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Thread: How to counter Soviet Sniper heavy strat + Guard combo11 Mar 2014, 21:37 PM I primarily play 1v1 games and consider myself a reasonably skilled player (rank ~1150 as German) but have encountered roadblocks against a double sniper (with guards to counter T2 vehicles) opening and a triple maxim + mortar opening. T1 as Germans offers few effective counters to two soviet snipers. Mortars quickly need to move, as frontline grenadiers quickly become ineffective in combat. MGs are a risk; with four men, they are just like grenadiers, but must retreat for fear of the MG42 falling into the enemy's hands. In T1, a sniper is really the best option. Firing literally one shot at a time and moving to a different location and shooting in response to the Soviet snipers is the only way. The tip said about vetting the sniper and using the incendiary round is a good idea! A sniper in a scout car is B.S. It should have accuracy penalties even when stationary (assuming that the soldier must stand, rather than crouch or prone to shoot). I put a German sniper in a 250 HT and got flanked by some shock troops. Unfortunately, there is no "cower inside the vehicle" button, so he took a few too many PPsH rounds in the face... As it is right now, the best thing one can do when there are 2+ snipers on the field is to play a non-aggressive game and push at multiple locations simultaneously and pressure cutoffs. Wait for your enemy to mess up or T34 rush your base. If you just wasted your fuel on a scout car and an HT that gets destroyed by guards and an AT gun and you see 3 T34s coming for you, pray that the one teller mine you layed (instead of getting a med bunker or LMG42s) and the one pak gun and the 25 muni you have for a panzerfaust can hold back the T34 horde. Snipers must be why Germany lost the war... In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Countering Soviet T2-T39 Mar 2014, 18:33 PM I remember about six months ago when the Maxim opening was popular... It was a horrible time for 1v1 as Germans and I was destroyed frequently. I played two games in a row (against the same person in random 1v1s). The first game I used a Gren Gren MG MG Gren start, followed with a sniper after losing a Gren squad. I then saved up for a PG squad in the 250 HT, but I sent that out just as the T70 rolled into my base. The second time around, I used a Gren AGren MG Mortar Gren start, and managed to do much better, albeit a T70 still appeared at the nine minute mark. I also upgraded my pio to a flamethrower (though it ended up blowing up on the poor bastard's back...) and an un-upgraded SC. Both games were on Minsk pocket; I started in the North the first game, and South the second game. I know that G43s are good at range and effective counters to snipers, but they are at 3 CPs. The build order my opponent used was Engineer MG MG MG Mortar (flamer). the second game, in response to a scout car, he built an AT gun. The first game I surrendered at about 10 minutes and the second game we disconnected (a problem I've experienced in 3 of the four games I've played in the last hour). A link to the replay: http://www.coh2.org/replays/15038/german-v.-t2-t70-start In: Strategy Desk
Thread: German v. T2 T70 start9 Mar 2014, 18:33 PM Note: Game ended when connectivity failed. I would like some feedback on how to handle this strat as a German player. My 1v1 rank is ~1150 as German as of 9 Mar. 2014 http://www.coh2.org/topic/15040/countering-soviet-t2-t3 In: Replays
Thread: How to beat Soviet combined arms (with combined arms)21 Jan 2014, 02:45 AM Just finished up this game; very close match, very fun. excellent display of combined arms and MG/PaK gun leapfrogging. It really helps when you capture a Soviet 120mm mortar. Medium-skill game, keep in mind. Still may be worth watching! In: Replays
Thread: Tiger Ace for the win!20 Jan 2014, 06:13 AM Elite Troops Doctrine really is superior... a 45 minute 1v1 in a medium-playing skill level (I'm ranked about 1,500) I beat back heavy Soviet Armor then waves of T34s (that's a bit of a hyperbole. a VP race ensued all the while, which ended in a surrender on the Soviet part. Very interesting early game, with some sniper v. sniper action, and a triple (or quad?) Gren opening. Enjoy! In: Replays