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Anybody had to fight against Israel? I am playing as Syria, and ok, I know Israelis are supposed to have more advanced techs than me but come on! When they attacked me I got slaughtered on the Golan Heights! My military efficiency is quite high as I am already in a war against Iran.

They have Merkeva IV and my best tank is T-72S's
Any advices?
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If out-teched, use terrian and specialized units.

For instance in your case,where the enemy has supier tanks you must take out,use anti-tank units AND make the tanks come to your positions which you should establish with high attack close attack infantry in close combat hexs.(high close attack stat-ed infantry in a close combat hex will chew up tanks very nicely)

This will remove their tanks as a prime threat AND even right off the map :P
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Syagrius wrote: They have Merkeva IV and my best tank is T-72S's
Any advices?
The best advice is to follow what Syria does when they fight Isreal in real life: surrender. :lol:

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Feltan wrote:
Syagrius wrote: They have Merkeva IV and my best tank is T-72S's
Any advices?
The best advice is to follow what Syria does when they fight Isreal in real life: surrender. :lol:

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Not to mention fighting against Iran sounds bad. Did you conquer Iraq or something? Use engineers in emplacements.
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The Khan wrote:
Feltan wrote:
Syagrius wrote: They have Merkeva IV and my best tank is T-72S's
Any advices?
The best advice is to follow what Syria does when they fight Isreal in real life: surrender. :lol:

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Not to mention fighting against Iran sounds bad. Did you conquer Iraq or something? Use engineers in emplacements.
Yes Iraq is conquered and most of Iran however Theran is, as usual, heavily defended and my army is not strong enough yet to take it. I am trying to weaken them with artillery but it takes time.
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Syagrius wrote: Yes Iraq is conquered and most of Iran however Theran is, as usual, heavily defended and my army is not strong enough yet to take it. I am trying to weaken them with artillery but it takes time.
You need a fully combined massive air, missile AND close combat rush to smash it, I'm sure artillery damage is far less than that they can muster and repair, and they have great low-air defence to weaken with only missiles. Drop Special forces to hexes in front of the closest enemy while missile raining to distract low-air shooters to hit the helis.
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Ok, thanks for the advices. I now understand the usefulness of units with good close combat stats. Tanks are no good for urban fighting!
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Syagrius wrote:Ok, thanks for the advices. I now understand the usefulness of units with good close combat stats. Tanks are no good for urban fighting!
It took a game to make you find out?! Vietnam and Iraq pretty much should.
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The Khan wrote:
Syagrius wrote:Ok, thanks for the advices. I now understand the usefulness of units with good close combat stats. Tanks are no good for urban fighting!
It took a game to make you find out?! Vietnam and Iraq pretty much should.
I already knew about the tanks vs urban I was just referring to an historical fact; its the close combat mechanic of the game I now better understand. In my first game I was using my mechanized infantry against cities however it seems units like engineers and airborne etc.. are better for this because they have higher close combat stats.
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Dont rule out mech infrantry altogether, there are some high close combat stat-ed mech infantry also.Especially at mid and higher tech levels.

Treat it ,as many things in the game, on a case by case basis and always look thoroughly thru your options.

To this day i still find units ive overlooked .
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One "city busting" tactic I enjoy is using the mech infantry to rush in and fully engage the enemy cluster, then moving several stacks of tanks around the flanks. The heated battle often seems very tough until the MBTs get there, and the engaged enemy doesn't have much option to engage the armor in close combat. Of course I also use plenty of arty and whatever other support units I have available.

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P.S. for your close attack tank trap, some decent short range Arty ranged on the hexes in front of your infantry works wonders as the icing on the death cake.
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also, bring SCUDS for close range firing for an insane area effect ravaging for defending entrenchees. SCUD's easy to make.
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I managed to repel the Israeli offenssive and to take half of the country, however I have to rebuild my army to deliver the final blow. Its tough to attack the Isreli strongholds because of the narrow front and they have plenty of planes and artillery. Thanks for the advices :wink:
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Another tactic I use when trying to grind down a really tough location: Set up a strong defensive position close by, then make several feints towards the stronghold. Each time you do, the AI will counter-attack with it's better offensive units, which you can then eliminate piecemeal without having to face the entire spectrum of enemy forces.

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dont know what tech they got. but what i do when i have long range AAA i usually put several missle launchers here and there. Then i put my AAA in raneg of the base plus a bit more. Then i use one launcher and fire a few missiles from it. their planes go up and then AAA shoots them down, Also what i recently did in france was that i would put a few stacks of 6 interceptors on air patrol just to where i would send my F/B's to. then i would send my F/b's in. Before the F/B's go in the interceptors would have destroyed some planes but by the time u send in F/B's the AI will fly swarms of planes into them and you will cut their planes down easily.

Then when they have no planes all you have to rely on is air patrolling F/B's to wipe out the rest of their forces. Also move forwards take there land then fall back when they come, they will run out of supplies on the land they just recaptured. then you can destroy them once they are at the front of your line. or move close enough to bring a line of arty behind you main line into range then go have something to drink or for bigger bases have a shower when u come back you will see nothing. if you have a bigger base then move closer and bring ltos of arty. however it can be very thirsty on military goods either of them.

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