Nightfall: Mission Eight

[GuyMacon]

(Otherwise known as "How long does it take you idiots to load a train? Don't you see what is coming at you?)

What initial mix of units works well? Where should they be positioned? I have tried all Mobile howitzers (a disaster) all GEVs (good once they get behind the Ogres, but in the end not enough firepower to stop them before they hit the train) all Heavy tanks (the big Ogre wiped them all out in the first two rounds) and four or five different balanced mixes, which came closest to winning for me, but still not enough.

Also, where to best place the infantry? The Ogres are too fast and the infantry gets in one or two hits and the just chases the Ogres without getting into range.

Finally. if I attack the treads of the big Ogre first, the weapons kill my forces too fast, but if I target the weapons first, it hits the train before I can slow it down.

As an aside, I am starting to realize that my buddies who have been playing the board game with me for years kind of suck compared to the AI in the computer game. Which implies that I suck too, because I am evenly matched with my buddies. :(