Let's talk Brits...

[SnappingTurtle]

The main page isn't displaying right for me right now. But if you go into the menu at the top, go into replays and you can search/browse there. In the home menu you can see some other media, maybe find a video about it, or some mention of it in the Brit strategy section. Check the forum, I'm sure it's been discussed to death there.

[pariah]

Yeah, it is displaying very weirdly. I'll have to check back later. Thanks.

[Zerstörer]

Ok before I pull all my hair out....Pariah, are you saying you're a donor, commenting and discussing EF WITHOUT being able to play soviets or RMC? 

[Blackbishop]

Ok before I pull all my hair out....Pariah, are you saying you're a donor, commenting and discussing EF WITHOUT being able to play soviets or RMC? 

Not only that!! He donated 500 bucks !! The only thing you need pariah, is to format your pc, your hardware is good, just make sure you install a x64 OS (WIN Vista/7).

[IJoe]

Paria also has some severe troubles with downloading stuff (some connection problems, maybe some traffic limitations), AFAIK 

[pariah]

Haha, yeah. I love you guys that much.

After many attempts to install 7 (both 32 & 64 bit) on both of my brand new hard drives, i decided to just take them down to the local computer shop and get them to format them, so i can try again from scratch.

And when my service contract with this provider runs out (i think about August next year), i'll switch to someone hopefully more reliable.
Post Merge: April 24, 2011, 03:07:42 AMThis is good:
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[Maltix]

With brits, there are no real starting units. it all depends on the situation.

[pariah]

I suppose, but i usually find it best to start with a Lieutenant, send my Tommy squad capturing towards the middle, and then send my Lefty to capture the 'safe' points, usually in the corners of the map, where you won't find the enemy at the beginning of the game. Then attach him to an Infantry Section when he's done.

[Paladin88]

Just putting the question out there but how do you deal with a Hetzer spam? Not on the EF but in VCoH as the Brits. Apart from the 17 p which are emplacements or very immobile sapper piat teams I cant think of any real effective counter. Can someone please enlighten me? 

[pariah]

The problem is that Brits don't have any viable anti-tank.

- PIATs are decent weapons, but Sappers are fucking pathetic.
- Anti-tank guns are rebellious motherfuckers, and the Brit version is stationary, so it shouldn't be too hard to avoid/bombard once discovered, and maybe even turn it on the enemy...
- Fireflies are pretty good with a Command Tank, but are super-expensive, and with average Sherman armor. Losing them isn't hard to do (Hetzers are very good versus them), and they are a fucking pain to replace, what with the price and production time...
- Brens Button ability is good support, but you need something else to actually do the damage.

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

Blob of 2 sappers, 1 bren, 3 lieutants. Order the whole group to attack a hetzer then pic the bren sqaud and order to button the hetzer > done.

[Panzer4life]

I actually like the brits, so here are some pointers;
1: Use the RMC!: This is crucial, but the normal brits build too slow and there weird tech lineup cause you to waste time and energy trying to get the lieutenants, then the captain, and then finally the other mobile trucks. The RMC makes it so you could buy them faster.
2: Play on maps where you can sit back and build up: If you want aggressive play, then go with the Us or the Soviets, otherwise, pick the brits, choose the artillery doctrine, and let you shells do the talking. Get a couple Marine engineers with the sapper upgrade and blow any bridges up, then barb wire those bridges. Put MG nest at places you don't want a pesky infantry unit from sneaking in. Then, get it where you can either build the 12 pounder howitzers, or the M7 priest.
3: Launch artillery, then cap: The brilliance of the brits is that they can wait for their artillery to finish, then mop up and capture points. Use creeping barrages to do damage over a line/formation of enemy infantry.

Now, to anyone who says 'but the brits suck cause they ain't got any tank killers', i say you are wrong! The Sherman firefly, the comet, or the M!0 are all viable options, and the Piats on the marine engineers are good when you use their ambush, they can knock out pumas.

In essence, camp, build arty, and rain hell from the heavens.

[pariah]

Can't speak for the Royal Marine Corp, but the Sapper Ambush is dreadfully faulty. It often doesn't let you use it, even when they are in cover, and they always come out of camouflage after a while anyway. In this picture, i am assuming it doesn't work because 1 guy is standing out in the open, despite the squad as a whole being in green cover. I wish they would fucking THINK...

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

I don't want to say that but PIAT ambush is not very useful anyway.

[cephalos]

I use this ablility rather to hide them from enemy inf who would slaughter them....