MnB:Small Squad Tactics

## Overview

*We're outnumbered one to ten, i like those odds.*

As a commander, you must be able to utilize what's at your disposal to its fullest potential and this includes your squad as using reckless actions and aggressive repeated attempts will only carry you in short term [Gerhardt would think otherwise]. In this page, you can understand how a relatively small squad of 6 men can cause devastation and chaos with precision and/or brutality. As an extra note, this mainly applies to campaign due to its limited 6 men squad, but if you're gunning for a small squad strategy in classic then go right in this page too!.

PS: Every commander's strategy and squad composition **may and will** differ from each other, all that matters is that it works to their favor. And also, this page will try to limit leaning on one composition and dish out tactics that works well on all comps.

## Small squad basics

A squad of 6 men may not seem to be able to do much, but given the right equipment and control they will be your best ticket to victory. Typically a small squad is equipped to be well rounded or to be specialized on something, like rapid assault or support. Due to the fact that you only have at msot 6 men at your disposal, you must maintain your unit's synergy to the maximum by covering each other's weaknesses.

Here's some of the essential points to know when commanding a squad:

* You WILL be outnumbered overall
* Losing a soldier may and will significantly make your progress worse, manage them wisely
* You cannot use all available resources on your squad, pick which one you need
* Micro management is optional but very useful

## Offensive tactics

You think that commencing offensive actions using just a handful of men is madness, but with patience, boldness, thinking and sometimes luck you can successfully win an offensive campaign. For starters, you need to set your mindset right when planning an assault or advance.

### You are outnumbered, always

You'll realize quite soon enough that every patrol will involve dealing with **Germans that have nearly 4x more men than you**. There's nothing changing that (ignoring christmas trees and BCs) and the only way you're going to be able to cut through their ranks is by slicing their numbers like a loaf of bread, one at a time.

### You are the attacking force

The disadvantage of attacking is that you're on unknown field, with limited information and all you can rely on is your wits. But on the other hand, you can dictate how you're going to strike and where. They might control the field, but you can **control the action and flow of battle** with the right pressure and aggressiveness.

### Time is your enemy

The longer your offensive goes, the more prepared the enemies will have to watch your time and spare no seconds loitering around. Given enough time, the enemy may launch a counter attack and catch you off guard. **They have the time advantage, not you.** This doesn't mean that you should do a reckless charge into enemy territory, just remember to use every second wisely and you'll never have to deal with an enemy counter attack.

**Quick thinking and deliberate decisions**

Not every attempt will go smoothly, always be ready to react to sudden changes on the battlefield. As stated in the previous point, every second is precious. A single hesitation may cause the death of your troops or the failure of your advance. Even if something bad happens from the result of your decision, there's no time to contemplate and regret over it, ranger the fuck up and push on because there's still more decisions to take further down the road to Elbe river.

## Defensive tactics

Defending with a restricted amount of GIs under your command against a constant wave of attackers may seem futile, but here's the kicker. We have the *home ground advantage* and they don't, better start digging.

**You're still outnumbered, and it'll get worse**

Early on, you will only encounter a meager amount of enemy attacking your position, but this will change as the battle rages on. Every new attack will bring in more and more opponents into the battlefield and sooner or later you'll be severely outnumbered. This time you won't get to slice the bread of the enemy forces but you can prepare to face the worst.

**You are the defending force**

As stated earlier, you have the home ground advantage. Turn every field into a killzone, every corner a death trap, every tree an ambush. You have the luxury of building fortifications to house your men and traps to house your foes. Sooner or later though you'll have to pull back and give more ground to your enemies, but make sure you leave a nice present for them as you evacuate to your secondary lines.

**Time is on neither's side**

The longer the wave goes on, the more prepared and fortified your squad's line will be and more resources will be given to you. Bad news though, your attackers will also get better and better as time goes on. Always expect that your enemies will be stronger at every new encounter.

**Long-term planning and precise positioning**

Remember that the decisions you make early on will have an impact on the long-term results, considering you only have a limited amount of men you will have to put that in mind when establishing your defenses.