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Why is there no IS2 buff being discussed?

12 Nov 2017, 23:06 PM
#21
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The last time this unit was really good was when you could get two of them and they came sooner. Since then the only stat change has been lower rear armor.


Incorrect it got a penetration buff mid-long range and a reduction in scatter

Scatter offset adjusted to match other vehicles.
Penetration increased from 250/220/190 to 250/230/210
13 Nov 2017, 07:29 AM
#22
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Out of all the unbalanced units in this game IS2 is one of the worst offenders. One of the best tanks in WW2 but in 95% of games it´s not used unlike Tigers, Panthers etc.

IS-2 was one of the best of WW2 tanks? On which way? It's not used like Tigers because doctrines which contains IS are quite not used because there is better options like ISU or M4C's sherman. Panther is in much more use for obvious reason. Still it's one of my favorit heavy tank ig for sure, especially when it reaching 2nd vet. Men, if they would buff IS-2 I wish it could be done at same way as they did with Tiger - buff its starting range.

It had a 122mm gun and four machine guns (one of them a Dshk) but cant do anything in this game. Why does it have to be that way? Why not make the IS2 a somewhat realistic copy of the real-live IS2. Very high damage gun with good penetration even against heavy tanks but with long reload, mobility comparable to Tiger I but with slightly better armor.

DsHKs are the best HMG's n the game, try to use flanking puma vs. ISU with pintle MG on the top and you will see it's power xD
And if you call IS's armour slighty better than on Tiger I... Dude, it has the same as KT, you can't get any better. Imagine if it has JT armor, not even a chance for a raketens haha.

BTW: the small 7.6cm gun of the panther deals 160 damage just as the 12.2cm gun of the IS2...this is insane.

But Panther can only deals with armor once IS-2 can deal with any target. RoF seems to be roughly equal for both - really low.
13 Nov 2017, 07:53 AM
#23
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I don't miss the IS2 Meta hich we had for 2 years straight
13 Nov 2017, 09:01 AM
#24
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BTW: the small 7.6cm gun of the panther deals 160 damage just as the 12.2cm gun of the IS2...this is insane.



What if I actually told you that both 88mm and 75mm had higher velocity and joule rating than is2 main gun, thus they were historically better ?
And if out of all three guns 75mm was better than both ?

The idea that 122mm is better than 75mm because more is totally wrong, caliber is not the only important feature...
13 Nov 2017, 09:06 AM
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jump backJump back to quoted post13 Nov 2017, 07:29 AMFrost

IS-2 was one of the best of WW2 tanks? On which way?


As I said. It had a 122mm gun, 4 Mgs, thick sloped armour while still beeing somewhat easy to move around. It was a far better design than Tiger I. But ok, that´s rl and not very relevant.

jump backJump back to quoted post13 Nov 2017, 07:29 AMFrost


DsHKs are the best HMG's n the game, try to use flanking puma vs. ISU with pintle MG on the top and you will see it's power xD
And if you call IS's armour slighty better than on Tiger I... Dude, it has the same as KT, you can't get any better. Imagine if it has JT armor, not even a chance for a raketens haha.


Dshk is the best MG but still not able to deal much damage when used on the IS2. I said the IS2 should have slightly better armour than the Tiger. I didnt say that it´s armour needs to be buffed to Jagdtiger levels. A better maingun would help the IS2 much more than just buffing it´s armour. There really is no reason why the Soviets cant have a good late-game heavy tank. IMO the IS2 should be able to melt infantry and not rely on RNG for every single fight.

jump backJump back to quoted post13 Nov 2017, 07:29 AMFrost

But Panther can only deals with armor once IS-2 can deal with any target. RoF seems to be roughly equal for both - really low.


Panther has higher ROF, costs much less and is non-doctrinal. Not a very good comparison since Panther is not even good in the live version of the game anyways. Panthers only really become effective with vet and when you have at least two of them. (stricly speaking about team games).




13 Nov 2017, 09:32 AM
#26
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What if I actually told you that both 88mm and 75mm had higher velocity and joule rating than is2 main gun, thus they were historically better ?
And if out of all three guns 75mm was better than both ?

The idea that 122mm is better than 75mm because more is totally wrong, caliber is not the only important feature...


This is wrong and a often repeated myth.

1. Tanks fought infantry and emplacements more often than tanks in WW2, so higher caliber = better since it deals more damage.

2. The 122mm gun of the IS2 could penetrate slightly more mm of steel than the Panther.

3. The gun of the IS2 and also the kwk 36 8.8 of the tiger could penetrate any regular tank with ease despite less velocity than the 7.6cm of the Panther. So in most situations higher caliber = more damage = better.


13 Nov 2017, 09:48 AM
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As I said. It had a 122mm gun, 4 Mgs, thick sloped armour while still beeing somewhat easy to move around. It was a far better design than Tiger I. But ok, that´s rl and not very relevant.


Are you really going to compare a 1944 tank with a 1942 tank ?

