Company of Heroes: 100% (Expert) Walkthrough Part 14 - Autry (No Commentary)
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
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Legion of Merit: Destroy 30 Axis Vehicles - 39:52
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Yet another straightforward mission with a seemingly simplistic goal: Destroy the Tiger Ace. This mission can be completed very quickly (20 minutes for me) under the right circumstances, but with the medal as well it drags itself out for reasons I’ll explain shortly.
To beat the Tiger Ace you need to know how his AI operates. First, the Ace will come after your base if you sit around and do nothing for too long. Second, if you push into Axis territory he will come to its defense. Third, every time the Tiger Ace approaches he will always be supported by Ostwinds, Panzer IVs, infantry equipped with Panzerschrecks, and/or SS squads. Fourth, during every engagement the Tiger Ace will deploy smoke and retreat after taking enough damage. As tempting as it might be, do not pursue him. You’ll run into all sorts of ambushes and defenses along the way that will turn your temporary victory into a self-inflicted massacre. The Tiger Ace does not repair at any point in the mission and will stop coming after your forces once enough damage is inflicted (I believe 25% health is the threshold for this).
The Tiger Ace can easily wipe out your entire force if you aren’t prepared for him. So focus and pay attention when the game alerts you that he’s on the move. You’ll need a unit to absorb the punishing blows it can deliver. That’s what your Pershing is for. While it can’t evenly trade shots with the Ace, it can last far longer than any other Allied unit in the game. The Tiger Ace’s maximum firing range exceeds the Pershing’s so you’ll have to move up closer so they can engage while your supporting units can help dish out some damage of their own with minimal risk of being one-shot by the Ace.
With the M26 Pershing tank it’s natural for one to get cocky and push hard into the enemy lines given its firepower. Do not do this without the proper support. While it packs a mean punch and can take a decent amount of punishment, this tank is slow moving and vulnerable to flanks. Rear shots from Panzer IVs and Panzerschrecks will tear it apart if you don’t pay attention. Not to mention you want it fully repaired before it can re-engage with the Ace.
With a near-full base built for you and decent starting resources, you have several ways to handle this mission. Main focus for now is securing territory for a steady income of fuel and munitions. I prefer the right hand side due to the flanks of opportunity and lack of enemy mortar crews. Capture the Pak 38 gun with one of your riflemen after dispatching the infantry in the area. The Tiger Ace will show up with support as mentioned before, but with your Pershing supported by that recently captured AT gun and a Sherman tank you can hold him off. If your Pershing was damaged or isn’t surviving these engagements just have your engineers repair it in the midst of battle.
Once the first two points on the right are captured move up to the next munition point with stone ruins. After capturing it and pushing the Ace back several more times this is when you want to head to the left side of the map to flank all the defenses pointing down towards we’re you’d normally approach them. This makes it very easy to wipe out the defenses and gives you even more resource income you’ll want for upgrades/ability use.
Now that you own over half the map it’s time to pick a side to push up on if you want the medal. If not, just advance up the center of the map and finish the Ace off to secure your hard earned victory. Otherwise… despite taking out numerous vehicles by now you’ll only have at most 20/30 necessary kills. There will be a few tanks up near the forward HQs, but still not enough. There will, however, be plenty of half-tracks that keep spawning and trying to escape that you can destroy to farm the remaining kills needed.
With that in mind, you still need to clear out the heavy defenses that will have MG42s, Snipers, mortars, Pak guns, and infantry equipped with Panzerschrecks. My advice to soften up this obstacle is to use a camouflaged sniper (vet 3 preferably) to spot for your artillery or airstrikes depending if you went with infantry doctrine or airborne doctrine. If you went with the armor doctrine I suppose you could use the Calliope… but it honestly doesn’t put out enough damage (on expert mode) and accuracy is limited if you want it in a safe firing range.
Overall, it’s a good mission and entirely manageable if you play it smart. Just remember these tips and you’ll do just fine out there. Enjoy!
...Say, you into platformers lately?
