COMPANY OF HEROES 3 | EP.05 - IT'S TIME TO FALL BACK! (Italian Campaign - Fearless Let's Play)

[@PartyElite]

Missed the last episode? Here's the full playlist - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4u7oXeMf5mHoMU This one ended up a little longer than expected! Enjoy!

[@Kkakdugii]

I am all for complete and total map domination

[@malliceuk]

I cannot seem to apply your code in the link.

[@sodaquest_8725]

I really don't mind the long battles and you taking a cautious approach. It makes it seem more realistic and tactical. I also think that doing the side objectives especially in the main missions could make the campaign more interesting because they often give you loyalty with a specific character.

[@Ericshadowblade]

You can use the company repair on towns to restore their health. You can also transfer planes between airports Machine guns and antitank fire on all compaines that enter their range they just deal more to certain companies Enemy encampments that are within your zone of control lose supplies, i.e., health over time Dont forget the supplies down near Salerno

[@Rysdad1]

2 things, you can lose 4-5 squads at once the way you keep grouping all your troops so close together, 1 mortar can wipe them instantly. And #2 you had panzershrek team weapons laying on the ground all around that partisan building, you ALWAYS need to pick white circled team weapons up anytime you see them, it greatly increases your firepower and gives them new abilities like adding anti armor to a rifleman squad

[@sounakchatterjer4158]

I enjoy your commentary on the battles,so I vote you keep doing as many of them as you can

[@dr.v645]

Thank you kindly for the entertaining videos.

[@PartyElite]

Appreciate the support and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the channel - thank you so much!

[@claudito208]

The battleship has a free attack command that takes off most of the destroyer's health! You need to be at the same buoy and just right-click on the enemy, same as with a land battle.

[@PartyElite]

Hmm, tried that last episode and it did very little damage. Maybe I got a bad dice roll - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZaop6ygo61oeKs ?

[@claudito208]

@@PartyElite Oh, must be random then. Also notice your pop cap didn't go up! I had this same bug happen after the Potenza battle, nearly made me rage quit.

[@sgreensdlintl]

Yeah I think it's a dice roll, possibly weighted by ship type? Either way you'll notice the AI ship also does random levels of damage so I think it's your best bet for sinking enemy ships

[@AveryCloutier]

Keep in mind that you can use engineers to not only build defenses around key locations (e.g. sandbags and mines etc.) but you can also use them to increase the amount of resources you get from capture points. These options can be found after clicking on the yellow shield icon when you have engineers selected.

[@AveryCloutier]

Also don't forget to choose a veterancy upgrade in the bottom right for your units in real time battles.

[@smitty2516]

In Potenza when looking at the map you attacked directly at the strongest points. Right flank was open and then you could’ve folded them from the right. Worked to perfection for me

[@nathandesa6773]

I like watching the battles as I feel like it's 3/4th the reason to play/watch the game in Company of heroes. I also feel like going in for a brief look at missions at the end of each session is a fun way to set up a cliffhanger for an episode. Edit: Also as for the name it would be pronounced Pin-ya-taro Major-e with an eh sound at the end of Maggiore. Had to ask my Italian grandfather about it. He also said that ng sound tends to make a y sound and gg tends to sound more like a j so I'd recommend that rule for future naming. Most of your other naming has been fine though with only minor differences on the emphasis on certain letters in the name.

[@seasand6705]

Yes. Kick off with a mission. Getting a sneak peak at what we're facing makes for a good cliffhanger

[@lonerangerv1224]

recon got shot on the way in and then on the way out. Also the anti tank emplacements are still damaging the infantry companies when they move into their arc.

[@alexanderdubstepcek5479]

what an action packed episode! loved it. good choice with the pop cap reward, i guess i'd always go with it as it's increased only with port cities whereas the resources trickle in passively... i'd recommend to recruit some baby sitting for the battle ship. some anti-ship vessel, that could go in first into new territory and scout for enemy ships/coastal defences. just so you don't put the battleship in danger. also, building a coastal defence in naples could be a thing to consider. you could move back with your fleet in there, kiting the enemy along, and then destroying them with the ships supported by the coastal cannons. also, in real-time battles, don't send all units head on. scout with one basic rifle squad first, leaving the bulk of the units in reserves. then you'd have situational awareness and could plan. spearhead with armoured, flank with infantry. also, snipers are a thing, so you'd discover one only with 1 rifle infantry instead of the whole army. one thing that sucks is the path finding. sending the units via map makes them go through ridiculous routes, covered with enemies. something to remember for the future. looks like it's getting harder, but i admire the way you play it. there's lots of CoH3 content at the moment, but i reserve this one for your channel so keep it coming, it's very entertaining and fun to watch.

[@smitty2516]

Love your play through style and the way you explain why you do things

[@FriendlyFrienby]

I agree with the feedback of doing all skirmishes, it will also level your troops up early and that seems pretty important.

[@jefferydraper4019]

That panzer rolled right into a death trap with the sticky bomb. You baited him perfectly.

