Profile of Angrade (Ægion)

Big update

Ostheer

Due to the major cost in teching and the concept of this faction is suppose to be more of the early war, big changes were made.


T4 is no longer available and units are divided up.
Battlephase 3 now costs 200 manpower, 60 fuel

Pak 40
- now in T1


T2
In the live version, it sits in a weird spot it comes out either to late for some vehicles and still is technically required to build

-no longer requires battle 1
-cost increased to 40 fuel from 20

222
In live game, it usually spells instant death to earlier vehicles will tend to still be too inferior to the next level of vehicles.

-222 2cm cannon upgrade reverted and now requires Battlephase one in order to upgrade.
-Fuel cost decrease from 30 to 10
-New 223 radio equipment upgrade. This reveals nearby units on the mini map without line of sight. Additionally it plays messages without audio of what your opponent has built.
-upgrades are exclusive.

Puma now requires Battlephase one in order to meet timings of other light vehicles.

Panzerwerfer is now available in T2 with Battle Phase 3


T3

-cost is now 200 and 60 fuel
-with small some changes Ostheer can now field thier tanks a little bit earlier than other factions, but they have been changed a bit

StuG and Panzer 4
-now both start out as the short barrel version
-StuG now cost 280 manpower, 65 fuel
-Panzer 4 now cost 300 manpower, 80 fuel
-Both can be upgraded to the long barrel version for 100 manpower 50 fuel.

Panther is now available in t3, just requires Battle phase 3

Puma (Captured t34/76) and Stug E call in now replaced with build-able Brummbär in T3


USF

M1 AT gun
-moved to initial upgrade in t1 to match other timing of AT guns


M20 Utility Car
-moved to initial upgrade in t1
-crew's bazooka removed
-crew can now craft all engineer items

Pack Howie
-moved to Lieutenant dispatch upgrade

Captain
-Like the Lieutenant now leads a squad a of rangers.

M8 Scott
-moved to Captain from Major

M10 Wolverine
-moved to Captain
-Doctrinal dispatch is replaced with the M5

Major Tech
-Added a M3A4(76) has increased armor pen to a regular Sherman but with less AOE

-E8 Cost increased to 420 manpower 155 fuel from 380 manpower, 140 fuel.
Penetration increased from 155/165/200 to 175/190/240

OKW

Kubel
Due to its overperforming for its cost, some slight add adjustments were made.

-MG removed
-MG upgrade added
-Recon upgrade added, increases vision range and enable it's usual vet 1 maphack ability.
-population is now 3 from 4
-cost is now 150 from 210

UKF
With the nerfs to infantry sections, I created some more doctrinal elite infantry options.

Recovery Engineers Reworked
-Now costs 350 manpower
-5 man squad (still benefit from bolster)
-Received accuracy is .8
-equipped with lee enfields
-lee enfields are equal to tommies but damage is 10 from 16
-still retain all recovery engineer abilities
-unable to pick up slot upgrades but are able to pick from 3 upgrades

-minesweeper, able to be put away like Sturmpioneers
-Heavy Engineers. Gain two Vickers k's for 120 munitions. Does not require Anvil.
-Demolition upgrade. Gain three piats, and access to heavy gammon bombs. 120 munitions

With the extremely early access to the AEC in comparison to other faction's light vehicles and bofors potential timing some adjustments are made.

Anvil and Hammer are now in T1
Anvil now grants access to Bofors
Hammer now grants access to the AEC.

I thought that for the longest time but fact is, they are complained about all the time and the suggestions out there are quite frightening. Unless someone offers fair alternatives, they will be nerfed into oblivion.

My suggestion of a fair rework is change it to a mobile mortar. It is really hard to balance such unit when the there doctrines such as Royal Engineer Regiment's Stand Fast and of course Advanced Emplacement Regiment.

(From another post vs lend lease)

Last timed I check, Lend Lease has not be changed other that the Sherman call in times has been nerfed. If you want a replay reviewed, there are a lot of strategists ready and willing to help you.

Generally when playing against soviets, there are 3 openers. T1, has the penals. Penals are a very strong unit. If you can force the Ptrs upgrade, your grenadiers will have a much better time since it reduces their anti infantry damage.

A T2 opener, expect MGs and mortars. Ostheer mortars are generally superior and additionally can help displace the mgs.

A T0 opener, you will see a lot of conscripts. If your opponent is smart he will not be blobbing them and sending them on a lot of flanks. "If you see one, there are two." He/She will probably also get Molotovs. Consider building an additional MG 42


Vs Lend Lease

CP is Lend Leases game, avoid engagements so the CPs will take longer to generate.

Dshk like any other MG can receive mortar fire

Air Drops are easily shot down, 222 can shoot them down and Ostwinds will rip them apart.

Sherman and any other tank spam can be warded away and killed off by duel pak 40s when positioned properly. Additionally, use mines to cover the flank.

I have always found blobs relevantly easy to deal with. Against a blob duel MGs can easily ward away any blob. Additionally, I always keep an anti-blob commander in my roster. Descively defeating blobs and your opponet usually can not deploy anything else because of their lack of manpower.

My rosters and starting builds. Note I usually only play 3v3, and generally play non-meta.
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Also, if you find it hard to locate the snipers before going in with your units and especially your own sniper, remember that all recon abilities reveal camouflaged units.

Wasn't Ostheers recon abilities bugged and could not reveal stealth or was that fixed?