I Don't Use Troops, I Use Tanks // Full Game Commentary 

In terms of the meta, infantry isn't all that good, I get that. At the same time, I find infantry to be a hell of a lot of fun regardless. I got into this game for the combined arms aspect, not world of tanks, even if tanks are meta.

Dude nobody does this on RU-vid U r the only one that actually goes in depth with what to pick why u pick them how u use them and what not to do ect.

Thanks for the video. I really wish you would do a 1 hour "ultimate guide for beginners" in broken arrow. Because you seems like you know what you are talking about and is full of knowledge but for a player like me who is a total noob and is NOT coming from a similar game like Warno I have a very hard time following what you are saying. In exemple, you are talking about seed missiles and other players were bringing only 1 at the time and they should have brought 2, as a noob im like Wtf is he talking about. Your commentary seems more oriented towards players who have like 50-100 hours in the game already or have a good background with games that are similar. The simple fact that you 2x your gameplay is making it super hard for a noob like me, who has 15-20 games played and want to get better, to follow what is happening in the background and analyse your plays. Yesterday, I watched a Broken arrow game played by the number 1 ranked Warno player and he was explaining every move and every buy he was doing and why he was doing it. I probably learned more from that video than in the last 10 games I played by myself. If you are willing to make a big guide for noobs like me, here is some stuff I think would be good to explain and maybe show in-game (im a visual learner): 1. You where talking about seed missiles in you video and that you are protecting you patriot from them. What are those? How can and cannot do about them? What are the other kind of missiles? etc 2. In what situation would you use an heli vs a bombing run with a jet. 3. Recon unit: why, how, where, when. The full guide of how to use them and their real effectiveness for the price they cost. 4. Jet bombing. The full combo on how to bomb run without losing your plane and how to counter it. Also when it should be used. 5. Money management: should I wait to have 3-5 tanks before pushing or should I try to outmanouver with 1-2? What a good start buying is and what is not? 6. Smoke: how and when to properly use them, tips etc 7. Radar: what is the difference between on and off? When should it be on or off? 8. The effect of unit placement. I.E. should I place my patriot system inside a forest or behind a building? Should I try to flank with tanks through a forest or a direct engagement is better? 9. All your keybinds. The must have and the one that can be forgotten. 10. Everything else a total noob to the game/style wouldn't know/understand right away.

A really fun way to play is to mob around mad max style with cheap tanks and apc's and those scout cars with the cannons

The artillery spam is probably my biggest complaint and unless you counter battery then planes arent really getting through to delete them

Tbh the fact you practically don't use infantry is a bad thing in terms of game design, everything should be viable in some way in the rock paper sicor dynamic. I love everything about the game but after having played for 30 hrs and having a little bit of hrs in wargame and steel divison games the problem starts to show. They really need to look at balancing and if thats not possible we have a problem

Best infantry unit is Marine squad. Simply just survives longer, is cheap, and hold points to prevent cap.

i do agree, in most scenarios a vehicle is a better alternative to the infantry, i find it super annoying to try and micro infantry to teh front line and resuplly etc while trying to fight a battle. The occasional times i find inantry useful is when i only have 1 T-15 or 1 armata and the infatry can assist in hitting the enemy tnaks/vehicles wiht that extra rocket to help win the fight. Then its like 200 pts for 2 kornet m, plus the cost of your transport if u need one, when i could wait naother 30 seconds and just spawn a t-15 for 250 pts instead and u have a much better option that can get to the front line faster, fall back and escape faster, better at hit and run, etc. i do think there would need to be a balance fond for infatry points as if to low and you can spawn many at a time, people will likely spam them a lot

