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I was under the impression the soviets had the best arty.
Soviets had the most arty. And they used it en-masse. But I think the quality and tactical use of US artillery was far superior. (see this description: http://etloh.8m.com/strategy/artil.html on artillery practices.)
There was a quote I read once from a German soldier about what it was like to face the different allies.
He said the Russians had too low a regard for life and wasted too many troops and that the Commonwealth were well trained and professional soldiers. When asked about the US troops his reaction was "I don't know. I don't remember seeing US troops. All I saw were explosions."
I say this proudly as an American. They fought well. But if I am an infantryman I would prefer to throw a corps' worth of 205, 155 and 105mm shells at the enemy before having to look through the sights of an M-1 Garand.
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I was under the impression the soviets had the best arty.
It's already been said. Russia had the most artillery. In terms of crew training, mobilization, integration with infantry, logistics, quality of equipment and munitions, communication technology, ballistics calculation technology, artillery theory - USA was vastly superior to all nations in the above mentioned qualities. And other than Russia, USA also had the greatest quantity. A great deal of german/russian artillery was still hauled around by horses even in 1945, USA's artillery was all pulled by mechanized vehicles. Namely the M4 high speed tractor.
If you wanted to put it in simple terms for how COH2 has been balanced, and how I think america should fit into this with its own niche.
Soviets - Good infantry, good anti-infantry
Germans - Good tanks, good anti-tank
USA - Good artillery, good counter artillery (air call-ins).
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WE NEED CAPTAAAIN 'MURICA
No we don't!
I'll be happy with a bunch of GIs and a handful of Airborne thrown in, backed by the production of GM and Ford, and the designs of John Browning.
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T17s - hopefully silence will comeback and play if their here
But T17's weren't even used by the Americans.
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Soviets had the most arty. And they used it en-masse. But I think the quality and tactical use of US artillery was far superior. (see this description: http://etloh.8m.com/strategy/artil.html on artillery practices.)
There was a quote I read once from a German soldier about what it was like to face the different allies.
I read a similar quote about American combat style that described the American style of fighting as firing artillery almost endlessly before finally sending in their ground forces.
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Gun for gun, the US and British/CW artillery fired more rounds and more 'accurate' rounds for that matter than the German/Axis allies or the Soviet.
The Soviet artillery strategy was about the strategic and operational level and not so much the tactical. They had many artillery divisions (350+ guns and mortars) which had no other function than to smash Axis lines with huge firepower. In their rifle corps (2-3 rifle divisions), the artillery (122mm plus) was concentrated at corps rather than the divisional level. The divisions only used light artillery (76mm) for tactical support.
Their guns did not fire as many rounds as the American, but they had more guns and when they fired, they fired all at once with devastating effect. Then the Soviet armies and Tank armies would attack and break through......
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What do you mean with RR ?
RR = Recoilless Rifles.
It was the upgrade for Airborne Infantry in CoH1 that gave the squad anti-tank capability.
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How about bangalor mines for the US that are effective when suppressed?
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