Direct Counters vs Indirect Counters

[Flynn]

In this topic we can provide examples of direct counters and indirect counters. A direct counter is something that counters that unit directly, an indirect (or soft) counter is something that provides some passive defence against that unit and other units. For instance, an obvious example of a direct counter to a bomber is an interceptor. An obvious example of an indirect counter to a bomber is a shield. These could also be described as active counters vs passive counters. Feel free to provide your own examples.

[ColonelSheppard]

[Flynn]

[ZLO_RD]

t2 antiair (t2 sera ship as well) is direct counter to t2 air (usually)

t1 arty > t1 pd
t2 missile launcher > t2 pd
Rhino > auroras
t2 pd > t1 tanks
t2 pd + t1 pds > t2 tanks
Mercie > rambo
wall + medusa > t1 t2 land (except maybe range bots)
t2 pds are kinda only good way to stop gun acu
t1 aa is not great counter against t2 air (esp cyb vs cyb)
lab > artys (not work against way too much sera/cyb artys)
interceptor > gunship
gunships > t1 aa (or any no splash aa) cause they will avoid it until get critical mass
ASF > air exp
Aeon strats > land exp
cyb strats > bunched up armies
soul ripper + micro > all land except t3 SAM (t2 mobile flack have low range, and ripper kite them and kill one by one, if they try to be all in one place to shoot all together, they die to splash)
hoplites only thing that can be good against sera t2 bots (esp since medusa nerf)
snoop > mole
cyb aeon destroyers > subs (esp in real game and after t3 sub nerf)
cruiser in naval army helps against t2 stealth subs, cause it have significant vision range

[Vee]

striker > thaam > mantis ^^

[ZLO_RD]

Ground fire direct counter to dodging

[Hawkei]

Vague answers are a passive counter to stupid questions.