Hands on Western Fronts Armies

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 18:19 PMBeltFedWombat

The Jackson / Firefly comparison is a good one.

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 19:25 PMbraciszek

Combat Blitz: looks like a much shorter version of the old blitz gets revived for the OKW.

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 18:25 PMausterlitz

IR stg 44 ignore cover?I sense lategame pain.
Well at least it gave that doctrine something good alongside the panther command tank.
Question is at 400 mp,costlier than shocks does it have armor?

Is there a unit called veteran rifleman distinct from just riflemen?

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 19:30 PMOmega_Warrior

Nah, just renamed regular blitz. They wouldn't bring back that monstrosity of an ability.

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 18:27 PMausterlitz

Except the 480 HP...thats not going to be enough i suspect.Whats the health of a panzer 4 and su-85 to put things into perspective?

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 20:41 PMSlippyer1

This is available on the 24th, yes? When exactly can you d/l it on the 24th? What has been peoples experience?

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 20:59 PMbraciszek

250 munitions for 3 stukas strafing at once with a squad of parachuting fallshirmjagers. Counter: AA m5 motor carriage, or any vehicle that is actually crewed. But the fallshirmjagers are pretty glitchy with their parachutes.

Fallshirmjagers otherwise cost 440 mp.

Oh yeah, and the crew weapon's health is under the squad's health, if that isnt there already.

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 21:13 PMcoh2player

The strafe looks similar to Assault Support strafe.

The Munitions is equivalent to 380 muni of normal resources.

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 18:05 PMbraciszek

Ok, so obersoldaten also have a bundled grenade, the caustic smoke grenade like the fallshirmjagers (vet ability), and they also seem to be able to booby-trap points. Their lmg34 doesnt seem that lackluster either.

So... the infrared-scoped stg44's do damage that ignore cover modifiers? So units in green cover get shot as if they were in no cover; someone explain to me how this weapon works.

Panzerfusiliers and fallshirmjagers both have panzerfausts, i believe, and they both harrass infantry very well.

The doctrinal flak defences have two men crews? Isnt that just snipable, or are they immune to snipes?

Jump back to quoted post21 Jun 2014, 21:17 PMbraciszek

I was also suprised that the ability didn't cost any manpower, but 250 munitons is a LOT for OKW. And its 3 planes coming in to strafe, two from the north, one from the south. It has a huge area of strafe for a pretty long duration.