

At least one of your paratroop squads should be upgraded with Thompsons. When you do that, you’ll face at least half a dozen German squads including two fallschirmjaeger squads firing submachine guns. You will bring in one or two paratroop squads but they will mainly be used to go up a nearby hillside to cap a radio tower. Use your HMGs and your riflemen’s grenades to quickly terminate the Germans. Vastano): Regular army troops in a Belgian village are fighting Germans. You should follow the prompts, but remember (1) the Germans are about to attack, marking the start of the Battle of the Bulge, so you will need all the firepower you can muster (2) you don’t have to be limited to calling in a couple of RE squads I suggest bringing in a lieutenant and more RE squads, and making more FPs (3) the German attack will begin with an artillery bombardment on your position, which may destroy some of your FPs and possibly the small building near your trenches. You will be instructed on how to call in rear echelon (RE) squads, make firing positions (FPs), lay tank traps (TTs) and so on. Derby): You’re at a US forward operating base in Belgium and have to move some troops to sentry duty a short distance from the base. Once you have played it successfully, you have the option to skip it in future campaigns. This is an “intro” mission cum tutorial meant for first-time Ardennes Assault players.
