Profile of Romeo

I think their LMG is fine. I'd like to see G43s buffed to be a viable option, as well as snipers and panzergrenadiers. Grens aren't too strong, the rest of ostheer's anti-infantry are just too weak. That's why you see gren blobs pretty much every game, sadly.

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DoW2 is designed to be way faster paced than CoH2. I love CoH2's pacing and would prefer to leave it as it is. Besides, making a unit appear less often doesn't make it balanced. Preferably late game units should be relatively common, viable, and fair.

I don't think it's a case of the PanzerShrek being overpowered as it's rather inline with the strength of AT guns and tanks. It has a role and purpose in the counter system and dynamic which it fills... completely unlike Allied handheld AT. It's an issue of Bazookas and PTRS really underperforming and being completely not viable.

I disagree. I'd rather see the axis infantry AT toned down to the level of the allies than see the allies buffed. Otherwise both factions will be able to blob infantry right into enemy tanks no problem, rather than just one of them.

Counter the sniper by spreading out and capping the map until you have an M20. It can easily kill it in 2 bursts.

If your opponent rushes an ostwind he has probably made a huge mistake. A sherman or jackson will both kill it without a second thought. If you absolutely don't want to tech to tanks for some reason, 4-6 bazookas should be enough to get the job done.

Mortars can be extremely annoying but if your opponent purchases more than one he is at a huge capping power and manpower disadvantage. As soon as it hits the field, do everything in your power to rush it since he won't have as many squads as you and will struggle to hold you back. This can be map dependent though.

Against OKW I recommend getting two extra rear echelons and using them to pressure the kubel and territory. Volley fire when appropriate to win map harassment engagements.

You may have no choice but to get an M20 to deal with the kubel and harass enemy infantry. Use the M20 to scout his tech. If he's gone mechanized regiment, plant a mine and try to bait the puma over it. If he's not falling for that, try to get it with a rifle grenade when it's out of position and finish it off with the M20 crew bazooka. Both of these things require your opponent to make a mistake so they're not ideal.

If you can hold a decent portion of the map until your jackson or sherman arrives you'll have a proper solution. If he's spamming pumas you can definitely win as long as you out-micro him and buy at least a couple bazookas.

As for combatting OKW elite infantry, you can generally hold your own with BAR upgraded riflemen and grenades. If you go infantry for LMGs or get LMGs on paratroopers you'll be fine as long as you use good positioning and micro, land good grenades and dodge his. If his blob is getting out of hand and you can't keep up, get a .50 cal and put it in a building, or even better an M8A1 HMC. It is sadly very inconsistent but if you're lucky you could wipe a few crucial squads.

In the current meta I think airborne, rifle, infantry, armor, and recon are all viable for 1v1 at your current skill level which is awesome. I would recommend against going mechanized, since the whole commander is countered by the the puma.