Penals have the worst mainline infantry target size

Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2022, 13:12 PMMassaDerek

Meanwhile Jaeger midget infantry:

Conscripts start off worse than Penals at VET0 with the worst target size in the game but still somehow get better at VET3 despite costing less to build and reinforce across the entire match



No wonder Penals drop like flies past 15min lol, half of the Axis infantry spawn with better target size:
Vet 0/VET 3/5
Grens:0.91; 0.91
Obers:0.7; 0.5
Fallschirm:0.83; 0.59
Sturmpio:0.87; 0.67
Sturmoffizier: 0.8; 0.64
Volks: 1.0; 0.77
Fusilier 1.0; 0.77
Pgren: 0.8; 0.57
Stormtroopers: 0.75; 0.53

Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2022, 13:30 PMrumartinez89

I feel that at T4 Penals should unlock the ability to lay down sandbags,

Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2022, 13:32 PMaerafield

This definitely not, we have more than enough sandbag snoozefest gameplay in coh2 and penals are meant to have a different playstyle than conscripts and have a stark contrast to them

Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2022, 13:32 PMaerafield

This definitely not, we have more than enough sandbag snoozefest gameplay in coh2 and penals are meant to have a different playstyle than conscripts and have a stark contrast to them

Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2022, 13:29 PMaerafield

stats page is outdated, last patch made it so penals get 0.77 target size at vet 3 rather than 0.85.

They also have the passive vet 1 ability that buffs RA if they drop models. This whole thread is obsolete tbh

Jump back to quoted post4 Jul 2022, 19:22 PMleithianz

The only reason penals are not popular is that 7-man conscripts are just way too cost-effective. I don't think there is room for a penal buff on the Soviets. Unless they come with 7-man conscript nerf together.