Profile of CombatWombat

I totally agree with what Mr. Smith and Rollo stated, just gonna added my own generalised ramblings.

In team games, I find Brit late game armour to be a bit of a conundrum, not because because it necessarily weak – the tanks are good – its just their use is situational as Mr Smith said. They can be excellent in some scenarios and fall flat in others.
Best solution is the age old motto of combined arms, ie an mix of all different tanks and inf.

As for choosing between a firefly and comet, I would recommend always getting a cromwell first, and if you unsure about what the enemy is doing then get a comet - usually a safe option and it has utility in all situations.
- If you know they are going big on P4, panther and tiger spam then get a firefly or two.
- If they are going for TD armour spam (stugs, jP4, elephants and jTigers) then don't bother with either fireflies or comets, rather invest in 6lb and 17lb emplacement as well as PIAT mobs.
- If the axis have a mix of armour (good players) then you need a mix of armour which should be your default approach.

Firefly:
- Weird unit to honest, and certainly not your normal tank destroyer. I treat it very much like a sniper, kept well at the back and screened with meatshields.
- Its appalling fire rate and reliance on tulips make this an all or nothing unit. Most of the time the first shot is enough to make axis players think twice and back up, if not and they decide to bull rush you then you in trouble because unless you have 6lbs to back you up there its nothing stopping a panther from running down your slow firefly. Fireflies die when axis players get brave or have TDs around.
- Its difficult to finish off tanks with it because of its slow acceleration, turning and awful reload rate. By the time the next shell is up, the target is long gone. Vet 3 and Hammer tactics help with this immensely but a good option is the try cut the target off with a cromwell.
- Always support the firefly with a spotter, because its strength is its range and alpha strike. Knowing where tanks are coming is paramount. Snipers works great for this (tie in with crit shot) and command vehicle recon.
- Its terrible against other tank destroyers, so only get the firefly involved if the axis TDs are distracted by something else – or if its backed up by a command vehicle.
- Like in the actual war, fireflies tend to be priority targets, so make sure they stay out of harms way.

Comet:
Comet is an expensive good all rounder tank but has a few issues:
- It has a habit of missing often, making it a bit of an RNG machine. Sometimes it does amazing against inf and tanks, sometimes bugger all. May have to do with the comets lack of a projectile.
Same story when taking hits; its front armour is high enough to not get auto penetrated but not high enough to bounce shots reliably.
- The smoke shells have excellent utility and really make the comet shine, the problem is the ability bugs out when its needed most, sometimes making a complete mess of things. White phosphorous shells can stop a schrek blob in their tracks, so be generous when sharing with the axis.
- The grenade ability while useful, should not be relied upon or be used in a situation that puts the tank at risk. It does a small amount of aoe and often fails to kill the weapon crew its aimed at. Churchill on the other hand has a nuclear powered grenade which is good at wiping out most things (and currently its only useful feature). Not tried a comet since latest patch so I’m not sure if the ability still bugs out.
- If you insist on going for comet spam (not recommended at all – better to have a mixed armour force) then go for a commander with vehicle repair and smoke ability. Really makes a difference at keeping your force going.

wow... i see the army of rakketens used for capping.

Seriously.. who cares?! Whos gonna sneak a single rakketen behind enemy lines to cap?

This actually happens often, where good players will use cloaked Raketen to capture a contested point under the guard of HMGs or emplacements. Remember it moves at full speed at vet1 while cloaked.
A spotter unit is then needed to run up to the point and find the cloaked raketen which might not be possible if german guns are also covering the point.

Technicaly snipers can do the same but require some form of cover at the contested point to remain concealed and using a sniper certainly involves more risk.

im more concerned with the concrete piercing shots.

+1

The absurd cost and chance to be stopped by a blade of grass make this a really useless muni sink.

UKF can take garrison away from ost at the beginning of the game and force Ost to pile more troops to take that garrison away from UKF.

- UKF can take garrison away by 1st build unit accompanying with first unit
- OST needs to build building an build units to take garrison away

the tier 1 first half goes to Brits and second half goes to OST, right? after that anti-garrison superiority goes more or less towards Ost.

What i Believe is that brit should utilize that first half of tier 1 to contest, capture and Dig-in important point, then on the second half either fight to build a simcity there or utilize "mobility" from flanks to hit slower squad weapons of the ost concentrating it power on that so called garrisoned point.

Agreed. Though not building teir 1 would only ever work with delux posttroppen cheese.

Now the problem is that when UKF loses that fight on tier 1? what can it do when ost has Sniper/mortar as it cannot contest garrisons anymore?
As with OKW i Think every faction should have non-doctrinal offensive smoke capacity.

Absolutely, the big problem with playing Brit at the moment is that they are locked into a very narrow build path and strategy because how lack lustre some of their units and commanders are.
Its bad enough that they need to build the costly mortar pit for smoke, worse that it still has to get vet 1.

OKW of course have a similar problem however volks swarming and incendiary grenades are still surprisingly effective.

Nope i was just saying that Britts are as capable to fight garrison as Ost on tier 1 their weapon is just different. (when for example contesting garrison with first units brits always win (IS/vic vs. Mg42/Pio)

Britt and ost mortars have different jobs... And Grenades and riflenades againt they have different jobs too.

I i understand that brit sniper thing it is annoying... But same time i think it saves snipers as they don't run after those pesky machinegehwers... Usually nowadays use the ost sniper the same way against buildings as brit would be needed to.

I must point out that the only reasonable option for Brits garrison counter in teir 1 is the Vickers HMG. That’s literally it. Even then the HMG needs heavy cover or a garrison if its to try dislodge anything with a decent amount of firepower. And its a slow process.
Technically speaking a HMG42 will do the same and will only loose if it has to go against a Vickers (From teir 1 units that is).

A standard UC may work in a pinch but its gonna take a lot of damage (which you can't repair until RE) and will be slow.

Ost on the other hand have three effective options from tier 1
1.) The flamer on pios - very effective.
2.) Mortars – effective, safe and can provide smoke cover.
3.) Sniper – slightly less effective than the brit sniper but comes out much earlier.

The story is little different when both reach teir 2 however ost still have more options with the addition of:
1.) Panzer Grens with StGs and bundle grenades - effective at close range.
2.) Flamer halftrack - very deadly but a little squishy and loose reinforce ability.
3.) Rifle grenades - range advantage.

Whilst Brits get:
1.) Wasp upgrade - effective but very fragile making it risky.
2.) Mortar pits - effective but position dependant, can provide smoke but requires vet 1.
3.) IS grenades - stock standard grenades.
4.) Base arty - bit of a joke and very RNG dependant as well as costly in muni.

Lets not forget that the Ost also get call in units where as brits get bugger all:
1.) Mortar halftrack
2.) Assault grens
3.) Stormtroopers

It seems somewhat disingenuous to say that Brits are as capable at clearing out garrisons when they clearly have fewer less effective options available in the low tier stage. Its not that they don't have tools, its just not gonna be as easy and/or as timely as the Ost options.