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your original post said exist which implied the US was in some inept and couldnt make any. US had the designed and they all completed trials and were ready for production said production never happened, but I guess its just all semantics.

Pershing was a Heavy Tank during WWII and reclassified after WWII because the bar for armor and firepower for tanks had gone up. Saying the Pershing was a medium tanks means both the IS-1 and Tiger I were also mediums as all had comparable firepower armor and roles.

the Pershing was lighter than the panther, at 41 tons.

US high command decided that it would take too much time to refit all the factories and retrain workers to produce the Pershing, not to mention the logistical issues of having a new vehicle that requires different tools, ammunition, etc. when the war was already over basically.

On top of that a majority of the tanks they were seeing didn't require the heavier arms and armor like the eastern front. Perhaps if Japan had fielding something other than a pop can on treads they would have bothered switching production. But I digress...

Hi, welcome to the forums!

I watched your replay and one thing I noticed is that you didn't really utilize your MG42 HMG very much. The MG42 is a must have really in most early engagements as Ostheer because it makes up for your lack of numbers compared to the allies. And while building control in the center zone of that map is important, you paid the price for having 240 manpower sitting idle in the middle of the map. you could have suppressed 2 squads at once most of the time as well since he had them running around in pairs.

there were also several engagements, most notably one against Rear Echelon with a Grenadier squad that you should have won or took minimal loses but ended up trading unfavorably because you let your units stand in red cover. this is a pretty simple mistake to fix, however, and once you become more comfortable with the game this will be a non-issue.

also another tip I find useful as a fellow lower skilled player is to look at people's bulletins and commanders before the game starts. obviously if he runs the generic "give cons/rifles/etc. blah blah blah" they won't tell you much, but sometimes people telegraph what tactics they enjoy with their bulletins. for example, I played a match against a soviet player with ostheer the other day and he had two sniper bulletins, so I had a pretty good hunch that I would see a sniper in the game. sure enough, he actually opened double sniper, and I was much more prepared than if I hadn't paid any attention to his bulletins. again this won't work at higher levels, but I find it helpful in my games sometimes.

other than that what everyone else has already said was spot on. playing Ostheer has definitely been a challenge for me but winning feels that much more rewarding. don't give up!

Thanks for the warm welcome guys