Prepare Your Squad Carefully
Before charging into battle, it's wise to check out your squad and defenses. A roster is already pre-assembled, so you don’t have to worry about finding yourself in a battle without forces to command. The default squad is a solid strike team. However, one of the ways to best your opponent is to have a plan even before the battle starts. To this end, you may want to replace certain (or even all) vehicles in your squad to achieve the synergy that you need. Make sure to choose vehicles you know well.
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Regardless of what you plan to do in a battle, be sure to pick vehicles with a similar speed. Mixing vehicles of very different speeds and assigning them the same task will mean that they won’t be able to act as a single force and are likely to get separated and destroyed one by one. The Maus won’t be able to catch up with your quick Chinese heavies when you send them to attack, meaning that the Chinese brawlers would have to wait for the much slower German before advancing further, losing one of their main advantages: their speed.
So if you’re a natural-born attacker, we advise you to arrange your squad accordingly: Combine quick heavies, such as the Soviet
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IS-7
and
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Object 277
or the Chinese
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WZ-111 model 5A
and
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113
, and try to outmaneuver your opponent. Be sure to take some mobile tank destroyers that can keep up and support your front line with firepower. The
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Object 268 Version 4
or
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Object 268
are both ideal for that role—not only can they pack a punch, but they also have enough armor to survive return fire. Add the
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Bat.-Châtillon 25 t
to the mix for quick spotting and dueling power, and you’re all set.
Even if you’re more of a defender, don’t go too heavy on the slow and armored component—such vehicles are only capable of straightforward attacks, making you very predictable. Remember that, eventually, you're going to need to advance into enemy territory, and that’s much harder to do with slow and "blind" superheavy beasts. So try to have at least three vehicles with higher mobility to spearhead your counteroffensive as soon as you’ve fended off the initial enemy attack.
Remember that all vehicles available to the Strategist have equipment, improved consumables, a crew trained to 100% with skills and perks set for the vehicle type they’re manning, and a full rack of special ammunition. And you don’t pay a single credit for any of that! So don’t let your strategic talent be constrained by fear of credit costs—we've got that covered for you.
Defenses
Interactive image. Hover the cursor over the Strategist’s defenses to view their technical characteristics.
AT Gun
Flamethrower
Gun Turret
MG Turret
MRL
Watchtower
Your defenses are an extension of your vehicle squad and should help you fulfill your masterplan. Flamethrowers and AT Guns are great at fending off enemy attacks, but they won’t help you on your offensive, while MRLs and Gun Turrets can provide fire support to your forces even on the opponent’s half of the map.
Keep in mind that defenses are rarely placed close to main confrontation areas where vehicles meet each other at close range. Most of them come into play when one of the teams advances into enemy territory. That's why they are called defenses!
Some of the defenses are self-reliant, such as the Gun Turret. It shoots across the whole map and is very likely to always have targets as long as your vehicles are operational. Even isolated, it has a decent view range of its own and can find its own targets. It will do great in any squad composition.
MRLs are, in many aspects, similar to the Gun Turret. They have a respectable range, albeit limited to a wide sector of fire. However, they can be destroyed with a single shot, so if you pick them, it would be best to "greet" the enemy as far from your base as possible to give your MRLs more time to shoot.
Other defenses only display their full potential when coupled. The best example would be Flamethrowers and MG Turrets. Most (if not all) Flamethrower positions have been chosen so that they are protected from long-range fire and act as stoppers at narrow passages. At the same time, MG Turrets are meant to be placed to protect your Flamethrowers and make it harder for the enemy to safely outrange or outmaneuver them. Use them in conjunction!
The Watchtower and AT Gun is another prime combo example. It’s very straightforward: Watchtowers spot, AT Guns shoot, enemy hit points drop, and you win. Keep in mind that AT Guns have a narrow sector of fire and so can only protect very specific directions. Their positions are usually covered with vegetation to keep them concealed or are protected by some obstacle from flanking directions.
FAQ
Why can’t I add a certain vehicle to my squad?
The
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Panhard EBR 105
,
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ST-II
,
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Strv 103B
,
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M-V-Y
, and
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CS-63
are unavailable due to their mechanics that add an extra level of complexity to AI configuration. We believe that the game has more than enough amazing vehicles for you to fully realize your strategic potential even without those vehicles. As for vehicles earned through Personal Missions, clan activities, etc., it’s simple: To make the event completely fair, we decided only to allow vehicles available to everyone.
Why were the EU3 and EU4 peripheries added?
Running the Art of Strategy event is very demanding for us in terms of hardware, so we have temporarily added the EU3 and EU4 peripheries in order to reduce queue times specifically for the event.
See you on the battlefield, Commanders. May the best Strategist prevail!
