Profile of Der schöne Bob

Hey guys I guess I need help.

At the moment my friends and I play a lot of allied 4v4 in CoH3. (Since this is the only way to find a game without waiting for 15 Minutes or so.) But although we have experience from CoH2 (1.400h on my side) and the advantage of an arranged team, we struggle hard even against lower ranked players.

Most of the time it goes like this: Two of us go mid, both sides get to play their 1v1. We win a lot of early engagements, prepare the frontline with MGs and stuff, only to get overwhelmed by massed infantry like Bersaglieri, close range PG or 250s with flamers. Somehow we hold on to the battle and can do a few good runs with light vehicles, but we are not able to secure the territories long time. Again, mostly because of massed infantry like Jäger Shreck blobs, Lufftwaffe pioneers with launchers or other stuff, only to face a medium tank pack. The end game then is so chaotic (I know 4v4...) that my PAKs get artied, or a loiter kicks in and so on. But in my opinion this would not be the problem if we would perform better in the early stages.

On a side note: I absolutely hate to mass infantry or blob. Normally I send my inf in groups of two, try to flank or fight from cover.

My build orders are normally:
UKF (Air and sea operation doctrine): HMG, T1, IS, IS, IS, T2, Humber or Stuart; medic tent, grenade upgrade if necessary
USF (Airborne doctrine): Scout, Scout, T2, HMG, mechanized upgrade, Quad; medic tent if necessrary

Is there some general advice you can give for 4v4, e.g. building a ress cache asap, or focussing on two victory points, or something? And how am I supposed to fight massed infantry, without massing myself?

Maybe I/we just have to ltp, have more map awareness and have to build more infantry to fight back, but perhaps you have some advice, so I can learn.

I hope I could make my points clear, thanks in advance for the responses.

Cheers!

TL/DR: I want to get better at allied 4v4

In my opinion the Uhu is in a good spot at the moment. The only thing thats a bit odd for my taste, is the beam of the searchlight since it permanentely gives away its position to the enemy. Because it can´t defend itself I guess it would be better to remove the beam. What do you think, do you even use it?

I downloaded the free proton VPS and I can finally play without laggs.I hope this info helps all other players who dont want to pay to play.

Which country did you choose and how high is your ping?

Quick question: I went for T1, got the medic upgrade, lost it later in the game and built it again in the base sector. The medic upgrade was still unlocked. Is this intentional? Not that I am complaining, I was only surprised.

Then you read this incorrectly. I have attempted to include a few changes that would help bring all factions in line. The JT and the CmdPanther have too large an impact on team games.

The range nerfs to the JT just bring it in line with current units. These stats still reflect pre-Brit deployment of the unit. With the addition of snares on basic infantry units, and as Mr. Smith point out, suppression, I don't see how flanking a JT is even remotely possible in large team games. Right now if I see volks I can try to blow by them to flank, but as soon as the fausts are there I will lose all my tanks just on the approach. Fusilliers give LoS to prevent sneak attacks, and the MG will deal with guards or zook blobs.

The CmdPanther is cost effective at vet 0 right now. It comes with MT, gives LoS to itself and others, and requires no tech. It also buffs Allied units. What I want is to prevent a vet 3 CmdPanther from winning the game. What Allied team can deal with a Tiger Ace or a JT getting buffs from a vet 3 CmdPanther? Fixing the vet issue would be enough.

I get your points then. And I can agree with the range nerf to the JT and his ability. But furthermore taking away the motor upgrade plus turning it into a one time call in is too much. It´s not a tiger ace, but a specialist tank destroyer.

Slight tweaks to the Command Panther are valid I guess. Although I never had a problem with a Command Panther in 2v2 though. I guess the impact in larger teamgames is way harder.