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Jump back to quoted post22 Jan 2019, 12:02 PMLago

4-man Assault Engineers would kill them off entirely. By the time they vet up, the extra man is no longer impactful. It's the lightning fast double Assault Engineer start (two of them in the time it takes to build a Rifleman squad) that causes the problem, and that's fixable by tying them to tech or starting them on cooldown.

The same would work for Pathfinders, although I've yet to be convinced that Pathfinder spam is anything but a shot in your own foot against an opponent who knows how bad they are if you charge them.

The Shock bug is a bug. Why not just fix the bug?

Jaegers should probably lose the 0.9 accuracy vs cover on the sniper rifle instead of First Strike. First Strike is a brief ability with counterplay that only works if you use them with cover.

0.9 accuracy vs cover lets them 1v1 LMG Paras when in cover, and is what makes the Critblob able to charge defensive positions so easily.

Jump back to quoted post10 Jan 2019, 21:36 PMTiger Baron

Faction + Commander Name: UKF Canadian Assault Regiment

Theme: Canadians were always known as the Commonwealth's "shock troops", all the way since World War 1 they had proven themselves in the muddy fields of Passchendaele up to the urban fighting of World War 2. Using American equipment together with stout Canadian men and British air support are a sure recipe for victory.

Unit and Ability Roster

Slot 1: Assault "Tommy" Section

4 man squad armed with American M1A1 Thompson SMGs, also equipped with frag and smoke grenades. Ideal mobile infantry squad meant for urban close quarter fighting as well as spearheading infantry assaults.

Slot 2: M1 81mm Mortar team

Mobile mortar team meant to support infantry attacks with close indirect fire, perfect for clearing out enemy garrisons and MGs as well as providing friendly infantry with smoke cover.

Slot 3: Hold the Line

When on the backfoot don't give them an inch, same as the Special Weapons Regiment ability.

Slot 4: 3-inch M10 "Achilles" Tank Destroyer

Commonwealth variant of the American M10 Tank Destroyer, provides a cheaper and earlier coming alternative to the expensive and slow Firefly.

Slot 5: Strafing Support

Call in the Flyboys, the Royal Air Force stands by for strafing support, from the Vanguard Operations Regiment.

Strategies and Rational

I have always felt that the Canadians were under-presented in CoH2 because there were a lot more Canadian-esque units in CoH like the Canadian Infantry section found in the British Campaign, the M7 Priest as well as the 25 pounder also had Canadian voiced crews. Apart from that, the British are lacking mobile assault close quarter infantry apart from the Commandos, mobile indirect fire that doesn't cost fuel like the Land Mattress and a less expensive and more mobile tank destroyer.