flexibility and killing those darned arena/virss BMPs and for inf support etc. Then add two companies of APC infantry, preferably in fast APCs (30+ speed), to gain ground early on. I rarely buy IFVs, but sometimes again can�t avoid the temptation of Arena-BMP3s.
I try to settle for 120mm mortars for artillery, since these pack a true punch, but sometimes I can�t avoid the 155mm SPA stuff, just for the kick of it. I seldom buy towed artillery, in fear of on-map counter-battery, but my mortars are always towed. If low on points, I�ll settle with the 81mm, but think that they don�t usually meet my tactical needs for artillery, in 3500pts battles. Smaller forces, with lot of infantry is another matter for them though.
AA is usually non-existent, maybe a few Stingers or something like that. But when I�ve seen a lot of air, maybe fighting the Americans or Israeli, I find it very satisfying watching those birds go down. So if the situation requires and your 500point MBTs need protection, I try to opt for a high-tech SPAA and few Stingers in support. This doesn�t help with stand-off attacks, but those JDAM etc. aircrafts are so expensive, that the enemy force is usually that much weaker on ground, that I can lose some heavy vehicles.
Anybody want to lighten this forum up with comments?
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