Hello strategists, here are my questions for you:
(1) Do you use reverse movement hotkey for vehicles at all? On the one hand it is useful for avoiding the vehicle in question starting to turn around instead of moving straight backwards, although on the other hand you lose additional time on locating and pressing the U key. Maybe some of you use the grid-based hotkey system where all keys are concentrated near the left corner of the keyboard and so minimize the loss of time mentioned above?
Yes I use grid keys and I highly encourage everyone to do the same, it saves a lot of time and you dont need to learn new shortcuts as you can just look at the position of the ability to know the hotkey
(2) When playing as the USF I encounter something that looks like a bug but it doesn't seem this happens to others (at least as much as I've inquired): the ambulance truck stops reinforcing/healing units near it. The truck is stationary, and I have resources for reinforcing/healing, but it just doesn't happen. Am I missing something or is this a bug?
if the territory the ambulance is in is under attack (decapping/neutral/enemy) the ambulance wotn be able to reinforce
(3) From your experience, is it more efficient to use the Rifles as line infantry and Thompson Paratroopers for flanking or Browning Paratroopers as line infantry and BAR Rifles for flanking?
I much prefer to use paratroopers as front infantry and use rifles to flank. Paras have better defensive bonuses and are 6 man so tehy can fight longer. the browining is also better in most maps except for pure close quarters. For bars I never get them, I think the cost of both fuel and munitions is too prohibitive. I rather get nades lategame
(4) How do you circumvent the lack of smoke abilities for OKW when facing Maxim/50 cal defensive lines?
Do you mean any vehicles in particular? OKw medium vehicles are quite durable and the luchs has extra hp.
(5) Is there a way to set up sandbags or other kind of green cover as the Ostheer, other than using doctrinal abilities like trenches? I'm pretty sure there isn't, but still wanted to double-check.
sadly there isnt