Lol brother don't tell me you never researched Mech infantry in the last monthCarking the 6th wrote:
Mech infantry? Since when have they been useful? They just get bodied by light tanks.
20 Oct 2023, 03:58
Infantry Guide 1.5
Hello everyone! Seeing a response to my thread Guide to Call of War Combat, I decided to make this guide for infantry. More coming soon for ordnance, tanks, aircraft, ships and secret weapons.
Militia:
[font='Times New Roman, Times, serif']Day of Research: Day 1
[font='Times New Roman, Times, serif'][size=12]Combat Preference: Unarmored
Role in Combat: Defence
Special: Stealth in all terrain except plains
Useful for: guarding provinces and cities from a surprise attack
Remarks: Not a great unit, unless leveled up to atleast Level 3. Sometimes they can be used to attack when stacked up. Recently in my game as Japan in the Historic map, my ally China took over Communist China only with militia. Note that Level 1 Militia is equivalent to nothing. Level them up to atleast Level 3.
Infantry:
Day of Research: Day 1
Combat Preference: Unarmored
Role in Combat: Best for defence, mostly used in attack
Special: Nil
Useful for: defence and attack
Remarks: Infantry is the backbone of all armies. It is available from the start to research, and is good at defence (8.8 defence in cities with Pan Asian) as well as attack when stacked up. Sometimes high level infantry easily defeats light tanks. Level them up when possible.
Motorized Infantry:
Day of Research: Day 1 for Axis, Day 2 for Others
Combat Preference: Unarmored
Role in Combat: Attack
Special: Scout
Useful for: Quick assault on enemy lines
Remarks: One of the best infantry units you can hope to get. It consists of Infantry mounted on transport vehicles. Brilliant at attacking enemy infantry units (6 damage when attacking as Pan Asian). Level them up to scout stealth units hidden in the terrain.
Mechanized Infantry:
Day of Research: Day 4
Combat Preference: Unarmored
Role in Combat: Attack/Defence (both have same damage values)
Special: Only light armor unit in infantry tech branch
Useful for: Attack
Remarks: The only light armor unit in the infantry tech branch, it consists of infantry mounted on infantry fighting vehicles etc. Level them up to maximize their potential. They have same attack and defence values. Best infantry unit in my opinion.
Commando:
Day of Research: Day 6
Combat Preference: Light armor, also good against unarmored
Role in Combat: Attack
Special: Stealth, Storms enemy fortifications and damages enemy regardless of defence bonus
Useful for: Attack
Remarks: The best light armor fighting unit in the infantry tech branch. Does good damage to unarmored units as well. Level them up and use them to break a hole in the vast enemy fortifications.
Paratrooper:
Day of Research: Day 6
Combat Preference: Unarmored
Role in Combat: Attack (same damage values for defence if Paratroopers are in infantry form)
Special: Paratroopers are in a transport aircraft with partial stealth and is convertible manually to infantry. Also converts to infantry in 6 hours if sent to attack (it will land on target, destroy enemy unit, then convert)
Useful for: surprise attacks behind enemy lines
Remarks: Not very useful unless you think otherwise. Use them in infantry form for maximum benefit.
That's all for this guide! Hope you like it. Any suggestions welcome.[/size][/font][/font]
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20 Oct 2023, 04:00
Mech inf has its uses, but if LTs were A-tier, Mech Inf is like C-tierNobodyx2 wrote:
Lol brother don't tell me you never researched Mech infantry in the last monthCarking the 6th wrote:
Mech infantry? Since when have they been useful? They just get bodied by light tanks.
20 Oct 2023, 04:19
That's subjective. All units can be destroyed by a certain counter unit. Now if you say that the enemy has hordes of light tanks, I might as well spam Medium Tanks or Strike aircraft. I don't see how you can just consign any unit to the dustbin. If today I say that I will spam frontline bombers, you will say that you'll spam Interceptors.
And so on for every unit, you shall throw a counter unit. We aren't playing cards. I don't want to know your intelligence, rather I have no use for knowing. I don't believe anybody is stupid enough to sned Mechanized infantry to fight light tanks, bro that's crazy. I don't expect the enemy to send tank destroyers when my strike aircraft are patrolling overhead.
