Tactical Tips from the Net

Several of these tips are from discussions on the ASL list. One or two need some more development, just like most of our games.

Game Tip: To remember your SAN, place a playing card with the number next to the playing area.

Tactical Tips

This page has moved to Tom Repetti's web site: Basic Example of Play.
This page has also moved: Basic Armor Example.
Defensive Fire Example
Setting up a Defense
Matt Shostak's Advice
An ASL Primer
LATW and Urban Tanks
Rommel's Rules of Warfare
Weather in ASL
Patrik Manlig explains Bocage

Pointers and Other Tips

Finer Points of the Game Where do you stand with the finer game mechanics? Check out these 87 pointers. Some are easy, others may surprise you.
Area Target Type vs. Infantry Target Type
When is Long Range NA?
Do you prefer to attack or defend?
Do you use MGs against AFVs? You should, and here's how!
Phosphorescent Caves - Cave busting with WP!

Tactical discussions for the Red Barricades

While I haven't played a single CG of RB, I'm fascinated with the game. You'll find some great discussions here:

Factories on Fire: Tips for the Russian
Factories on Fire: Tips for the German (with a new expanded section on OBA).
The German Armored Blitz
General AFV tactics for RB
An accounting of AFV in RB from Chuck Payne.
An accounting of the Armored Blitz by Patrik Manlig.
the Russian use of 76L guns and defensive positions
Armored cupolas as a viable Russian opening?! Updated with additional comments from Chuck Payne.
Battle Hardening Conscripts?
I'd like to hear more about the possibility of a 50-100 squad human wave at night! This sounds like an awesome way to break the German attack.

Tactical discussion for Kampfgruppe Peiper

An AAR for KGPII

I hope to have more of these gems in the future.

For those of you interested in OBA mechanics, get the Action Pack #1. It has a truly outstanding flowchart for OBA. Brian Sielski's OBA flow chart in Critical Hit #3 is also good. Both of these have improved my game and my understanding of OBA. Had one copy laminated!

Shameless quotes:
"Think of the nine Principles of War: Objective, Offensive, Maneuver, Mass, Economy of Force, Unity of Command, Surprise, Speed, and Security...."

"I thought the Nine Principles were: Counter Storage, Kicking 'Em When They're Down, Making Tank Tread Noises, Rolling Low, Looking Things Up in the Rulebook, Checking the Record, Kibitzing, Claiming You Were Diced, and Questioning the Scenario Balance." - Tom Repetti

...this is like a Banzoic/Nixon argument. Wouldn't those guys do better actually PLAYING the damn scenario? -Paul Ferraro

Tactical Analyses

Tactical tips can also be found at the following sites: