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Posted July 28, '09 9:01pm UTC

Alright, first off, I know there is a video walkthough, but if your like me, you wont want something that is a dead give away, and since the placement of your opponents troops is random to some degree, then the video walkthough may or may not work for that particular match. The following is a list of tips and tricks that I have found work remarckbly well.
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Units Availible and How to Defeat Them:

Riflemen: Your most basic unit. Good en masse.
Use Against: Infantry, but Extremely well En Masse
Counter With: Machine Gunner(s), Snipers, Tanks

Assault: Good at rushing emplacements, moderatly good at disabling tanks.
Use Against: Snipers, Entrentched Opponents, MGs
Counter With: Snipers, Tanks

MG (Machine Gun): Good against Infantry when entrenched.
Use Against: Infantry (when entrenched)
Counter With: Snipers, Tanks, Assault

Sniper: Good at attacking infantry at a distance.
Use Against: Infantry (at a distance)
Counter With: Tanks, Infantry (close range)

Bazooka Team: Good at attacking enemy armor.
Use Against: Tanks
Counter With: Snipers, assault.

Mortar: Good against entrenched oponents.
Use Against: Entrenched opponents, Tanks
Counter With: Snipers, Assault.

Officer: Good at calling strikes
Use Against: Entrenched opponents, Tanks (strikes)
Counter With: Everything

Tank (Sherman, Panzer): Good at opening gaps.
Use Against: Infantry
Counter With: Assault, Bazooka Team
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The Art Of War(fare)

1) Remain Mobile. Staying Entrenched will entice the enemy to call in strikes. Always press the enemy, and force them to be on the defensive. I cannot stress this enough!

2) Attack where the enemy is least prepared, or least expects it. If theres an MG on the Right flank, attack the left.

3) Always play to your enemys weakness. If you see a MG nest, send in a sniper. Heavily entrenched troops, call in a strike. The Enemy will play to your weakness, so always be prepared.

4) Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive. Dont reliy entirely on defensive or offensive tacticts. With to much offensive moves, you deplete your resources and can feild less and less units. To much defensive, and the enemy will attack with strikes.

5) Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. When you do attack, attack all at once. Send units on the flanks and center. Even it only one attack will sucede, the enemy will not know which attack to repel.

6) Separate your enemys men. If you hold the flanks, you will do more damage, and prevent the enemy from easily supporting the remaining unit.

7) For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak. Once again, attack where the enemy least expects it, and you will win.

8) Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards. So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Always attack the enemys measure with the appropriate counter-measure. If you see an enemy MG, attack it with a sniper. However, watch out for the counter-counter-measure. The enemy may send in Assault troops to oust your sniper from its position.

9) Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. If you see a lone groupe of Rifleman, you may attack and win. However, the enemy may have men waiting in reserves to utterly destroy you when you take the postion, or as you take it.

10) There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:
(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;
(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;
(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;
(4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame;
(5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him
to worry and trouble
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This is my first walkthrough, so constructive criticism would be nice .

Alright, first off, I know there is a video walkthough, but if your like me, you wont want something that is a dead give away, and since the placement of your opponents troops is random to some degree, then the video walkthough may or may not work for that particular match. The following is a list of tips and tricks that I have found work remarckbly well.\r\n---\r\nUnits Availible and How to Defeat Them:\r\n\r\n[b]Riflemen:[/b] Your most basic unit. Good en masse.\r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Infantry, but Extremely well En Masse\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Machine Gunner(s), Snipers, Tanks\r\n\r\n[b]Assault:[/b] Good at rushing emplacements, moderatly good at disabling tanks. \r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Snipers, Entrentched Opponents, MGs\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Snipers, Tanks\r\n\r\n[b]MG (Machine Gun):[/b] Good against Infantry [b]when entrenched[/b].\r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Infantry (when entrenched)\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Snipers, Tanks, Assault\r\n\r\n[b]Sniper:[/b] Good at attacking infantry at a distance.\r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Infantry (at a distance)\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Tanks, Infantry (close range)\r\n\r\n[b]Bazooka Team:[/b] Good at attacking enemy armor. \r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Tanks\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Snipers, assault.\r\n\r\n[b]Mortar:[/b] Good against entrenched oponents.\r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Entrenched opponents, Tanks\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Snipers, Assault.\r\n\r\n[b]Officer:[/b] Good at calling strikes\r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Entrenched opponents, Tanks (strikes)\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Everything\r\n\r\n[b]Tank (Sherman, Panzer):[/b] Good at opening gaps.\r\n     [b]Use Against:[/b] Infantry\r\n     [b]Counter With:[/b] Assault, Bazooka Team\r\n---\r\nThe Art Of War(fare)\r\n\r\n1) Remain Mobile. Staying Entrenched will entice the enemy to call in strikes. Always press the enemy, and force them to be on the defensive. I cannot stress this enough!\r\n\r\n2) Attack where the enemy is least prepared, or least expects it. If theres an MG on the Right flank, attack the left.\r\n\r\n3) Always play to your enemys weakness. If you see a MG nest, send in a sniper. Heavily entrenched troops, call in a strike. The Enemy will play to your weakness, so always be prepared.\r\n\r\n4) Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive. Dont reliy entirely on defensive or offensive tacticts. With to much offensive moves, you deplete your resources and can feild less and less units. To much defensive, and the enemy will attack with strikes.\r\n\r\n5) Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. When you do attack, attack all at once. Send units on the flanks and center. Even it only one attack will sucede, the enemy will not know which attack to repel.\r\n\r\n6) Separate your enemys men. If you hold the flanks, you will do more damage, and prevent the enemy from easily supporting the remaining unit.\r\n\r\n7) For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left.  If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak. Once again, attack where the enemy least expects it, and you will win.\r\n\r\n8) Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards. So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Always attack the enemys measure with the appropriate counter-measure. If you see an enemy MG, attack it with a sniper. However, watch out for the counter-counter-measure. The enemy may send in Assault troops to oust your sniper from its position.\r\n\r\n9) Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. If you see a lone groupe of Rifleman, you may attack and win. However, the enemy may have men waiting in reserves to utterly destroy you when you take the postion, or as you take it. \r\n\r\n10) There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:\r\n    (1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;\r\n    (2) cowardice, which leads to capture;\r\n    (3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;\r\n    (4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame;\r\n    (5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him\r\n        to worry and trouble\r\n---\r\nThis is my first walkthrough, so constructive criticism would be nice :).

