Reply To: Found a fantastic series on Youtube (G.I. History Handbook).

[limburger 21709xp 1]

The videogame ‘Brothers in Arms: Hells’ Highway’ did focus on proper squad level tactics and made it into the core gameplay loop.
It was still a game (everyone has infinite ammo), but you did get to use suppressive fire to ‘fix’ the enemy squad and then order a second squad to flank them. So it kind of worked.

Depending on the luck of the draw you can sort of simulate that in Bolt-action too (pin the enemy with one squad, eliminate it with a second one).

The ‘Ambush’ order can be used to mimmick ‘overwatch’, but it kind of grants initiative to the enemy (you hope they’re foolish enough to enter your line of fire).

It would be neat if real world tactics were easier to do in games like this.

1:48 tactics is a game that does have potential to do this as it is a few models per side with each soldier being unique characters.

http://1-48tactic.com/