[ASLML] "Freezing"

[Sam Belcher]

> The ultimate point of the freeze is to prevent the enemy from shooting at
> other, more vulnerable units.  There's no gain in freezing someone just
> because you can -- you have to have a reason to do it, and that reason has
> to be worth the potential loss of the vehicle.

An excellent point. Usually the reason to "freeze" a position is to prevent
its firing so you can swarm up around it and kill it. (or other nearby enemy
positions). 

For example, an enemy HMG in a stone building is in position to slaughter
your infantry attack. You move an AFV into bypass of the building at the
start of your movement phase. Keep the vehicle in motion so it will be hard
to kill. You may even try to pop your smoke dispenser on the vehicle in the
hex too. Then you run your infantry up around the position - no defensive
fire possible from the HMG because of the AFV in its location. And advance
in to kill them in CC. 

That's one way to do it. 

Sam