Profile of Thebazookajoe

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I was actually thinking about this but couldn't be assed to make a topic.

Is your point that the points are closer to the south base and harder to cut off? I think its a great map although the winter version could do with a little less deep snow.

How about mortar smoke, how can I use it to help my offensive/defensive maneuvers?

Offensively, you can use it on an enemy elephant or su85, so your units (tanks, atgs) can get close without being fired upon. Also, on a slow unit like an elephant you can use attack ground from a distance into the smoke to damage it safely.

In infantry combat you can use it to help you flank of course. Or do a smoke barrage on a patch of deep snow to protect your infantry while its slowly moving through the snow into the action.

Defensively, you can use smoke on the retreat path of your units to protect them. For example, your tank gets a damaged engine and an enemy atg pops up. Do a smoke barrage just behind your reversing tank (to compensate for the delay) to protect it from the atg.

I agree with MadrRasha that the ostheer army is a lot more flexible then the soviet army.

A soviet tactic i usually use on open maps:

try going three conscpripts (only engage with them when you have a clear advantage) and then building t1 with your first engineer and upgrade that with flamer, build m3 sniper m3.

Put the flamer in the first halftrack but dont rush it in, try only engaging single gren squads (even if you get fausted, the gren has to retreat before it can kill off the m3) or lone mgs.

Start killing off units with the sniper and then put it in the second m3 when its build to give it great mobility and protection, again, keep it back and keep an eye on it.

Call in a guard squad, upgrade dp, and put it in the first m3, by this time the ostheer army is so big that a flamer can't get close anymore. Keep it close to your sniper m3 to protect it from scout cars.

After this i usually tech for at nades to cripple scout cars and half track which then can be finished off by the m3 guards and maybe build a fourth conscript.

With the relatively small army you now have you can stay at a distance, doing manpower damage without putting your m3s at great risk. Keep using your conscripts to cap around but flank in when you see a weakened position.

When you have enough fuel build t4 and SU85.

Don't forget to plant mines everywhere throughout the game, but always keep a munitions buffer to use button or at nades. This will delay T3 vehicle play from the ostheer player until you get your su85 out.

Of course, this is just a suggestion/guide line, adjustments always have to be made to counter your opponents actions.

Hahah "Maxim High Value" You'd literally have to kill 24 of them to break even on Sniper cost.

High value doesnt always mean high reinforce cost. It can also mean getting rid of, or forcing to move a unit that is a problem to you and cannot easily be dealt with otherwise.