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Register Time: 23 Sep 2013, 12:43 PM
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Nationality: Poland
Game Name: sheepeh
You are right; you won't be able to hold on to anything if you lose every engagement.
However, what I meant was that the sniper will eventually push your squads off from every engagement he is present. The sniper, however, is expensive, and your squads are dirt-cheap to reinforce (wasn't RE reinforcement cost 16MP or something?). The sniper(s) can't be present everywhere; thus, while you retreat one squad, 3 other squads are busy capping the other side of the map.
(pre-nerf) RE spam is not going to solve your problem outright. But it's going to postpone/mitigate it until you decide it is time to deploy the real counter.
However, we don't have to go to the way-back machine to see how this pans out. Has anybody ever found UKF sniper-spam effective vs Osttruppen spam (even when no OST sniper is present)?
The idea is that by using REs you will minimize your bleed. Thus, you will make a very expensive MP unit ineffective against your composition. Sure, you will never manage to kill the sniper; sure, the sniper will remain annoying. Sure, you might lose most confrontations because of that, but you will eventually win the war (because of lower MP bleed/better map control) -- and the enemy won't know if you also plan on fielding an m20 or not; that's the importance of having multiple options.
There are many ways to counter something in this game. From strongest to weakest:
1) 1-shot wipes, no chance of escape: AVRE, Sturmtiger, Tulips vs OST T3/Pak43/garrisons, Stuka Bomb vs Howitzers
2) Have the odds in your favour in an even fight: E.g., AEC vs Luchs, etc
3) Be strong enough to scare something away: All AT guns vs lights, Heavy TDs vs slow-moving Churchills.
4) Make an expensive unit ineffective by presenting low-value targets: Osttruppen/Soviet weapon teams vs snipers.
Yes, weapon racks are an issue. However, what if we made REs only able to pick up one weapon instead of dual-weapons? Or what if we gave RE's inferior versions of the weapons they pick?
how exactly do you maintain map control when youre loosing every engagement??
They have their specific role but they are don't fight like elite infantry, like rangers or shock troopers do. Iwipe grenade and democharges is reasons why someone rank ~1011 still use them.
And of course this guys never will replace mainline infantry, just the same as panzergrenadiers won't replace grenadiers. Thats answer on question why infantry sections are so stronk.
why arent they fighting like elite infantry? their dps and sprint camo isnt enough for you?? not to mention mini nukes and retreat smoke at vet3