Thresher wrote:
No I haven't beat it.. I was just planning ahead
Wow LP.. 8400?
Well first and foremost, there are several variants in this scenario ranging from challenging, to REALLY hard, so each time you play the difficulty level may be drastically different.
Also, a lot depends on how much help you get from Anderson from Hoods division when he attacks the Wheat Field.
And finally, how did you make out in GB07? If you got your butt kicked, Anderson is going to be really beat up and won't be much help.
But regardless, I played it twice today. The first time, I must have gotten one of the hard variants because the Yankees in the Peach Orchard we very aggressive. It took three of my four brigades to take the Peach Orchard Objective, and you need to be able to take it with two brigades.. If not, you won't have enough men to take the Wheatfield Objective because you're pretty much going to lose an entire brigade there because it's heavily guarded by infantry and artillery. I didn't have enough men to take the Wheatfield, so I ended up with 5,000 something points.
Now for the Major Victory: - My second try.
The Yankees weren't as aggressive in the Peach Orchard. I was able to take it with
Barksdale and
Wofford.
Also remember to utilize your artillery. Move them a little closer to the action at the beginning (but not too close) and when you take the Peach Orchard, move a battery there just in case the Yankees decide to counter attack (it also makes a good firing platform).
While this is going on, you need to have
Kershaw and
Semmes attacking the Wheat Field Objective. It's hard to manage two battles at once, but just switch back and forth as often as you can. If you see any stationary Yankee brigades between the Peach Orchard and The Wheatfield, leave them alone (they are preparing for their counter attack that comes later). If one of your regiments attacks them, it will really piss them off and you need to save your men and points....
If you time it right, you can attack the wheatfield with Kershaw and Semmes just as Anderson is attacking. Again, once you get in the Wheatfield, there's a large Yankee battery there that will pretty much take out one of your brigades. Once it's gone, set up defense positions around the OBJ facing North. Also move one of your batteries into the Wheatfield after you clear it. There will be a huge Yankee counter attack near the end.
Also if you fail on taking the Wheatfield with Kershaw and Semmes, double quick one of your brigades that are holding the Peach Orchard to assist. They aren't doing anything anyway, just sitting on the Peach Orchard OBJ. With three brigades, it should be a piece of cake.. And again, be prepared for the Yankee counter attack at the end.
In conclusion, this strategy is basically how it happened historically. The Rebels were very aggressive that day, and you have to be too.. It's all about being quick in taking the OBJ's (charge/melee when you can, capture artillery) and hold them as long as you can. Holding both of those OBJ's will rack you up 200 points a minute, making 8,000+ points possible.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
A pic I took just before the MV. Notice the Yankee counter attack, but I'm still holding strong.. Sorry for the smoke, but I had just sped up time.
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