[@alyaanahmed814]

With extra pop cap purchase a armored company and a M25 bomber.

[@DR.LingeringFrey]

Loving watching you play.

[@morgansgames]

Really enjoying the playthrough! Combined arms is difficult to manage especially with the rule of not using tactical pause! That being said, not pausing makes for quite thrilling game play. I feel that you would have advanced faster in the Potenza battle if you had started using mortars, flame throwers and recon flares sooner, but it is tricky to remember all that in the heat of the fight. Like they say, it is good to have a plan. But plans never survive contact with the enemy! Keep up the good work!

[@denniswiggins3816]

When you hit retreat button you lose control of the squad. However, you get a speed and defensive bonus during the retreat. So that sort of helps counter the boneheaded retreat path that occasionally they take.

[@MrKakechi]

Love your content!

[@CaptSardonic]

No need to apologize for a long episode. This was great. The battle of Potenza was epic, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the liberation of Italy.

[@sudhanshugupta9155]

A key part of any rts game is hotkeys. If you learn them they will speed up your gameplay a lot. Not all the hotkeys, but some key ones like recruiting units etc.

[@flaviuspoa]

I love that you parachut tanks! lmao

[@angryamish6903]

Loving the series so far! I would like to see a brief overview of the map before battles. Reasoning below You mentioned using tactical pause, in a way using it at the correct times makes things more realistic. I doubt any professional army storms an area without gaining some familiarity with landmarks, defensive positions, choke points, etc, so I'd say you should be able to do the same. At the same time I could see how overusing it can ruin some of the fun, by removing some of the challenge. But we all know Mr. Elite would not make it "too easy".

[@mwangikamundia4553]

Really loving the series thus far. Perhaps you should use tactical pause a little more especially as you plan the assault on locations and at the start of battles.

[@OzoneGrif]

I had a lot of trouble with the end of that mission just like you did. I just gave up on the left side, to roll the attack to the right side of the map which was a lot easier.

[@jasonjohnston6384]

Mortar teams with a recon squad for flares are huge for that Portenza mission. I had 2 teams with one of each of those, an engineer squad with flamethrowers in each, 2 rifle squads in each and split them to each side of the map and ran the sniper around where needed. Flare to scoop out area then mortar bomb units in buildings, especially the snipers and HMG units and moved slow. It was long but an easy and fun mission.

[@sgreensdlintl]

You could do using two buildings for scouting sometimes. There's often a tower near cap points that you could chuck your sniper into which would give you better vision before moving in... Use them 😊

[@denniswiggins3816]

I think anti-tank can also fire on infantry units. Even anti-tank guns have HE shells and you do have vehicles in your infantry units.

[@ironman21389]

Loving these videos! Waiting to upgrade my PC before picking this up. 😁

[@gameswithfriends9970]

You forgot your rifleman squad can breach and clear when you had the jump on the MG

[@ewulspifdk]

Nice with a long episode, I like it. If you feel the episode is dragging on because of a long battle, just cut it mid battle instead of running your squads through enemy territory back and forth. Keep up the good work, excited for the next one

[@LimpNoodles13]

I liked the extra long episode! Consider doing more 😁

[@kontayn6469]

Great episode Elite.. I think the way your been doing these episodes is perfect. It is true tho , most battles you play over auto resolve do provide you with more benefits. You know how to play your campaign, so pick your battles...

[@jasonjohnston6384]

PE, you were rushing thru the whole Potenza mission, not turtling. As well, with your US battles, all units get a choice of two abilities once they hit veterancy rank 1, in the bottom right corner of the unit panel. If a battle is going to be one big unit moving thru like during alot of the missions I always have 2 maybe 3 flamethrower engineer squads, 1 mortar team and 1 recon unit (for flares to see what's ahead so I'm aware ahead). My Potenza mission I split two teams 1 to each side of the map and only lost 1 unit the entire battle, those mortar teams barraging HMG and the snipers were MVPs for sure. 👍

[@Nickunparalleled]

Lots of Fun. Have you thought about using control groups for your units in Battle, Party? Could be helpful for rhythm.

[@Staunchie91]

Doing all battles by yourself, instead of autoresolving, gives too much in terms of rewards imo. As an example: Even though you have bombarded a company on the campaign map, you should go into battle and do it quickly yourself. The extra skill point stacks up real quick.

[@pawanpreetkour5065]

Maybe check if you can move planes?

[@dr.v645]

I find standard bazooka squads do not do much damage versus vehicles currently. UK AT gun upgrade on their main infantry seem to do a lot of damage vs vehicles however I have had very bad luck getting standard bazooka squads to work for me.

[@dr.v645]

Also, US Commando squads can already carry bazookas if you needed them, which are already available in the same company.

[@sgreensdlintl]

I'm wondering if the 'capturing' message is because you have those territories largely cut off. Does the lack of resources mean that they eventually surrender the territory? That would be very cool from a strategic layer

[@KaKrassh]

is there any way to build Naval gun emplacements to fire on enemy ships? Might not be cost effective, but would be good to know.

