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Jump back to quoted post11 Jun 2015, 18:01 PMMarcoRossolini

Rule of thumb is
Rifle Armed Infantry
Allied Rifle Armed infantry wants to close in as soon as possible, where they can take advantage of their generally superior numbers.
Germans like to remain at a distance.

Versus SMG/Assault Rifles

Maintain distance, if you are using multiple squads, focus down one squad at a time. Do not immediately give up a close range fight, making one target a primary can mean the sheer number of rifle shots you are putting out will bring down the enemy. This can work even versus shock troops.

Grenadiers v cons

The most balanced match up in the game. Therefore, anything you can do to make the odds go in your favour is beneficial. Even firing a Rifle nade/molotov and forcing the enemy to move and lose shots at you will allow you to win.
Conscripts prefer to rush down Grens, the trick with grens is to whittle them down prior to the close in brawl. 5 cons vs 4 grens is still a possible win for the cons, if you're close enough. Equal numbers means cons are better off retreating.
Don't charge grens into cons unless you're certain they're supported by something else. Cons can get away with it. Loss of a gren model vs a full conscript squad is a loss for your grens, retreat them and fight somewhere else.

Things are roughly similar for the US rifles, but be wary with rifles as they can smoke you and grenade you more effectively, but generally smoke will be saved for your MGs.

Volks need to kept at range at all times, though their hand grenade is good and their doctrinal grenade is fearsome. Them providing covering fire whilst the sturmpios rush in and following up with a grenade or two is an effective combo.

A wild card ultra early game is Sturmpios. You'll be extremely lucky to defeat them one on one with rifles or cons. 2 rifles/con will do the trick fine unless you're surprised at close range.

Hope this helps. Your early game will define the late game. Therefore mastering the early game is key. Tactics and position is one thing. Raw knowledge and experience of everything that's worked and hasn't is another.

Jump back to quoted post11 Jun 2015, 19:21 PMSnipester

Marco pretty much covers it, but it's important to note that later in the game these matchups can change a bit. Axis infantry scales much better late game.

For instance, a vet 3 gren squad with an LMG is beastly and can take on almost any infantry unit, particularly when kept behind cover and at long range.

The common factor that remains the same the entire game is that Axis infantry are generally (not all of them, but most) more effective from long range and Allied infantry are generally more effective up close. This is also one thing to consider when picking map vetos for your faction, as some maps are more "close ranged" like Stalingrad or "long ranged" like Crossing in the Woods.

Jump back to quoted post26 Aug 2014, 06:50 AMvan Voort

Also if you play as Axis the wait time is so long someone will be afk by the time the game starts anyway...

Jump back to quoted post26 Aug 2014, 15:18 PMFul4n0

in skirmish mode, you won´t be able to play in maps that are form original game, but in online you will play in all maps, regardless if it is one from WFA or from Original COH2.


About factions, pretty much the same, in skirmish you only will play with and againts WFA factions but in online you can play only with WFA factions but you will face Soviets and OSther too.


sorry for my bad english. I hope this help.