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Calliope killing 3 full health grenadier squads which are spaced out? Replay or it didn't happen.

I guess i didnt bring any proof of this happening did i... My bad. You have every right not to believe me. I didnt save the replay.

I had was playing a 2v2 on Crossing in the woods the other day and lost 3 vet 3 4 man lmg grens to the first barrage of a single vet 0 callopie. It was at medium range and my grens were relatively spaced out. All of them died as they were half way out of my base.

I guess this should be moved to Balance forum...

• ostheer 1. OST;
  + MG42
  
  
  
  MG42s are amazing. In your hands AND the enemies hands. Unfortunately, the MG42 has the longest pack up time which means one wrong move and suddenly you're facing your own mg. High risk high reward.
  
  In comparison, you lose a rifleman squad so what. At least your enemy didn't gain one. Also remember that if the Ostheer player loses one of his squad members he can't recrew his mg, pak, or mortar without losing the squad or heading back to HQ to reinforce. I feel like most Allied players fail to understand this struggle that Ostheer deals with the most. I'm not saying the allies don't deal with it at all, just not to the degree Ostheer does. Especially since Ostheer relies most on its support weapons than any other faction.
  

Deny it to the Elephant. Problem solved.

Have you ever tried spotting scopes on the elephant? Trying to keep the thing still so he actually gets the sight buff is a chore in itself. He requires a lot of micro but it pays off. Elephant is also really slow and easily flanked.


On another note:
My favorite strategy for Ostheer is based around putting the scope on my half track. With double paks and double mgs supporting it, tanks and infantry cant get past you. You can spot rifles flanking you from miles away and paks can actually shoot at there max range with the LOS provided from the HT. Plus you can reinforce on the go. Ostheer imo REQUIRES their HT even tho its the worst of its kind DPS wise because they only have 4 man squads and rely most on support weapons which take 4 men to recrew without losing a squad.

The only downside to this strategy is that you are VERY vulnerable to indirect fire from mortars and artillery alike (callopies are certain death). This strategy also requires a ton of micro to keep all the flanks covered and the HT well guarded. (jaeger armor commander gives riegel AT mines for HT which is very useful to trap all tanks in the arc of fire of your paks.

This strategy works best on open areas with little to no shot blockers.
I usually go T4 with this strategy and get Pwerfer to wipe blobs and support weapons and a panther to chase down mobile artillery.

This strategy is extremely effective on moscow outskirts.

While the scopes are extremely effective in the right hands and right situation, it requires a lot of micro and is in no way OP. Easily countered by indirect fire as well.

We have played with the changes already. It was a tiny bit stronger in alpha, but it also got cost increase.
With its survivability and pen going up and cost staying on current level, it becomes most cost effective TD in game, unless you believe 10 range less then 60 to be worth 35-45 fuel and much bigger menpower price(jackson, SU-85, JP4).

I'm not saying it will be OP, but there is quite high chance for that, given fastest vet speed and best vet1 ability in game a TD could have.

Cost did increase though. 230/80--> 280/90