

The Hetzers are powerful tanks, but their weakness is the speed (or lack thereof). You will most likely need to build a 17 Pounder rather quickly or get out a Cromwell and combine it with Bren machine gun button ability to take on the Hetzers. The quick teller mines means that if you get a Stuart, you should over-repair it before sending it out to fight and try and keep off the main roads. If the game last long enough, you will have the distinct privilege to meet the almighty Jagdpanther the best tank in the game with no upfront cost! What you can expect to see from this is early use of Teller mines and a rush to Hetzers. Assuming you didn't get kill the ketten by that time, knowing what tactic your opponent selected will give you good information and you can plan accordingly.Īs the table above shows, we clearly see that Tank Destroyers is the most used tactic. You will notice in the above pictures that once your opponent selects a tactic, the kettenrad will change as shown in the picture above. When playing against Panzer Elite, you can tell what tactic your opponent selected by zooming in on the kettenrad: Let’s start looking at Panzer Elite tactics. For Wehrmacht it is divided between Terror (34%) and Blitz (45%), Defensive was selected 17% of the time. In the 135 games I analyzed, Tank Destroyers (69%) are the clear favorite for Panzer Elite players, followed by Luftwaffe (17%) and Scorched Earth (15%).

In addition, you should also spend time on the Axis strategy forums so you can see what the other side is currently devising (against you).įor starters, lets examine the Doctrine/Tactics being chosen by your opponent and discuss what you can expect from them. It will not provide step-by-step counters to specific strats, for that I strongly encourage you visit the British Strategy forums regularly in order to stay on top on appropriate counters. This section will provide you with a general "heads-up" as to what you can expect to see from your axis opponent in the current meta game. At the lower levels this may not happen, but at the mid to higher levels it will almost certainly happen. Regardless of which axis faction you play against you should be prepared to expect early pressure from your opponent.

Although there is little variation for British strategies due to their linear tech tree, a Brit player stills need to know the enemy, their units/abilities and various strategies.
