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It depends:

Is your HMG screened by squads in front of it? No cover might suffice.

Does your HMG have to cover a part of the map alone? Green cover becomes very valuable here, especially if opponent sends a blob. Green cover not only gives much greater survivability but also mitigates the effect of deathloop where the gunner get continually sniped.

Is it early game? Clumpy yellow cover could work as there isn't much risk of nades or other explosives yet. Otherwise it should be avoided.

Does opponent have rocket arty? Green cover becomes a bad idea cause rocket arty has full damage against green cover. There are also other units that are strong against green cover like flamethrowers or AVRE.

Yellow cover from craters is almost always a good idea because it doesn't tend to let squads clump up, unlike most natural yellow cover.



The green cover bonus on gunshields is strange and you shouldn't rely on it. It only works from certain angles in certain cases.

I have been guilty of not putting an HMG that is covering a star behind green cover, then getting wiped by a blob of infantry. That makes sense. Do you recommend leaving an HMG behind to cover a point of interest, such as stars/fuel/muni? I also try to put mines on flanking routes, but should I be constantly pushing/moving up with them to be aggressive?

Agreed with GiaA, they're usually worth it, but to go into some more detail:

Osttruppen are probably the only infantry where the munition to manpower ratio isn't directly worth it (16mp per model). That said, most Osttruppen builds include Panzergrenadiers that have juicy 34mp models, so it's worth the gamble. Also, even if an Osttruppen squad does hit a mine, it stands no chance against something like a Conscript squad anymore, so while the economic damage isn't great, it still weakens enemy field presence.

You should be looking at multipurpose mines differently depending on the faction you're playing. Soviets and UKF have the luxury to use mines as attritional tools to afflict manpower damage and slow your opponent down. The 7 men upgrade comes late for Conscripts and - while strong - doesn't have to be rushed and Brens aren't necessary for Sections to win fights (bolster is), so both these factions have lots of spare munitions in the early/mid game to spam mines. As USF and OKW, mines should be used in a more limited tactical way to secure flanks, bait vehicles, deny cover, etc. You don't want to place more mines than necessary, because you need BARs and STGs asap to keep your mainlines competitive (also med kits as OKW). The main Ostheer mines are already tactical in their nature.

I see. I don't why I never thought about it that way in terms of different factions and weapon upgrades. That makes a lot of logical sense. I do have to ask one thing thought about your response, why is it that bolster is necessary to win fights, but brens are not? Is there a good reason for this?

As you are mentioning OKW and med kits, I typically do go with mechanized. Is there any good reason to go medic truck? (probably differs between 1v1 and bigger team games I assume?)

By the way, thank you for all your responses. I see you have replied to my other posts as well. Much appreciated JibberJabberJobber.

I hope newer players who hopefully see these will benefit from your responses.

Hello,

What is some advice you can give for MG, mortar, and AT gun placement? What has your experience been in making effective use of these?

I think I struggle the most with AT guns, but really looks for general tips that may even help others that stumble across this post.

Hello,

In terms of cover, I had a few questions and will go from broad to more specific.

I have seen Youtube videos from tightrope gaming that explain cover in-depth, but is this confirmed to be true? I also had some confusion in some of the cover mechanics and what it means.

According to his video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkDhwSaDOBA)

Cover Damage Chance To Hit
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Green 50% 50%
Yellow cover 100% 50%
Neutral 100% 100%
Red cover 125% 125%

Is this accurate and confirmed? I know there are some exceptions in terms of flame damage I think.

One thing that confused me was how he mentions close quarters combat negates green cover or building covering? He said it is negated within the 10 range, which is important info for close quarter units like shocks, panzergrenadiers, and assault engineers. Does this apply to yellow cover as well?

Now for more specific questions.

Do units in yellow cover get the 50% change to miss even when it comes to tank shells?

And, since it is a bit of rng, is having one unit in yellow cover vs. 2 in, say, neutral cover worth sticking out in case rng nets you more kills than losses, or is this a typical instaretreat situation?

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