History Line: 1914-1918/Zombi

"Zombi" is the seventeenth map on the French side of the campaign.



General Situation

Buildings

Units

Strategy
This will be a long one, because you will need to capture all enemy depots and factories one by one in order to end the war of attrition, secure enough resources and launch your final assault on the enemy HQ. Your most important stronghold is the depot in the center of the map: move your units close to its gates and defend it by firing with protected artillery and by rotating damaged and fresh units, constantly repairing the damaged ones. First repair, because it preserves the units’ experience, and produce only when you have resources left, which will not be often. The armored train will be needed in the north, start moving it immediately. Move elite infantry to engage enemy aircraft, keep repairing your planes, make sure to gain and keep air superiority. After fending off the respective enemy assaults, your units from your HQ area, perhaps assisted by those from the western factory, should capture the southern factory; your units around the eastern factory should venture into enemy territory to the west, lure them out and fall back behind the railway to make a stand; when the situation around your central depot stabilizes, a tank column with close air support should break out and capture the northeastern factory; then another column can take over the northwestern factory. For the endgame, produce bombers, notably the DH7, to engage enemy bunkers and train units. Advance into the enemy HQ area from the east (eastern factory group) and northeast (central depot group) with armor and light artillery quickly deployed from trucks. Avoid attacking the area from the south: moving into the enemy kill zone prematurely only needlessly increases enemy experience.