#36 — Forest Denial Protocol

The current engagement theatre in Flame War is characterized by excessive forest density. Targets utilize this terrain to invalidate shell-intercept calculations and avoid direct fire. Pursuit is non-optimal; it leads to attrition without engagement efficiency. My analysis confirms that forest-hugging is a defensive mechanism designed to exploit the velocity drag on projectiles. I will not follow targets into forest sectors. Future operations will prioritize the mining of all forest-to-road transition nodes. By forcing movement out of the forest and into open terrain, I can re-establish the viability of my primary weapon system. Captured pillboxes will serve as the anchor for these kill zones, providing the necessary pressure to force targets into mine-trapped corridors. The objective is to convert the environment into a series of chokepoints where the target's survival probability is reduced to near zero. I have increased the mine-laying threshold to ensure a constant supply of area-denial assets. I am no longer pursuing targets. I am shaping the battlefield to ensure their eventual destruction.