How to use infantry?

[Chen the Chad]

So I've stated that I undug this game quite a while ago. And the first thing I notice is that infantry seem like complete garbage.

I guess little me was super excited about that one machine gunner firing away at everything, despite it not doing anything of worth. But I was still naively happy about it.

Now, pessimistic me haplessly watches as my infantry simply go to waste. What do I do with them?

Occupy buildings? Either there aren't any, or tanks shell you back to the Stone Age from afar.

Trenches? Only if your're defending, and only in order to meatshield tanks.

Capture objectives? Tanks do it better.

Frontal assault? One MG will turn all your men into Swiss cheese. You want to get rid of the MG? Use tanks.

AT Warfare? If it's an AT Crew, maybe. Otherwise you will lose 3 squads per tank. Just use tanks instead.

AP warfare? Just use tanks.

Crossing bridges? Just use tanks.

Hell, tanks are better at killing AT cannons than infantry.

Almost everything and anything in this game regarding infantry can be answered with "just use tanks."

What do I do with these people? I can't just trade them in for tanks. Although I wish I could.

[Tiberius]

Originally posted by GHOST232310:

Originally posted by Locust:

you asked me, I answered.

Go and troll somewhere else.

The mark of atrue moron on the internet is anybody who starts calling people trolls when they're insulted.

Well sorry, but you obviously are a troll. A troll is someone who claims people who give tips and know what they are talking about would act superior and then say " they are not ".

I gave some proper hints everyone should be able to use ingame. As I said, they work totally fine for me.

PS: If you think someone who knows these few points I listed there 'acts superior' then you should better go for an other game, like sims or counter strike.

[Mobiusly Ghost]

Originally posted by Locust:

Originally posted by GHOST232310:

The mark of atrue moron on the internet is anybody who starts calling people trolls when they're insulted.

Well sorry, but you obviously are a troll. A troll is someone who claims people who give tips and know what they are talking about would act superior and then say " they are not ".

I gave some proper hints everyone should be able to use ingame. As I said, they work totally fine for me.

PS: If you think someone who knows these few points I listed there 'acts superior' then you should better go for an other game, like sims or counter strike.

Wow you are either super ignorant or super dumb

[Tiberius]

Originally posted by GHOST232310:

Originally posted by Locust:

Well sorry, but you obviously are a troll. A troll is someone who claims people who give tips and know what they are talking about would act superior and then say " they are not ".

I gave some proper hints everyone should be able to use ingame. As I said, they work totally fine for me.

PS: If you think someone who knows these few points I listed there 'acts superior' then you should better go for an other game, like sims or counter strike.

Wow you are either super ignorant or super dumb

Go ahead kid.

[Legatus Judicum]

Considering several thousand multiplayer battles I can sum up the infantry has 4 main functions:
1) Infantry has superior viewing power
With 80 view range infantry has more viewing power than tanks (60-40) so mixed groups can target the enemy while remaining in the fog of war.
2) Infantry is more resistant to attacks (at least in Fall of the Reich) and has a central role in delaying enemy attacks
Usually tanks are easy to destroy, 2 hits and they blow up. An procumbent Infantry squad survives a lot longer, when under fire. Especially when entrenched the enemy needs 20-30 seconds to deal with a squad, which gives you time to target on them or to wait for the arrival of new reinforcements.
3) Assault Infantry excels in close range combat against tanks
Grenades of the assault infantry have 30 mm penetration, while aiming at the ROOF armour. So they can take out every tank with ease, when getting close to it. Even though the enemy will try to drive through them, this tanks can use its gun against the tanks that support the infantry charge.
4) Infantry keep enemy Infantry away.
The best way to deal with combined enemy attackes is to mix your own troops too. Against infantry Infantry remains the best counter.

Originally posted by Locust:

2. Support your infantry with artillery or/and air strikes. Tanks would just make the infantry slow and non-flexible.

And here is the basic problem. Hardly anyone knows how to command infantry.
Tanks perform at their best when they are controlled directly, infantry does better when it is controlled indirectly. Infantry is played by giving them an forcefully advance order. Gather your attack forces. Give them a forcefully advance order via clicking the attack button and click at the ground the the area where the units shall attack. The units will start moving there, all with the same slow speed. To reset the original speed of every unit give the infantry a movement mode order... this will reset the speed for all units. Let the tanks keep pace with the infantry. (If you just want the infantry to perform an anti infantry support role, click right on the grenade button to disable grenade use. After the Infantry will just attack soft targets but no more tanks. (Can be useful, because infantry prioritises the closest target.))

All this probably dont works for the single player, but I am just speaking for the multiplayer.

[Khenu Baal Barca]

Dear Legatus, these are a great basic ideas I needed for my infantry, thanks a lot.
I find hard to use only infantry, but for me is rather necessary and absolutelly useful in all Blitzkrieg games.

The extended view range, the posibiity to entrench them, and the good use of grenades in towns make them powerful defenses. and the officers give an extra wiew range absolutely essential. I consider reduced units as recon units with their officer.

Thanks for the help, both Legatus and Locust

[FORTINEGRO]

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