What's the American massively long range tank going to be?

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We know the Jag is going to be west ost"s long range tank, and of course the Isu and the elephant for the vanilla factions, but I can't find a US long range tank like them. I mean there HAS to be one otherwise that's a huge deal breaker flaw in team games. Any tank enthusiasts have suggestions?

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M12 155mm SP

It was used to blast buildings and other fortifications with direct fire. they were used in the battle of Aachen as well.

This could be a 'paper armor' version of the ISU-152.

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It'd better be for reality's sake. American tanks + vehicles had thin armor.

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US Merikans just want the tank that shoots rockets of freedom. The Calliope.

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They don't need a super long range tank. Doesn't have to be symmetrical.

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They will probably have much, much, much better airpower call ins...

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Hope they change the absurd range on some tanks instead of adding more problematic units.

One can always dream...

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13 May 2014, 14:42 PMvan Voort

They will probably have much, much, much better airpower call ins...

VCOH disappointed in that area as the Airborne doctrine didn't offer all that much and the Infantry/Armor doctrine had none at all.

I'm hoping for the B-17/B-24 massed bombing wing strike...

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13 May 2014, 15:35 PMcoh2player

VCOH disappointed in that area as the Airborne doctrine didn't offer all that much and the Infantry/Armor doctrine had none at all.

I'm hoping for the B-17/B-24 massed bombing wing strike...

In vCOH the Airborne had the Bomb Run but it was easy to dodge and nerfed so much that it was always the last thing you unlocked. And you rarely used unless floating, deperate, or just for sh-ts and giggles. And I would think it was crap even if it cost 150 muni to use instead of the real 250 muni cost.

Historically US long range response came in the form of air support or fast to respond, accurate, and powerful Artillery. Every regiment had it's own 105mm and access to divisional 155mm tubes. There were also quite a lot of 203 and 240mm tubes and they were pretty mobile, though not SPs. Even the airborne had their own 75mm artillery pieces.

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Yeah, the Americans didn't really use Assault Guns or Casemate style Tank Destroyers, so you won't really find any equivalent to the ISU, Elefant, or JagdTiger.

This is because American Armour doctrine was different than Germany's or Russia's. Rather than engage Tanks with bigger Tanks, we sought to engage Tanks with maneuverable Tank Destroyers, complete with turrets. Our Tanks on the other hand were used to escort infantry and attack fortifications.

The only casemate style Assault Gun / Tank Destroyer we created was the T28 Super Heavy Tank, and we only made 2 of those for testing. It never left prototype stage.