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Ettelbruck station is a bad example since there is very little movement required for a Katyusha to be able to shell the entire map. Other than the obvious imbalances on Ettelbruck, Katyushas are pretty strong now but they were useless before. I say let the community have some time to adjust to the new Katyusha before Relic should adjust anything.

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I was playing some team games with a friend today and came across this broken strategy. Scavenge Doctrine can wipe out a USF base if they have vision and approximately 700 munitions with the 105mm Howitzer call in. This is a big problem because it effortlessly removes a player from the game. The recent (massive) munitions buff makes this even more effective.

This needs to be fixed ASAP. Why? Because having your base destroyed by four mouse clicks is not fun. Its very simple to save munitions as the Scavenge Doctrine commander since it plays like partisans only better. And partisans (or Light Jaegers) rarely use munitions and in fact, gain munitions from scavenging after killing weapon teams!.

How it works:
1. Have a player scout a USF player's base. Recon plane is effective here for 80 munitions from another player with the appropriate commander or a tank will work.
2. Have 700 munitions with Scavenge Doctrine and 105mm call in available. Use it on USF player's base.
3. You have now limited the options of one player on the opposing team. It will take at least 5 minutes until they can rebuild their entire base or about 90 seconds per building.
4. Repeat if desired.

Proposed fixes:
(feel free to pick any)
- Make USF buildings more resistant to artillery because they are so closed together.
- Give bases AA guns to prevent recon planes scouting the main base (so they will have to risk a tank at the very least).
- Reduce rebuild time of USF bases. Perhaps enable them at 1/4 build.
- Decrease munitions income of Scavenge Doctrine.
- Decrease munitions/damage ratio of 105mm barrage.
- Decrease building damage of 105mm barrage.
- Decrease munitions salvage of Light Jaeger infantry and possibly remove their teleporters as well. (Also make partisans more effective because Light Jaeger are the new partisans).
- Don't allow artillery on base sectors. -braciszek
- Decrease radius of 105mm barrage. (The radius is huge, this could work on Soviet players too because of how big the radius is). -Rocket
-> Along with radius decrease, decrease amount of rounds dropped.

Also, as a side note, please buff Partisan Commander so it can play like Scavenge Doctrine.

This is not what a bug is. It's a result of design choices, and we know about it.

Thank you. I'm glad that this is in the game.

As a result USF have a chance at late game tank battles if they preserve their armour. Axis have quality, USF have quantity.

I use creeping barrage like an accurate strike from the katyusha since you know where the first round will land; you can position accordingly. Plus its 50 mun vs 60 mun. Some savings there from the increased doctrinal cost lol.

Also you can use its machine gun when you are dominating your enemy and they are about to lose.

No one uses the T-34-85 anymore lol

If you're crying about that then you must have not played long. Its doctrinal and you need to call in 2 at a time so you need 260 fuel. By that time your opponent already has two panzers and half the map.

Normal T-34 sucks. Ram destroys your main gun every time. Can't pen a tiger reliably unless in the rear, about 50% from the sides if perpendicular.