20 Oct 2023, 05:30
Well, there's a saying, not sure if it originated on the CoW forums or the CON forums...Nobodyx2 wrote:
That's subjective. All units can be destroyed by a certain counter unit. Now if you say that the enemy has hordes of light tanks, I might as well spam Medium Tanks or Strike aircraft. I don't see how you can just consign any unit to the dustbin. If today I say that I will spam frontline bombers, you will say that you'll spam Interceptors.And so on for every unit, you shall throw a counter unit. We aren't playing cards. I don't want to know your intelligence, rather I have no use for knowing. I don't believe anybody is stupid enough to sned Mechanized infantry to fight light tanks, bro that's crazy. I don't expect the enemy to send tank destroyers when my strike aircraft are patrolling overhead.
You get a unit.
You counter that unit.
You counter the counter.
Rinse and repeat.
You have yourself an army.
Mech inf has too many counters and too inflexible to be worthwhile. It's expensive, requires lvl 3 barracks minimum, no scout, lower speed than other similar units (mot inf, ACs and LTs), etc. What do you get for it? A unit with light armour that does good damage against unarmoured. Oh, what's that? There's already a unit like that? AC? And you can get it up to lvl 5 without having to wait a ridiculous amount of time? And it's a scout? And it's faster?
20 Oct 2023, 13:54
Guys I’m literally the same person as Pyth0n ISTG
CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate
20 Oct 2023, 14:21
Only problem, you like MTs and I don'tCarking the 6th wrote:
Guys I’m literally the same person as Pyth0n ISTG
20 Oct 2023, 14:59
God wrote:
Deep down, _Pyth0n_ actually loves the grand power of the medium tank!
CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate
20 Oct 2023, 16:50
I'm late to the party but I feel like adding my opinion; motorized infantry are plain and simple terrible units. Only the Axis can see a reasonable amount of success with them, in my opinion, but even still I'd not recommend them to any Axis players who are beyond a novice. Motorized infantry gets hurt bad by anything with armour but is quite an expensive unit, especially for the Axis, so these losses are not as acceptable as they would be for something like Comintern infantry.Carking the 6th wrote:
Mech infantry? Since when have they been useful? They just get bodied by light tanks
Mechanized infantry, on the other hand, is basically an armoured car that is slower and cannot scout. Armoured cars are about the same defending against unarmoured units as mechanized infantry are but the only downside is mechanized infantry is stronger on attack... but if you're worried about not being able to attack unarmoured units with enough strength then you've got bigger problems.
At the end of the day, light tanks are great at attacking unarmoured units for cheap, but you can toss in an armoured car for scouting and extra view range. Mechanized infantry is too slow and not a scout while motorized infantry is too vulnerable in a melee.
20 Oct 2023, 16:57
Strange… I used to use mainly motorized infantry and won many maps with them. Especially in the allied doctrine. Armored cars are better, but they can still be used. Stack them into big stacks and they quickly grow scarier…
CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate
20 Oct 2023, 18:21
Allies motorized infantry? I usually agree with you on most things, but idk about this one lolCarking the 6th wrote:
Strange… I used to use mainly motorized infantry and won many maps with them. Especially in the allied doctrine. Armored cars are better, but they can still be used. Stack them into big stacks and they quickly grow scarier…
20 Oct 2023, 18:24
POV: You're aren't a member of the Abrahamic religions. uno reverse cardCarking the 6th wrote:
God wrote:
Deep down, _Pyth0n_ actually loves the grand power of the medium tank!
20 Oct 2023, 18:24
I didn’t way it was great, but it definitely worked. Motorized infantry is NOT trash
CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate
20 Oct 2023, 18:25
A god wrote:
Deep down, _Pyth0n_ actually loves the grand power of the medium tank!
CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate
20 Oct 2023, 18:35
Quote didn't work properly, LCarking the 6th wrote:
A god wrote:
Deep down, _Pyth0n_ actually loves the grand power of the medium tank!
20 Oct 2023, 18:37
Yeah it did, W. Reverse, L+Ratio
Full snake takedown, activate M.O.N.G.O.O.S.E.
CarKing the 6th of the Abrahamic Caliphate
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