Assaulting Super Fortified Positions

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Ok, so while I was busy with France and then Sea Lion, the Brits invaded my ally Spain. (Upswing of this was that there was NOBODY in England.) I have now turned my attention back and swept them off the Iberian Peninsula--except Gibraltar. They have 36 Commonwealth infantry divisions parked there, and they're bringing more all the time. I have a combination of total 74 infantry and panzers. I can't get them out though. I could bring another 105 to bear, if I had to, but this would put an awful big wrench in the works for my future plans. I've been hitting them with my TACs but to no avail, and I'm only developing CAS now.

What can I do?

Thanks!

 

[BlueWarrior]

Ok, so while I was busy with France and then Sea Lion, the Brits invaded my ally Spain. (Upswing of this was that there was NOBODY in England.) I have now turned my attention back and swept them off the Iberian Peninsula--except Gibraltar. They have 36 Commonwealth infantry divisions parked there, and they're bringing more all the time. I have a combination of total 74 infantry and panzers. I can't get them out though. I could bring another 105 to bear, if I had to, but this would put an awful big wrench in the works for my future plans. I've been hitting them with my TACs but to no avail, and I'm only developing CAS now.

What can I do?

Thanks!

Two ways:

Easy - pull back a few provinces and bomb them to death as they advance out of Gribraltar.

Hard(ish). Bomb the infrastructure down to zero and then hit them again and again using offensive supply sufficent HQ's and leaders etc - you might want to mostly use infantry (mountain troops if you have them) and maybe a Panzer or two to quickly take the province one the units have been beaten to stop anymore being shipped in.

 

[son of liberty]

Convoy raiding/bombing to starve them. Installation strike to reduce the fortifications. Logistic strike to reduce their ese, and slow down their recovery from damage. Send the panzers home, use mtn or plain old infantry. Place an hq under a field marshal in each of the two provinces bordering Gibraltar. This will allow you to use 24 divisions from each province per attack. When ready to attack, stop bombing then start interdicting 1 hour after your armies begin the assault. Lather, rinse, repeat as needed.

 

[arkdeniz]

Let them stew a while and interdict their convoys. An army that size needs a lot of convoy ships to supply them, and you KNOW that the convoy will be sourced from Plymouth.

This is a perfect opportunity to sink the entire British merchant marine in short order. I suggest you use it.

 

[son of liberty]

Let them stew a while and interdict their convoys. An army that size needs a lot of convoy ships to supply them, and you KNOW that the convoy will be sourced from Plymouth.

This is a perfect opportunity to sink the entire British merchant marine in short order. I suggest you use it.

He has already taken the English island. Lucknow is now the likely capital.

 

[arkdeniz]

He has already taken the English island. Lucknow is now the likely capital.

Not often I get caught not reading the OP properly. Fair cop.

But the point still stands. Convoys will be teeming around the south of Spain. Sink them all and the divisions in Gibraltar will cease to be an issue through lack of supply and starvation.

 

[Le Jones]

But the point still stands. Convoys will be teeming around the south of Spain. Sink them all and the divisions in Gibraltar will cease to be an issue through lack of supply and starvation.

You heard the man! Starve 'em out.

 

[henryjai]

Ok, so while I was busy with France and then Sea Lion, the Brits invaded my ally Spain. (Upswing of this was that there was NOBODY in England.) I have now turned my attention back and swept them off the Iberian Peninsula--except Gibraltar. They have 36 Commonwealth infantry divisions parked there, and they're bringing more all the time. I have a combination of total 74 infantry and panzers. I can't get them out though. I could bring another 105 to bear, if I had to, but this would put an awful big wrench in the works for my future plans. I've been hitting them with my TACs but to no avail, and I'm only developing CAS now.

What can I do?

Thanks!

leak them, cut them off, kill.

while you should also be trying to sink their convoys through aerial attacks and remember do some logistics strikes to slow their maneuvers.

 

[riley555]

Aren't SH tank brigades really good for this? I can't confirm it, but they do seem to be.

 

[son of liberty]

They are much better for defending places like Gibraltar. They slow you way too much for a serious offensive role.