Profile of general_gawain

BTW another bug i found was that by switching unit fats with hot key they could mix up the UI of the unit on the right, sometimes showing no abilities or wrong ones

Had something very similar as I tried new Rangers with super bazookas. They got halfway supressed by MG (yellow supression not red one). I could select the unit and see their unit portrait in the hud but it had no abilties or action buttons, the Retreat button was missing too. Only after smoking the MG and rcovering from supression they could retreat. Strange error that I couldn't reproduce afterwards.

In teamgames OKW is the key to counter Pack Howitzer and Scott. Stuka zu Fuss hardcounters the Howi to a point that you don't want to build them anymore. Breakthrough doctrine with Jagdtiger harcounters Scotts in lategame because of Jagdtiger having same range as Scott barrage (greater range than autoattack) and worldpiercing rounds.

I have german language edition. If I build a M5 at the new commander, upgrade it to Quad and it gets destroyed by the enemy it says in german: "We lost a Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower tank"

I'm always like: "Oh man, where and how could I loose my precious tank?"
Then I realize that I had no Churchill Crocodile and that this commander doesn't get one at all.
Then I'm relieved although I just lost a M5 Quad.

Is it intentional that the game lures me in a mental state where I don't care about my casualties because I'm happy that I don't lost more? XD

well what do u expect ? they cost more than echelon and are doctrinal, would at least expect to be better than engineer

What are you telling me here? I was the one that said that normal zooks are really bad in comparison. I never expected Rear Echelons beeing better than a doctrinal unit. You stated that REs would be super op in comparison, I just said that they never would be op because they have zooks instead of shreks. I just made clear that your argument was totally wrong.

btw all at mobile weapons deal deflection damage, so they are not useless even if they don't pen

Yeah, but its too low to yolo your infantry in if you can't penetrate just to get some deflection damage.

And try running shreck vs Sherman, u will find that they are dead after 1 volley (and same happens with the centaur)

a) There are other allied tanks than Sherman and Centaur, that do less infantry damage.
b) You don't have to kill the tank with your shreks alone, sometimes that one salvo is enough before you retreat. I do find it especially annoying when your tank gets charged by 1-3 Shrek squads and you want to move back but vehicle pathing AI ends in a really small obstacle where your tank suddenly begins to turn just to get destroyed by another salvo. This is so lame. Infantry At shouldn't be for attacking the enemy but for defending your frontline.

As you see there are a lot of different opinions already. It really depends on the map / your playing style / arranged team or random match.

Since I play with friends mainly its a lot about everybody building its best units mainly. Allies should always choose aggressive commanders to get an early game advantage and destroy axis fuel caches whenever possible. Don't let them get too many lategame tanks.

Soviet: I always have the "Urban Defense Tactics" for urban maps in my layout. On some maps there are big concrete buildings in key positions. If you coordinate with your team you can put a lot of pressure on your opponent team. Plus there are Shock Troops, a useable small AT gun for early support and last but not least the big KV-2 for lategame. For non urban maps I go usually Terror (great KV-8 + shock Troops + Recon + Propaganda). Although it deals no direct damage, don't underestimate Propaganda. Cheap enough to use it multiple times, comes without red flares and even PAKs retreat. If you strip the german tanks from their support they have to back off. Third option in my layout is a commander with T34/85. Additionally: Building a pair of Katiushas is always a good idea at some point in the battle.

USF: Its all about getting vetted Jacksons and indirect firing units like Scott / Priest / Calliope

UKF: I do like the new commander, because of its aggressive style of play. Else choosing Vanguard is always something where you can't do something wrong. Very versatile commander with a lot of very useful doctrinal units and abilties for mid- and lategame.