5 Year Plan

Jump back to quoted post14 May 2017, 06:42 AMSturmtigerCobra

*SNIP*
Like a lot of things that Relic does, their theory does not turn into practise.

An example with Coh2 is British practically lacking garrison clearing tools because their only flamer is on the Universal Carrier which is too expensive and fragile to actually work. So as a result of Relic having a grand idea of something unique which sounds cool, British struggle on garrison heavy maps since they lack a handheld flamer.

Jump back to quoted post16 May 2017, 01:06 AMMajorFordson

Sort of off topic, but doesn't Brit have Engineers with SMGs that can clear out buildings from close range adequately? Sure it's not flamer, but you can still run up and have high DPS...

Also +1 Italy. It's a natural fit, and as has been said the existing factions already show a large twist of historical accuracy so Italy would be fine for a broad range of units.

Jump back to quoted post16 May 2017, 01:25 AMLoopDloop

Have fun using stens against an mg42...

Also, if they run up to point blank range, garrisoned units still benefit from all their cover bonuses, while the REs don't get any due to the "point blank" or "10m" rule where non-garrison cover is denied at under 10m. That's the reason why vet0 infantry sections can often easily beat vet0 sturmpios at point blank range if the infantry section is in a garrison with enough windows.

Jump back to quoted post16 May 2017, 01:34 AMMajorFordson

I was under the impression garrisons offered no cover if you're right up against the building. I've certainly used Shock Troops + smoke often enough in the past to get up, stand next to the windows and melt the enemy inside. Unless there have been changes...