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Nice guide. Funny part about this strategy is that it looks like blobbing that usually means less micro but in fact here it is super micro-itensive and needs lots of skill. But if you can micro more than 10 units indepedently it's a strat for you

^ Yes, I think that's a perfectly valid solution, too.

But it doesn't really change the level of micro required. I think the idea of having to position AT infantry and screen them might add to the tactical fun / challenge of CoH2 for Axis.

I loved that Brit PIAT ambush ability. You could have all sorts of stuff like that. It would challenge the heavy armour stomp meta. I want driving un-screened tanks into urban areas, for example, to be a nightmare for all factions.

The thing you are talking about is almost perfectly implemented in the game as AT partisans, they have shrecks, they have mines, they have at granades and they can come out of any building being a nightmare for tanks in urban areas. There are only two problems with them: they are doctrinal and they sometimes get ptrs instead of shreck (but early game it doesnt matter).

There is no real need to remove forward retreat point from the game. Of course OP is right that it is in some way gamebreaking but I belive that the possibility itself makes the game more interesting. All we need is to increase the cost like adding fuel/munition cost for OKW and manpower cost every time the major is set up. This way the decision to purchase forward retreat point will work only with some strategies of OKW (really not many) and the timing will be also important. For US it will make player think where and when he should set up his major and if he wants to move him or not.

Yeah pzgrens are the pain in the ass for allies when equipped with shrecks, dual shreck does incredible damage against armour in the first volley, you just need to hide to reload instead of standing like terminator eating bullets as they are fragile. The shreck upgrade is expensive but when you count the fact that you get 2 shrecks it becomes very cheap in fact. As AI the unit is really good but not really worth its price, you pay at least 20-30 manpower for the upgrade possibility you won't use if you want to shoot infantry (on the other hand it's not that much but it becomes much more when you start to reinforce). In comparison with sturmpioneers they have quite good granade that demolishes buildings easily(instead of repeair ability).

Btw funny thing happens when you capture an mg especially maxim (that can easily be flanked due to small arc of fire) with pgrens. The enemy cannot flank mg at long range as it will reposition and supress his squads so he will try to come close or mid. And if your mg is crued with healthy pgrens, there is no allied unit (apart from shocks and smg paras) that can win such an engagement as they would have to close in on pgrens, it means crossing mid range under fire of stg that excells on that range and then fighting in close range where it is also quite good.

It's good to observe teammates teching just to know what they cannot field. For example someone can possibly play heavy t1 as soviets into call ins in 4v4 an he will not have any at and probably won't tell you that. Then you can field enough field guns to compensate if you've gone t2 and let him kill infantry for you. The same goes with usf: if you see a halftrack for example you know that your team mate won't have anything more than zooks for a long time and sometimes even zooks don't hit the field as they are considered up by most players.