Profile of Superhet

Many doctrines could be reworked to be more interesting but that would require more resources to test and implement. These quick fixes are for things that I would think most people agree have merit to them and can be put into the next patch. Ideally I would like to redesign the doctrines somewhat so that they fit their themes better and such, but I doubt that's realistic.

Guards Motor Coordination Tactics

Fine as is.


Guard Rifle Combined Arms Tactics

Hit the Dirt reduced from 2 CPs to 1 CP.
This is not a strong ability. Why does it come in at 2 CPs? it just makes your conscripts immobile in return for light cover and suppression immunity.

Conscript PPSH package reduced from 3 to 1 CPs.
First of all, you don't have the munitions to upgrade your army with PPSHs at this point anyway, especially not if you are throwing molotovs. But reducing it to 1CP means that if you do manage to perform well in the early game and have some spare munitions you are rewarded for that faster.


Shock Rifle Frontline Tactics

KV-8 reduced from 9 to 7 CPs.
By the time this tank comes out you are dealing with tanks, while it's meant to combat infantry and light vehicles. Reducing the CP cost does not increase its direct combat power but it does help the idea that Soviets are supposed to take the game to the Germans before the late game, not wait for it. If it proves to be too strong then a better idea than reverting its CP cost is to decrease its initial stats but give it bigger vet rewards.


Shock Motor Heavy Tactics

Armoured Vehicle Detection reduced from 4 to 2 CPs.
Why does this ability come in after vehicles have already started to make their impact?

Conscript Repair Kit reduced from 5 to 3 CPs.
This times the ability better with your own deployment of light vehicles, without reducing it all the way down to near no CPs and so risking undesirable effects on the early & team games.


NKVD Disruption Tactics

I'll make an exception to what I said in the introduction, because this doctrine is just too much of an ugly mess - something has to go. It's closest to an air support doctrine, but it also has Rapid Conscription, and neither of those things go together with its actual commander name. The things that need to go are Rapid Conscription and Sturmovik Attacks. Put PMD-6 Mines and Booby Traps in their place, which is far more "disruptive" and also gets those abilities into more than 1 doctrine each.


Soviet Reserve Army

PPSH Package reduced to 1 CP, Repair Kit reduced to 3 CP.

Rapid Conscription ?
I've honestly never used this ability. I even played several games because I wanted to try it but ended up never activating it. What do you guys who have actually used it say? is it fine or could it use a CP reduction?


Soviet Shock Army

Either PPSH Package or Shock Troops replaced with For Mother Russia. If PPSH Package is kept, it's reduced to 1 CP.
I used to play this doctrine a lot and the more I did, the less I could see why these two abilities were in the same doctrine. Why would I want to call in horribly expensive shock troops that don't benefit from the upgrades I paid manpower and fuel for if I'm already getting PPSH conscripts? and vice versa if I get shock troops but no conscripts. In either case there's a better doctrine to pick and using both is pointless. Imo Shock Troops should be the replaced ability mostly because countless doctrines have them already, and since conscripts are supposed to be the Soviet backbone.


Soviet Combined Arms Army

Fine as is.


Terror Tactics

KV-8 reduced from 9 to 7 CPs.


Conscript Support Tactics

PPSH Package reduced to 1 CP, Repair Kit reduced to 3 CP, Rapid Conscription ?


Mechanized Support Tactics

Fine as is.


Anti-Infantry Tactics

KV-8 reduced from 9 to 7 CPs.


Armoured Assault Tactics

Fine as is.


Advanced Warfare Tactics

PPSH Package reduced to 1 CP, Repair Kit reduced to 3 CP.


Partisan Tactics

Fine as is.


Soviet Industry

I don't know about this doctrine, because I've never used it and I don't know the values on the supply drop.


Defense Tactics

This is basically a T1 doctrine or with conscripts. The problem with this is that it doesn't come in a timely fashion to help you if you go T1, by the time you can start to call in the machine guns the early infantry fights are already decided and you want to get AT support (same reason why you don't go T1 and then wait to call in shocks). This would especially be the case if penals were a functioning unit. It doesn't provide anything to conscripts, making it questionable why you would pick this doctrine instead of just teching to T2 which coincidentally also gives you an AT gun that isn't a piece of sh!t. I'd say reduce the DSHK from 2 to 1 CPs. If you want to give this doctrine a unique theme, reduce it to 0 CPs so you can "defend" crucial buildings or positions ASAP but this is not necessary.


Urban Defense Tactics

Fine as is.


Counterattack Tactics

I've never thought that the KV-1 was worth calling in at 8 CPs unless I knew I was already winning and just needed something to clean up. But I think the hate would be too strong if it got reduced to 7 CPs because then people would maybe have to use actual anti-tank tactics against it by doing revolutionary stuff like placing mines, supporting their pak or microing their puma, so I'm not going to officially suggest it even though imo it should be.


Tank Hunter Tactics

Conscript PTRS Package reduced from 3 to 2 CPs.
What exactly is the point of this upgrade if it won't fill the gap between enemy vehicle and your own AT deployment? I don't need it to come 1 CP after whatever units I'm using have already had to either die to or destroy the scout car. Guards aren't 3 CPs so why is this?


Lend Lease Tactics

Supply Drop ?, Halftrack Assault Group reduced from 5 (lmao) to 3 CPs.
If the Industry Supply Drop is changed, this ability should either also be changed or be made into a separate instance that retains its current stats. The HT Group will probably be of questionable use even at 3 CPs, but at least it won't be a never seen laughing stock like it is now. It could probably be moved to 2 CPs and the Kraut mower (if it has that upgrade, never used this ability) upgradable only when you make T3 or T4 but again the hate might be too strong for that.




Now I'll await your I'm a moron/I'm a fanboy/I'm worse than Relic/I'm trying to ruin the game etc. what do you guys think?

Puppchen?

OKW AT gun isn't bad, but the longer range of the pak can lead to safer kills. They're easier to kite so you need to be better at ambush tactics. I think it's a fun challenge, but I'm just an average player so I often don't secure the kill where with the pak I would get the second shot off with the longer range. I guess the pak is just easier?

P.S. Merry Christmas to everyone!

Also easier to pre-emptively destroy and avoid the pak. The camouflage on raketens combined with it being a T0 unit? I'd take it over a pak any day.

You can know where the general area of the mg is but good players don't keep their machine guns static and visible from far away. I can imagine that it would help when you are keeping a close eye on advances in such a case.

Yes but you also get cover which mitigates some of the damage.

It's not an amazing ability but to say it's completely useless is an overstatement.

You now sometimes have to manually check that tanks go into battle forwards so they're not reversing into the enemy...