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Edited my post about 100% destruction of howitzers.

Ost has actually 3 commanders with 100% destruction and one with a decent chance. Sorry, my fault. Soviet is now last one in that compartiment because IL-2 Bomb was removed at 2 commanders for logical reasons.

Since this will promote artillery war in 3v3 and 4vs4 even more I would strongly suggest to give Stuka dive bomb to one more Ost commander and IL-2 Bomb to two more Soviet commanders. In addition it shouldn't hurt to give UKF and USF a second commander with a 100% howitzer kill.

Maybe this could be adressed at upcoming commander patch. I think it would help to tone down the upcoming artillery slug fest.

I think Zeroing Arty still obliterates any emplacement, even if they're braced.

Never tried that but you may be right, there is really a lot of damage coming down there.

I not saying i don`t know how to counter them /there is no way to counter , what i am saying is i need to get a specific thing to counter 1 aspect of a particular faction, and by ``thing`` i mean a command lock and not like ``they have a mg , so i get a mortar``, while the base UKF can counter most of what the axis have regardless of command pick aside from maybe the elefant and howitzer.

And some things you just can`t counter like mentioned the flare/barrage combo since you can`t shoot down the flares and everyone on the enemy team gets the vision and can call their offmaps on you.

And maybe core designs like a bunch of abilities on one unit should be revised , imagine if the panther could kill infantary and tanks reliably, throw grenades from it`s hatch , shoot smoke , white phosphorus and go on blitz(which it already has) all without any command pick? same thing with with the normal granadiers, imagine if they could bolster to 5 man on tech 1, heal on a area(for just a one time ammo cost) or call a barrage,got a damage cover bonus,throw granades(which they already can), able to get 2 MG42s, at tech 3 also got a Satchel charge and still keep the snare(which is the only thing the IFs lack).

With OKW you just need non-doc double ISG if you encounter heavy emplacement builds (maybe even a third one if its really a heavy build). Emplacements are dead meat from that moment on.
Ostheer is more tricky in early game, because the only reliable counter if you really can't push is the mortar halftrack. But it is really worth it. While Sperhead gives you versatile game options Festungs Support Doctrine will crush emplacement builds with leFH totally later on. As you mentioned Stuka in your inital post. Don't use it versus emplacements but on surrounding support units, that way you should be able to push emplacements.

UKF and OKW commander flare will be removed with the next commander patch if you ask me. I do think its on their to do list already. Uncounterable recon is undeniable a bad thing.

Panther is quite good at killing infantry. It seems to me better than you may think. Imo it is the best non limited tank in the game. Great speed, durability, range and penetration with a good chance to overrun infantry. Very strong Vet-Bonus in addition. On top of it all you can get doctrinal instant smoke. Sorry, but Panther is a bad example. I would pick it over the Comet if I had to choose.

Edit: The problem of the Comet is the existence of the Panther, if Comet wouldn't have to face Panther it would be magnificent.

Partisan Tactics really struggles because you are constantly manpower drained. Both types of Partisans are only somehow good the moment you call them in. After that they just suck you dry. This is sad, because imo it is the second commander next to Lend Lease Tactics which has a whole lot of possibilities to be really unique.

Additionally they got hit much harder by the decision to start all abilities on cooldown when called in. Soviet Airborne Guards, Glider Commandos or most paratroopers for example can hold their own without grenades. This is much harder for the squishy Partisans which relied upon throwing that molotov or that AT-grenade the second they emerged.

They start at target size 1 and four men the moment they hit the field. After their initial deploy they either don't live long enough for a second fight (they have to flee through enemy lines to get shoot often) or they drain you furher with reinforcement costs of 26 per man only to get repelled the moment they get under fire.

I would suggest to give both types of Partisans an indiviual squad upgrade after you unlocked Mobilize Reserves. Upgrade bringst them up to the usual 6 man in a squad and lowers reinforcement cost to 24 manpower per man. That way they would have some form of durability by mass.

Since you would use them primarily on building heavy maps I would swap Radio intercept for Forward Headquarters. That would fit it thematically and would give a forward position which Partisans really could put to good use.

Edit: One last thought. I do think 8 population for four men AT Partisans is quite harsh.

I really would like to see a rework of the soviet Lend Lease Commander. It has so much potential for beeing absolutely unique and fun but falls pretty short.

76mm Sherman: Although Soviets have the premium med T34/85 on multiple commanders it is still a decent medium tank. This ability is thematic and fine.

DHsK 38: While I really like this machine gun it is 0% thematic. Allies granted so much weapons to soviets. Why do I get a soviet MG here?

M5 Half-Track Assault Group: Oh no, not again. I get a M5 with Guards equipped with PPsH? On Lend Lease? Why??? Soviets got over 130.000 SMGs from US alone. There would be so many options to give american or british weapons. A Thompson upgrade for Conscripts or Guards (without PTRS similar to Airborne Guards). Or Bazookas, Brens or Bars or… Same for the M5, why we will have a M5 here on Lend Lease which is in T3 already? Maybe, you even could go for british Resupply half-track here. That would provide a ton of options that would be fun to play around with. Or maybe an Ambulance car, US gave thousands to Soviets. So many possibilities to make this Commander real unique.

Allied Supply drop: While it is not counterable on some maps at all where the plane flies at the edge of the map it will get shot done on most maps where it flies over enemy base and the body of their troops. Especially in multiplayer this is a waste of munition. A complete quirky ability. Please standardize with german Supply Drop zone. Let it come from your side, targeting a fuel or munition point which you have to defend of course.

Conscript Repair: Again a 0% thematic ability which is rather weak on top:

a) I never understood why you have to get to 5 CPs first.
b) You will need engineers nevertheless for laying mines alone. If Conscripts would get a repair/mine kit it would be more interesting already. This would help other commanders with this ability too.

Overall you could take out DHsK 38, Assault Group and Conscript Repair altogether and add some US/UKF stuff. There are so many tanks that were lend to Soviets from Valentine and different Shermans to Churchill. Although Soviets have better heavy tanks available than Churchill, it would be fun to play around with it at a soviet commander.

Last but no least there were over 20.000 planes that were lend to Soviets, so why not add an US/UKF plane strafe/loiter instead of something like Conscript Repair?

All abilities/weapons/units you need already exist. Just construct a real Lend Lease commander.