Herzog
Zwei Strategy, part one
Giving orders to your army
When
you build a military unit, you also issue an order for that unit
to follow. You can also issue new orders to any unit by picking
it up with your Mech. Here are all the orders at your disposal.
 Base
Defense - cost: $100 - Giving orders costs money, so you want
to make sure to get it right the first time. "Base Defense"
is the cheapest of the lot, and a good all-purpose defensive order
if you're undecided on strategy. When given, your units will stand
its ground and return fire when attacked.
 Circular
Defense - cost: $500 - A circular defense makes your unit run
a perimiter defense. It costs a little more, but it has the advantage
of covering more terrain with fewer units. Be sure to check their
fuel levels, though. You don't want to run out of fuel.
 Attack
When Approached - cost: $1000 - When you can afford it, this
is the defensive order your army should follow. For example, when
you give your tank this order, instead of waiting to be attacked,
it will drive towards the enemy unit and attack first. Once the
enemy unit is destroyed, your tank will return to its original position.
 Enter
Minor Base - cost: $1800 - This is the order you give to your
infantry units when dispatching them towards the minor bases. The
soldier cautiously looks for the safest entry point, and goes in
on that side. This order is for infantry only.
 Secure
Base - cost: $1500 - By giving this order, your infantry unit
will charge headstrong into the nearest Minor Base, firing away.
Sounds nice, but there's another advantage here. Notice the price?
This base order is $300 cheaper than "Enter Minor Base."
In the early phase of the game, that adds up to a lot of money.
This order also applies to the other ground units; for instance,
a tank will make a straight line towards the nearest base, where
it will attack nearby enemy targets and then wait.
 Home
Base Attack - cost: $3500 - Here is the order to attack the
enemy's Home Base. when given, your unit will charge towards its
target, ignoring other units or minor bases unless fired upon. Note
how expensive this is. It's not a smart idea to throw high-priced
tanks at a well-defended Home Base. Make sure you have some kind
of a plan before you take on The Alamo.
 Supply
- cost: $580 - This is the lone order you give to the supply
truck. Again, the low price means that there's no excuse for not
having a supply truck in your armada. You must also protect these
defenseless units from enemy attack.
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