I have played this Waterloo battle twice on normal difficulty and have occupied both Papellote and La Haie as well as the objective location yet the battle is deemed inclonclusive.
Am I missing something?
WLO3 Papellote ( F -Brig)
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Re: WLO3 Papellote ( F -Brig)
There are some tough variants, guess you got them. Regardless, you must press to get the Objective as quickly as possible for those points, per minute, are imperative for a Major Victory. Good Luck, and more importantly, good Generaling!
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Thanks for the info.
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You also get points for various other tactical wins such as forcing an enemy back from his position. You need to fight on to get enough points for larger victory
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Re: WLO3 Papellote ( F -Brig)
From the thread Occupying Buildings:
Yeah, when scenarios were designated among us scenario designers I got WL03 Papelotte and it scared me to death. How was I going to keep this scenario from becoming "dull and frustrating"?...as quoted by this thread's author. Obviously, following the scenario historically, at some point the objective would have to be the large fort, and the only way to conquer and acquire it would be to 'Sit and Pound'...for obvious reasons, 'Sit and pound' becomes unfun fast. Also, there is no way for the player to gain points during this process since the fortress has the advantage of a steep defensive bonus, as it should...thus his troops take a beating.
Fortunately, this scenario is provided with a smaller fort next to it that has less of a defensive bonus and can be more easily captured, so, a strategy can be set up. Still 'Sit and Pound', but less mundane as the player must defeat the outlying troops and work around to capture the smaller fort, which when effectively pounded from several angles will fall fairly swiftly. Once the enemy is ousted it serves as an excellent 'pound from' fort with most of it's defensive bonus intact to help conquer the Objective fort.
In addition there are other tactical decisions and moves to consider. The player may choose to head off the enemy unit moving from the west to the Objective fort. If halted by engagement his friendlies, also coming from the west, will have time to engage and relieve the player's battalion from any more time there and enable it to move on to the fort 'sit and pound' engagements. If it is not stopped and engaged, sometimes it enters the Objective fort, in which case the Player's chances of achieving a Victory are practically toast.
Also, additional strategies may be called upon, depending on the variant, on how to use the cavalry reinforcements in defeating the enemy outlying troops, which can definitely be a pain to chase off or rout.
So, not just 'Sit and Pound', lots of things to consider. Tried my best to make this scenario interesting and entertaining, and stay close to historical circumstances. However, if you win it, as you eventually will, it won't be historic, for the French never achieved victory in this arena, Papelotte remained in control of the Allies throughout the battle.
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