tutorial battle - yikes!

**Mark Lambert** · September 10, 2007, 12:16 AM

OK so I'm playing the tutorial battle in MW2 with the smaller Italian army vs. the French. I've tried strict defense, strong left-flank defense, full-out counter attact on rt-flank, etc. I've lost 20 battles to these guys- and this is a tutorial!

Help!

Ta,

mark

**homefry** · September 10, 2007, 01:06 AM

You mean the first tutorial battle?

How could you lose it 20 times? Just follow the advisor's directions. Don't use your own srategy.

**Dogman** · September 10, 2007, 04:40 PM

There is no tutorial battle like you described, however there is a historical battle involving the Holy Roman Empire and Spain vs the French that takes place in Italy.

I've only played it once, but when I did I kept my starting position and let the French come to me. I only lost because the timer ran out before I could route the last two cannons near the manor.

**Snoopy** · September 11, 2007, 07:16 PM

I won because of a glitch

They charge, I hold, then the French king freezes in terror during the retreat. Really frozen, not moving at ALL. So I send my pikes in, who make short work of the king. From there, I send my general out, and he makes those Frenchies retreat with one charge.Basically, the French were crushed because they lost morale after the king died. Though I suppose without the glitch, the way to win involves killing the French king (preferably in a big battle, then the French run away.)

**Roman Knight** · September 11, 2007, 09:55 PM

I think your talking about the battle of Pavia, Milan + Spain vs France. If you are, I can't win it either. Damn culverins!!!!

**humvee2800** · September 14, 2007, 10:05 PM

I actually won that battle, though a long time ago... I fought the troops that first attacked my own then go out of their cannons range... I think I waited till the allied army came close to distract their cannons and rushed some troops in loose formation to take out their cannons.

**Garnier** · September 14, 2007, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by RomanKnight990

I think your talking about the battle of Pavia, Milan + Spain vs France. If you are, I can't win it either. Damn culverins!!!!

Actually HRE+Spain vs France.

**Roman Knight** · September 19, 2007, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Garnier

Actually HRE+Spain vs France.

my bad

**Shazbot** · September 15, 2007, 03:33 PM

I beat that battle once in three attempts when I got the gold demo, it was pretty hard.

**CtrlAltDe1337** · September 15, 2007, 11:22 PM

Keep your pikes in formation and don't let them revert to swords if possible. Its do-able, it just takes some micromanaging.

**Turkeys!** · September 16, 2007, 07:48 AM

I won by keeping pikes in place and protecting there flanks with the zweihanders then charging and killing the scots guard with my general, then I charged the zweihanders and pikes at the culverins and then won.

**Voodo chile** · May 18, 2010, 05:04 AM

hey does anyone have it how the spanish put their general out first and gets him killed??
Because for about 80% of the battle i'm on my own

**Valandur** · May 18, 2010, 06:30 AM

Hold your line. Don't go running to the Spanish and make sure you break the French charge on your pikemen/spearmen. Kill the French King. Once he dies, the battle is extremely easy.

**micheljq** · May 18, 2010, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Voodo chile

hey does anyone have it how the spanish put their general out first and gets him killed??
Because for about 80% of the battle i'm on my own

Historically, the french King François 1st did charge and was captured, the battle was a disastrous french defeat.

**Paladin94610** · May 26, 2010, 05:38 AM

King Francis charged at my pikes and immediately killed at the start of the battle and I send my king into the scotsguard and finish them them I turn my zweihanders to the left flank to face the French infantry. The pikes eventually finished the gendarmes and aid the zweihanders and then just plain easy tactics took me into victory... It is too easy... Perphaps you guys should play on the French side.

By the way I am from Myanmar and I was amazed by this attached pic!! Funny!!