Well, one last mission for the Yanks on Normandy, I guess.
Thanks again for writing these up. I can only imagine how long it takes to come up with this stuff and practicing it.
Alright, I can't hide my platformers reference... plans to do the Psychonauts games?
@@michaelandreipalon359 I always heard about the first one, but never got around to playing it myself.
Our captain has finally been avenged. Excellent work with the episode. Can't wait to see how you handle the finale.
Excellent work on beating this mission. It takes an Ace to kill an Ace. Now we wait for the finale.
It will be well worth the wait.
@@StarMarshal remember on the About page towards any games that'll be monthly to any CRPG guides M8 ;) ;) ;)
@@randallthornsberry4068 don’t worry there will be crpgs
Oh man what luck with all those bounced shots at the end. That Pershing was super lucky that day.
RNG was definitely in his favor there. Helps I wasn’t close by neither so the chances were higher to bounce/deflect a shot.
That was a stellar example of how to beat the unbeatable. Pretty cool to see how fast you react when the Ace is on the move and able to stand your ground with minimal losses.
Thanks! It was a fun one despite a few setbacks.
@@StarMarshal setbacks?
@@doommarine1667 mostly killing the Tiger Ace way too fast so I’d miss the medal.
@@StarMarshal oh lol I thought you meant the mission was giving you trouble. like it was a lot tougher than it seemed at first glance.
@@doommarine1667 oh not at all. While I would occasionally lose the Pershing to bad rng it was mostly due to not acquiring the medal.
Another fun video! I will say...they did the tiger ace justice, that was a horible tank from what i've read in WWII. people did NOT want to take that thing head on..and they made it..powerful eonugh to take seriously. Supririsingly deep story for this game too..had forgotten that part after watching so many other great games since your last run of this ;D
Another company down... what a costly war this has been for the USA. Great episode though! You really gave a good show against the Ace!
You should see what happens to the Brits in the German campaign for Opposing Fronts.
Your pershing lived to tell... if it weren't for the help of the sherman and the rifleman, If they had destroyed it, would you have started the mission again?
Yeah, I would’ve restarted the mission on the spot. A tank that tough can easily be kept alive if properly managed. Even on expert. Hope you enjoyed the episode despite the wait.
@@StarMarshal I have a curiosity! a sherman 76mm vs M10 Which one does the most penetration damage?? is that I do not see you use the M10
@@thedarkprince7379 the M10 is more ideal in terms of damage. It also receives a damage bonus against most Axis vehicles. However, it’s weaker armor means more repairs and wouldn’t last beyond 2 shots from the Tiger Ace. Not to mention it would be useless for taking out infantry. The Sherman was just more reliable for me.
Finally caught up now on this walkthrough. Can't wait to see how you handle the final mission.
my favorites ever
Hi Star Marshal. Will you finish the Company of Heroes series 100% this week? I am asking because from what I can see you are left with your last mission. I mean the Chambois last fifteenth mission. I am waiting very quickly for your reply and best regards.
Hello Adrian. I'll try to have it done by the end of the week. The next mission is much easier so I should be able to record it tonight and have it rendered by Friday.
@@StarMarshal That's great news. I'm already looking forward to the last mission. What next game will you record after completing Company of heroes to 100% ? Hopefully the next game will be Opposing Fronts the expansion pack for main game. Of course on 100%.
@@adriansmutek3045 it will be a worthy finale to wrap this all up. In regards to what I play next I do not know entirely yet. Will probably be a small hiatus so I can render out the long plays for Republic Commando and this walkthrough which takes several days to do each.
@@StarMarshal I hope the break won't last too long because I like this series a lot. When it comes to longplays of these games, I am waiting with pleasure. Of course, I mean Republic Commando and Company of Heroes.
@@adriansmutek3045 don’t worry I’ll probably have the Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor done by the end of the year.
I love how beefy those heavy tank shots sound.
While I do like them, it’s hard to go back to after hearing the audio the Blitzkrieg mod uses. That’s what a tank shell should sound like when penetrating armor.
