Profile of BeefSurge

Make a giant RE blob with LMGs, I'm talking like 8 to 10. Then you need some Jacksons or Wolverines.

1) it's nice to have Pathfinders in your deathblob. Give them BARs, too.

2) A pack howie also compliments a huge deathblob.

3) mechanized company is great for RE blob play; a well microed M3 can provide frontline reinforcement, and mech arty is always great to have.

4) if you go airborne deathblob and somehow are floating MP, consider paratroopers...with bazookas. Supported by the the LMG RE hoard, dual zook paratrooper squads offer the most durable AT infantry you can get. Plus they can wing grenades, and reinforce anywhere. No more than two of these though.

5) your captain: when pushing with blob, have him lead the charge, use On Me!, then your deathblob will murder all troops, and Jacksons/Wolverines will kill all tanks. Success!

6) sometimes your on defensive though. If this happens have captain go to base and supervise production of RE troops. It doesn't matter if you already have 7 squads: if you can afford to make a new squad and give BAR, (160 MP+60 muni) supervise production on barracks and do it. Your HQ sector, lategame, could look like a RE factory where you keep churning them out no matter what. If your at 60 popcap, and have 180 munis, build 3 RE squads with supervise production. MP bleed doesn't matter with them, they always punch over their weight so your economy will stabilize assuming you decrew vehicles when needed and don't get your REs wiped.

7) don't forget the power of baserape. If your enemy turtles hard in one point, a quick raid into his base where you take out turrets, call down arty, etc can play mind games and hinder with your opponent.

8) a quick review on armor: Sherman's on the flanks and tanking/smoke on the frontline, Jacksons mobile snipers not afraid to flank at a wide angle, and hmc cheap spammable early pressure option that is good for using over shot blockers.

Brits are in an odd spot.

If Axis players couldn't use LeiG, Sniper, 222, and Luchs, Brits would have a field day and stomp. The rigidity of the Brits though means that they absolutely struggle to survive the aforementioned units, let alone counter them.

A tip: M20 compliments Jacksons well. Going purely anti infantry with your troops and unit choices and dedicating T3 to Jackson production is more prudent when fighting Ost. If you manage to get out 3 Jacksons and a nice LMG RE blob, with maybe some rifles and an M20 for utility reasons, you have a winning lategame combination.

I like RE spam with 2 rifles into AA track spam (no more than 4), going recon support so I can spam arty on their base. It's a nice all-in cheese strat.

I don't see your strategy working because of the abysmal early game, 3 RE 2 rifle with optional AE/Pathfinder seems like a more effective early game. I agree with the effectiveness of mid to lategame combined arms, however.

And go back to the old days of REs being able to take on any squad...pls no.

What if it was free? Or at least cheaper.