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Patch: 3.0.0.9561
Duration: 00:18:18

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A variation of double sniper opening substitute Penal Batt.

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What's the point of the Penal Battalion? If you're just going to stick it in the scout car and use it as a flamethrower, the Engineer squad is cheaper and you start with it already built.

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Sorry for posting without watching but I'm finding Penal Battalion to be VERY squishy and, while they have some good dps, they die to EVERYTHING and their satchel is si hard to use effectively.

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24 Jun 2013, 07:08 AMWhat Doth Life?!

Sorry for posting without watching but I'm finding Penal Battalion to be VERY squishy and, while they have some good dps, they die to EVERYTHING and their satchel is si hard to use effectively.

that satchel can kill stug III try it

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24 Jun 2013, 11:55 AMArashenstein

that satchel can kill stug III try it

Penal Batt. has two points really:
1) Superior to engineer b/c if scout car dies can still manage to fight on foot. I don't always build flamers on them only if I see an MG.
2) Penal Batt. actually beats a Gren Squad at Range w/ or w/o flamer upgrade. Also as mentioned the Satchel charge is amazing with proper micro ( I can post a game with good Satchel charge micro if you want - killed 2 pioneer squads, 1 pgren squad, and 1 vehicle)
3) It's not expected, Eng. have better uses (capping, repairing, building), and unit scales better to mid-late game.
4) It's fun using new units!

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I feel like the manpower cost for Penal is a bit high. They seem to melt in the face of fire compared to Conscripts.

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24 Jun 2013, 17:46 PMWhat Doth Life?!

I feel like the manpower cost for Penal is a bit high. They seem to melt in the face of fire compared to Conscripts.

they actually have similar durability to Conscripts, main advantage is better long rnage rifles. Shock troops are 480 Manpower now, so Penal actually aren't that bad for cost. Sure, Guard Rifle are still better for same manpower, but until you reach 1 CP to unlock Guard Rifle Penal is best you can get.

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24 Jun 2013, 21:21 PMSageOfTheSix

they actually have similar durability to Conscripts, main advantage is better long rnage rifles. Shock troops are 480 Manpower now, so Penal actually aren't that bad for cost. Sure, Guard Rifle are still better for same manpower, but until you reach 1 CP to unlock Guard Rifle Penal is best you can get.

I think 9/10 times a sniper would be better than Penal if you go Special Rifles. I Think Penal Squad is cool and can be very good against Pio spam but it's just not worth building in 1v1 IMO.