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Hello Strategists,

What three commanders do you take into 1v1 as Soviets this month? How and when do you decide which to choose as the game develops?

Depends entirely on what you usually like to play with of course but for me, I'd roll with something like:

Shock Rifle Frontline

A great, beefy all-round commander that has a great heavy tank call in, a KV-8, Shock support and a very strong area denial artillery that is not to be underestimated.

I usually choose Frontline when I am relying on the map being smaller, tighter and more constricted to maneuver properly for flanking and as such, a direct spearhead attack is often required. Shocks are great to set up ambushes and flank around corners as well as holding the line with their 1.5 armour. You have a selection of 3 options with this commander: you can rely on ZiS guns and grab a KV-8 as your main composition, delay for an IS-2 with T34 / ZiS / Maxim support or you can straight up Blitz it with T3 armour but this does not fully capitalise on the commander's capabilities.

Guard Motor Coordination

A staple favourite for a good number of players, and for good reason; provides great support in terms of Guards infantry which are potent against both vehicles, tanks (to a lesser extent) and infantry (with DPs upgraded). These buggers have button which is extremely useful to have as a defensive, or as an offensive ability and are a great addition to almost any army composition. T34/85s still remain a very serious threat with their mobility and firepower and should not be taken lightly.

This doctrine is extremely useful with Soviet T4 (albeit it's nowhere near as strong as it once was) and offers self-repair for all your armour (handy for SU-85s), Mark Target (need that extra oomph? Here it is) and the 120mm mortar which isn't too great but definitely not bad. When I play Soviet T1/T4, I usually roll with this doctrine on more open maps like Langreskaya where SU-85s are more viable and use the T34/85s as a supporting duo to defend the flanks and any advances with snipers covering their back along with Guards and Conscripts.

Alternatives

I believe the above 2 are the most favourite of the lot but other popular alternatives include: Advanced Warfare, Mechanised (the one with the ISU-152 if you're unsure). I usually alternate the 3rd commander to play something new once in a while.

I hope this helps

Welcome to the community, Oh boy

While I appreciate the nature of these threads and the purpose is to "address" or attempt to address and discuss balance "fixes", I would focus more on attempting to formulate a proper discussion with your suggestions rather than attacking people's win rates.

It has been said over and over again, win rates don't mean anything. There are far too many factors to take into consideration for win rates or even ladder ranks to mean anything. Sure they might provide a a decent at-a-glance perspective but beyond that, they are worthless. People have connection issues, people grind games in the unholy hours of the morning where a lot of the higher skilled players may not be playing etc. Moreover, my win rates are diabolically bad for my standard of play. If these were reflective of my ability to actually play the game and involved me playing TO WIN, then you'd probably see me get destroyed a lot more often on stream than you do.

Well damn, the amount of scares, frights and doubts I had during this game. Sweet Jesus.

Anybody has a any success with the Scavenger doctrine in 1v1? The thorough salvage bonus feels minimal, the Jaeger inf has crazy reinforce cost, and Ostwind arrives too late.

I've had decent success with the Scavenger commander. I usually make 2 Volks, 1 Kubel if I feel the map suits it and add on a Sturmpioneer. Any infantry I lose gets replaced by Jaegers and there's the option of an Ostwind which is actually quite a reliable AI tank. Couple that with some Rakettenwerfers, 1-2 shrecks, a puma and you have a pretty formidable army. The real key to this strategy is knowing when to use the ostwind (both calling it in and engaging the enemy) and when to invest resources elsewhere or pick engagements that are most certainly going to let you escape since the OKW have no real oh-shit measures if you encounter a random tank with the Ostwind.

Hope this helps, let me know if there's anything else I can help with.