I played again today (addiction, wife giving me dirty looks) and it actually hinges on that back right hill with the bunkered 88. Take that, and the center town opens up. I went nice and slow today and captured the back 5 flags in about three turns. The town and HQ were rubble piles by that time, an...

I registered just to answer this, after playing this 4 times in a row. I found the center town impossible to directly assault, covered on the left by the HQ and on the right by the bunkered 88, with sight lines on the direct approach which really minimize the benefit of supporting armor. I switched ...