1. On the subject of tanks: APS are pretty OP, allowing tanks to roll into infantry and even helicopters without a worry. Massed tanks with APS are difficult to stop, requiring a proper set-up. I think APS needs to be made more rare, or more expensive, or have its effects toned down. That, or have more infantry units and helicopters do double AT launches the way CAAT Dragons do. Staggered AT launches get through APS, and I think guys armed with LAWs, AT4s or RPGs, or tank busting choppers, should also do that. If not all of these units, at least some more of them. 2. If you find it an issue to use aircraft-launched weapons at low altitude because terrain blocks your view, use pop-up attacks. Select your plane, fly in at low altitude, when you have the right distance to the target climb up and, once you have built enough altitude and have the right angle, tell it to go back down. This whole sequence means the plane approaches the area while staying safe from heavy SAMs, climbs to build up altitude and unmask the target, and then dives while aiming and firing its weapons. Note that you still need to choose the right approach to avoid light AA and tall terrain (like a high-rise building), and that the climb just before the attack will draw the attention of heavy AA. If you do this right, however, you are now able to use rockets and direct fire missiles with as much efficiency as anything else airborne, and there is nothing in this game more satisfying than executing this attack correctly. I love doing this with Harriers armed with Mavericks. Just the other day I scored an Abrams and a LAV-AD in one run, and got away with it too (I think combining a dive with Return to Base causes the turn to be a bit tighter, which helps get out from the opponent´s AA engagement envelope). Also, rockets do not require EXACT accuracy: I am pretty sure a diving plane can shoot rockets at two different targets with perfect accuracy as long as the plane is positioned correctly and the targets are relatively close together. As if the rocket pods could swing a little left or right to adjust their fire.

I really only use infantry to hold front lines while I probe the enemy’s with recon that I use the hold fire option for. Arty the infantry and vehicles that are in good places, then make an armored push at the end on the flank. Works like a charm. Aerial denial is sooo important too

Friend, it is not that infantry are useless or less efficient compared to vehicles, it is that you must always have numerical superiority in terms of the cost of the units. The infantry groups must be very large, you cannot send 2 mechanized groups against 2 marines, you will lose, nor 1 smaw against a tank, it must always be 2 to 3 smaws against 1 or 2 tanks, 2 or 3 mechanized against 1 or 2 marines, 2 anti-aircraft and 2 to 3 anti-tank missiles. The groups must be made up of 2 smaws, 2 at, 2 aa and 2 anti infantry, minimum, this way you cover all the areas of infantry deficiencies, and you will see that this costs less than 700 points, that is, 2 tanks. And the best of all is that they are immune to any long-distance missile and can be airborne to the enemy rear. The only drawback is that you must have anti-aircraft missiles ready to avoid bombings and artillery to counterattack to protect your infantry. If you master all of this, it is possible that 1000 supply points invested in infantry could be better than 3 tanks.

I absolutely agree on the infantry being 50% cheaper; that’s about what wargame is, and the infantry are much better. Balance has been fine for years.

Infantry seems good on objectives as a defense with some ifvs and also in cities also with armor as support but pushing field or anything else you might as well just arty and tank push

“Idk if I should cuss in these videos… idk… fuck…” lol

Yeah, you're right. Also happened to me a lot of time in wargame that infantry fight has been decided by artillery. I think, it could be solved by developers if they would disable ability to fire artillery to zone in proximity with your own forces. I don't think US army would bombard forest with their own units in there, however maybe ruSSians would... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Could you post an updated version of your New player decks with artillery (or at least your recommendations)? I'm doing pretty well with the decks in trading, but I feel like i am always losing most of my units and supply to artillery with no way to counter it in these decks

I'm using your beginner Russia deck per your recommendation. I find when I run into a situation where they have great ATGM coverage and great air defense, I'm pretty much stuck and can't crack it without artillery. What is the best way to assault a position like that with the beginner deck?

is this another RTS which infantry is just there without any purpose/benefits? (most expensive heavies-spam game)?

I really want to play this game but I can't enjoy video games enough anymore to even complete the demo mission without getting bored.

yup server is down atm

I have zero interest in competitive gameplay, Multiplayer is just sweats or guys who have no clue. I'm excited for release for skirmish, or coop with my buddies.

Dude, just use some fckin hotkeys... its not that hard

Infantry on foot sucks, but it feels good to have marine raiders storm highrises and delete stacks of ATGMs.

I think with Broken Arrow we'll see more of a functional use of infantry compared to WGRD and Warno where infantry was used to fill gaps. The modern context means that infantry absolutely need support or they'll get shredded. Really enjoy that aspect

The fact that a unit of infantry + a transport truck costs the same as an attack helicopter is bonkers…

Tip: when you do a commentary session - follow some script. Your information comes too fast and you make a lot of references to future content. Was the most important piece of information the title?

Infantry needs to be cheaper through and through. Simple as that.

Overall, infantry are basically worthless on offense but they can be pretty useful when hiding inside buildings

I use infantry for light flanks skirmishes and holding ground or a disposable attack force or in combined arms they not the most powerful but compared to warno I think infantry strong in this game just depends on how you use em