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Re: China ( Overlord Tank )

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From: Fisk
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 15:28
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Sovs med neger ost
"Dr.Seuss" <dr.seuss@thecatinthehat99.freeserve.co.uk> skrev i en meddelelse
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> "MrJaRgOn" <mrjargon@hotail.com> wrote in message
> news:bnm34b$h94$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> > to all General Players.
> >
> > can anyone please help with fighting China with them overlords. They
seam
> > unbeatable. playing as USA with humvees, with rocket men inside. and
they
> > don't stand a chance. If you have 5 overlord tanks coming towards you
> that's
> > it your screwed. How can this be, such a disadvantage. I am sure this
can
> > not be, and there is some kind of strategy but. PLEASE HELP as I have
> tried
> > everything.
> >
> > Kind Regards
> >
> > Colin Yates
> >
> >
>
> I presume you mean the Emperor Overlord with the gattling gun and the
> speaker tower, if so, they are tough but not unbeatable. Pretty good
chance
> if you are playing against a China Tank General they will send these in as
> soon as they can build them and there lies the answer. I'm pretty sure
> (correct me if I'm not) but they have to build a Propaganda Centre to get
> the Emperor, the build sequence is the same for China's Emperors as it is
> for USA Tomahawk Launchers, both sides have to build Power then Barracks
> then War Factory then their specific upgrade building, Propaganda or
> Strategy. I would suggest that you build asap the Strategy Centre as fast
as
> they will be doing, pump out Tomahawks as soon as you can, you should
match
> them unit for unit. The advice on Rocket Men with Laser is sound, as is
the
> case for a rear Humvee attack once the Emperors get in. The Tomahawks move
> faster than the Emperors so you should be able to launch and move and stay
> out of harm. You can build the Humvees and Rocket Men while waiting for
the
> Strategy Centre, if you build Patriots then there is a chance they will
have
> the edge in tank numbers, your choice when you start.
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>  While your waiting for the Strategy Centre to build it would be worth
> pumping out a few tanks as Tank Generals will generally send in an ECM
unit
> to throw missiles off course. Hold them out of harms way till the ECM's
are
> attackable, dont head rush the Emperors as they will drive right over your
> smaller tanks if they haven't destroyed them already, send the ordinary
> tanks in against the ECM's to knock them out and then concentrate on the
> Emperors.
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>  If you've cleared the first rush then get the Patriots going for choke
> points. You didnt say what General you were playing as, if your super
> weapons then a couple of the EMP Patriots will work wonders on the
Emperors,
> make sure you target all the Emperors one after the other to slow them
down,
> let the Rocket Men and Tomahawks do their stuff then.
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>  Doc
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