I had one of the best times yet co-ing this map.

I will provisionally call the used strategy "Forward base of operations". The central thought of this strategy was to move the whole army out of the "attack position" flag and to then establish a permanent base of operations inside enemy territory.

Sl's were (I believe):
1 Blonov
2 Wimpinator
3 BLKOPS nerds are cool
4 Barnacleofdoom
5 ?(squad disbanded)
6 Blitzer66
8 Emale


At game start the Brits were attacking North and South. This was not my plan, but they made good progress so I let them go. They were ordered to join the south attack when they had to respawn on base.
I want to point out that all game I was hammering on people to get their RP's up, and I was giving them specific markers where to put them. As you will see soon, this was an essential part of the strategy.


In this pic you can see the start of the game. Squads have chosen their own attack routes. My plan is to push south at this time.



You can see 3 and 6 have either murdered a cohort or met a point of low resistance, as they capped radio dugout early. One of these two squads proceeded to place a RP east to harass the enemy.

What was crucial in the next minutes after this imo is that from that moment I ordered all the squads to not pay any attention to the flags. They had only one misson: to establish a rally point on E6-D6, all of them. That was to be our base of operations.

-This seems the right time to explain why I did this. I've seen many games on this map where the Brits get the first three flags capped, yet they fail to get their army out of the horrific killzone that is the whole east side of this map. PR is a changing game, and flags are less important now. especially on this map, rallypoints should be the focus, flags (except the first one to lose bleed)
are just an afterthought.-


On the next screenshot, the base -to my utter delight- has been established. You will just have to take my word for it that the base was set first, before the central defence fell. It doesn't matter much though, because the ensuing battle more then assured me that the strategy was very valid on this map.



You can count that the base of operations contains no less then four rallypoints; 1, 2, 5, and 8. Ticket difference is 108.

I did encounter some slight insubordinations, from squad 3 and others sometimes. I always tried to find a role for them that suited them, rather then force them against their style. Because I had some excellent TG support, I could spare sending these squads in to do some damage behind enemy lines and take out RP's. If these RP's were in bases (magazine/bunker) I always gave them the order to destroy and get out on fire condition yellow.

The most notable part in these screens is the excellent organization in the base of operations. The squads were so responsive, that I was able to effectively assign them sectors to defend. They responded admirably by covering for other squads when they got wiped out; filling the gaps. All the squads that joined in in this defence really made the game.

At this point the ticket difference had increased to 125.




Automatically, the forest flag is now falling too. Ticket difference up to 154.
There is now another squad disrupting on the north west. The base of operations is still heavily fortified, and is holding with the help of regular artillery fire.
Always important to remember those arty requests on a regular basis. Good arty use is vital on this map off course.


Next shot is a close up of an excellent flanking manoeuvre. The enemy is pushing right up to our rallypoints from the west. I've notified 8(Emale) which is moving to cover it, but I've also asked squad 1(Blonov) to move south with maximum speed to flank them, while 2(Whimpinator) is holding of the opfor that is undoubtedly still streaming into forest from magazine. I've never seen a (part of a) squad move out so fast, give him some kind of medal for that! This was a critical moment in the defense of the Base of OP.




The following screen offers the best example of how the squads were set up on the OPBase. Squad 1, 2 and 8 are each patiently covering a flank of the rallypoint cluster.



Ticket difference is at 175 now.


The next screen shows the attack on magazine. The only thing noteworthy here is that still, the OPBase is being maintained, as the focalized center of power. I can just imagine how many Opfor squads thought they could quickly rush into the forest and kill that squad's RP .




Here is the final push on the Bunker.




I was about to let all squads go free to zerg the bunker, but then this popped up.




Afterthoughts:

Because the ticket increased steadily, and there were more tg on my team then on the other (especially TG sl's), I think we might have won on kills anyhow. I do think the OPBase plan I had been running around with after a few frustrating games on this map contributed a lot to the fact that the team was able to not only out kill, but also overrun the enemy.

To my amazement, the next day I read this from a certain "inside" source:

Originally Posted by fuzzhead

The original idea of the rallypoint, is a place to dropoff a soldiers third line gear before engaging in a battle. This should be a place not near combat, and should be protected. Preferably squads would work together, forming an advancing 'line' of rallypoints, and moving them forward once an objective is taken.

I can therefore add that it is already possible to win using this line of thinking.

From this experience I can formulate some tips for CO-ing pr.

1) Don't think flags.
They are less important, on some maps like hills especially.

2) Think rallypoints.
Focus your SL's on this, and tell them in what area you want their RP to be put down.

3) Inform squads when they are supposed to be working together.
This will allow you to cut down on micromanagement and will improve their motivation. Phrases I'll often use are "Squad x be aware, squad y and z are counting on you to keep that ridge clear, they are depending on you.

4) Communicate the masterplan.
Has some of the same advantages then the previous point. Ask SL's specifically to relay the big picture to their squad members.

Glad someone got to the end of it