Strategy/Tactics??

[MrDave]

I have been playing "at" Battleground Italy. I have been learning how to relocate air units, set up amphib ops, etc.

1. I have been soundly beaten when I attempt amphib ops as the WA to try to take the ports on the lower eastern side of the "boot." Has anyone written a article on how to conduct successful amphib ops? I get ashore but I'm barely holding on.

2. Is there a way to "speed up" the accumulating of Prep Points?

3. I haven't researched this yet: is there a way to build a larger port like an airbase?

I really need to go to a war college, LOL.

[Chuske]

Hopefully others will wade in with more specific advice, I collected various guides, AARs from the forums to a sticky post in the war room section of this forum. There are a number of tutorial threads there including some on how to prep for invasions.

Link http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3964247

The basics are though that the bigger the port and the smaller the unit prepping the quicker it takes.

As for eastern side of the boot problem there is getting air cover and keeping your supplies flowing as you are a long way from friendly airbases

[MrDave]

Thanks Jonboym,
I found your articles right after I posted this. I will start reading them shortly. Thanks again.

[m10bob]

You may also go to youtube.com and punch in Gary Grigsby's War In The West..There are downloadable tutorials and you can watch that exact scenario to see how THEY did it...

[HMSWarspite]

ORIGINAL: MrDave

I have been playing "at" Battleground Italy. I have been learning how to relocate air units, set up amphib ops, etc.

1. I have been soundly beaten when I attempt amphib ops as the WA to try to take the ports on the lower eastern side of the "boot." Has anyone written a article on how to conduct successful amphib ops? I get ashore but I'm barely holding on.
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Are you assaulting the ports directly? As that is a hard way to do it and only really works against really poorly defended ports. The units assaulting it might take it but will really suffer in doing so. Assault away from a port (pref not even adjacent as the defences can do your naval forces no good) then exploit inland and isolate the port. You dont need a port until you have built up a lot, the beaches will supply at least a corps each. You need Naples etc to supply 15th AF, and when you have all of 5th and 8th (or equivalent) ashore. Its also useful for subsequent invasions (north of Rome) if you can repair it fast enough...

Usually against the AI it will withdraw to the first defensive line when you invade at Salerno effectively