I think toward the end of video 3 is where I started to realize my mistake. I had the right idea in consolidating my forces early, but I still ended up fighting on two sides. In retrospect, once my last reinforcement group with Kella arrived, I should have been a lot more aggressive about fighting my way through the aerial forces since the in game instructions indicated there would be no more enemy forces from that side. I could have kept a small rear guard to slow down those Mutons, but I shouldn't have let myself get into a situation where I was fighting off full assaults from both sides. It would have been far better to shatter the aerial assault group first (whole holding off the mutons with a small reserve). Then I could have pulled back consolidated my forces in a way where I was only facing assault from a single direction, with the mutons having to assault me through that central hallway. I left both
@Reel and
@Yankee151 in situations that were so vulnerable that they were lucky to survive Video 4.
I did eventually arrive at this solution, but did so too late and I paid the price. I also learned some hard lessons about ammo management this mission. I was too aggressive with my overwatch and shooting commands, when I should have been reloading half my forces each turn instead. Having some turns with almost nobody able to shoot was a disaester and cost me a Utopian life.
Part 4
Even with my fuck ups, I think I was a bit unlucky to lose
@osick87 at the 2:50 mark. I had a smoke grenade and usually that reduces the enemy hit chances enough that they won't even take a shot at those guys, but I think the CPU saw a chance to kill a gravely wounded Utopian and took it. I was so pissed. RIP
@osick87 you were a true fedora wearing man among men.