Profile of Nuclear Arbitor

stuka smoke run. assuming we're picking and choosing here. you could also use mortar smoke for either.

OKW can have t3 around the 5 minute mark.

i actually never got into coh, but i have played dow2 since mid chaos rising. also by "to be ok" i'm more referring to their power level compared to what their against, not the specifics of balance. in supcom in particular the super units are much, much, much more powerful than the individual units that come before them.

another part of the issue that hasn't been raised is tech timings. there was a big patch, something like 6 months ago, that pushed the tech timings back quite a ways to make the early game more interesting. it didn't really do anything for the med to heavy tank transition but it helped light vehicles a fair bit.

then we got WFA. fucking OKW can tech to t3 in under 5 minutes. they won't be able to produce anything at that point due to fuel but they are there. with most of the fuel on the map locked down and by producing limited units they can do it almost as soon as the second truck hits the field. close to ideal situation for OKW there but it's still possible.

US is slightly slower as their teching costs a little more fuel and they're mp starved but they can still get a major out easily in under 6 or 7 minutes.

this means that the more powerful medium tanks can hit the field pretty quickly. now all factions (except usf?) get cps from the teching process so they can get the medium callin tanks about the same time they could otherwise build them. the heavier tanks take a while longer but other purchases increase cps and reduce available resources so you still end up with roughly the right amount of resources at roughly the same amount of time and it still happens in the first 15-20 minutes. in a 30-45 minute game, which often happens in team games, you end up with heavy tanks for half to two thirds of the game, which is a long time.

so all this talk about self repair make it seem like you're not stuck in one place. is it true that you can keep moving while using it? i've always been under the opposite impression.