<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=190440.msg9316284#msg9316284">Quote from: TheGlyphstone on 11-12-2013, 20:30:49</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">What we need to do is change the terms of the engagement. Right now, we have lightly armored and lightly armed fast-moving hovertanks skirmishing around the fringes of our formation as a delaying tactic. Bulling straight for the objective and leaving Recon to guard our flanks and rear will force the armored units to either let us hit the real target unmolested, or put themselves between our rock and the city's hard place. We have no rough terrain or trees to shelter in, based on what we know of local terrain conditions.<br/><br/>Between the ECM bubble and the AMS(s) - at least as long as their ammo holds out - we're extremely well-protected against the Harasser missile fire. But they're just a harrying/distracting force anyways.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I'm in agreement.  I mean, our objective is to secure the city and eliminate hostiles.  Why run around in the wilderness where our visibility is shot when we can place ourselves in the city, where we have cover.  If the hostiles are trying to destroy the city, then we're wasting our time right now.  If they're going to secure it themselves, then we're letting them get a more advantageous position for when we finally get there.  At no point in time in our objectives we were told to keep collateral damage to a minimum, so why worry about things being blown up outside of harming our mechs or pinning us down?<br/><br/>Also, we do have a map right?  Like some kind of idea of the layout of the terrain more detailed than "Lots of snow and city is that a ways", maybe as detailed as a mini-map?<br/><br/>Tactically, I'm thinking that since the gauss out ranges the LRMs, it might be worth our while to spend a few shots to take some down.  2 Harrassers down reduces the pressure by 40%.  Assuming we're supposed to be badass, it wouldn't be off to say that Brooklyn only needs 3-4 shots to pull that off.<br/><br/>EDIT: And now taking another look at the various battlemechs, I'm cursing that I didn't take a look at the Falconer or Huron Warrior.