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Hello there,

I'd like to say that you did a good job using the leFH 18. Good positioning as well. You had some really good RNG with your howitzer, allowing it to give you some great wipes (and making him Alt+F4).

Thank you.

Here are some tips that I would give you:

- Building rush. While this is how Langres is often played, it doesn't really work for WM or SU, because their starting units are very poor combat units. Every other faction can do the aggressive building rush; therefore I suggest that playing as WM you should rush into the building on your side of the map (to prevent your enemy from doing so).
- Build order. Build T1 with your starting Pioneer, then have your squad cap/building rush as you produce a Grenadier. Most of the time, Pioneers don't offer enough combat power in the early game to justify getting one so soon.

I see. Well I messed up there! I will not to that again, thank you.

- Strategy. You floated quite a bit of manpower and decided that you were going to skip T2 and rush T3 with the assistance of one (later your built another) Fuel Cache. Skipping T2 as WM is quite unfavorable, because there are so many strong units in the tier.

I see! The reason I skip t2 and just focus on having a smaller force is because I can´t keep track of much more units than that I had in this game. I find it hard to keep track if I have more, usually losing my troops. Any tips on that?

Panzergrenadiers demolish Infantry Sections at mid-to-close range (don't charge them recklessly though).
Sdkfz. 222 Scout Car is a decent AEC deterrent (or bait), later you can put spotting scopes on it and pretty much see the entire battlefield.
Sdkfz. 251 Halftrack is great for reinforcing on the frontline, saving you time and allowing you to keep up the pressure. Alternatively you can upgrade it into a flamer halftrack, one of the strongest units against the Brits (wrecks mortar pit, burns down houses).
7.5cm Pak 40 is one of the best AT guns in the game. Good penetration, exceptionally powerful Stun Shot Vet 1 ability.

Cool, I haven't actually used these units that much. I find the 222 car to be very fragile and I don't like it as a fighting unit. Will try the spotting scopes om it! I also have not used the 251 very much, or the flamethrower upgrade. The problem with Panezrgrenadiers is that I find them so expensive and they only have 4 guys, so they die very easily, especially when I have too many troops and can't keep track of them. I have not used the at gun yet, I will soon!

If you are intent on rushing for T3, this is what I suggest:
- MG42
- Gren x4
- Mortar x1 (against brits get two)
- MG42
This is a very heavy T1 playstyle. MG42s can lock down territory, your Pioneers (upgrade it with a minesweeper) can cap on the side, and use your Grens in pairs (control group would be good, if you use them).
- Fuel Cache (if you can afford it)
- Pioneer
- T3 (built by above Pioneer)
- StuG if enemy rushed Centaur/Cromwell, Ostwind if you are so far ahead you can afford another tank soon. Otherwise just get a P4.
- P4 (fill your popcap with these)

Cool I will try this! The Panzer IV however, it feels very lackluster for the its price. I find it hard to fight the cromwell or the T34-76s with it. Am I doing something wrong? I don't push it in too far without support and I keep it in positions where it can't be flanked easily. But for the Panzer IV price I can almost get 2 T34-76s...

- Infantry Engagements. This is probably why you did not feel in control; your Grenadiers kept losing fights against his Infantry Sections. It is advised that you upgrade all of them with LMG42s after you get your medic bunker, which would give you a distinct advantage (until he gets double Bren guns, that is). Alternatively if you'd like to play very aggressively find a doctrine that provides G43s and give your Grenadiers those instead.

That is a good idea! Thank you!

- Doctrinal Choice. I would suggest refraining from picking a commander until you really need it; you picked a commander fairly early and didn't use anything from it until mid-late game. Mechanized Doctrine was a strong pick against Brits because of the Howitzer, but otherwise you only used the Spotting Scopes ability.
Most commanders are selected to hard-counter your enemy's army composition/strategy; for example Mechanized counters Brit Emplacements. Festung Armor counter USF Heavy Cavalry.

I see! I can improve here certainly. I did neglect 75% of the doctrine, I just find the artillery gun so cool lol.

Other commanders are selected to enable a certain playstyle; for example Osttruppen Doctrine allows you to get a ton of early map presence.

How do I get this commander? I don't have it in my game.

Please keep in mind that I am by no means a good player, just an average one (also quite rusty due to being on vacation and not playing very much!).

Hope this helped, good luck on the battlefield!

Your tips help a lot! Enjoy your vacation and thank you a lot!

I would like to know so too. I have used them in my own games and have got it to work once vs a ukf player that didn´t have any artillery guns or off map artillery strikes.

For replay review

gl hf

You won't win every match, of course, but it's fun trying.

If you have not already done it, try reading/watching some of our Beginners Guides, and use our Twitch channels - "LiveStreams" - to watch some of the top players when they stream. e.g. your contact, St Ivan of Arnhem.

And if you want one-to-one help, contact our Strategists for a review, if you lose a match and cannot figure why you lost.

Last, we hope to resume a Mentoring Program in the autumn/fall, but this may require you to have played a certain number of matches against humans, so press on!

Cool! I will look into the mentoring program when it is ready! I will keep it up! Cheers!