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@OP, what I usually do as soviets, regardless of my opponent's faction, is 2-3 Maxims, 2-3 cons, and a squad of shock troops (with Shock Rifle Frontline), then a T70 if I'm fast, or an SU76 if I'm behind.

With armored assault, you get a distinct advantage over shock rifle frontline with the radio intercept. you know what your opponent has, and can predict what your opponent might build (puma just came out? don't get a T70 or a meatchopper; go su76). The only downside to getting 3 cons rather than 2 and a squad of shocks, you lose a lot of offensive firepower.

Anyway, what I usually end up doing with this build is getting 2-3 SU76s, then an IS2, then teching up. Ideally, you don't lose any units (especially armor).

Anyway, long story short, I'd recommend getting IS2, then T34/85 later, as popcap allows.

Maxims are tricky to use (because of the deathloop on retreat), but when you get the hang of them they can be quite effective. SU76s should be used like mobile AT guns; watch out for AT snares. at 100% health they will get a damaged engine.

Long story short, hold out in T3 for IS2, then tech to T4 if necessary. Teching up is a good way to spend fuel; it's good to spend resources if you're not saving up for anything in particular, popcapped at the end of the game, etc. Examples would be caching, getting T4 tech, back teching to T1 (for a sniper or two).

Also, the point cannot be contested; i.e., your opponent cannot be capping it while you're trying to reinforce. Healing works anywhere, I think. if you attach replay or confirm yourself that would be helpful for us/Relic

Just gonna post some replays w/ short description of what happened. This is me asking for advice and what I can/can't fix in 1v1 as ostheer. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks guys

BO: Gren MG Sniper Gren. Didn't prepare for Stuart

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  Ostheer 1v1

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BO: same as above, but w/ mortar. Didn't prepare for AEC (forgot that AEC is viable w/ the new buff. lost 2 squads early, unfortunately.)

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  New AEC

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BO: same, with additional MG and a third gren later in the mid game. pack howie was a common problem and, with vet, wiped a few grens. Felt like I could've used the p4 infantry command tank rather than the panther in hindsight, but I was expecting a sherman or more jacksons. my PaK gun ended up sitting in my base doing nothing for the latter half of the match

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  Faust me IRL Bro.

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  gg on Langres

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nice game feat. Complexity, my PE hero

Forgot about AEC buff, making them viable in 1s now. They're quite effective. Didn't realize I didn't build T2, lost a gren (and my pio) early, setting me back.

comments/helpful tips would be appreciated

nb: my rank before this match was ~350

Does anybody know when Hitler took direct control of the military forces in the East? I recall watching a documentary about a full-strength panzer division being shuffled between southern Ukraine and Army Group Centre towards Moscow at his orders because there was tough resistance in Ukraine and, according to the producers/historians of whatever program I was watching, they believed that this panzer division could have helped cripple Moscow.


The biggest issue with the invasion of the USSR was Hitler's and the Nazi's policy regarding slavs. Many people of ethnic minorities (or local majorities) in the western portions of the USSR greeted the Germans as liberators. Unfortunately, they were treated like the subhumans the Nazis perceived them to be. Treating them better would've reduced the amount of partisans in harassing German supply lines and potentially increased manpower available to the Germans.

It's important to understand that this type of war on such a large scale was never fought in Europe before. Napoleon wasn't declaring his desire to annihilate a certain race of people. Nationalism is a terrible thing, really.