Maximum AI Competitiveness

[Mobhack]

Give the AI a points advantage, try a 100% one and see if you prefer that. It's on page 2(?) of the preferences in the game launcher programme.

Additionally you can try making it harder for yourself by deliberately handicapping yourself, don't use the latest and greatest MBT, use say leopoard 1 or M48 if West Germans trying to stave off the Soviet steamroller in say the 70s/80s, not the Leo 2s. Dont use any air support, etc.

If you prefer Eastern Bloc, use the East Germans or maybe Romanians (other Warpact forces are available) with a T-55 tank basis in that era and see if that makes things moderately harder for you in installing proper scientific socialism to the Western capitalist running dogs.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Andy definitely gave some good advice in his last like you I've been using/playing against the AI from the very beginning and watching it get better over the years as it gets "tweaked" every so often.

I ensure the AI is on par with my player set-up throughout as in some cases it broadens out the options in equipment etc. for it.

Timed objectives were a great addition to the game that the AI can take advantage of as well.

I agree with Andy in also "shaking things up a bit" they've offered so many countries you can play against, and equipment sets you could never play them all.

East Germany as pointed out did you know the East German Army was considered by NATO during and after the Cold War the best trained, disciplined and lead of all the Warsaw Pact countries?
Also, it was one of three Warsaw Pact countries outside of Russia the Soviets operated the T-80 tanks?

The Soviets thought the East Germans to be the most motivated to fight as they felt unification would come from them in a war against the West.

Bottomline though is to maintain parity between you and the AI, to have anything less would create a "false narrative" to the facts especially during the Cold War Era when the Soviets had such a huge advantage in equipment.
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs...20and%20Poland.

You'll find several posts in this thread dealing with the AI starting with the next two pages. There was a long one in here I believe from about three to five years ago that had a lot of good advice in it.

Regards,
Pat