Replace the Bulldozer Attachment with the 105

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 12:11 PMT.R. Stormjäger

Probably best to also replace the Sherman 76 and give the mech company doctrine a useful ability in its stead, maybe an air ability.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 15:08 PMLago

I like the Sherman 76 though. It's a really nice middle ground between a Sherman and a Jackson.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 12:11 PMT.R. Stormjäger

Probably best to also replace the Sherman 76 and give the mech company doctrine a useful ability in its stead, maybe an air ability.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 15:54 PMSander93

Mechanized is already a very powerful commander, one of the best for teamgames and still often used in 1v1s too, with the WC-51 and Cav Rifles for wipes, the dozer Shermans / 76s to get premium mediums and Combined Arms. It doesn't need anything else, or it'd potentially become overpowered.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 15:56 PMT.R. Stormjäger

bulldozers which are badly designed and overlap with the 105mm M4

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 15:09 PMddd

You like it only because you didnt play usf in months, you probably forgot what this unit does.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 15:57 PMSander93

I don't think they overlap at all, the 105mm is a pure anti-infantry tank that's pretty late game due to role, timing and cost, while the dozer M4A3 Sherman is a buffed up medium tank that's a great unit to get out early, because at that point (late mid / early late game) you usually need something that can force off infantry but can also potentially hold back Panzer IVs or Ostwinds, and making your generalist medium more durable is very nice.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 16:02 PMLago

It's a standard Sherman with that toggles between standard rounds and HVAP instead of standard rounds and HE.

I use it all the time when I play Soviet. It fits amazingly into their T4.

In USF it's has stronger competition from the Bulldozer 75, but it's still an excellent unit.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 16:05 PMLago

How are the 105mm, 76mm and Easy Eight meant to compete with that?

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 15:56 PMT.R. Stormjäger

I’m not saying make it better, I’m saying replace then bulldozers which are badly designed and overlap with the 105mm M4 and add in a filler ability of niche use like recon overflight.

Jump back to quoted post23 Oct 2019, 16:13 PMSander93

The 76mm can take out enemy armor way better because of HVAP shells, and insane reload time with veterancy, Radio Net and Combined Arms (reload can get as low as ~2 seconds). The EZ8 is much faster and doesn't need to switch shells. The 105mm is generally more reliable than the Sherman at forcing off infantry.

That being said, all the Sherman variants have always had only very little variation between them, that's not really something that can be fixed. I think the current situation is mostly fine, now they all have some advantages the others don't have, which gives players a lot of options so they can play with whichever ones they prefer, without having one clear winner overshadow all the others.