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I used this strat today in 1vs1 and it worked perfectly! Had 3 snipers and 2 guards to start with. I used T85 call-ins. Also went T4 in case I needed an SU-85, but it didn't come to that.

I was really able to quickly tear through his resources, wasting MG squads, mortar teams and full pgrens squad. Also killed both the SC and HT he send after my snipers using the guards. Since the SC was up-gunned, he really lost a lot there.

By the time my T85s rolled out, he was able to push out a P4, but he lost it, quickly lost the little map control he had left and lost the battle

I've seen this akosi strat on the forum already and I'm definitely going to give it a shot Thanks! I'm not a big fan of scout cars though

you can spam supply drops in 2v2's and higher games, in 1v1 it's pretty impossible since you gonna lose tanks or infantry war if you keep droping them. I know because i played with this doc in some 1v1's, it's good when you drop like 2-3 drop during a whole game

The first fuel drop alone is enough to give you a head start in pushing out armor. I wonder if fuel caches would be a better investment in the long run though...

Allow me to clarify: I know that the units in the Soviet T1 are quite powerful. I rarely use the scout car, but penals are great to hurt enemy infantry and their satchel charges can take out enemies not paying attention or hiding in buildings. Soviet snipers are a great unit to bleed out the enemy from afar.

However, I find myself going less and less T1 for a simple reason: Cons in combination with T2 and the doctrinal shocks are just as effective against infantry, but also allow me to be more effective against armor.

So why go T1 - T3 and backtech to T2, if you can handle everything on the field with T2 and T3? Isn't going T1 first just wasting fuel? I've used this build order before and I was able to win quite a few games, but I feel more effective and in control using just T2 and T3/T4...

I've also heared about a tactic which goes T1 and T4, but I've been hesitant to try it, since you have nothing to handle armor until the SU-85 comes out. Sure you can plant a bunch of mines and though I am a mild mines user, I don't see them as an active part of a tactic. Even if they do go off, it is often due to an explosion, rather than being triggered by German armor. Using guards instead of shocks might give me a good counter against T2 vehicles, they can not take out T3 on their own.

So that pretty much sums up why I've stopped using T1 lately and I actually miss the tier... I just don't see it as a sensible part of a tactic. Who can advice, I really want a good reason to start using them again. Am I missing something?

Edit: I just read on the forum about a tactic involving lots of snipers and guards, so that might be a solution. Any other ideas?

I seriously NEVER use this unit, until recently I saw a good amount of my infantry being bombarded to bits by this one. It didn't take long to take out once its support was wiped out, but it did open my eyes to the potential it might have.