Profile of ShadowLinkX37

asymmetric design in regards to the range difference was unlike in the days of super range su85 with the 10% bulletin. Making them all equal would also solve the issue. On lane maps both sides would have to weigh how to push with the long range TD's instead of the slow creep of a JT/Ele that is the usual degrading. Even if it means making the ammo type of the isu-152 purely AT.

I believe the reason it cannot be equal is due to the fact mark target exists. It would simply be to easy to combo that with a teammate and out damage the JT or Elephant

If the ISU-152 were to receive a range buff like the Jagd and elephant to be near or equal to them you'd have to remove the HE rounds. Essentially it would become an infantry wiping machine as well as a long range tank destroyer. It cannot be both or it would be a a no brainer in team games to combo it with mark target or other disables.

Things to improve on:

Overall micro: Saw squads being AFK at times. Also saw clump capping even 5 minutes into the game. Clump capping is where you use more than 1 squad to cap when it isn't neccessary. This just wastes one of your units time and means you're gaining less resources than you ought to be. Try and always keep your squads busy, use the tactical map and control groups if you like.

Floating resources: You floated 450 manpower after your first maxim and only had a conscript and an engineer. After you floated that manpower you built another conscript squad. With 450 manpower float you could've had that conscript squad far earlier and that means more territory and more resources. When you started to bring out guard squads you didn't upgrade them with DP-28s till a few minutes after even though you had plenty of munitions. Save munitions for an AT grenade and maybe a mine and put the rest into upgrades that will help you at that moment. Stronger squads means more pressure and more resources in return.

Territory: Seemed to have difficulty early game connecting territory as you were spliting your army up from going top and bottom and then losing your cutoffs. This gave your opponet the edge and got light vehicles before you. Secure your territory and then push into his with your maxims and conscripts. Taking one of his neutral points won't do much (unless it's his cutoff) if you're not connected yourself.

Selected guard motor which is a fantastic doctrine for soviets currently. However you didn't utilize the T34/85s. These tanks are far superior to their 76 counterparts with increased health, armor, penetration, and the main gun is more effective against infantry as well. There is minimal reason to build 2 t34/76s when you could be getting t34/85s especially when you have the lead in fuel.

Doctrines: You selected guard motor which is great, however you also had soviet industry I believe for the KV-8. This doctrine is much more suited for teamgame play with its repair stations and KV-2. The KV-2 is not very powerful in 1v1 matchups. I suggest using shock rifle frontline as it carries shock troops and IS-2 for occassional need. Even better than that though is anti infantry doctrine. This doctrine has situationally stronger units but can be deadly in the hands of skilled playered. Fear propoganda, incindiary barrage, KV-8, shock troops and a recon run. All potent.

Overall: You did well, you won. Fine tune your mechanics; don't float and keep your infantry busy. Make sure your territory is connected and if you have the lead and can go for a safer more potent tank then go for it. Note how I say "if". If you need a t34/76 right at that moment and you're being pressured off the map you may not be able to hold to an 85. Mines win games. I saw you built some mines but you can always have more right?

Last point: Uploading games where you lose is far more beneficial to both the uploader and reviewer. If you win you're doing something right or your opponet is making more mistakes than you. If you lose then it's easier for strategists to see where your mistakes are and you'll get higher quality feedback.

Overall I'd say your build order was fine, it's a rough map for axis (especially with the triple building denial penal army). The Spec Ops Command panther doctrine choice + going FlakHQ in a time with no real fuel income was a risky choice, sometimes your are better off with T3,T2 into Command Panther. What cost you the game in the end was the P4 loss, because you were winning the infantry war by then. The amount of VPs lost up to this point certainly didn't help either, but you could have turned it around 180° for sure. My advice is too get rid of the 76 and secure the cutoff (as you did) then fall back for repairs and mines. You should have expected a second 76 after he had not gone for a single vehicle forever and he had good fuel control.

Some additional notes:

~1min if you see the opponent already getting a strategic advantage by garrosining the houses, it's usually better to just avoid that area for now and cap elsewhere (e.g. top fuel)
~6min most of your volks were stuck in the center doing nothing
~21:45 that t34 LUL

Thanks Luvnest, much obliged. I assume that t34/76 timestamp was the 2nd when it max range penned my p4 FeelsBadMan

EDIT: Nope it was the 1st one getting sunk by the flak base. LUL indeed OpieOP

Yeah I didn't want to lose those key garrisons to the conscripts, hoping with the MG34 I could've pushed them out but the maxim and eventual loss of the 34 was a horrid setback.

Look at review section.