Vesat Eiwalter v Fortune 1

Game 1 of 2 that the matchmaker pitted us against each other, I learned a massive amount of practical things on how to deal with Osttruppen this game. I'll be the first to admit I was salty, I saw absolutely no way back into the game when I realized my opponent had gone straight up to T4, it's only due to lucky map awareness (not being overly busy on the other edge of the map when hearing the cues for arty of any kind being slapped on one of your most important units) that any chance at all was salvaged.

I also messed up quite a bit in terms of unit choice (going maxim+dshk was a silly overlap, I would've benefited from a mortar moreso than a Maxim at that point), fumbled about with my doctrinal choice for far too long (Lend Lease to counter Osttruppen when you're losing out on map control is a must) and neglected to react to the pick of the Osttruppen doctrine until it was almost too late, and my field presence and map control were all but decimated.

The only insights I could provide for my Soviet opponent would be to not give up on Tellers even if the first ones are swept, and perhaps rolling out a Mortar which specifically is a nightmare to deal with if you're forced to pick a Dshk doctrine. The only other dshk doctrine to go for, Defensive (which is one of my favorites mind), lacks a later call-in tank which means that good map control forces the pick of Lend Lease, which my opponent certainly did. Going T4 was smart, though again Tellers were lacking. The base was relatively unprotected, and in my opinion sacrificing an M4C for a PWerfer is a good trade, despite the high fuel cost, due to the fact that Lend Lease can forego T4 if need be, meaning that the first M4C is basically 45-55 fuel when we adjust for the savings.

gg wp