buff 251 AA HT OKW

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2022, 13:42 PMZyllen

Better? mate the flaktrack is not able to perform these things at all. Which is a problem because flanking chasing and killing lv's are a very important reason why i buy a lv. For the record, i agree that a vet 2 FT is very good at area denial. However the OKW does not need much in area denial as their AT guns can retreat and the occasional leigh has sufficient range to be parked next to flak truck HQ. so its value is rather dubious

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2022, 16:14 PMFelixTHM

You're confusing anti-tank LVs and anti-infantry LVs somehow. Only the Stuart does both competently, but the common complaint is that it isn't great at either.

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2022, 16:14 PMFelixTHM

Flak HT forces almost non-stop retreats and inflicts serious health damage and bleed, which OKW absolutely needs.

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2022, 16:14 PMFelixTHM

An mg34 is absolutely no replacement for the mobility and damage output the Flak HT offers, and more importantly the mg34 is highly vulnerable to nades and mortar shells.

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2022, 16:14 PMFelixTHM

In any case it's bizarre that you don't understand the importance of area denial in a game in which 2/3 of your economy is largely based on your territories held, and the win condition is literally tied to holding three areas denoted by stars.

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2022, 17:31 PMZyllen

Area denial has nothing to with territories held, but making sure your support weapons are protected. The moment tanks arrive the lv's get reduced to guarding the rearline anyway.

Jump back to quoted post4 Mar 2022, 13:42 PMZyllen

Better? mate the flaktrack is not able to perform these things at all. Which is a problem because flanking chasing and killing lv's are a very important reason why i buy a lv. For the record, i agree that a vet 2 FT is very good at area denial. However the OKW does not need much in area denial as their AT guns can retreat and the occasional leigh has sufficient range to be parked next to flak truck HQ. so its value is rather dubious

Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2022, 04:57 AMFelixTHM

Wut.

"Area denial has nothing to do with territories held." That's such a pathetically bad grasp of the game's basic premise - even the Easy AI has at least somewhat understood the concept of capturing and neutralising territory. Holy crap. And that's not even factoring in more advanced concepts like denying enemy mobility and ability to flank through area denial.

Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2022, 07:18 AMTickTack

I guess one thing here is that, that camp gets countered by arty while the half track doesn't. I.e. its more vulnerable later on.
But does the half track survive that long? No

Jump back to quoted post5 Mar 2022, 11:20 AMZyllen

This is wrong in so many ways. All light tanks and most allied LV's will kill a flak track 1vs1 so it cannot deny mobility or flank properly . It cannot hold VP's or SP because of that either. The only thing this unit is good for is guarding your rear line. And in such a role its fantastic.