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[TCM]

(Actually, the real question is "What will we do when they start bombing our pitiful ground troops into oblivion?")

(They can't bomb you unless you are fighting them via similar aircraft! X-COM 101.)

[GreatWyrmGold]

(Actually, the real question is "What will we do when they start bombing our pitiful ground troops into oblivion?")

(They can't bomb you unless you are fighting them via similar aircraft! X-COM 101.)

(...)

[_DivideByZero_]

Battlescape
Turn 0

Mission Briefing: The aliens have landed an army north of the Italian peninsula. Unsuited to the local environment, they've progressed slowly until now. Currently, LANCE-aligned infantry and cavalry stalk the invader's formation from the hilltops, waiting for the moment to strike. As the aliens reach a heavily forested pass between two hills, the LANCE-personnel will emerge from the snowy haze and surprise the opposition.
Terrain: Clear road flanked by two forested hills. It is snowing at noon.

Anomaly: White-out
Non-humans are slowed (-1 to reformation, chasing, charges)
Humans gain +1 to all rolls for the first 3 turns.

Enemy Formation:

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Enemy forces consist of unidentified alien infantry and ten metal carts escorted along the road by ten individuals each.
Estimated size of enemy army: 700.

LANCE Army:

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+------1st REGIMENT------+
Colonel Veterancy: 3/10
Total Size: 4000
Status: Stationed near Bern
+-------Unit List--------+
1200x Line Infantry
1100x British Regulars
700x Reformed Janissaries
400x Polish Hussars
500x Hackapells
+-------Artillery--------+
3x Prussian Three-Pounders

Deploy your troops as you see fit.

[Errol]

(Actually, the real question is "What will we do when they start bombing our pitiful ground troops into oblivion?")

((Be engaged in melee with their ground troops.))

[GreatWyrmGold]

How many troops can we place per square, and can we get a brief description of each?

[_DivideByZero_]

((There is no real grid, as that would be far too difficult to keep track of. I'm using code instead of images because images are hard to replace every roll.

British regulars are actually the same as line infantry, equipment-wise, but they are less likely to scatter and flee.
Jannissaries are less disciplined but more heavily armed (for the sake of diversity).
Hackapells are light cavalry, Hussars are heavier.

I'll create a catalog of discovered enemies after this battle if you want raw statistics.))

[Parsely]

((We'll have a distinct advantage at the beginning of the fight, so its crucial that we inflict as many casualties as possible in the shortest amount of time, but how best to go about this? Splitting our forces and performing a pincer-type manuever seems like a good idea, as we can afford to spread them out due to our 5 to 1 numbers advantage, and it would ideally double the amount of damage we'll inflict while at the same time confusing and terrifying the bloody hell out of them, not to mention the terrain is perfect for setting up just such an ambush. But those 'carts'... Are those tanks?!?!! Chances are a three-pounder isn't going to do squat to those, so our best bet is to compact their formation and surround the entire group, engaging them as closely as possible so that they can't use them, and doing our best to overrun the vehicles.))

[Nirur Torir]

"I say we go for complete envelopment. 1400 infantry and our cannons in front of them, while 1000 attack to either side. I'll then lead a devastating charge with our cavalry from their rear while they're trying to form ranks. The carriages must be some sort of artillery."

[Errol]

"We should try to take out the metal cart escorts, my friends. Worst comes to worst, we know what they are capable. Best case, they cannot operate without their escort. They could be some sort of heavy weaponry, so we must not let our enemies deploy them in some sort. Either way, our strike must be swift, for we need to take advantage of our favorable position. An all-out charge from every direction might be all we need here."

[GreatWyrmGold]

"We must deploy the cannons to destroy those carts. We must deploy the troops to prevent the enemy from stopping the cannons. If we do so, the remainder of the mission will be relatively simple. Relatively."

[kj1225]

"I would ad to the conversation but you all seem to have got it, only one problem... what if more are coming?"

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Then we will be unprepared whatever we plan."

[kj1225]

"Not exactly, you are all proposing throwing everything at them at once, if we keep some troops back in case more are coming then we can box those ones in with new combatants."

[GreatWyrmGold]

"I do not recall proposing that..."

[Nirur Torir]

"We've been watching them for hours. If there are more here that we don't know about, then we're too far outclassed to win this war."