Great half-track slaughter of 1944.
Fun mission on vanilla game. Nightmare to play with Opposing Front expansion or with EaW mods.
Tiger Ace is nothing in the vanilla. It have faster fire rate, larger explosion when attacking infantry and higher penetration damage. But it's still nothing as when you face him the first time, he'll accompany with Stug IV, Panzer IV and Puma, easy target. The bastard will fight until you drop him down to 87% (if I remember correctly) before he turn tails and run. But if you keep your Pershing or anti-tank ta the edge of Tiger's range, you can deal additional damage especially if you dare enough and powerful enough to chase him down and breakthrough his second line of defense. I remember dropping him down to 63% in just one engagement.
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In EaW though, shit is unspeakable. Tiger Ace is the second-to-last unit a Terror Doctrine player can get before a King Tiger and it was buff beyond human imagination.
Kinda reminds me of the last British mission where the King Tiger and Jagdpanther can one shot your tanks even at full health. Would imagine you need to sacrifice a lot of units to have a chance of bringing down the Tiger Ace on EAW.
@@StarMarshal Yeah. By the time I ended this campaign with EaW mod. I can proudly say that Tiger Ace Gunther Shultz have wiped out the entire Able Company's armor on top of the 17 tanks from Baker's before he dies.
@@johncarter4956 Sounds like a challenge. i like the sound of that!
preparing the last assault adadle with everything
I was right! It had to come at this very hour!
Sorry. Was really excited.
Don't have to apologize for that. I'm glad to hear someone was excited for it =]
0:08: Copy. Removing the threat as per your orders, Spike... what, you remind me of some cowboy named Spike.
Geez, so much armor and men gone... get those birds away from there, if not KILL THEM!!!
1:40: Assuming command... now!
They weren't kidding with those Pershings when it came to their main gun. Tiger Ace, beware!
4:28: There you are!
...On second thought, spare it. I want to see it suffer over time while its mission is increasingly failing with the amount of dead Krauts and burning vehicles all around it.
Oh, right, Bosco, calculate, update, and write stuff!
10:10: Exactly the orders we needed. Wilco, fulfilling it as of now.
10:35: Picking... Infantry? Alright, fine, if that means the Rangers will assist.
17:30: Ah, equalizing the score, huh? Alrighty then... IT'S ON!!!
31:20: They're getting brazen on their defense! Don't falter!
36:50: Feeling sorry to that poor Sherman and her crew.
Secure that sector, Rangers!
39:45: Like chickens roosting on the desert. Now, for Schultz.
41:00: YAHOO!!!
...Should have brought an angel of death against the... yep, shutting myself up too.
Can you do Fallout New Vegas?
I'd love for you to play that game it'd be mad.
Great job as always keep grinding on Company Of Heroes
I actually plan on doing a multi-series for New Vegas when the time comes. One walkthrough for every main faction. Just have to work my way up to the game first since I still have some others that need playing in the series.
@@StarMarshal Thanks man :)
@@NoBoring_Commentary anytime =]
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Another great game and tactic! It would be possible to clear this mission without losing any tanks?
It’s entirely possible. It happened on some practice runs, but here I got unlucky and made the mistake of letting my Sherman’s split up near the end.
@@StarMarshal to be fair you're trying to micro all over the place. It's tough to do it all at once. That's why I prefer a good ol' deathaball.
@@brotherhoodofsteelpaladin4254 it’s tough, but I could’ve easily avoided the mistakes I made. For example that Sherman riding into enemy territory and being hit by two Panzers and a Panzerschreck was entirely on me. Should’ve kept a closer eye on it.
@@StarMarshal well I still think it was a solid performance regardless. You're only human so nothing can be perfect Keep up the good work :)
Ten hut!
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is this tiger ace is the same tigergruppe in tiger ace tales of valor?
Just the gunner.
This video is teach me little, cuz i cant defeat the Panzer.
Im sorry i mean Tiger.
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