Profile of IntoTheRain

If anything is made nondoc, it should be the M10 imo, not the 76. But this would probably require a larger rework that gives USF a true T3-T4 split. (M10+Sherman as T3, Jackson+Arty as T4 after upgrade) Such a change would work well with USF's light vehicle focus, giving them a cheap TD to counter P4 timings when USF goes into light vehicles.

I've tried and tried to like the Priest, but its just a bad Calliope. Even with 3 barrages for every 2, I am lucky to get half as many kills as I get on the Calliope. Removing ToT Barrage would kill the doc. If anything, Priest/Sexton need a rework.

Armor Company's 240mm Barrage is arguably the worst Arty Barrage in the game. Additionally, the 105 Sherman needs a small buff. (simplest is just 10 fuel cheaper) I'd argue this doc should be split into 2 separate docs, but I don't know how big a pass the balance team is willing to do.

Airborne is in a good spot outside of the P-47s. Despite the various complaints, I think the split weapons are a good way to give players the choice of what officer tech they want to choose. The P-47 strike itself though is overpriced an ineffective compared to the JU-87s.

Recon Support's Raid Tactics needs an overhaul. (or just straight up replaced) Fast Capping abilities are fairly weak in general, but a vehicle capping version is especially weak in USF. The Greyhound is likewise a mess, coming out 4 minutes after a Luchs while being arguably a weaker unit.

Mechanized is honestly overloaded. Units cost a full doc point, and Mechanized cheats this rule twice.

Rifle Company needs to bring something to the table other than the E8. I'd suggest dumping the flamethrower and bundling the snares with the sprint. The open slot could be filled with either another impact unit or ability. The E8 itself also could use a buff. I'd suggest either increasing its low RoF (so it has an actual advantage over HVAP 76) or else reworking its vet. (which is a carbon copy of the stock shermans, it would be better off with the 76 vet)

Heavy Cav's Smoke Barrage is overpriced compared to the alternatives found in other factions.

Tactical Supports P-47 Strike needs a rework and a recost. The strafe puts nearly all of the damage in the center of the strafe makes it tricky to use. That it costs nearly as much butterfly bombs is insane. (strafes in general are overcosted imo)

Urban Assault is a strong goodstuff.doc. I'd argue the Rifle Grenade in its current form is absurd and that it should be swapped for Rifle Companies flamethrower, buy I think there would be hell to pay for whomever tried.

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To add to what you are saying, Luchs is noticeably tougher and doesn't require a further munitions investment. Oh and the fact that Luchs usually hits at the 6 minute mark compared to the 10 minute mark for a CP4 Greyhound makes the whole comparison look crazy.

The Greyhound is absolutely terrible right now, and I dunno why anyone is acting like its in a good place.

The doctrine is literally just IR Pathfinders and Butterfly Bombs now.

I want to see something done with Tactical Movement. It doesn't fit Ostheers playstyle at all.

Command P4 needs some work, but I wouldn't mind it being swapped out for other things in few docs. Its in something like 5 different docs already, while stuff like the P4J and Puma are only available in 1.

Some further adjustments to diversify Blitzkrieg / Lightning War / Spearhead away from each other would also be nice.

Even among arty barrages, the 240mm barrage feels like it has abnormally low friendly fire damage. Making it relatively safe to charge into the area you are barraging.

Still a crap ability though.

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This pretty much mirrors my experience playing with and against them as well.

Brits crush both axis factions for the first 4-5 minutes of the game. They explode onto the map with no buildings and extra fast cap speed, then win every fight overtuned sections, a stronger starting unit, and the UC for free bleed. Snipers and JLI are the only things that can hurt you at all.

But then they start to falter. Squad weapon upgrades, support weapons, and cheaper veterancy requirements start coming online for the axis factions. Brits suddenly struggle to hold ground, and once they get forced off they lack the tools to retake the map.

While they always start the game ahead, the second they fall off they can never recover. So you end up with this awkward faction design of "take a ton of ground and then bunker up hard."



Random Musings on their problems:
* The Brit vehicle roster is extremely top heavy. There is only one LV, no vehicular arty, and, outside of the Comet, a whole bunch of (at best) 'meh' units.

* The Mortar Pit is ineffective if forced into an artillery duel. Being stationary is a huge disadvantage, making it nearly impossible to use on some maps, and extremely challenging to use if starting the duel on the back foot.

* The vaunted Artillery calldowns are terrible. The smoke has the range of a smoke grenade, but the delay of a mortar barrage, giving it the worst of both worlds. The arty itself is cheap, but again short ranged, making getting to where you need it challenging when assaulting a defended position. The slow arrival and long barrage time likewise mean it will basically never force a retreat, just a reposition.

* Brit anti blob tools are nonexistent. Their MG doesn't do its job, they have no rocket or even tube arty, and there is just a general lack of good AOE tools in the arsenal in general. (Mills bombs being the only exception)

* The snare thing I think is overstated. 2 snare squads is usually adequate for most game modes. Brens being garbage on IS out of cover though really pushes them toward 5 man, which in turn makes maxed out Brit armies feel incredibly small.