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I just started playing 1v1 as Ostheer as well and I must say that Ass Grens are great.
I don't make them at the beginning - I don't want my opponent to gain intel about my doctrine.
I usually go 2x Grens, 2x MGs and then Assault Grens, thery are awesome to capture points because your enemy will try to push you, where you have Grens and MG (to cut you or take your fuel) so to stop losing points he will send 1 squad which is perfect for Assault Grens. They are also great vs units inside buildings.

They are not frontline infantry. I'm using them as support unit and they are doing great in such role.

Versus USF I find only 1 option. Grens, Mgs and then double mortar. Without mortars it's gg but with mortars you can protect yourself really well.

My biggest problem is Sherman. I can't go for PzIV so I have to rely on Paks40 and this is most important thing to forsee when Sherman will strike so my two paks40 will be ready.

In late game when I get Elephant (on wide maps) it's gg for USF.
I find this doctrine (Elephant+AT mines+Stuka) as the best on maps like Langreska, you should try it.

Like said before, until 7-8min I'm pushed back really hard by USF but since double mortars it's completly different game. Mortars are deadly vs USF blobs.

Don't compare the greyhound with the luchs. Luchs should be compared with t70 and stuart.
The Luchs does not one shot full health squads, so you can react perfectly when engaging one.

You mean "retreat" and wait for Luchs to wipe you on the retreat path?

I play OKW like I play Soviets in 1v1, spread out and attack multiple fronts. A shrek Volk and an Ober can be a deadly 2 unit team to capture a side point and drive off any defender.

OKW doesn't play the defensive game as well as other factions, due to their "mortar"(The IeG)being a PoS. Plus no non-doctrinal MG and a very short range and not durable AT Gun (Raketen).

So I find that they work best as a mobile assault force, don't blob, but rather spread out along a front and focus fire on the most deadly units. Have Volks with shrecks attack tanks, Obers and Sturms attack weapon crews or Shocks and have Luchs flank enemy positions.

If you are used to being more passive like with Ostheer, you will find the VP drain too high a hill to climb as OKW. Be aggressive and be aggressive from multiple angles.

I find aggressive tactic as something I'm not used to.
Maybe that's why I love fortification doctrine.

Doctrinal-so?Why doesn't ostheer have such a nice doctrinal option on one of its commanders.We are not allowed elite infantry,neither doctrinal upgrades.Meanwhiel paratroopers at 6 men,1919 and drops anywhere and less reinforce as grens...fuck this.

Fine-defensive stance at least can be compared to ambush camo in sorts.
Lol u comparing durability and DPS of a pio with a rifle?What is this joke?
They have 28 reinforce-less than grens...easy easy spam.And ostheer can do nothing vs para spam with lmgs or thompsons when the few vetted rifles join in.4 man gren squads can't stand up to 6 man paras.

And? i am complaining that OKW has access to elite infantry and ost gets nothing?Why?


Useless?Lolz.I will just politely ask u to check out a few conspam replays.Then u'll see how they bulldoze grens.
Right only ur abilities cost munitions?Ost are free.The pathetic tac movement compared to motherland costs munitions for a glorified short sprint.1 ambush camo consumes same as half of an lmg.And lmgs cost 60 muni.And soviets are never short of munitions as such.
Yeah PTRS sucks.

We don't have to spend resources?Ost is greatest muni starved faction.All our mines cost huge muni.All upgrades cost huge muni.Bunker costs huge muni.As does abilities.

If we have everything and grens still failing badly vs rifles and even conspam.And also no elite infantry-4 man grens getting wiped easy lategame,6 man shocks and paras always inflict hevay dmg and retreat.Pzgrenadiers extinct.

Our mines cost double the soviet mine.Soveits and OKW have cheap multipurpose mines.Our AT mine alone cost double,while only doing more dmg which is less imp than the engine dmg/destroyed it causes.Soviets meanwhile lay a mine that can one shot a squad and yet destroy engine...wtf.
The s-mine is a stupid idea.That sign post gives it away completely.Unless opposition is stupid they will simply avoid it.USA has a non=doctrinal immobilzation mine,which noob usf player often don't use though its fantastic when used with jackson in back and can be laid quickly all over the map due to car.

Coming to tiers-massive advantage of usf.Gets free units for teching while ostheer teching is crippling in cost.Ost struggling to somehow hold on and get to pak,meanwhile usf gets a free lieutenant with BAR just to add to pressure of rifles and MP wasted on teching.If u don't know what a shit teching is for ost for rifles,don't talk babble as if its an advantage.We can't even access our t4.

By saying "we" I can assume you are Ostheer fanboy.

Doctrinal - so if you choose 1919 you won't get Paras or P47.
What doctrinal upgrades you want if you have everything all upgrades as non-doc?
Use vehicles to counter Paras - it's same mechanizm for Sov and USF to counter Obers.
I'm just saying you have non-doc upgrade.
If I choose flamethrower for Rifles I won't get many many others upgrades.

I'm more than cool to lower 1919 DPS or to limit number per squad for 1 but first nerf OKW.

Thompsons? Really? So you have problems with Paras+Thompsons but you don't have any problems with Shocks?

Yes, useless. Check Ppsh thread.

http://www.coh2.org/topic/28907/ppsh-41-needs-a-buff-or

http://www.coh2.org/topic/27468/ppsh-upgrade-for-conscripts-is-a-downgrade

Such awesome upgrade...

Who force you to use tac movement and lose ammo for something useless?
Same for camo (but this abiliy can be awesome).

Yes, Ostheer does not have to spend resources.
Are you forced to spend fuel and manpower to get LMG, Schrecks, Fausts or Rifle Nades? No.
Soviets and USF are forced to do that.

AI mines are awesome but you should not plant them at points to protect because it's easy to avoid.

Plant them on the retreat path and you will see how powerful those mines are.

Point is, you can plant AI and AT mines all the time while USF can plant only AT and only from M20. And if you get Lt you won't get AT Gun or Howitzer - no AT.

It's not a secret that Relic should swap teching cost and buildings cost so you can tech for "free" and pay only for units you want;

I can assure you that Lt, Cpt or Mjr have their own problems - pop cap, up keep.

Ostheer is the most felixble faction. If you need mortar, you get mortar. If you need HMG you get HMG.

Soviets and especially USF are not flexible.
As USF I can get HMG but I won't get At gun and on... and on...

Shocks and Paras with thompsons inflict heavy damage? Yes, they do but only when attack from behind or when you are surprised. Both will they before reach target if charging en face so it's on you to use double Grens to wipe befire they wil reach you. Sometimes even 1 squad is enough.

Sadly, but true. People who starts now don't have access to commanders which were unlocked by leveling up. Example, Assault support. Theres people who can't have access to a Tiger doctrine.

And why you think it's bad thing? I remember when I had to level up to 45lv to get my first Tiger commander and it was amazing feeling when I could use it for the first time.