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Peasant

Posted July 28, '09 9:58pm UTC

Maby later, I actually started doint it, but It got to long, so I decided to do it in a later part

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Nomad

Posted July 29, '09 1:20am UTC

Thanks fore the tips.

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Posted July 29, '09 3:33pm UTC

Part II: Upgrades (And If They're Worth It)
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To decide which upgrades are for you, then you must first decide which tactics you most commonly use. Here are the three most basic ones.

Turtling: Extremely defensive, you ussualy win with moral being depleted.

Newt: Balanced combination of offensive and defensive. Win with both concuring and moral wins.

Rusher: Entirely offensive. The word 'defensive' isnt in your vocabulary. Win with concuring wins.

Turtlers will want mainly defensive, and artillery upgrades. Newts will want to get a combination of the both, and Rushers will want more infantry upgrades. In Warfare 1944, Newts and Rushers tend to have more sucess than Turtlers, but Rushers tend to take bigger risk. Newts are a balance between the two.
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Legend: T=Turtler, N=Newt, and R=Rusher
Example: T: Yes, N: Maby, R: No

Upgrades (Version 1.1)
United States Campaign
Training
Ballistics: Rifles and SMGs +15% damage//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Take Cover: +10% to defense//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Red White and Blue: +10% to morale//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Post Haste: 10% faster Reinforcement//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Assault Tactics: +10% damage for assault//T: No, N: Yes, R: Yes
Hit em' Hard: +10% damage on flank attack//T: No, N: Maby, R: Yes
Secure Flanks: -20% moral loss when flanked//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Yes
Resupply Inbound: 15% faster Reinforcement//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Fire Support: +40% damage for MG team//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Go!Go!Go!: +20% to infantry movement//T: No, N: Maby, R: Yes
In Good Supply: -20% resource point cost//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Equipment
Grenades: Grenades added to units//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Mortar Accuracy: +25% more accurate//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Air Support: Air Support availible//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Engine Upgrade: +25% tank movement speed//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Smoke Grenades: Add smoke grenades to units//T: No, N: No, R: No
Smoke Mortar: Smoke Rounds//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby
Artillery: Artillery Availible//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Anti-Infantry: +30% Tank MG damage//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby
Explosives: +25% explosive damage//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Barrage of Fire: Additional Artillery rounds//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Armor Production: -25% resupply time for tanks//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby
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Wehrmacht Campaign
Training
Ballistics: +15% damage to Rifles//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Take Cover: +10% to defense//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
For The Fuhrer: +15% boost to morale//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Reinforcements: +10% faster Reinforcement//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Machine Gun Training: +15% damage to MG teams//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Maby
Secure Flanks: +10% defense when flanked//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Maby
For The Fatherland: +20% boost to morale//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Rapid Deployment: 15% faster Reinforcement//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Scharfschtze: +20% damage for snipers//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Fortified: +15% defense for units//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Conscripts: Rifle Men at Half Cost//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Equipment
Grenades: Grenades added to units//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Mortar Accuracy: +25% more accurate//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Air Support: Air Support availible//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes
Engine Upgrade: +25% tank movement speed//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Smoke Grenades: Add smoke grenades to units//T: No, N: No, R: No
Smoke Mortar: Smoke Rounds//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby
Artillery: Artillery Availible//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Anti-Infantry: +30% Tank MG damage//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby
Explosives: +25% explosive damage//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes
Barrage of Fire: Additional Artillery rounds//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby
Armor Production: -25% resupply time for tanks//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby

