Tactics when playing against tank general

[waqs]

I sometimes have difficulty playing against china tank generals who
1)sell CC,set up dual supply,2 WF and start churning out gattling tanks towards my chinnoks on both sides of tournament desert.

Here are some questions I ask ?

1)Should I sell my CC?(some people think it gives a good cash boost but it does delay u responding to gattling attacks, by the time you hear the siren,you have probably already lost a chinook-get what i mean??

2)should i set up 2 supply zones or concentrate on defending 1. 2 supply zones will improve economy but takes up funds to set and the 2nd can be difficult to defend against. What do you think?

3)Should i start by building MDvess or laser tanks to defend against gattling tanks?

4)will laser turret drops be useful.

5)any more tactics i should think about?

Thanx

[Derek]

1)Should I sell my CC?(some people think it gives a good cash boost but it does delay u responding to gattling attacks, by the time you hear the siren,you have probably already lost a chinook-get what i mean??
Always if you're going against China. You just need to practice with your map awareness so you see the Gatts before they start attacking. You know that they will come, and you can usually guess where they will come from first by watching his BO (drop a spy drone in his base).

2)should i set up 2 supply zones or concentrate on defending 1. 2 supply zones will improve economy but takes up funds to set and the 2nd can be difficult to defend against. What do you think?
Unless you're going to fast tech as USAF, you need dual supplies. Get one nook at one initially, and later get a nook at the other.

3)Should i start by building MDvess or laser tanks to defend against gattling tanks?
MDvee first, it will be more useful for harassing early. You can get a laser tank a little bit later and let it sit at one flank to ease your worries, but its dead as soon as the first TH appears.

4)will laser turret drops be useful.
Sometimes, don't do it every game, but it can be very effective if your opponent doesn't expect it. Place it so that it can destroy the supply trucks.

[drgNz~]

Should I sell my CC?(some people think it gives a good cash boost but it does delay u responding to gattling attacks, by the time you hear the siren,you have probably already lost a chinook-get what i mean??

Tell me I didn't just read that ..

[yurihomer]

if ur enemy has just 1 tank hunter, or 2, u can prob run them over. but i assume he gets an outpost

[drgNz~]

My tank's first two gatts got pwnt by firebase+md on one flank with crusader on the other flank (closest to WF), which holds off until a decent amount of MDvees + the odd crusader on flank. After that, it's just a matter of micro tbh.

[SgtRicko]

Another trick is to garrison the crap out of all the buildings in the ara full of MDs if it happens to be a urban map. If not, you better rockvee rush the Tank Gen just like Derek said FAST!

[drgNz~]

Yep, waste $$ on endless MD, to have them all killed by a couple of dragon tanks + ecms.

Check the thread I just made, it's just me showing off but it might give you some sort of idea on basically how to play against China tank as a USA.

http://forums.cncden.com/showthread.php?p=320042#post320042

[C4]

Yep, waste $$ on endless MD, to have them all killed by a couple of dragon tanks + ecms.

Check the thread I just made, it's just me showing off but it might give you some sort of idea on basically how to play against China tank as a USA.

http://forums.cncden.com/showthread.php?p=320042#post320042

Just to make clear, remember how strong is LL vs Dtanks even backed by ECMs. Dtanks are slow and "inacurate" so they take too much time to kill MD. Replace them with Gatts (Emperors with Gattcannon also work well) and u get a much better counter to pure MD spam (with their ECM fellows of course).

[Zancloufer27]

Yes, but Dragons+Gatts are killer, as the can clear out buildings, and if he puts them in a vee, he won't do a lot of damage.

[darkelf2x1]

as an experienced china player i would recommend rock vees
- practice with them and you could block just about any attack early on -

- ive lost a good amount of games because i havent thought of a defense against rockvees - from experienced players -

MICROMANAGEMENT IS THE KEY... always hit and run - try to frustrate the enemy and keep him occupied on defending his base while you expand

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[drgNz~]

Thanks for bumping the thread and repeating what's already been said.

I have a feeling you won't be with us for long, not that I'm complaining ..