BASTOGNE
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Field Manual

• Campaign — Five battles in order. Winning opens a transition with what happened, casualties, and strategy before the next fight.
• Objective — Keep German forces from the objective. Breaches deal base damage; when Base hits 0, it’s GAME OVER.
• Held timer — Starts with the first assault. Longer is better: how long you kept the sector under fire.
• Return fire — Columns shoot fortifications in range. Towers have HP; armor and upgrades harden them. Rebuild knocked-out pits.
• Build — Place MG nests, anti-tank guns, mortars, and artillery on dashed pads along the roads.
• Economy — Earn supply by stopping columns. Upgrade or salvage fortifications as fronts shift.
• History — Field quotes, facts, and accounts fade in during the siege — the real war whispering over the map.
• Terrain — Approaches mirror Noville, Foy, Marvie, Assenois, Sibret, and Mande.
• Camera — Drag to pan, scroll to zoom, Shift+scroll or Tilt for slight angle. Buttons + / − / Tilt / View, or keys + − T R and arrows.
• Keys — Space sends the next assault. P pauses. 1 MG · 2 Mortar · 3 Anti-Tank · 4 Artillery. F cycles speed. A calls close air support when the sky is clear.
• Weather & air — Fog grounds Allied air. At Bastogne, clear skies unlock airdrops and limited CAS; Christmas Eve may bring German bombers.