222 Rework By Brother PencilBatRation

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Brief Description:
This technologically advanced reconnaissance armored car is armedwith a Light Machine Gun. Decent armor provides immunity against small arms and the accurate LMG42 is a potent anti infantry weapon. Can be upgraded with the KwK 20mm rapid firing cannon and effectively engage enemy light vehicles and aircraft.

Deployment Conditions: Battle phase 2 is researched (the 20mm cannon upgrade requires Battle Phase 3 Research unlocked)
Deployed From: Infanterie Kompanie for 260 Manpower and 25 Fuel

Ailities:
Camouflage: The Scout Car is more cautious when moving, allowing it to maneuver without being detected at medium distances. (Requires veterancy Level 1)

Upgrade: 2 cm KwK 30 Autocannon. The vehicle is upgraded with the 2cm KwK 30 gun, specializing in light anti tank support. The upgrade doe not include a coaxial LMG.

Description:
The Leichter PanzerspÃ¤hwagen ("light armoured reconnaissance vehicle") was a series of light four-wheel drive armored cars produced by Germany from 1935 to 1944. Used by the reconnaissance battalions (AufklÃ¤rungs-Abteilung) of the Panzer divisions, the Sdkfz. 221 was armed with a single MG34, manned by a two man crew, and had 4-wheel drive. The other version of the vehicle, SdKfz. 222 was armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 autocannon, a powerful gun capable of shredding light vehicles and aircraft.

This armored car is obliged to fill multiple roles, while being only excellent at one which is being a light AT platform and shredding all of its similarly priced counterparts and even some light tanks, and lackluster at the other job which used to be its main purpose; anti infantry and flanking support weapon teams. These 2 issues are addressed in this mod.

Changes:

Armor value increased from 9/4.5 to 32/20
Pintle mounted LMG34's Incremental accuracy value increased from 1 to 1.07
Pintle mounted LMG34's Incremental search value increased from 2/3/4 to 3/5/6 (N/M/F)
Pintle mounted LMG34's Penetration value increased from 1/1/1 to 1/1.3/1.6
UPGRADES: The SdKfz221 can upgrade to the 20mm cannon.
kwk 38 20mm Autocanonn's damage value increased from 20 to 30
kwk 38 20mm Autocanonn's Penetration value increased from 35 to 60
kwk 38 20mm Autocanonn's Reload time increased from 3 to 8
kwk 38 20mm Autocanonn's AOE radius reduced from 1 to 0.5
kwk 38 20mm Autocanonn target table value added to deal zero damage against infantry or support weapons

Veternacy XP requirements increased by %40

Veterancy Levels

Rank 1: Adds the 'Camouflage' ability, which makes the 222 harder to detect.
Rank 2: Veteran crews navigate the battlefield with ease and greater efficiency and reload their weapon faster. Target training increases weapon pentration and range.
Rank 3: Elite crews fire with greater accuracy, reload their weapon faster and have an increased awareness of their surrounding.

Rationale: Now this armored car armed with an LMG belongs to the armored car class, capable of deterring infantry and flanking support weapons, while its LMG is now capable of pushing back other overextended armored cars such as the M3/Jeep/UC without obliterating them.

It is at the top of the food chain, with a cost increase to justify the stat adjustments. With the autocannon being an upgrade now, which costs 120 munitions and requires the BP3 research, the allied butt buddy is assured that it won't be used agressesively against him. This is a hard hitting AT gun with a high reload time, so it can't be used aggressively. The timing, increased upgrade cost, research requirements and increased reload time justify the damage and penetration buffs. This should help against T70/Stuart base-rushes and other similar unpleasant experiences for the average player.

How to play

DOWNLOAD the mod from this link: https://www.coh2.org/file/12233/222rework.zip
Extract the content to your game profile folder
Launch the game, create a custom game, choose '222Rework' in the tuning drop down menu
Play

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And what am i supposed to see when i play this mod?

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Updated the OP

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What is it supposed to achieve?
The 222 is already a cancerous cheap vehicle right now that you can use to swarm up your opponent, you want to buff it? are you crazy?

Rank 1: Adds the 'Camouflage' ability, which makes the 222 harder to detect.

what the f***, you want not only to make it able to kill a T70 alone but give it camo on top of it?
Are you a troll?

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What is it supposed to achieve?

Nothing, just playing around, tweaking shit etc.

The 222 is already a cancerous cheap vehicle right now that you can use to swarm up your opponent, you want to buff it? are you crazy?

Some trolls don't even read the post they are replying to.

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I don't understand
1)the crazy buffs
2) BP3 upgrade required

So you make this armored car like a light tank, but only available in the late game?
Sure, buff the MG on it, maybe that's cool, but wtf with the upgrade?

If anything, ost should get a side tech P3 in Tier 2 to push against the light armor.

Some people would argue for Hotchkiss but I disagree.

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6 Aug 2016, 21:04 PMGbpirate

I don't understand
1)the crazy buffs
2) BP3 upgrade required

So you make this armored car like a light tank, but only available in the late game?
Sure, buff the MG on it, maybe that's cool, but wtf with the upgrade?

The crazy buffs, are not as crazy as one might might think. The Pintle LMG is just more responsive now and performs better against larger squads. The cannon upgrade costs a shit ton and require T3 research. Also the vehicle doesn't take damage from rifles, as it shouldn't, similar to M5 and an upgraded M20.

The intention behind the change was preventing the 222 from killing other scout cars the moment they were built, allow it to kill some infantry here and there, and once the early-mid game arrives, prevent opponent light tanks to bully ostheer, thanks to the new 120Muni Autocannon upgrade.

Posted the full list of changes to avoid further confusions about the cost and timing.

6 Aug 2016, 21:04 PMGbpirate

Some people would argue for Hotchkiss but I disagree.

CMD PIV is already there which is pretty identical, I am more excited for a stock Tier 2.5 hotchkiss.

That said, a generalist light tank for OST isn't a good idea.