Advanced Emplacements Regiment Redesign

• 0 CP: Defensive Operations
  
  • Infantry Sections can build and repair emplacements.
    
  • Unchanged.

• 1 CP: Entrenchment Tactics
  
  • Royal Engineers can build UKF base bunkers for 150 MP 60 MU.
  • Royal Engineers can build Tank Traps.
  • Infantry Sections can build light AT mines.
  • Replaces Improved Fortifications.

• 4 CP: Recon Overflight
  
  • Standard recon plane. Synergises with Forward Artillery Base and the 17 pounder.
    
  • Replaces Advanced Assembly.

• 4 CP: Forward Artillery Base
  
  • The Forward Assembly's artillery flare ability gains +60 range.
    
  • Replaces Counter Barrage.

• 10 CP: Precision Barrage
  
  • A direct clone of the USF 155mm Barrage.
    
  • Unchanged.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 12:44 PMLago

The Advanced Emplacements commander is the main reason why emplacements can't be reworked to be useful: emplacements have to be terrible so this commander remains manageable.

Any rework to emplacements then naturally has to come with a rework to this commander.

This rework focuses on diversing defensive options instead of the original design of making Sim Cities stronger and eradicating their counters.

• 0 CP: Defensive Operations
  
  • Unchanged.

• 0 CP: Machine Gun Nests
  
  • Royal Engineers and Infantry Sections can build UKF base bunkers for 150 MP 60 MU.
  • Replaces Improved Fortifications.

• 4 CP: Recon Overflight
  
  • Standard recon plane. Synergises with Forward Artillery Base and the 17 pounder.
    
  • Replaces Advanced Assembly.

• 4 CP: Forward Artillery Base
  
  • The Forward Assembly's artillery flare ability gains +60 range.
    
  • Replaces Counter Barrage.

• 10 CP: Precision Barrage
  
  • Unchanged.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 12:58 PMKatitof

The commander was made importent, hardly a reason keeping emplacements out of meta since its utilities are not effective outside of the one gimmick going for it - repair sappers.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 13:03 PMAarotron

my other idea would be to turn it into "homeguard division" with focus on improvised defense and some teeth.

defensive operations unchanged

3cp: irish guard or welsh guard using sniper skin. it would be nice to see new special infantry for brits other than commando. Could be either long range specialists or assault oriented infantry, that brits don't typically have access to.

0cp sherman v: basically usf sherman for brits, give it 720 hp and have no ammo switch and be a bit slower. Could give option between more mobile but bit less survivable cromwell.

2 cp supply drop operation like in tactical support regiment

10cp either precision barrage unchanged, or cordinated barrage aka ripoff railway for 12 cp

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 13:05 PMLago

That'd be pretty cool. However, given any changes to this commander would be outside of a revamp, I've tried to keep them as easily implemented as possible.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 13:07 PMAarotron

yeah true. we should think in advance if we possibly get another commander revamp in future, even thought we shouldn't hold our breath.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 13:09 PMTiger Baron

The British Army is currently the only one without Tank Traps so I think that if there is ever such a rework that bundling it with something like the MG Bunkers would be a good move.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 13:09 PMTiger Baron

The British Army is currently the only one without Tank Traps so I think that if there is ever such a rework that bundling it with something like the MG Bunkers would be a good move.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 13:37 PMKatitof

Tank traps is one of the most irrelevant abilities in game.
I have never seen them used outside of sandbag replacement for USF.
You want to nerf a doctrine hard, you remove 1 ability from it by giving it that.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 13:40 PMTiger Baron

That's why I suggested they be bundled similiar to the rest of them, well apart from the USF ones, if they are introduced.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 19:11 PMthedarkarmadillo

Cries in Soviet tank defensive tactics.

To the OP: I actually really like the ideas. Could be fun and not simply cancer like the current shell of a commander.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 19:26 PMTiger Baron

Right... Well I don't play them so yeah...

They could be bundled with their own MG nest tho as I suggested for them as well.

Jump back to quoted post6 May 2019, 19:29 PMLago

Soviet nests might need to be a little more expensive given they've got armour-penetrating Dshks in them.