[@bfFAN221]

Don't forget that your SSF Commandos got the weapon swap! By default they're armed with the 1941 Johnson LMGs, but you can click the Bazooka icon in their abilities to swap over to those, and then vice-versa when needed :)

[@halldorherm]

43:33 You could Potenza-ially paradrop the special forces in

[@PartyElite]

A very potenz idea, indeed! (oof lmao)

[@blackcorp0001]

Rush mortars...they have a min range

[@manuelcoronado3789]

How do you get reinforcements on the campaign map?

[@MrSlientdeath]

Please check on to the armor company you have by the toe of Italy.

[@eramhossain9350]

U didn't take the supplies in the left back side, didn't take the artillery from the enemy which destroyed the partisan hub, lost lots of troops engaging that stronghold. could've used a flair to see what's up there and use the captured artillery.

[@IIIJG52]

You seemed to get a different cursor icon when you hovered over the DD when selecting your BB, so maaaybe you dont need to spend all that ammo for simple attack orders ? Just a thought... would make them prohibitively expensive to fight on the seas.

[@PartyElite]

Yeah we tried doing a simple attack and it did like no damage, hence the new tactic. Turns out the damage might actually be heavily dice-roll based, so I need to try again and hope for better results!

[@IIIJG52]

@@PartyElite the last one seemed ok, and the enemy DD did WILDLY different damage to you as well.... so probably RNG ?

[@mikemcc1156]

I was sad when you lost the sniper lol

[@Cptmorgan27]

Don't foget SF units can switch between BAR or Bazookas

[@Kkakdugii]

I am all for complete and total map domination

[@victorvitorassi1051]

In fact you can attack a ship with your own ship without bombing it. I believe it's the best way because it causes more damage. At least that's what I've been doing...

[@PartyElite]

Yeah tried that last time and it did minimal damage - seems it's dice roll based, at least to a degree!

[@alexanderde5689]

U can atac ships the same way as company's just go next to them and atak l8ke itson land

[@jamesdown1519]

I’ve had an airborne company stuck in the bottom left corner of the of the campaign screen under the sea. It’s really pissing me off, can I get rid of them somehow it’s pissing me off 😂

[@nihilorkoen1601]

Oh Boy, I have had the same. Its a bug. You cannot disband or get rid of it...

[@denniswiggins3816]

It would not upset me if you occasionally used pause to perhaps ponder significant decisions during battle or deciding requisitions etc.

[@RonnocYad]

Wow lost that Weasel nice and fast be carful with the unit. Drove it in there with no reason. try using it as a flanking element of your attacks thats what I've found works best on my Fearless campaign. It will take small arms damage fast as its "open topped" so to say. Also companies take damage from not just their opposed emplacement ie machine gun vs infantry infantry will still take some damage from and anti tank emplacement on the campaign map

[@williamkidd7412]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@denniswiggins3816]

I don't mind long episodes.

[@Rysdad1]

And you have like 5 upgrades on your headquarters you aren't using

[@davidvigil8697]

Is this game more mod friendly than its predecesor? I hope anyone manage to scrap those team color lines of the vehicles. They are awful. Excellent series so far👏 waiting for more episodes

[@devabratsarma867]

I cant figure out for the love of me why people out there hate this game. Come on it's literally Total War: Industrial Era... 😅😅😅😅 Enjoy the new elements rather than crying over the fact that it changed so much you can't comprehend it anymore

[@epencrep]

The battles are awesome but start to get repetitive 10 hrs in. I recommend first time you fight an enemy group or have a low level company that needs the extra skill points should you actually fight instead of auto resolve. There's lots of cool scripted battles\missions you'll be forced to fight anyways. Mortar is op and every company needs 1. Also recommend building howitzers along the front line because they only take 50 munitions to fire compared to the ships 100 or 150

[@PartyElite]

Good point about the approach to fighting battles! And yeah definitely thinking that on the howitzers the moment I saw the munitions cost on their bombardment!

[@xifiggy]

why aren't you retrieving supply drops?!

[@denniswiggins3816]

More you manually fight quicker we get all the bells and whistles on your units.

[@fellbatzen7033]

Sheesh... all those mased frontal assaults are bloody. You really need to fight smarter when you're using small infantry tactics, that's hard to watch. "Pushing in" is something you do AFTER you've got an opening, not to create one. :D Exploit flanks and lay traps, please. :) Pinning the enemy with Infantry to use Artillery is what the Americans in Vietnam did, it only ever works against badly equipped troops - and it costs you in blood.

[@sardog7266]

You're being way too timid in the campaign map, enemy forces are building

[@denniswiggins3816]

Fight all battles if you want. I have never been a big fan of autoresolve.

[@antonioarcano7989]

I want to like this game, but it looks more like the same. I want to see other types of Factions. they need to bring back the Soviets.

[@darreloneil6581]

You complain that it looks the same yet you want the soviets back? Put your shit together and make a coherent statement.

[@aenorist2431]

Its time to fall back out of this garbage game, you are just gonna damage your channel engaging with it.