Maxim spam still unbeatable.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 06:05 AMsickpetey

Mortar halftracks with incendiary rounds usually do the job against those...well or regular mortars but it is more satisfying to see the bastard burn.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 06:43 AMbraciszek

Lol, OKW kicks maxim ass. Maxims will shred kubels in a straight fight, but driving one around the maxim will force it to turn and then you eat it alive with a sturmpioneer. Or you can use the 20 mm flak halftrack, because it simply wipes squads and suppresses them in one burst. You DO NOT have the right to say OKW cant counter maxim spam.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 06:57 AMbraciszek

Then i just beat maxim spam by forcing Soviets to counter me with something other than maxims? Maxim spam isnt maxim spam if the Soviets open up with anything more than one conscripts and the maxims. 20 mm will eat the conscripts and then the maxims. Maxim spam will get broken if Soviets anticipate with an AT gun, but chances for the average maxim spammer to do that are rather low - building one after i kicked his maxim front line to bits mean i won the maxim spam.

The kubel flank also involves an infantry unit. If i flank with the kubel, it means its not in the maxim arc. I dont think im that stupid, so if i see the conscripts first alongside the maxim, ill deal with them before the maxim. If the maxim turns to fire on the kubel at any point, it means i won as i flank with my squad and destroy it, even if i lose a kubel.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 07:34 AMbraciszek

A 320 mp extra kind of eats into the budget of spamming maxims, meaning you cant spam maxims. Same for making cons. Its not maxim spam otherwise. Maxim spam is a maxim placed at every chokepoint making enemy advancements impossible. Its 3 maxim straight build order or bust.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 08:06 AMbraciszek

Whatever... it hasnt failed me yet. Cant say the same for my Ostheer anti-maxim tactics.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 08:06 AMbraciszek

Whatever... it hasnt failed me yet. Cant say the same for my Ostheer anti-maxim tactics.

Thats saying if you build an AT gun after 3 maxims without knowing whether or not the enemy does produce a vehicle. It hasnt failed me yet because the enemy is too busy spamming maxims and by the time the flak halftrack bites away his maxim lines, the damage is done and he is forced to counter with real balls. Also, one AT gun cant protect 3 different maxims so its only a 1/3rd chance of blocking successfully - thats saying if i dont somehow magically flank the halftrack and surprise the AT gun and the crew is forced in a recrewing cycle until its dead.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 08:22 AMVonIvan

Most good players I know will get at on time because they know that at some point if the opponent is as smart as them they'll get armor to counter like the flak ht. If they're also smart they'll prob lay mines and try to lure that flak ht into the mines near his at-gun position so that if the opponent gets too ballsy and tries to flank the at-gun or chase the maxim he'll hit a mine and inevitably get destroyed by the incoming at-gun. I'm guessing you play maxim spamming noobs most of the time if they're unable to sense this. And yes I know some good players that maxim spam unfortunately.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 08:27 AMbraciszek

I normally do not associate good players with maxim spam, so unfortunately, there is 0 chance against beating these people who tie off all loose ends and counter everything. I was just responding to situations the OP would probably rage in, because i was under the vast assumption that the OP would rage at the simplest things like nooby maxim spam.

Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2014, 08:42 AMbraciszek

Any player can maxim spam, since it takes very little micro-managing skills because of the ease it takes for maxims to re-place as well as their 6 man team (and the fact it can be your first unit made). Ive seen several streams - played against very annoying tactics that included penals and FHQ's built on neutral decapped territories to see that soviets can be a pain in the butt without needing to camp out and send home every enemy unit that meets the maxim line. I usually lose to those than maxims which is why i answered. But a good player + maxim spam is a sad sight to see. I, fortunately havent met the likes to give me a fast defeat.