Profile of ZaneyZap

I haven't noticed any changes.
Yesterday I thought the incendiary round on the sniper was changed so it wasn't a guarantied wipe on retreat, but after testing it I concluded I must have missed the hotkey and only issued a normal attack

I feel like I'm getting run over by early USF vehicles like the jeep, m20 and AA-HT
Any ideas how to overcome them in the early game?

I feel my best option is to try to hold my fuel and get a 222 out so I too have a vehicle out.
Another option would be an MG, at least it can to some damage, but it is not as mobile as the vehicles.

You guys need to go over to the official forums and vote on what you think about USF smoke:

https://community.companyofheroes.com/discussion/244543/usf-smoke-which-usf-squad-should-have-access-to-smoke-grenades

Don't worry about balance. Worry about what makes gameplay more interesting (to use AND counter).

No matter the outcome, we will find a way to adjust performance to fit balance.

I can see the majority voted to keep the smoke nades on rifles. However I notice that according to the patch notes RE and USF officers get smoke.

Will riflemen keep their smoke?

I've also given some thought as to possible changes to smoke grenades for USF infantry.

Problem
Axis MG placement is not rewarded when riflemen use smoke to cover them self while suppressed

consequences
USF riflemen can walk stright into an MG's firing arc with little consequence when carrying smoke nades.
The axis player is left with a dilemma: Reposition the MG and hope it can be done before more enemies show up or stay and hope it and supporting infantry can deal with the enemy once the smoke clears.


After brainstorming possible changes I've come up with a suggestion:

Suggestion

Change the way rifle smoke works. Rather than creating a cloud in which the rifle squad can hide in
the new smoke grenades create a narrow but dense line af smoke from point A to B
A being the point from which the nade is thrown from, and B being the nades target.

in short: From cloud to curtain

This effect mean riflemen can no longer smoke them self when caught in an MG's firing arc, yet smoke can still be used to block line of sight when thrown from the right angel. This rewards the USF player for using smoke more intelligently and the axis player is rewarded for his MG placement.

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For the balance team

Should Caen be kept in the map pool, if it is the reworked version?

The reason why I'm asking this, is because people in chat during KoTH showed their support for the map.
Let me quickly point out that I agree with the decision to remove the current version of Caen from the map pool.

Why do I support Caen?
No areas littered with green cover (like the center of Lost Glider)
no massive areas with red cover (Like Halbe and Bryansk forest)
No over dominating garrisons (like Westwall, or Lost Glider)
Flanking routes
(and it is an aesthetically pleasing map, for a bombed city map)

Another thing is Caen got 47 votes in the map poll, while Minsk Pocket got 63 votes but stays in the 1v1 map pool.

But, what do you think? Should Caen be given another chance?