Part II: Upgrades (And If They're Worth It)\r\n---\r\nTo decide which upgrades are for you, then you must first decide which tactics you most commonly use. Here are the three most basic ones.\r\n\r\n[b]Turtling:[/b] Extremely defensive, you ussualy win with moral being depleted.\r\n\r\n[b]Newt:[/b] Balanced combination of offensive and defensive. Win with both concuring and moral wins.\r\n\r\n[b]Rusher:[/b] Entirely offensive. The word 'defensive' isnt in your vocabulary. Win with concuring wins.\r\n\r\nTurtlers will want mainly defensive, and artillery upgrades. Newts will want to get a combination of the both, and Rushers will want more infantry upgrades. In Warfare 1944, Newts and Rushers tend to have more sucess than Turtlers, but Rushers tend to take bigger risk. Newts are a balance between the two. \r\n---\r\n[b]Legend: T=Turtler, N=Newt, and R=Rusher\r\n     Example: T: Yes, N: Maby, R: No[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]Upgrades (Version 1.1)[/b]\r\n     [b]United States Campaign[/b]\r\n          [b]Training[/b]\r\n               Ballistics: Rifles and SMGs +15% damage//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Take Cover: +10% to defense//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Red White and Blue: +10% to morale//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Post Haste: 10% faster Reinforcement//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Assault Tactics: +10% damage for assault//T: No, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Hit em' Hard: +10% damage on flank attack//T: No, N: Maby, R: Yes\r\n               Secure Flanks: -20% moral loss when flanked//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Yes\r\n               Resupply Inbound: 15% faster Reinforcement//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Fire Support: +40% damage for MG team//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Go!Go!Go!: +20% to infantry movement//T: No, N: Maby, R: Yes\r\n               In Good Supply: -20% resource point cost//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n          [b]Equipment[/b]\r\n               Grenades: Grenades added to units//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Mortar Accuracy: +25% more accurate//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Air Support: Air Support availible//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Engine Upgrade: +25% tank movement speed//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Smoke Grenades: Add smoke grenades to units//T: No, N: No, R: No\r\n               Smoke Mortar: Smoke Rounds//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Artillery: Artillery Availible//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Anti-Infantry: +30% Tank MG damage//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Explosives: +25% explosive damage//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Barrage of Fire: Additional Artillery rounds//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Armor Production: -25% resupply time for tanks//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n---\r\n     [b]Wehrmacht Campaign[/b]\r\n          [b]Training[/b]\r\n               Ballistics: +15% damage to Rifles//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Take Cover: +10% to defense//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               For The Fuhrer: +15% boost to morale//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Reinforcements: +10% faster Reinforcement//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Machine Gun Training: +15% damage to MG teams//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Maby\r\n               Secure Flanks: +10% defense when flanked//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Maby\r\n               For The Fatherland: +20% boost to morale//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Rapid Deployment: 15% faster Reinforcement//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Scharfschtze: +20% damage for snipers//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Fortified: +15% defense for units//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Conscripts: Rifle Men at Half Cost//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n         [b] Equipment[/b]\r\n               Grenades: Grenades added to units//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Mortar Accuracy: +25% more accurate//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Air Support: Air Support availible//T: Yes, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Engine Upgrade: +25% tank movement speed//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Smoke Grenades: Add smoke grenades to units//T: No, N: No, R: No\r\n               Smoke Mortar: Smoke Rounds//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Artillery: Artillery Availible//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Anti-Infantry: +30% Tank MG damage//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Explosives: +25% explosive damage//T: Maby, N: Yes, R: Yes\r\n               Barrage of Fire: Additional Artillery rounds//T: Yes, N: Maby, R: Maby\r\n               Armor Production: -25% resupply time for tanks//T: Maby, N: Maby, R: Maby

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Posted July 29, '09 3:35pm UTC

Of course, you dont get enough points in-game to upgrade everything I said yes to. This is just a general guide, and the 3 Main catogorys for players can be divided countless times. For example, Defensive Newts, Offensive Turtlers, etc.

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Nomad

Posted July 30, '09 9:29am UTC

Thanks for writing the guide..!

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Maverick4

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Peasant

Posted July 31, '09 8:44pm UTC

If that was the case, then I should make a guide where part one and two were combined, to make it easier to read...

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Peasant

Posted August 1, '09 12:36am UTC

Hmmm... but then again, it would be the first walkthrough to get stickied. It would not be fair to other walkthroughs who cover other top and important games. Maby one thread that contains links to the walkthroughs. Ofcourse, the problem on being unable to edit arises...

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Posted August 2, '09 3:04pm UTC

Part III: Easy Tank Kills
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Ok, everyone hate how the bazooka teams do zilch against a tank right? The bazooka teams lack the firepower to disable a tank unless they get lucky and hit an engine.

So, put an officer on the field, but keep him in the back so he doesnt get killed and make you lose morale. Deploy a rifle group ahead of the officer to hold up the tank for 30-45 seconds. Deploy a bazooka team, and at the same time call in a air strike. You must have the airstrike upgrade to do this! Before V. 1.1 came out, an airstrike would kill panzers (not shermans) in one hit, but the health got boosted on panzers. So when you call in the airstrike, deploy 2, yes, 2 bazooka teams to finish the tank off. It works with one, but he ussualy gets killed and you have to deploy another. Wash, rinse and repeat.