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The Tiger Ace will likely break you if you don't have some ducks lined up by the time he comes out:

* Mine some pathways. This way as he advances, there is a greater chance of slowing it down (buying you time to build up AT capability).
* Have AT up and running: you must have 3 AT units ready to focus on the Tiger Ace. A combo of Su-85 and AT guns will work. It's difficult to bring that firepower to bear all at once on one point in the map (hence usefulness of mining pathways to slow the tank down).
* Expect to lose most of your AT capability fighting the tank => build replacements quickly as you will need a second wave.
* Indirect fire: rain artillery on the tank as soon as your AT is pummeling it AND its engine is damaged.
* Use bombing runs only to force the tank into a more convenient position. Expect the ennemy will see the smoke and will move the tank. The job of the bombing run is to force the tank to go forward or backwards to avoid the bombs.
* AT grenades are a risky move: the infantry unit will die before or shortly after throwing that grenade. Not worth it.

2 things to know about the German who is using the Tiger Ace:
- He's sacrificed a lot for this tank so his eyes are going to be on it at all times. But that means he will be super shy about damaging it, i.e. stepping on a mine will make him hesitate.
- He can't build anything else for 10 minutes! And he can't be everywhere at once. So press your advantage elsewhere on the map once you've managed to slow down the ennemy tank.

Distilled strategy is:
1) Slow the tank down with mines. Very important.
2) Keep the pressure on in other areas of the map. Focus on that before going for the Tiger Ace
3) Once you know where the tank is, approach your AT and pummel.
4) Use artillery to add indirect fire while you are AT-ing the tank.
5) Keep building AT units - you will lose a lot of the first wave!