Penal Spam

Jump back to quoted post20 Aug 2020, 08:43 AMLemethy

Guys what is your pref tactic against Penal Spam Early?

For example 3 Penal Squads slowly shooting down your volks from cover and advancing?
or 2 penals + sniper

My best option is Bgroup and early FLAK + 1 pak.

But the problem begins when his T70 hits the field and one of the penals get anti tank rifle.

How do you tackle the situation?

Jump back to quoted post20 Aug 2020, 11:09 AMaerafield

- flak HT is good call as you said
- use sandbags with volks
- try to keep the volks and sturms in proximity of each other
- 221 scout car can be good too

PTRS penals cant do much vs flak HT when you have volks nearby that provide support and vision.

When the T70 is here and you dont have puma, it's the best to just focus on one part/half of the map and ignore the others until p4 is out. Keep your army close together. If an inf squad captures far territory completely alone and the T70 shows up it's a dead squad.

Oh and try to make sure you have 1 raketen

Jump back to quoted post22 Aug 2020, 06:49 AMSp33dSnake

As stated above, Flaktrack is okay.

I always try to engage in unfair engagements 2v1 Strums vs. Penals; 2v1 Volks STG vs. Penals, even one Strum and Kubel properly microed gives you an oppurtunity to force a retreat.

Squad wiping is great, but forcing a retreat is just as good. Get that munition advantage early on and get to your Puma/Luchs/Flaktrack.

With OKW, unit preservation is a big, big deal. Extremely big deal. Especially your starting strum 1v1.