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From: wade@nmtvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games
Subject: OGRE (computer version) Tactic
Message-ID: <236@nmtvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 01:47:39 EST
Article-I.D.: nmtvax.236
Posted: Thu Jan 24 01:47:39 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 29-Jan-85 07:17:47 EST
Reply-To: wade@nmtvax.UUCP (Richard S. Wade)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro
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     I have found a reasonably reliable defense for the computer
version of the game OGRE.  Basically, you put your command post
on the furthest back column about halfway down.  You then put
a howizter 9 hexes away from your command post and three hexes
away from the board edge to either side (i.e., two howitzers total).
Slap your infantry down in a rough line between the howitzers
and put the rest of your armor points into GEV's that go in front
of the line.  Initially, use a couple GEV's as missile fodder to
get him to waste his missiles, then use the rest of them to repeatedly
hit and run on the ogre.  The infantry should just pound on treads
as much as they can.  Once you've taken care of the missiles, knock
out the main battery.  After that, put it all into treads.
     The ogre usually will pass between your howiters without killing
either one, making life easy for you.  At worst, he will get one, but
the other will pound him to death.  This tactic works well against
the mark V also, just take four howitzers instead of two, with two
batteries of two howizters, set up as for the mark III.

                                      Richard Wade
                                      nmtvax!wade