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Ostheer dont have units other than maybe an ostwind or flame halftrack that force the soviets to say "oh shit!" and respond. Trouble is both of those units generally have counters on the field the same time they come out unless the game is completely one sided anyway. Soviets on the other hand have a unit or two each tier that force the germans to change the way they play. No I don't count heavies because they come late game, if they come at all.

Soviets really do benefit disproportionately from the blizzards, but even if they didn't I'd like to see the blizzard rate reduced by about a third cause they're annoying as shit. Trying to dig out an entrenched soviet especially on pripyat winter when the blizzards start kicking in constantly is an epic feat.

I also agree that with the german commanders, unlike coh1, theres none I really care about. I pretty much sit on my CPs most the game until I need a specific ability or MAYBE a call-in heavy and then I buy that doctrine while shrugging and saying "meh". Theres certainly no doctrine that I have found as an experienced german player that I would want to build my whole game around, mainly because call-in units dont exist before tigers.

soviet frag grenades regularly do more damage than bundled nades (which are 7 tied together?)

Keep in mind german squads are only 4 man so soviet 6 men squads can absorb 2 losses and not really care

The range is definitely interesting, same with the at nades.

Wondering what the game would be like with a 25% max range reduction on at nades and frag nades (not molotovs). Possibly a small damage nerf on frags and cheaper bundles (35?), or stronger bundles closer to a det charge ala penals

If you are incompetent in dealing with the SU-85, then you are doing it wrong. I've never had problem vs SU-85 because i lay teller mines and most soviet players don't get minesweepers. 1 teller already makes the SU-85 a worthless junk that you can just flank easly. But in a scenario when you are facing 2+ SU-85, you need heavy tanks with paks and some sort of anti infantry units to keep the paks alive. Or a pak43 which is a true soviet can-opener.

Sometimes the soviet player loses patience, so he rushes in and if you predict such push, you can take the advantage and easly take out most of his SU-85's if not all.

Most of the time, when i manage to kill the first SU-85 quickly, i have a window of opportunity to end the game before another one comes out. Even if another one comes out, i've already made my counter stronger.

Also: good micro > all.

key takeaways being spam mines (a soft counter) and hope the soviet player is dumb enough to overextend his units and lose them unsupported. Thats great advice for killing ANY vehicle in the game

Pak43 is doctrinal and frankly I'm not a fan choosing a doctrine I dont like simply because my gameplay is being dictated by the THREAT of a non-doctrinal soviet unit (that can probably run circles with his other troops around a stationary gun)

"if you face 2+ su85s you need heavy tanks and paks..."
right im going to buy an elefant, thank you for the honest admmission

thanks as always to sage for a GG. Mid-length match but a lot of fun

Sage uses a heavy flamer/t2 m3 strategy to try and force ostheer off the map while saving for t-34/85 call in

Pretty nice m3 bait about 12 mins in around the northern vps, and I stumble across a t-34 hiding in ambush in the same area then physically trap it with my p4 later on

vet idea for ram.. it just doesnt sit well with me, why would you disable your most powerfull tank?? just make it stun both tanks with no lasting effect or just frikken remove it and give them an overdrive vet ability and buff acordingly.

vet 1 for units in coh2 just unlocks abilities as far as I can tell from the tooltips. theres not really a difference between a vet 1 t34 and a vet 0 except in the capture ability if thats the case.

A vet 1 t-34 shouldnt be your best unit, same as a vet 1 anything isnt that amazing it just has more potential