OKW sniper counter

Jump back to quoted post6 Aug 2014, 00:57 AMPart time commie

In this case, artillerie would counter this as said earlier.

Flanking sturm pios.

blobs of volks (but keep them spreaded a bit to avoid grenades) if you like the frontal single unit assault.

Keeping the guards busy with an armored unit they can button while you move up. This one is very theorical.

Capping the rest of the map and dodging the blob to force it to spread and then pick it out one by one (this is an expensive, slow and low model count blob) divide and conquer!

Ubersoldaten LMG wreck the sniper in a second.

Jump back to quoted post6 Aug 2014, 02:04 AMwooof

sturm pios are forced to retreat instantly since 2 snipers take them down to half a squad after the first shot. the flank wont be successful and youll have some expensive reinforcing to do if youre even able to get away.

like i said before, blobbing will help you force the snipers back, but completely contradicts the whole idea of out capping your opponent.

probably my favorite suggestion. "keep the guards busy" aka sacrifice a vehicle

they are the exact same speed as your units. the difference is you will be losing mp and running from them every time you see them. you cant run forever.

as enjoyable as this is, and after having seen your playercard, im going to have to call this. i think the fact your suggestions include the most expensive late game infantry, sacrificing light vehicles into guards and flanking with sturm pios speaks for itself

Jump back to quoted post6 Aug 2014, 02:18 AMLemonJuice

honestly theres no GOOD non-doctrinal sniper counter. JLI and fallschirmjager get the job done, but then again its map dependent. if your opponent is paying attention and their army is nearby, more often than not theyll die without killing a single model.

the luchs is a decent counter to the sniper, however guards counter the luchs very well. you can try to force an engagement so the enemy guards are occupied while simultaneously doing a flank with the luchs to get the snipers.

stuka can also be considered a counter since its fairly accurate however the soviet player can just insta retreat as soon as he hears the sound and you wont hit them.