Profile of varunax

I like how you're factoring universal tech costs with the kt. That like saying the E8 Sherman costs over 300 fuel so it should be more powerful than the Pershing which is only 230 fuel. See the logic behind that?

Fact of the matter is that the kt basically comes out too early for a heavy tank. I'd rather pay 500 gas for it than wait 13 Cp for a tiger or Pershing lol.

And if a triple lmg RE does beat obers than that is a on vet 0 since obers get mighty offensive and defensive vet whilst RE only get defensive.

Oh right, I forgot that offensive vet was always working since day 1 of CoH2. But what do I know. I'm just going by numbers I saw once and my in game experiences.

Heavy Engineers with brens rape obersoldatens that are upgraded with lmgs no contest. Think about that for a sec. A 210mp unit raping a 400mp T4 unit.

I wished dual equipping rear echlons with bars or .30 cal lmgs would turn them into unstoppable terminators.

But that's a whole nother issue.

IS aren't really even that bad. They are just bugged and kinda obsolete for their roles. I don't think relic ever intended infantry sections for dps. I think they were delegated for recon roles. That being said, commandos/royal eng with brens could use a nerf while buffing IS. Give them more utility (AT nades for a starter) smoke, whatever.

Last but not least, USF is difficult to play early game simply because its a being aggressive or losing faction. And it quite difficult to be aggressive when you simply don't known all the game mechanisms, the maps, the faction limits etc...

It's the easiest faction to play because they are the most basic faction lol. Their tech is so obviously linear... I dunno how you think it's difficult. Rifle spam into M20's, Stuarts and then get your tanks. It really isn't as complicated as you're making it out to be.

When it comes to Ostheer, they either go Osttruppen, hope the spam works or if it fails, they surrender. Unlike USF, if OST get any of their weapon's stolen... it's basically over for them. Be a MG stolen, be a Pak 40 stolen, be a Panzershreck stolen. It just creates more opportunities for USF. The fact that OST has such a heavy weapons team playstyle just opens up all kinds of vulnerabilities that USF doesn't have to worry about since most of the units USF use are just rifles, light vehicles into tanks.

When you play as OST, you need good map reads and weapon setups to stop those rifle squads. 1 wrong MG facing the wrong way or in the wrong area can cost you a game. That's not something you need to worry about with USF because all they do is spam rifles and run around with them. If you're relying on panzer grens to deal with rifles you're in big trouble already.

USF is one of the strongest, if not the best faction in the game imo. They have the highest winning rate from start, and it diminishes as the game progresses. Longer you take, the less chances you have of winning. A good player knows how to take advantage of early/mid game and win. Dragging the game out will obviously get you owned since that's where axis is the strongest.

Early game... just rush cut off points, flank MG's. Keep the German player on pressure. Force them into a defensive play and just strangle hold them till you get your light armor and upgrades. I usually rush nades to deal with MG's and units behind cover. After I save up to around 180 munis for bars. 3 squads x 60 munis = 180 total.

My build order is usually typical 3-4 Rifles, 1 Captain, (Rangers or Airborne or whatever other unit) Stuart (situational may skip) into major, pumping out at least 2 Shermans or M8 HMC depending on the amount of armor or blobs on the field. Jacksons if you see Panthers. But seriously, game should be over before they field panthers anyway.

Pretty linear play style, kinda boring but it's effective. Vet would boost this playstyle even more but since it doesn't even work atm... be a bit more careful with how aggressive you are with your rifles.

OST has weak infantry, crappy light armor, and mediocre tanks. The Panther is great for stopping Sherman's but that's basically it. Nothing really stops Rifles unless they go full force ostwinds or panzer iv's. Even then, that's pretty easy to deal with unless they got insane micro. Their greatest strength relies in their powerful MG's and AT guns... but that's about it. Try to steal their weapons and wipe their squads out. Their units are very expensive and hard to replace if lost.

OKW has strong infantry, good light armor/tanks and a very solid late game with their panzer IV's and panther's. Usually you lose if they field that KT. So it's a bit harder to win against this faction late game or in general. They have almost no suppression platforms and weak AT guns though. Although very aggressive, they don't have very good defensive capabilities in holding territory besides the flak truck. Cut them off, stall their trucks and whatnot if you can.

That's about all the advice I can give. I mean, it's pretty cut and dry depending on the opponent you face but in general, just keep try to preserve your units.