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Jump back to quoted post20 May 2017, 18:21 PMEsxile

It seems the strat is getting more and more practitioners so it is time to share your tips.
The BO I see is usually
Engi start
x1 Penal
x2 Snipers
xX penals
Then T2 +Zis if the guys want to play safe, otherwise T3

As Ostheer I feel helpless vs it, you're never in position to kill it unless he does a big mistake. The 222 is annoying the most, Penal+Satchel+PTRS make a wall you cannot break early game. 4men squads make it impossible to rush them, let's add that you can't use your LMG on the move making chasing snipers completely useless. The only solution is the G43 but it locks you on certain doctrines.
As OKW, the answer is probably to rush Luch but I haven't see it successful.

The good point is that usually you get the fuel vs it early game so you can tech light faster but you can't hold your line without heavy bleed once the guys has his 2 snipers and 3 Penals between you and them.
I had a game just now, the OKW guy just dived 2 luchs vet3 into the dual sniper and killed one, replaced a minutes later. I mean the OKW guys was lucky to not find a mine on his path and some lucky miss from my ATgun on his retreat path. (I wasn't playing Axe this game)
The game was like any other when this strat is used, as Axis you get a big part of the map early on but them suddenly start bleeding, your HMG can't do shit anymore, your only hope is a lucky mortar shot...

This situation is clearly new and the result of the last patch, imo Penal + AT stuff is the root cause. This strat probably works in 4vs4 as well but I have stopped playing this mode since the patch so I can't tell.

Jump back to quoted post11 Feb 2017, 03:53 AMluvnest

P4 is how a medium tank is supposed to be, slow and sluggish, but decent at AT and AI. What needs a change is the ridiculous mobility (acceleration, turning speed) for Cromwells and M10s. Rather then bringing the P4 on their level, I'd like the opposite to happen.