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Why are grenades so unpopular? I find them to be great.

Generally grenades are worse the better your opponent is because they can just dodge them.

Exactly as DevM said as in top level plays the easiest grenades to dodge are Allied frag grenades (expect Cons molo at vet 2, Shocks, and Guards grenade) as they have the longest wind up (aka throwing) animation so it's easy to dodge generally.

Also, the grenade upgrade isn't cheap being 25 fuel and I believe 150 manpower. 25 fuel is a major investment not to mention needing the munitions to throw said grenades. BARs and Bazooka's are also a one time investment and always provide a return in combat by making your squads stronger in AI or AT capable.

Side note is Rifles smoke being removed was a big deal to boot.

Thanks for the tips guys

EDIT: new question. Currently my commander loadout is heavy cav, airborne and rifle co. I might wanna change something out for infantry co so I can get the mortar HT and 1919s for long range maps like langres. Any suggestions on the 3? personally i'd pick rifle.

I actually dislike Heavy Cav as while the Pershing is strong and all it doesn't mesh with USF game play of attacking from multiple angles with medium tanks i.e. shermans. Not saying it's a bad doctrine just hard to fit into my play style. It does provide off map smoke which can be key in a engagement at the cost hefty cost of 50 munitions and Rangers do provide some more AI power to the CPT tier at the cost of high reinforcement. Combined Arms is fine but not worth imo most of the time. However Heavy Cav is usable for the call in aspect as if you're behind you can go LT + CPT tier and use support weapons to hold off and take territory until you get the Pershing.

Rifle Company is always useful due to flamers and getting double RE isn't a bad thing as one can get Bazooka's and sweeper while the other gets flamer and eventually a BAR. E8 is good against OST T3 rush and spam which is hugely popular of late and the Riflemen Fire Up! makes for some surprisingly fast flanks and negating damage from range. WP barrage is decent as it can force a pak wall to move or lose HP quickly.

Airborne has always been a personal favorite of mine due to it's versatility and I stated the other reasons in a earlier post.

Infantry isn't bad either as J4J likes to use but for myself I do dislike it as M1919s while strong do force you to remain still which is a big no no in my book when playing USF. Again however it comes to personal preference. Mortar Half track is really strong right now and hard counters OST mortars and can provide mobile support to force Volksgrenadiers out of sandbags which helps immensely. Priest is okay against OST but more useful for OKW to constantly bombard their bases. Finally Riflemen being able to build sandbags and mines is quite useful as it allows you to hold territory more effectively and surprise enemy infantry and tanks with them as no one expects them.

I equip one BAR on each of my Rifle squads starting from highest veterancy to lowest. Once they all have one BAR then I'll start duel equipping. My line of thought is Rifles tend to lose against Volks and Gren get their upgrades and I always have rifles working in tandem together so it's helpful to have a BAR equip than having only M1 Garands.

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Hope this still helps and sorry for the (very) late response. Moving on.

I'll start with the good and that is your micro usage seems to be fair and you try and take advantage of cover when there is a engagement. You also used mines (and tried to plant more) from Infantry company which is rare to see and can really help bleed and force off Volksgrenadier squads. Light vehicle micro was good too and never overextended or allowed to be faust once as far as I could tell.

Now, you left some squads too long in some engagements and lost them, AFK squads which got wiped, and so forth. That is purely player experience and only can get better the more you play so don't fret about it.

I wouldn't go mortar if you went Infantry or Mech company as the mortar half track is excellent and allows you to res position quickly across the map. WP rounds also help clear garrisons faster and deny a area access.

On weapon upgrades never mix and match weapons as it isn't worth it. Always duel equip Bazooka's or BARs or one BAR and one LMG. On Urban heavy maps it pays to have a mobile AT squad than a AT gun as to prevent vehicles from flanking and neutralizing AT guns. RE's also are more suited to being Bazooka carriers unless you are truly desperate for some more AI firepower. They're decent with weapon upgrades as they are good defensive infantry than but Rifles have far better combat power and that doesn't include veterancy to boot.

Always try and take note of your opponents preferred way to play such as this OKW player liking to group his units together and cut off retreats. Again something which you'll pick up the longer you play and gain more experience.

Hope this helps.