I am not new to CoH mechanics and I think to be a decent player (I used to have a nice W/D rate some time ago) but I am facing very big issues using OKW. Especially in 1V1, I find really hard to hold the all the key sectors on the map.
So, anyone has a good start strategy to spread with the community? I thought 3 squads of Sturmpioneers, combined with a Kubel, could give to the german player an excellent advantage, but I also heared that a volks spam could be difficult to counter. Any idea?
I don't have any spesific tips since I have very limited experience with the OKW, but I can try to give some general tips.
I think you kind of have to play like you'd play with the Wehr in the early game - focus on one key area, hold that and build your forces from there. Againt the USF I think too many volks don't really work that well, you need to use kubels to suppress and close in with sturmpios while doing long range damage with volks at the same time.
However against the soviets you might have some success with a volks-based army but I wouldn't spam them. Against soviets I wouldn't go for a kubelwagen either because both T1 and T2 counter it so perfectly since it's so weak.
When preparing for tanks you might want to have 1-2 volks with schrecks and 1-2 raketenwerfers. One infantry support gun also helps a lot. Puma is very good in combination with raketenwerfers because of it's range and it can compete with a T-34 pretty well, with shermans too with the support of the raketenwerfers.
Hope it helps!