Blitzkrieg France

[1944]

I am trying to obtain an acheivement in The British Attack- destroy 5 British tanks within 5 turns. How do I do it

[michaelguth]

First off, I think it is 10 turns and not 5 turns. So, you actually have time to get a couple of 88 mm shots in after they arrive on turn 7. Two at least can set up on turn 7, That gives many 4 shots on turn 8, 6 shots on turn 9 and turn 10. Got to be able to kill something with that. Look at the bunkers on the hill behind the front lines, the bunker in front of the town, and maybe some woods to the left.

Second. you cannot take on the Matilda II tanks with your tanks. I've even seen a Matilda one destroy a PZ4 using machine guns from the flank, but this should be rare. See a Matilda, hide!. you can only take on the Matilda Mark I from the flank or rear. so, stick a Panzer 4 behind the woods on your left. Wait for a Matilda One to drive up, shoot it in the flank, and retreat. Ditto on the right with your tank destroyer, put some infantry in the woods far up on the right to accompany the TD. Wait for a Matilda one, flank shot, and run and hide until another one comes up.

You can place an engineer in the stone house center objective. Give it a hold fire order. Wait until a Matilda One comes up and hit it from the flank.

In the center woods of the front line you can put a Waffen SS unit and an Engineer and a Panzerbusch unit. Why the Panszerbusch? Well, it can take out the annoying Bren carrier. But more important, you can use the 'switch position' button with the PZBusch unit and either the Waffen SS and Engineer . They can occasionally take out a Matilda II with a flank assault as they drive past. The 37mm AT gun can also take out the Matilda one from the flank and rear. Maybe put one in the woods near the center stone house to complement the engineer unit there.

When the Waffen SS reinforcements arrive hide the tank behind your right objective. I'll drive one infantry unit into the house on the right. Then take the other through the woods to help out the infantry/Tank destroyer that are playing cat and mouse over there.

Keep pounding the center with your artillery. You are using it to stop enemy infantry, not enemy tanks. I find wating one turn for the second barrage sometimes nets me better targets.