Quick Answer
If you keep losing squads or wasting firepower in No Honor In Surrender, you're likely committing one of a few common mistakes. This guide walks you through each error, its cause, and how to fix it.
Why Island Fighting Changes Everything
No Honor In Surrender simulates the brutal realities of island combat in the Pacific, where flanks are rare and retreat is not an option. This changes how you approach movement and positioning. Many players transfer habits from European theater games and suffer for it.
Understanding that your units are fighting with no flanks and nowhere to withdraw to is the first step to avoiding mistakes. It forces you to think differently about terrain and support.
The Cost of Ignoring Terrain and Support
In dense terrain and fortified positions, your squads and leaders need to work together. Tanks, aircraft, and artillery can turn the tide, but only if you use them at the right moment. Flamethrowers and satchel charges are powerful but risky; using them without proper support often leads to disaster.
A common error is committing support assets too early or holding them too long. Learn to read the battlefield and time your support to maximize impact.
Diagnosing Your Mistakes
- Symptom: Units die as soon as they move: Likely cause: You are moving without cover or overwatch. Corrective action: Always move from cover to cover, using smoke or suppressive fire to protect your advance. Stop when you have no clear route to the next piece of cover. Before moving a unit, identify its next cover and an escape route.
- Symptom: Fire support misses or hits your own troops: Likely cause: You are calling in artillery or airstrikes without proper spotting or timing. Corrective action: Ensure you have line of sight and adjust fire before committing. Stop using support if you cannot clearly see the target. Always spot before you fire; if you can't see, don't shoot.
- Symptom: You run out of time or units early: Likely cause: You are playing too aggressively, forgetting that retreat is not an option. Corrective action: Pace your advance, use terrain to your advantage, and conserve forces for the objective. Stop and reassess if you are losing more than you gain each turn. If you are losing units faster than you are gaining ground, it's time to change tactics.
Product Facts
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No Honor In Surrender: No Honor In Surrender is a squad-level game featuring US Marines or the Japanese Army, with squads, leaders, and weapon teams. Understanding the unit types helps you avoid misusing your forces and teaches you the importance of combined arms.
No Honor In Surrender
