USF Airborne Company

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 04:06 AMLoopDloop

I would argue it's not a super good commander either. There's a difference between being grand offensive and being a fairly competitive pick, and airborne is not either right now.

Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2020, 19:13 PMSkysTheLimit

There's just some things that are outdated, the weapon drop being 2 separate slots for example

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 14:35 PMSander93

Merging them into one ability that drops both would arguably be worse.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 14:35 PMSander93

So even if the commander needed anything (and I don't think it does), the weapon drops are not where the solution would be at.

Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2020, 20:15 PMMazianni

The P-47 rocket strike is bugged. The extra damage modifier it is supposed to get for damaging tanks is mistakenly and bizarrely instead applied to UKF emplacements. I made a thread on this some time ago and proved it did not function properly with tests.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 14:32 PMT.R. Stormjäger

Okay well, since this veered off into a full rework, let me put forward some ideas.

0CP - Pathfinders (260mp, 4 men, stationary camo, 4 M1 carbines with Volks Kar98 profile, 42 sight, reinforce beacon, Call in red smoke for Anti infantry loiter (like airbourne guards) or fake red smoke.)
1CP - Airbourne Engineers (280mp, 5 men with volks kar98 profile M1s, can lay M6 mines, trenches, reinforced wire, satchel, can upgrade with sweeper or flamer)
3CP - Parachute Riflemen (360mp, 6 men with M1 carbines, can upgrade with double elite bazookas or double M1919s, cooked grenade, can lay flare mines.)
4CP - Airbourne supply drop (400mp, drops a 30muni crate, a 15 fuel crate, an M1 AT gun and a .50 cal)
8CP - Air support operation (180muni, P47s strafe infantry, then rocket strafe spotted enemy armour, Airbourne riflemen can reinforce during this operation anywhere on map, 25% faster cap and decap)

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 17:59 PMShadowLinkX37

You're taking out thompson paratroopers? The current saving grace of airborne?

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 14:35 PMSander93

I keep seeing this, but since both weapon drops are call-ins, the UI does not support putting them into one slot. And having access to both makes the commander very versatile because it allows to fully tech whatever tier (for LVs or the Pack Howie) is needed for the specific map or situation, while being able to airdrop the other tier's support weapon. Merging them into one ability that drops both would arguably be worse. So even if the commander needed anything (and I don't think it does), the weapon drops are not where the solution would be at.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 22:12 PMGrumpy

It would be nice to have Pathfinders make beacons, call in weapon drops, and lay mines.

Jump back to quoted post2 Apr 2020, 06:47 AMOlekman

You guys are correct, my mistake. I mixed up sbps when checking in Attribute Editor.

And is it really worse to have 2? Target entities are chosen randomly, no? So if you have 2 scoped Garands in your team, there's a higher chance that either one of them will target the low-health entity.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 14:32 PMT.R. Stormjäger

Okay well, since this veered off into a full rework, let me put forward some ideas.

0CP - Pathfinders (260mp, 4 men, stationary camo, 4 M1 carbines with Volks Kar98 profile, 42 sight, reinforce beacon, Call in red smoke for Anti infantry loiter (like airbourne guards) or fake red smoke.)
1CP - Airbourne Engineers (280mp, 5 men with volks kar98 profile M1s, can lay M6 mines, trenches, reinforced wire, satchel, can upgrade with sweeper or flamer)
3CP - Parachute Riflemen (360mp, 6 men with M1 carbines, can upgrade with double elite bazookas or double M1919s, cooked grenade, can lay flare mines.)
4CP - Airbourne supply drop (400mp, drops a 30muni crate, a 15 fuel crate, an M1 AT gun and a .50 cal)
8CP - Air support operation (180muni, P47s strafe infantry, then rocket strafe spotted enemy armour, Airbourne riflemen can reinforce during this operation anywhere on map, 25% faster cap and decap)

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 23:13 PMSumi

nice looks beautiful instead leave paras at 3CP, no airborne riflemen required.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2020, 23:18 PMSkysTheLimit

This game really doesn't take history into account that literally. Pershing and Ostwind saw little to no real action as far as Im aware

“…We drove in open formation behind the Tigers and Panthers to subdue enemy infantry. I was instructed by Peiper to support our infantry in house-to-house fighting. Several Panthers followed us to destroy any enemy tanks that might appear …. Peiper forbade us to engage enemy aircraft, our infantry was to defend themselves and we were to conserve our ammunition for the ground battle.”

Jump back to quoted post4 Apr 2020, 02:43 AMMazianni

20* M26 Pershings saw combat with 3rd and 9th Armored Divisions (1945), 310 sent to Europe overall before VE Day.

40-44 Ostwinds produced or converted between September 1944 and March 1945. Supposedly prototype saw service in France in September of 1944 and survived to supposedly see use in the Battle of the Bulge. Number actually produced is apparently unclear. Four vehicles saw service with 501st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion in early 1945, where apparently they performed well enough, though not versus aircraft.