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AT nade that FHT?

It is funny to see both "LeIG OP" and "LeIG UP" threads on these forums.

barrages fire shells faster iirc

Yeah, I know that. Maybe I expressed myself not accurately.

I mean it is not so different from just autoattacking or attack ground. It doesn't feels like you have USED AN ABILITY. The difference isn't noticeable, at least for me. And when it goes on cooldown... your unit just continues to fire! In my opinion it doesn't make much sense.

1. Flamers: I'm with Pigsoup on this one. Flamers should counter both cover and garrison, provided that they are only accessible on Engineer units (Fragile, can't be spammed, not AT etc). As for vehicles, I think a speed nerf and a range nerf would do the trick. Wasp should maintain its superior range because it's underwhelming, but other heavy and medium flamers should have their range cut by half.

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As far as I know before Rifleman vet was buffed there was trend to use REs with equipment (BARs or LMGs). Now imagine RE flamer blob, which wouldn't be locked behind certain commander.
- Fragile? Yes, but after vet they get 5th man.
- Can't be spammed? Hell no. In fact players chose REs instead of Rifleman because of spammability (better map control) and cheap reinforcement.
- Not AT? Absence of snare - yes, but you can always throw in some zooks.

Getting tired of 2-3 strats (mostly depending on map) that I use in random 4v4.
I'd like to share my strats with you and wanted to ask if anybody discovered anything intersting lately for random 4v4?

By strats I mean mostly army composition, which usually describes useage by itself.

My strats lately:

LONG RANGED ATTRITION
works best with Tank Hunter Tactics
2 snipers
3-4 cons (PTRS)
M5 (sometimes T-70 if map quite open and we have managed to hold fuel)
2-3 SU-85
2 BM-13

Idea is not to take fights you can't win.
- snipers for scouting and taking out high-value targets (sturmpios, obers, MGs)
- cons to cover snipers against both infantry and light vehicles(usually they don't start fights - snipers bring fights to sandbags-prepared positions)
- BM-13s against AT guns, engineer units while they repair and OKW blobbers (one to force to retreat, second to kill at med truck)
- SU-85 to react on tanks
- M5 obviously for forward reinforcement and quick transporting cons around map (in 4v4 sometimes you have to switch flanks quicky to address threats)
- T-70 for early notification about direction of enemy attack and unit composition

LEND LEASE FUEL BOOST
4 cons
1 DSHKa (sometimes, depends on map and situation)
1 mortar
2 ZiS-3
1 BM-13
1 SU-85
into M4C spam
The point is to rush BM-13 asap and start squad wiping. Quite risky though.

RIOT CONS ZERG (fun build)
works best with Soviet Reserve Army (because of PPSH, repair and Tank Hunter Partisans)
used on urban maps because of much more room to flank and possibility to use Partisans
4-5 cons with PPSH and full upgrades
M5
T-34 spam

Overwhelm enemy with cons using field reinforcements and try to close game fast with T-34s.
Conscript repair kit comes in handy.
I've tried to build ML-20 if enemy managed to entrench, but it mostly was hit or miss (kill count varies from 15 to 70+)

Mostly these strats evolved from my main strat that I've developed before Soviet Tech Overhaul (when T3 -> T4 became linear)
I will hide that strat under spoiler as it is not relevant now, but I think you may find it interesting because of combined arms approach.
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