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Hey guys. Would anyone be able to send me some replays of Allies winning 2v2's at a decent level, because right now I'm failing to see how 2v2's are winnable as Allies without relying on the Axis being bad and making mistakes. The only thing that kinda seems to work is really filthy Sniper/Ziss/Guard Camp into ISU.

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I don't think it's a case of the PanzerShrek being overpowered as it's rather inline with the strength of AT guns and tanks. It has a role and purpose in the counter system and dynamic which it fills... completely unlike Allied handheld AT. It's an issue of Bazookas and PTRS really underperforming and being completely not viable. The only thing they can work against is light vehicles, which even then light vehicles are able to avoid them given their fast speed/acceleration and their small target size causing Bazookas and PTRS to miss frequently so there's rarely any kill potential.

Both the PTRS and Bazookas are in serious need of a buff to not only put them in line with Panzer Shreks, despite versing factions with much stronger Tanks. But mainly to just put them in line with AT Guns and Tanks and to actually give them some purpose. Bazookas or Guards should be able to counter Dedicated Tank destroyers such as the JagdPanzer IV, Elefant or JagdTiger for example. But they just don't penetrate anywhere near enough to actually make them ever worth building. Not even against medium vehicles like a Panzer IV or Panther.

Bazooka would be easy to buff in terms of just giving it either extra damage and/or penetration and/or accuracy (But not in a way that it gibs infantry all the time)

The PTRS is in serious need of some kind of buff, as they are just so incredibly lousy at the moment. Guards are nothing but button fodder in terms of anti tank. Since it's an anti tank rifle, buffing their damage and penetration to actually make them viable and useful against tanks would seem a bit weird. Another cool option would be to make Guards have a munitions upgrade that then gives all 6 members in the squad PTRS rifles, removing their anti infantry damage almost entirely, and then perhaps replacing their Frag grenades with AT grenades. That would make Guards actually work against Tanks, and not make them too spammable, but even then they'd probably need a slight penetration buff. It would also be great if the DP upgrade removed the two PTRS in favour of more Rifle damage would be great. A Guard squad should be able to form an Anti tank squad with PTRS or anti infantry with DP's.

That being said, the accessibility of Shreks on Volks Grenadiers combined with their insane Vet 4 and 5 bonuses and how quickly they will rack up that veterency with PanzerShrek shots is definitely a problem breaking the late game tank battles. Volks Grenadiers get a grand total of 3 received accuracy bonus reductions through Vet, causing Vet 5 Shreks squads to be practically unkillable by any kind of Allied tanks other than the ISU.

Meanwhile for Wehrmacht the inaccessibility, low squad count and expensive reinforce cost on PGrens makes them fine for their potency.

Whenever someone plays some Elitemod be sure to send us some replays to Shoutcast! Email to GeneralsGentlemen@gmail.com

I've wanted to give casting Elite Mod a go, but the replays I tried before didn't work because they were a different version. YouTube content could really help out exposure and playerbase.

A super intense Jackson montage showcasing Jacksons in action.

that doctrine has no callin infantry and no call in tanks...i would hope that it has some serious economic/arty/strafe etc abilities or why even use it...it is a strong ability, but i would take airborne over luftwaffe as AB gets the sweet paratroopers and those P47s absolutely can turn the tide and finish off a half health Tiger/Panther in one pass

Erm, no it has Tigers? Lightning War has Tigers, G43's, Light Artillery Barrage AND this instant unavoidable instant 80% Snipe allied vehicles 3 times AT Strafe.

It's not just turning the tide, it's literally winning engagements by clicking 2 buttons with no room for counter play. How do you not see a problem with this? Late game, in particular tank battles are already incredibly axis favoured. This kind of off map 2 click destroy all tanks and win game button really is not needed, let alone completely broken and lame for game play.