Profile of MadeMan

I don't really know why people hold Imperial Danes stance on balance in such a high regard. The guy thought that the initial incarnation of the tiger ace, a 320 damage, 2560 hp, 50 range free unit that could blitz/smoke from the get-go was balanced in 1v1. His argument was 'you know it is coming long before it gets on the field', as if that meant that you could magically pull 3 extra SU85s out of your ass to counter it.

I dunno, it did stop all their resource income for the rest of the game and was slow as molasses too. You could conceivably engine damage it and then just make a bee-line for his base/cap the rest of the map/slowly bleed his infantry to death since it was too slow to really cover a lot of the map at once.

Soviets could mine up the entrance to their base to avoid it base rushing if they needed to as well. Again I feel it was something that might have been counterable, even though it was extremely jarring.

Right now I am loosing against players I shouldn't be loosing to. I can CLEARLY see they got even worse micro than me, they have no idea how to use their units effectively, they have no idea about BO and their capping order is one of the weirdest I have ever seen. They don't use covers, take fights in the middle of the road being in negative one, no even slightest hint of flanking. Nothing. To be honest all they do is blob. All day long and they win. They win every freaking time.

I only play 1v1, and I'm not a stellar player but I agree that the US matchup for OKW is a tough one.

I played against two elite rifle commanders back to back yesterday. First time I tried going with the medic truck and got scraped off the pavement. The next time I tried using the repair truck and getting a Flak HT and managed to get a win.

This doesn't work for everyone, but I personally find that the Flak HT is a better mid game crowd control unit than the Inf Support Gun. ISG is just too erratic to be really reliable against serious US blobbing with BARs IMO.

Basically I start with sending my Pios to cap in the direction of my fuel. I build Volks and have them build one sandbag wall while capping to meet them closeby (usually at a Muni point near the fuel). A Kubel wagon comes out next and I park it nearby but out of sight of my infantry. If I see the riflemen engaging my soldiers I use both infantry squads to get into green cover or a house and hold them while the Kubel moves up to suppress. The minute they start focusing the kubel BACK THAT SHIT UP and get him away. Get him behind lines and tell him to stop moving so he 'unpacks' into suppression mode. If the rifles follow they'll get cut up by the infantry, if not they'll be forced to retreat.

The big danger is if the kubel gets flanked in which case, run it away as fast as you possibly can and pray it doesn't explode. While this is happening, have a second volks being built and either join the fray if he's being stubborn, or have them cap other parts of the map quietly while they re-inforce.

I'll build the repair truck somewhere close to base/in the base and then work on getting a Flak Truck out. The US usually just keep making infantry (soon to come with BARs) or will go for an AAHT. Keep the Flak Truck hidden and keep it far away from the front lines, try to keep it ready to fire because it's so flimsy if a Vehicle Crew sneezes in it's direction while it's packing/unpacking it'll burst into flames. Try to draw the riflemen into it's range with infantry so they get pinned and cut to pieces. Don't keep it in the same place for long. USE SMOKE to get away whenever you feel threatened.

Build some Racketenwerfers to protect the Flak truck and important areas, put them in buildings where possible. hopefully you can get some hits on the AAHT and just generally keep a lid on their armor aspirations.

I'll usually try to get an Flak Truck out then and get some Obers, maybe go for a Panther or Command Panther. Get a Luch if you must, but be aware that heavier stuff is coming so be ready to retreat it to Puppchen alley if you need to.

At this point your armor is all flimsy so Bazookas in blobs will be scary as hell, not to mention your infantry, even obers can be overwhelmed if they have LMG Blobs roaming the countryside, so try to use Flak as often as you can to bleed them dry.

I do have to chime in and say I think it's ridiculous that the AAHT from the US kills the Puma. I would have thought that should be a hard counter.

^ (@ COH2PLAYER) I only play 1v1, I might give it a try though.

My only concern with that is that it leaves me without the medic van which I like to have because I depend on my infantry so much. Having said that, Volks can self-heal before too long and I can use Sturmpio's Medic Supply drops in a pinch too...

I would be happy to see it just get dropped in fuel cost to 50 or 55 (it used to be 55f a while back right?).

I think the idea is that you just zerg these things, but at the moment they don't seem quite THAT cheap that you can do so easily.

I used to build these a lot more often with mixed success, get three of them and they'll be a real threat to tanks with their high ROF and decent penetration. If one gets in danger, run away while the others keep harassing. Infantry coming with AT? Reverse and barrage with all of them to create a no-mans land.

It might be just that I haven't used them for so long and wasn't managing them properly but the other day I had trouble getting a decent number out, and each time I had even two on the field a Puma would just eat them alive. They had real trouble fighting back due to the speed and slow-ass rotation. The Puma could take them out really quick and scoot away though.

I just get the feeling if these things are cheap as chips you'll be able to just keep them rolling off the production line that numbers and replacability will counter any of their shortcomings.