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Originally Posted by Eugee
I started with 5 SHVY at the top left deployment limit. 10 HVY at the right bottom limit, and 10 GEVs all starting on the rail.
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That OoB worked out well for me, although the victory came somewhat differently.
The SHVYs made short work of the close Mk1, and just ignored the other <it harassed the west team the rest of the game>. They were ultimately responsible for three of the five buildings.
The HVYs engaged the Mk3, but that and the force of GEVs coming SW drew the attention of the Mk5 to the east, and suddenly all those forces were in for it. While the Mk3 was engaged with the HVYs, a small force of 3 GEVs went for the overrun of the SE CP, while the rest ducked to the south edge, hoping to avoid the Mk5. He ended up burning 4 of 'em with missiles before focusing on aiding the Mk3. The others scooted along the map edge and overran the south CP, then headed for the SW one.
Meanwhile, the northern TF had destroyed the west CP, and turned to the SW corner also. The first two GEVs got there first (the third was straggling behind, due to a D result on it) and did most of the work on the last CP themselves, but both were disabled at the end of that initial overrun, so the SHVYs finished it off the next turn when they arrived.
The losses: The entire HVY task force was wiped out, but they provided the critical diversion that kept the two big Nightfall threats occupied, while the GEVs did the mission work. The three GEVs that destroyed the SE CP were cut off by the advancing Mk5, and so stayed to assist the doomed HVYs. Only one was still left when the last CP was destroyed. That was a total of 6 GEVs destroyed. The SHVYs came through unscathed, never even suffering a D result :)