[ASLML] "Freezing"

[Sam Belcher]

I wrote: 

> >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.

Tate replied: 

> A couple of things...
> 
> 1) Why pop the smoke? If the unit(s) are Frozen why do you need the smoke?
> The
> smoke actually works against the assault since now those frozen enemy
> infantry
> will recieve the benefit of the smoke vs advancing fire.

Not necessarily smoke in the "frozen" hex... I should have been more clear.
Just don't forget to use smoke if you need it - perhaps to mask fire from
other enemy positions - or pop smoke just in front of the place you're going
to freeze as a "back up plan" if your freezing tank gets creamed. 

> 2) Going into CC when you have a motion, BU, bypassing vehicle is very
> problematic. You as the attacker will have a +3 DRM (+2 vehicle, +1 BU)
> before
> applying any other mods. The presence of the vehicle also makes the CC
> sequential which means the "non-vehicular" side will attack first [EXC:
> ambush]. Also, the defender doesn't have to do a PAATC to attack the AFV.
> Unless you have enough other DRM to cancel out the vehicle effects
> advancing
> into CC in this situation is very risky.
> 
> The purpose of the Freeze is just that...the freeze. The you run up
> surround
> advance fire...encircle if possible. If they don't break and die for FtR
> then
> you wait till D-Fire and try to crack them again. It isn't like the
> popsicles
> are going anywhere...trying to leave that vehicles location is going to be
> pretty tough with all that enemy infantry around.

OK, Tate makes some good points. Many times use of Ad Fire will be better
than CC. 

Sam "So Shoot me" Belcher