The Lion's Den

[Jilog]

Hello, new player here. I need suggestions for how to beat the 4th and last mission of the german campaign !
What units should I save in the previous mission then how to proceed in the Lion's den ?

[Dindomir]

On the third mission, use the leftmost road. First, kill the tetrarchs with 'Schreks or AT guns. Then, clear out the Airborne with Panzer IV Cs and Rocket Artillery. You will need the French phase A tanks and all the infantry you can get, especially Phase A panzergrens, as the advisor tells you. Take a few panzer IVs and Marders if you can, but their main duty is to hold back the enemy in mission 3.

[MushyNed]

Don't take too much AA or armour as I think you get reinforcements anyway in mission 4. So focus on infantry and recon (the 222s in particular), especially the phase A ones, and AT guns. Anything else cannot hurt. You'll need a good combination of arty/anti infantry vehicles and tanks to support your infantry. Also as 21 panzer I'd suggest to not invest too much into the cities. Worst case scenario, just contain the enemy inside and focus on grabbing map control elsewhere.
And don't forget to put recon on foot everywhere! There's pretty much invisible beyond 400m

[Jilog]

Thank you for the advices, I'll try that next time

[Daddy]

I really dislike the German campaign. You can crush mission 3, but end up not being able to field a full battlegroup in 4 due to having too much of some unit types and not enough of others. Confirming what MushyNed posted, you'll get some additional tanks in mission 4. I also recall getting some support and air reinforcements too, but little or nothing of the other types.

Some other important info:
- The correct phase points for mission 3 are 80/120/160 (not whatever is shows at the top of the window).
- Using the most direct route, it takes about 4 minutes to go from the entrance to the exit in mission 3. I.e., any ground units you buy after minute 30 problably won't make it.
- The rules for aircraft or a little fuzzy to me. It appears that whatever you buy during mission 3 rolls to mission 4, as long as it isn't shot down
- Exited units (including supply trucks) will be replenished to full manpower and ammo.
- Reinforcements in mission 4 are mostly phase B and C.
- You'll get zero ammo supply units as reinforcements in mission 4. Make sure you exit some in 3.