Volks are garbage - Run an experiment vs Cons

Jump back to quoted post22 Aug 2014, 10:25 AMAlbus

Volks on their own, without Vet, are pretty shoddy. Their DPS is fairly appalling and in a vacuum, a conscript will indeed beat a volksgren hands down, even if the Conscript has to charge.

However, this is negated by the fact the OKW also get Sturmpios early game, which can easily take 2:1 conscript squads if placed in cover properly. The OKW also get access to extremely effective doctrinal infantry, such as Falschirms, the infamous MG34 and Fusiliers/Sturmofficer. Don't even get me started on how quickly Obers chew up conscripts.

Anyway, even with vanilla Volks against vanilla Cons in a 1v1 situation, once you upgrade to your first tech truck and get access to grenades, the balance quickly favors Volks (Simply because of how effective those grenades are). If you go Spec-Ops/Scavenge, you also get access to the assault-gren style grenade volley, which is insanely cost effective for what it does (10 munitions for a potential squadwipe if your opponent is inattentive).


Edit: Volks are worse than Conscripts in an equal engagement. The only way you can trump conscripts with vanilla volks is by blobbing up (Which a Soviet player can do himself).

Jump back to quoted post22 Aug 2014, 12:33 PMNeffarion

I agree, what is happening is that you need 2 or more Volks in cover to beat 1 con when they run to you.
Volks don't have enough Dps to penalize a squad running up to them.
Grenades can be avoided and cost Munitions, so do Molotovs but those deny cover as well

Jump back to quoted post22 Aug 2014, 12:58 PMMajorBloodnok

"....slowly twisting in the wind..." comes to mind.

Warthrone: you can ask a Mod to lock this thread if you wish.....you have done a good job keeping it going.....but the truck seems very low on gas, if i may say so.(And I play all armies)