M4A3 76mm Sherman V E8 Sherman

Jump back to quoted post29 Jul 2020, 00:38 AMthedarkarmadillo

So then you run into the issue where a Panther loses up close to an E8 and loses at range to a Jackson so you basically can not use any armour if the enemy fields both an E8 and a Jackson. so gg?

Jump back to quoted post29 Jul 2020, 00:38 AMthedarkarmadillo

So then you run into the issue where a Panther loses up close to an E8 and loses at range to a Jackson so you basically can not use any armour if the enemy fields both an E8 and a Jackson. so gg?

Jump back to quoted post29 Jul 2020, 06:16 AMKiwiBirb

If we consider a Jackson - reworked E8 versus 2 panther scenario, I don’t think this would be the case, as it would still be about positioning, just the optimal positions would be different.

The USF player would want to whittle down the panthers at max range with his Jackson, while the E8 protects it from dives. If the USF player messes up with the Jackson, the Ost player can just dive past the E8 and kill the Jackson, or if he messes up with the E8 the panthers can snipe it and the Jackson won’t have the dps to kill the panthers before the E8 dies.

Conversely, if the USF player plays well, he can whittle down a panther with his Jackson and then dive it with the E8, killing the panther, or if the panthers dive and he keeps the Jackson at max range while microing the E8 to point blank, he can also kill the panthers.

So there are ways for each side to win

Jump back to quoted post29 Jul 2020, 07:40 AMKatitof

JP4 beats both.
Just a reminder.

Jump back to quoted post29 Jul 2020, 11:16 AMthedarkarmadillo

Except the axis are still on the back foot by needing 175x2 fuel to possibly maybe fight off 140x2 and anything less is hopeless.