how do you beat shock troops?

[TheFuzzyBunny]

i have been getting owned by these none killable buggers. i use tanks and such but they dont die and it is driving me insane could use some tips please.

[Brad Nimbus]

Well my good man, A tank isn't the right way to go about killing infantry. Try buliding 2 German armoured cars, upgrade the turret and park them out of the shock trooper range.

I think 2 gren squads > shock troops anyway, Stay in cover and micro. If the shock troops close in on you back off and peg them with a rifle grenade!

[Chris]

All your damn army shooting at them xD

[TheFuzzyBunny]

shock troops always close in and its noy one squad it like 3. popular build im seeing the soviet mg x2 with mortar then shock troop spam. armored cars fail i had ok succes with the half track with flame throwers but those guys are so hard to kill its insane.

[Brad Nimbus]

Wait what? Explain to me how armored cars fail? They're faster, have greater range so as long as you baby sit all you have to do is back pedal.


Unless of course you just want to charge at them which is kind of stupid considering that's what shock troopers are meant to do.... Seriously. When I use them all I do is run them into things. No attack move at all. I just march them into enemy blobs.

[ecoone]

my PGs tear them apart

[datguy13]

Originally posted by SuperNoob:

shock troops always close in and its noy one squad it like 3. popular build im seeing the soviet mg x2 with mortar then shock troop spam. armored cars fail i had ok succes with the half track with flame throwers but those guys are so hard to kill its insane.

If your opponent has gotten to the level of resource where he can expend 1320 Manpower on three Shocktroop squads, then you have enough resource to put out the Ostwind that will eat them alive.

[Moonlight]

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[Medryn]

support weapons really do work on them, MG, snipers in particular. If they smoke nade for cover from mg, just pull it back. Every shock troop you snipe is 40 mp they have to pay

[ShodaN]

Originally posted by ecoone:

my PGs tear them apart

Unless you go 1vs2 no... no they don´t.

[Deathstroke72]

Originally posted by Rick Grimes:

support weapons really do work on them, MG, snipers in particular. If they smoke nade for cover from mg, just pull it back. Every shock troop you snipe is 40 mp they have to pay

Your so right about snipers they were just killing my shock troops left and right.

[[UCLP] Desu Vult]

I use the sdfk251 with flamethower

[CyberDown]

Depends on the tank you use, and how you use your troops.

If you are getting slaughterd by them...try using your troop skills (toss cocktails at them) or bring out the fire breathing tanks.

One of the things i liked about this game was that troops were not just fodder that mattered only at the start of the game...like a lot of RTS. Troops are powerful when used right.

I havent played the game for a while but i would always face palm at the people who let their troops auto attack me, while i postitioned behind cover tossed grenades, and launched RPG at them...when all they had to do was toss a molotov coctail at me and id retreat in a heartbeat.

Same thing for tanks. I use the anti tank weapons on troops when see an enemy tank...many dont...they just run or let the troops auto attack.

Every nation has powerful anti troop vehicles/tanks/troops problem is they are usually weak to armored targets...

[QUANTUM MECHANICS c000021a]

With assault grenadiers :))

[von Steinberg]

Veteran snipers teamed up with mortars or close combat troops rip them apart. A single PG squad rushing in and getting supported by the sniper who stuns them with his vet ability will make it nice and easy. Just watch out for counter snipers (have a scout car or Ostwind ready) 'cause players using lots of russian infantry almost always try to counter your support weapons with arty or snipers...

[TheFuzzyBunny]

thank you guys for the ideas, assualt grens dont work for me though ill try snipers and ostwinds.