Profile of Colonel0tto

Honestly if I had elite troops doctrine I'd probably play much the same way as Albus describes. B.Lastbar, you're quite right about the ammo/fuel cache. I'd rather have an ammo cache, but sometimes I need the small fuel boost to get my Scout car out without floating mp. My principle method of taking map control is under a creeping barrage from two mortars with pios scouting and capping, with mgs on the flanks. I don't build grens because they really seem to lack utility vs US and most often end up feeding quick vet.

Second replay on a somewhat more challenging map against a better opponent

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  (Wehr vs USF) Kholodny Winter using T2-first strategy

  by: Colonel0tto map: Kholodny Ferma Winter

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I'm really glad you took the time to watch the replay, I'm working on getting better up sharpish, as I understand this guy wasn't exactly top-tier. With regards to the game though, while I may not have had frontline infantry in place, I was in a good spot to start sending panzergrens in 250 halftracks, which in combination with the ostwind and mortar presence would likely allow me to start taking better map control. I could have brought out lmg grens right off the bat as well to build up a bit of an assaulting frontline in combination with flamer pios.

The Stuart is the early unit I'm most scared of, but seeing the early Liutenant tech meant that I didn't need to panic and make sure I had two at guns.

Your final point is interesting. After seeing my centre is clearly defended, the enemy moves to cap the flanks but finds my fuel bunkered, and when he starts taking my VP I am able to push him off with an assault gren and a pioneer. I'm also constantly harrassing his side of the map with a pioneer, though I'm not quite in a position to straight-up take his fuel.

In the end, I still like this replay simply from the reaction I ended up getting from my opponent!

Symbol, I assume you are referring to the Dodge, in which case I'd say that unit is the best counter the US have to this strategy. HOWEVER, that doctrine is pretty terrible against standard (i.e. gren-focussed) Wehr play, and as such I rarely end up facing it. Plus, a good assault gren flank that secures a kill on this very squishy unit puts you very far ahead. If you are referring to the M20 utility car, the bazooka-weilding crewmen can be scary but otherwise your scout car (which often arrives before 5 minutes) should mop this up nicely.

Beating a fairly standard US player with a Tier 2 first strategy as Ostheer. Scout car comes out at 4:30, USF player doesn't really know how to handle it.