There was lots of action to be had last night and it seems that the TG guys are really starting to understand RO:O. At one point we had around 8 people online and with all of us piled on to one side we were consistently winning the rounds/maps easily.

The 'LOCAL' VOIP channel was working which allowed greater communication between make-shift squads moving together. In one particular instance when Strag and I were tank-bound, he was relaying my intelligence (sent via the local channel) to the team which allowed me to focus more on enemy tanks instead of making sure I was relaying intelligence on the correct channel.

VOIP Note: Use the Home (all), End (team), and Delete (local) to switch between VOIP channels. If you are currently on the local channel and hit Delete key, when you transmit it'll say 'No channel selected.' The same is true if you are currently on the team channel and hit End. You need to be mindful of on which channel it says you are transmitting. Don't just assume you are transmitting correctly without checking your screen to make sure you are transmitting on your intended channel.

Strag and I had a couple of great runs defending the South Field on Arad. He was content to drive the tank and let me fire the main cannon even though I offered to alter it with him. There was one run to start the map where I believe we took out one armored car and three or four tanks before we finally got destroyed.

Tank Note: It's important to remember the correct defensive angles in a tank. Like I said previously, it's best to try to engage tanks between 10 and 11:30 and 12:30 and 2. If you are engaged with a tank and he is able to get a clean hit on you causing damage, you should try to reposition to get a deflection before his next shot. Most likely, because he scored a hit, he won't be re-adjusting his cannon and will fire at the exact same position he had previously. If you don't move, there's a pretty good chance you are going to be destroyed. Repositioning seems to decrease that chance quite a bit.

Deflections are caused by shells hitting angled armor. Think of it like this. If you throw a snowball at a car door from a 90 degree angle (perpedicular) the snowball will most likely upon impact be destroyed. Take another snowball and throw it at the same car door at an angle. It will most likely deflect off the door staying mostly intact. When engaging enemy tanks, keep this in mind. If your shots are deflecting keep re-adjusting your turret.

Bonehead, Cadian, and I had some great assaults on the Assembly Hall as well. One notable moment was when I shot and killed a German soldier about to throw a grenade. After he was down and we thought all was well, the grenade he had primed blew up killing both Cadian and me.

Later in the night I got to play with Whiskey6 and Beatnik for a while. Neither we're too familiar with the game and how it played but I think I was able to offer at least some advice to help get them accustomed to the game. Whiskey6 and I had some pretty good stands at the South Railyard and in the Warehouse and I got Beatnik used to the tanks on Arad.

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