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All joking aside though, I don't see a ton of KV1s around. The only doc it's in off the top of my head is Counterattack, which I've mainly been using for it's B4. But it's a nice resilient medium that has a non-trivial chance of deflecting shreks, and can soak up good damage. It synergises quite well with Jacksons if you want a USF player as a partner in team games. Should the tank be in more doctrines?
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Anything I can do to counteract this? (Since I'm beginning to really like the KV-1, it's just a big brute)
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There's no special advice for dealing with them, the KV1 is a more durable T34. You probably have an AT gun + cons to help screen the enemy forces, and if you have the manpower the B4 can help annihilate the enemy support units, plus deal with the superheavies if they arrive later on.
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I've noticed that it comes out late enough to start getting killed by Axis Heavies the moment its out.it usually comes out in time to be you're second tank. Buy an su-85 first to handle armored threats. At guns work too. It's not much of a tank killer but its good for protecting the things that are.
Anything I can do to counteract this? (Since I'm beginning to really like the KV-1, it's just a big brute)
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The B4 is obviously fantastic but you have to be wary of it just getting instantly killed by a one of the many Wehrmacht arty strikes that can kill it. Spamming mines on base entrances is good to prevent the scout car or tank rush getting vision, but if you're versing some of the commanders that can just recon + stuka bomb then there is actually nothing you can do to keep it alive. For that reason it can be risky going for Counter Attack, and you'll often have to wait until they lock in their doctrine to see if it's safe to do so, but you often can't afford to do that as Soviets because then you don't get your Elite infantry call ins mid game.
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Granted, one very good commander with shock elite infantry and B4 super-heavy tank eraser.
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The KV1 is good for tanking damage and punishing Ostheer for Panzer IV spam, but it could still use a buff to it's ROF and speed/acceleration.
the cannon becomes a machine gun at vet 3 lol. BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. Fires like every 3 seconds
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#B4 with 60+ kills
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The issue with it is you'll if you go KV-1 + SU-85 you'll probably just lose to Volks Shrek Blobs.KV-1's armor makes it a bit better a taking on schreks then most tanks. It doesn't have to run away at the first sight of them unlike the T34s.
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KV-1's armor makes it a bit better a taking on schreks then most tanks. It doesn't have to run away at the first sight of them unlike the T34s.
True but rarely does it actually do enough damage to the Volks, generally it'll take a whole bunch of punishment and due to it's high health it takes quite a while to repair. Unless you have good B4 RNG it can be hard to deal with OKW blobs with a less hard hitting vehicle compared to IS-2/ISU or T-34/85. KV-1 and SU-85 is much better against Wehrmacht because you'll see Paks for AT instead of Volks Shreks, but then you have to worry about the B4 being effortlessly killed with an off map arty strike.
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