Nothing "not to get public" here mate. There is actually very little written or talked about as far as tactics in CC goes compared to other rts games. That doesn't mean there is less need for tactics in CC though. Quite the opposite.
Perhaps it's just chance you have lost your "forest firefights" and if you play them abit more you will experience different outcomes. The basics should not be any different than any fighting outside the forrest. You still need superior firepower to gain the advantage needed to manouver or destroy your enemy. Fighting in forests in CC seems to me alot like fighting on open ground without cover. Even if there is any cover advantage in the forest your opponent also has it wich makes you both equally with our without cover.
Perhaps you've not utilised all you firepower in the most proficient way? Perhaps you've had a contact with one team and have failed to give that team proper firesupport fast enough? And your supporting teams arriving to late got flattered one by one? Make sure you always have a solid base of fire when manouvering in forest enviourment. Move in short bounds since there are no obvious cover positions. As soon as you get a contact make sure you have superior firepower! Get all available teams into fireingpositions. This might be a bit tricky in the forest with all the trees and the not always so intelligent AI. You have to micromanage a lot. If you don't have superior firepower leave! Perhaps that is the simple answer why you've lost you previous encounters? Your enemy simply had more men(or more more "firepower" ie. MGs etc) and the battle was lost before you even started. Perhaps a fighting retreat was the answer? Getting your exposed teams out of harm and placing them further back in better positions that can be reinforced by other teams farther away.
I find that knowing when to retreat is quite an art. Many engagements are settled already from the start. If you can't win leave! Choose the place of battle. Know when to fight and when not to!
And it doesn’t matter all that much which troops you use. Three rookie MG teams still pack one hell of a punch against one "elite" unit.
I think the solution is a bit more "quality with the quantity" instead of "quantity with the quality".
Hope this helps at least a bit.
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There is actually very little written or talked about as far as tactics in CC goes compared to other rts games. That doesn't mean there is less need for tactics in CC though. Quite the opposite.
