History Line: 1914-1918/Clean

Map "Clean"
"Clean" is the eleventh map on the French side of the campaign.



General Situation

Buildings

Units

Strategy
This map is unwinnable. Occupying and defending facilities 4 and 5 until the storm is over would normally be the sensible thing to do. But here, after a protracted defensive battle where you will destroy a lot of enemy units and might even capture depot 9, you will eventually still get overwhelmed by enemy forces with their far greater production resources. So the key should be to quickly secure additional resources in the opening stages. However, you cannot cross the bridge to the eastern river bank in time as the enemy AA emplacement will block it; and no matter what you do, you cannot capture factory 7 in time either: enemy aircraft will bog down your supply train and advance units, which will be left defenseless. Any advice?

First conquer facilities 4+5 as soon as possible (use the transport train). Build a defense line from facility 4 to 5 (position your troops in the wood belt so you can move units on the road quickly). Sappers should build trenches right from facility 5 to provide additional cover. Light artillery is the key to hold your line put one left to facility 5 and on below facility 4). Use your armored train like ari.

In parallel move your aircraft to your right flank and fight the enemy planes around depot 4. Ideally you can also use the patrol boat and the stationary AA (move with the help of a supply car) to control get sovereignty over the airspace by the time the first enemy ground units approach your defense line.

If you keep some infantry in range, you can use facility 5 as a trap, just let the enemy conquer it and move your (ideally damaged) infantry in the very next turn. That way there is one unit less to destroy and maybe your enemy even repaired your damaged unit. Build a medium ari as soon as possible. Until that time don't repair any unit.

By the time the second wave (from the right, over the bridge) hits your line the battle on the southern line should be won easily. Either block the bridge using aircraft in front of a standard infantry or just put your ari to good usage. Move some fast units south to capture enemy facilities 7, 9, 10, 11 to reduce the enemy resource pool.

To win, either move your main forces across the bridge and shoot down all enemies or move some bigger aris together with two light aris and 1-2 infantry in supply cars south, conquering the HQ quickly (two light aris should be able to take out the rail gun without casualties. Aircrafts can take out enemy ari or unprotected bunkers (if you attack with 2-3 plans).