Profile of LeOverlord

At least we can give smoke grenades to the starting RE squad for free, while the future squads will have to wait for the upgrade. This will make USF players more careful and it will also boost RE's survivability as the player will be extremely careful not to lose his starter RE squad.

PS : With the high rate of fire of the MG-42, 2 squads approaching from different angles, will get pinned no matter which squad the MG will target first. The time to recover from yellow pin is pretty long. And please, don't take this comment as an excuse to nerf MG-42. It's fine as it is.

I just want to point out from that Katitof quote, the Soviets were the ones attacking the city for a significant portion of the battle, once the axis had occupied it.

You can consider this as Active Defense. There is also Passive Defense, which is also known as static defense (trench warfare from WWI, Maginot line, Metaxas Line and Siegfried line).

Thanks for nerfing OKW so badly that its almost impossible to play my favourite faction, good job being such incredibly unimaginative people who just love to make people hate a game so much that they just want to delete the game. I have over 4000 hours playing this game and my love for this game is disappearing fast

If your are dissappointed about OKW, what should UKF players say? UKF has been hit with Mjolnir itself (not even a simple nerf hammer). Take it easy bud, it's just a game, changes come all the time.

I don’t build additional sections in like 90% of teamgames. My build order usually goes
(Starting section)
Hmg
UC
Tech up to t1
Sniper
Engineer
Aec sidetech and aec (asap in case of 222s or luchs, but the aec will remain useful throughout the game even against kts and the like because it can immobilize)
Weapon rack tech
(If I’m going mobile assault) 2nd engineer for flamer
2 commandos and an at gun in whatever order I can get them
Tech up to t3
Rely on my teammates and at gun + a sapper with PIATs + aec + sniper turret lock shot as at and rush a comet

I like focusing on commandos instead of sections because commandos are much more cost efficient and you can get through the early game provided you’re smart with the UC, starting section, and vickers, and can often do it without even losing models or retreating. Commandos give you a lot of float if used right because they will inflict exponentially more casualties than they receive if you focus on ambushing and controlling engagements so you’ll win (i.e. backing off until you can, say, distract him with other units or suppress his infantry with an mg before engaging) and are great at wiping squads since they can camo and your enemy will be more or less unaware of them and retreat easily killable squads into the path of your commandos. Commandos are really the only reason I even play brits still and kind of have to carry you for all stages of the game where they’re present. My commander loadout is usually just all 3 commando commanders, which I basically pick from based on powerful offmaps (commando regiment), land mattress and flamers (mobile assault), or croc (vanguard).

I usually just don’t get the bolster upgrade or mills bombs until I’m almost max pop, since commandos will be doing the brunt of the fighting lol.

Really my best advice is make the most of commandos and heavily emphasize combined arms with literally all your units at all times. That’s where all the British potential lies right now and otherwise there’s not much reason to not just play soviets, as the gaps in the Brit roster hurt sometimes. It’s very workable though, and is very fun and effective if done right.

Flamethrower or MG on UC? Which is better?

The shock troops in WWII where offensives troops with the mission to create gap in enemy lines. That is why they where equipped with body armor which would little point in wereing if they where used in defensive positions.

According to what i searched in google, the meaning of Shock Troops is the following :
Shock troops or assault troops are formations created to lead an attack. They are often better trained and equipped than other infantry, and expected to take heavy casualties even in successful operations.

"Shock troop" is a calque, a loose translation of the German word Stoßtrupp. Military units which contain assault troops are typically organized for mobility with the intention that they will penetrate enemy defences and attack into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas. Any specialized, elite unit formed to fight an engagement via overwhelming assault (usually) would be considered shock troops, as opposed to a "special forces" or commando style units (intended mostly for covert operations). Both types of units could fight behind enemy lines, by surprise if required, however.

Although the term "shock troop" became popular in the 20th century, the concept is not a new one, such as the utilization by Western European armies of the forlorn hope. Presently, the term is rarely used as the strategic concepts behind it have become standard contemporary military thinking.


With the same logic, Rangers can also be considered Shock Troops as they are speciliazed in frontline assaults. In Ancient Greece, the Greek forces that fought in the battle of Marathon were also considered Shock Troops, because they led the attack. They caught the Persian army by surprise.