Profile of JHeartless

Well, they are useful.
The thing is, I'd gladly trade all of their AI potential to get an AT platform that is actually mobile and would reward flanks against german heavies.

There is also armor perservation issue.

How often do you see vet2 P4? How often do you see vet2 panther? I personally have no problem getting one on vet2 and streamers constantly get them to vet3.
How many months ago have you seen vet2 T34 or any non Su-85/SU-76 armor on soviet side last time?

Germans bitch about 240mp units being one shotted, but its perfectly fine for soviets to have 280/85 - 320/115 units obliterated in a matter of seconds, while panzers smoke and warp speed to safety reliably and effortlessly.

I dont Ram unless I have one shot to live. I constantly get T34s to Vet 2. It doesnt do shit for me but I get it there.....

Now I cant remember the last time I got a T34/85 to vet 2 because they come so late.

I see Vet P4s almost every single game....

Other than that I agree with you. Soviet armor is a bitch to preserve. It like conscripts requires massing them and alot of micro. Oh my T34 is taking damage reverse it behind the other while I flank with my scripts to try and AT nade the rear since the front wont work. Damn no Blitz! Oh well about to Die lets hope for a Ram...

Hey guys,

I have pretty much hit a wall at my skill level and need help tackling a serious problem for to get to the next level. And thats when OST tends to turtle up late in the mid game after I have techd and chosen my doctrine.

If they do it earlier then this I have no issue but the problem is they can do it at any time. On LangersKaya top next to the high muni and Road to Karkhov top next to the fuel is the most devastating. Usually one flank is secured by the map edge so you only have to paths two advance.

Typically I have picked T3 and a doctrine without a good off map like Soviet Shock Army for example (just an example i realize it has arty but last time I forgot to use because in 1v1 i dont use it much).

Before the constant nerfs of the T34/T70 my chose tactic was 2xT34s and 1 T70 to deal with the Pak and the turtle was done. But now that both of these tanks kill infantry on average slower than a PPSH script it doesnt cut it anymore.

The typical turtle I will see includes:

1-2x Paks that will make short work of any T34 thats bold enough.
1-2x HMGs to prevent all infantry advances
1 HT to reinforce
Armor to provide support
Plenty of Grens for Faust
Mortor HT if I dared to use the 120MM

And they just camp the two VPs. Typically these players micro is garbage but my own inability to beat this low skilled tactic just show cases my own limits. Very frustrating because it usually happens after I have soundly beat them in the early and mid game.

What do you do in this case with Just T2/T3 and no offmaps?

Now that we achieved balance please fix Penals....

Broken record I know....

This:

and penal battalions still underperforming.

Great.
Can I exchange that potential for actual unit usefulness?

Even friggin Osttruppen have a clear role and they do it well.

This.