Profile of Gbpirate

As VanVoort said about the Riegel mines, they are guaranteed to immobilize, just like the M20 mine.
That being said, mines don't always change games; they can end them too.

The M7 AT mine for USF is decent; I believe they are best used when placed five at a time (as the chance of dealing a crit increases with each mine, up to five). They do damage to light vehicles, maybe medium tanks. I have seen KTs roll over them like nothing.

If you're going armor company (Assault Engineers can lay M7s), you could pair a couple of mines with a demo, or get a soviet teammate to plant a demo. I would assume the demo would go off from the mine detonation.

I really think that the USF need some sort of Anti Infantry mine that is non-doctrinal. Huuuuge design flaw.

TM-35 and Schu mine are best mines in the game because they are both cheap and effective against infantry and vehicles.

I appreciate all of the replies and helpful suggestions. I'd say, the biggest thing for me is judging whether or not I will win an engagement.

As Australian Magic pointed out in the actual replay thread, he said we didn't communicate. We were on Teamspeak together but didn't talk as much as I'd like. I think it was late (around midnight) and we/I was just tired. If I would've gotten a Sherman instead of a Jackson, or if Newbie would've gotten a Katyusha and I a Jackson, things may have turned out different.

Honestly, I was expecting panthers from the Ostheer player, not stalling for a Tiger Ace... that seemed awfully silly (yet it worked).

We just didn't work together or coordinate well enough after early game, I think.

That's a mighty fine K/D ratio, Beemer!

I really feel like Relic fucked up with the way factions and call ins work in this game.

I think, ideally, every faction should have a heavy, non-doctrinal tank available from T0, after all other techs have been researched/built, just like OKW. Next, there could be various call-in medium tanks available from various doctrines that are weaker than the standard tech vehicles, yet cost less fuel. Of course, the opposite could be true, where there could be one or several weaker medium tanks in tech, and stronger medium tanks as call-ins.

My vision would be, for example, the current Panzer IV Ausf. whateverthefuckitis would stay in T3, but have a few commanders with a call-in Panzer III Ausf. J that would be cheaper than teching up and getting the P4 and come out sooner, but would be disadvantaged towards other larger medium tanks and heavy tanks. For the soviet equivalent, that would be like having the T34/85 being doctrinal and the T34/76 as a call-in.

As for the WFA armies, they are a much more difficult challenge. USF teching needs to be re-worked, period. M10 should get penetration with vet to make it viable. OKW's reliance on infantry AT as their main AT seems silly. But that's a whole different subject.

I don't know how either of those systems would work in terms of being tied to tech cost, however, if the current call-in state were to be preserved, tanks should be tied to tech cost.

But seriousely Relic, just give me a PIII. That's all I want.

Here's a nice game a few Bears played last night on a custom map (Monlithic Bacon's?). It was a good, well played game on all parts, however, the only issue was the American player (Choccy, I believe) couldn't access his BARs because they were phsycially outside of the map.

On my part, I did a good job keeping combined arms to repel units; two vetted MGs, two vetted Paks, and an assortment of tanks.

Enjoy