When playing the game it’s important to understand the strengths not only of the General that you are playing, but the strengths of the General that your opponent is playing as well. The Special Operations (see Section below) of each General many times will dictate the type of build that a player uses. For example, a player that is using Patton or Eisenhower is always going to build some type of Mechanized regiments. A player that is using Rokossovski or Konev will typically employ some type of Infantry based attack.

A player should know what types of attacks to employ against each General. For example, if you are playing a General that has Carpet Bomb, then you are not going to want to build Infantry Regiments, as a single Carpet Bomb will literally annihilate all Infantry Regiments in the zone of attack. When playing against Generals who’s Special Operations aid in Infantry Attacks, then a Mechanized build is the best bet in defending and destroying the Infantry Regiments.

Choose your General wisely, align their capabilities with your build order, and make sure that their Special Operations help counter the expected build order of your opponent.