Focus Fire Is Costing You Games (Unless You Do This)

Why does focus fire feel right, even when it's costing you games? In this video we break down why target priority is not a damage problem. It's a threat reduction problem. The instinct to concentrate fire on a single target is one of the most common tactical mistakes in tabletop wargaming, and it quietly decides games long before the final turn. These lessons apply across wargaming systems. Players coming from Warhammer 40K, Age of Sigmar, historical wargames, and sci-fi miniatures will recognise the same patterns playing out on their tables. You'll learn: • Why focus fire wastes firepower more often than it wins games • How threat reduction rate changes the way you prioritise targets • When spreading damage beats concentration every time • When focus fire is exactly the right call and how to recognise that moment • Why mission objectives change everything you think you know about targeting Fixing your target priority won't just change how you shoot. It will change how you read the board. This video is for BattleTech players and tabletop wargamers looking to make better in-game decisions. Not list optimisation, not rules mastery. Just clearer thinking at the table. Good hunting, MechWarrior. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Why Focus Fire Fails 01:34 System Durability 02:20 Positioning Exposure 02:41 Tool Mismatch 03:05 Vulnerability to Untargeted Units 03:24 Threat Reduction in Motion 04:02 When Focus Fire Wins 06:22 Objectives Change Everything 07:53 The Framework #Wargaming #TabletopWargaming #BattleTech "Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...