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You need to post this in the sign-up thread...

http://www.coh2.org/topic/39553/operation-charlie-fox-sign-ups-thread

Please send a PM to Romeo or kreatiir, telling them a little about yourself.

Darned, beat me to it!

I agree with a lot of what Hector says - except for the Sturm pios part.

IMO, you need to use the numbers advantage you have in the early game to really press home the savage bleed that UKF get in the early game - they'll have less squads than you. Unless you go Sturm heavy, then they won't and you'll concede an advantage.

Plus, and IS in cover is quite likely to drop one or two Sturms if you choose to advance to close range though red cover or you just get unlucky. Ok, the sturms will likely still force the IS to retreat, but you won't gain as much as you would by having the extra boots on the ground from going volks.

Also, late game Sturms will be outclassed and as they only have 4 models you'll find they'll use a lot of utility, where as going Volks will allow you to have panzerschrecks to assist in forcing off late game armour. Yes a Schrek squad isn't going to do much to a croc; but it'll definitely do more than a Sturm squad. Unless, of course, you are able to spam mines about the place.

Obviously, thats just my opinion, but whenever I've come across heavy sturm builds I've found the early game harder but it gets easier every minute whereas when I've faced volk heavy builds I never have the early territory advantage and its much harder for an early bren to start clawing me back into the game.

Isn't the main benefit that it's non-doctrinal?

The PAK40 is locked into doctrines that preclude the use of heavy tanks (barring OKWs KT), whereas the 17Pdr can be paired with a brace of Churchills/Comets and a AVRE/Croc.

The price is hefty, but I think its reasonable as you can have it AND a Churchill at the same time.

I'm currently tending to go IS -> IS -> Bren Carrier (+WASP) -> T2 -> Sniper (vs OKW)/REs (vs Ost) -> IS/Vickers/Doctrinal Units -> T3 -> TANKS

TBH, I'm erring against building any emplacements as the Mortar/ISG can be difficult to counter as UKF and I'd rather get a Cromwell earlier than get a stationary mortar pit or a 17pdr.

I've toyed with getting a Vickers earlier, but found that it leads to you getting pinned back and can make the bleed worse against ostheer as it prompts many into getting a mortar.