How Does One Counter Maxim Spam?

Jump back to quoted post11 May 2014, 20:27 PMjesulin

Hello xXNorthWeaponXx

As you can see is very difficult in "open maps" because you cant flank with grenadiers. I usually use MHT versus this strategy.

RtN Milk Please! is probably one of the best players who plays with "support machines" so is hard to counter.

Crossing is not a good example, I dont like to play as Germans in that map and I think you should veto, germans havent got chances.

Jump back to quoted post11 May 2014, 20:27 PMjesulin

Crossing is not a good example, I dont like to play as Germans in that map and I think you should veto, germans havent got chances.

Jump back to quoted post11 May 2014, 20:27 PMjesulin

As you can see is very difficult in "open maps" because you cant flank with grenadiers. I usually use MHT versus this strategy.

Jump back to quoted post11 May 2014, 20:16 PMNorthWeapon

How Does One Counter Maxim Spam?

Last night I was playing 2v2 randoms when I versed RtN Milk Please! and Jesulin. I knew it was going to be a tough match, but I wasn't expecting the cheapest of all strategies, the classic Maxim HMG spam followed by AT gun spam.

Yes I lost, but I didn't feel too bad at the end considering I was versing an AT team loaded with two top players, with a random on my team. On top of that Milk Please wins with a pretty effortless strategy although it seems like I had better micro than he did.



Can you guys please criticize my performance? What I failed to do, what I should've done, big mistakes. Please keep it nice

I made a mortar, but like that did anything... Mortars need to be more accurate for aggressive tactics like these... maybe Sniper? I made a MG42 but that didn't supress the Maxims did it? I even managed to take one of his maxims but his friend Jesulin comes out of nowhere and disrupts me

Just when I thought I got a hold of the fuel for a tad bit...

Thanks guys,

North

Jump back to quoted post12 May 2014, 08:08 AMJaigen

The first mistake is that you used g43 on this map. this is long range territory so grens should be equipped with lmg's /

Snipers rule supreme on this map.

Maxims, while powerful early game , are not useful late game when armor starts to roll in. play defensively . you tried to take both fuel points while you should focus on taking one fuel point and 2 victory points.

generally poor use of tactical manoeuvre(you could have easily used this to move grens to the north side of the north side of the trees then attack him from the side). and little to no use of riflenades. While mg42's are useful i always suggest to get 4 grens first and see what the soviets are doing as the mg42 performs poorly against this strat.

Jump back to quoted post12 May 2014, 11:42 AMSarantini

4 grens are too much on a small map against maxims. mg42 is crucial against holding gfround on this map against every tactic, even m3 since it has decent penetration now. just always keep it in cover and let the maxim run in to you. I prefer getting a mortar and sniper against this.

Jump back to quoted post12 May 2014, 14:49 PMJaigen

This video shows several times that a maxim can engage the mg42 head on and win. grens are always a valid choice no matter what strat the soviet player uses and i would not use the mg42 against this strat as a combination of maxims and at guns continually removed mg42 teams from the field.
In fact the Op lost the game because his mg42 didnt do much.

i use 4 grens as the foundation of my army and then decide what happens next

Jump back to quoted post11 May 2014, 20:46 PMNorthWeapon

Thanks for the advice bro.

Would you use Snipers against RtN Milk Please?

Jump back to quoted post11 May 2014, 20:49 PMAerohank

Is this purely from a 2v2 perspective?

Jump back to quoted post12 May 2014, 06:20 AMcomputerheat

For MHT in a 2v2, do you prefer Spearhead or Festung Support?

Jump back to quoted post12 May 2014, 16:04 PMjesulin

Festung Support, but It is like 50/50

Jump back to quoted post13 May 2014, 06:16 AMbämbabäm

Why Festung Support? (I'm a little bit surprised by your answer)