Main gun:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.8_cm_KwK_43
Kwk43 8.8cm penetration at 500ms: 282mm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_mm_gun_M1931/37_(A-19)
Dt 122mm penetration at 500ms: 155mm

With such a big caliber, penetration is quite low, mainly due to low velocity, which is actually telling to anybody barely competent that it is far from being a good/cost efficient design.

The king tiger was faster, 41 km/h vs 37 km/h.

Due to design flaws (the is2 was originally designed to carry an 85mm main gun) it had a slow turret traverse, compared to the 36 degreed/second king tiger turret traverse, and the reload was extremely long, up to 25 seconds, improved to 20-15 seconds in 1945, and during the war could carry half the ammunitions king tiger, tiger and pershing could carry.

King tiger had 150-100mm with a 40 degrees angled armor, which is the equivalent 185mm unsloped armor max, much more than 100mm max armor sloped at 60 degrees.

Now can we please ignore historical aspects like if those were an argument ?
13 Nov 2017, 09:59 AM
#29
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This is wrong and a often repeated myth.

1. Tanks fought infantry and emplacements more often than tanks in WW2, so higher caliber = better since it deals more damage.

2. The 122mm gun of the IS2 could penetrate slightly more mm of steel than the Panther.

3. The gun of the IS2 and also the kwk 36 8.8 of the tiger could penetrate any regular tank with ease despite less velocity than the 7.6cm of the Panther. So in most situations higher caliber = more damage = better.



Ehm no.
1) get an 88/75mm he and tell me if it isn't enough to kill you.
The military doctrine that survived today is the use of high velocity guns for tanks, while artillery, still powerful he, siege guns, hmg's could all deal efficiently enough back in ww2 and to the point it is not worth sacrificing at performances.
Ww2 is full of tank vs tank engagements.

2) FACTUALLY WRONG
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_mm_gun_M1931/37_(A-19)
Max penetration at 500ms: 155mm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5_cm_KwK_42
Max penetration at 500ms: 234mm
Even using pzgr 39/42 with lower velocity kwk42 got higher penetration: 168mm

3) that's not that simple
3.1) firing a lower caliber shell is much less expensive.
3.2) the gun of is2 couldn't penetrate king tiger at any but close range, nor panther beyond 1500ms, king tiger could penetrate is2 at an extreme long range, panther could penetrate is2 under 1500ms, so it was an even fight, but if is2 missed, it was 20 seconds reload, and was pretty much doomed.
13 Nov 2017, 10:24 AM
#30
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The IS-2 could need a little adjustments, especially vet 1 ability, which for this heavy tank, is fucking ridicoulus Kappa.

It should become a useful allrounder again, like the KT, so it can become a "frontline" unit again, instead of a Free vet deliverer for Axis
13 Nov 2017, 10:49 AM
#31
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2) FACTUALLY WRONG
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_mm_gun_M1931/37_(A-19)
Max penetration at 500ms: 155mm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.5_cm_KwK_42
Max penetration at 500ms: 234mm
Even using pzgr 39/42 with lower velocity kwk42 got higher penetration: 168mm



Factually wrong you say? Why are you using the ML20 field gun instead of the D25T 122mm tank gun of the IS2?

Real Panther and IS2 penetration tables are:
30° sloped armour at 500/1000/1500m

Panther 124/111/100mm

IS 2 140/130/120/mm

https://www.wwiivehicles.com/soviet-union/guns.asp
https://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/guns/75-mm.asp



13 Nov 2017, 11:08 AM
#32
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Factually wrong you say? Why are you using the ML20 field gun instead of the D25T 122mm tank gun of the IS2?

Real Panther and IS2 penetration tables are:
30° sloped armour at 500/1000/1500m

Panther 124/111/100mm

IS 2 140/130/120/mm

https://www.wwiivehicles.com/soviet-union/guns.asp
https://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/guns/75-mm.asp




Because the DT 122mm is ripped out of it, and surely the original artillery didn't use at guns.
The penetration chart is taken from is2 main gun.

Also, your sources agree with mine, and are completely different compared to what you posted.

Pzgr 40/42 (HVAP)
12.7 lb, 10.5 lb, 4.72 kg, 4.75 kg
3,675'/s
1,120 m/s



170


30
194
174
150, 149
127
106

174mm at 500ms with 30d, hell even better than my link.

122 mm 1943 D-25 T L/43 APCBC 204
30 140 130

140mm at 500ms, quite poor.
13 Nov 2017, 11:09 AM
#33
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Since we are getting all historical in here, the 122 was poorly designed, it was repurposed from a naval gun and it had to load its shell and propellant seperatly.

But OT it's cheaper than the KT, has high armour and is quite fast for a heavy tank.

Mabe it should get its damage buffed to 200 (IMO tiger should receive a similar buff)
13 Nov 2017, 11:11 AM
#34
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Del pls
13 Nov 2017, 11:14 AM
#35
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Pzgr 40/42 (HVAP)
12.7 lb, 10.5 lb, 4.72 kg, 4.75 kg
3,675'/s
1,120 m/s



170


30
194
174
150, 149
127
106

174mm at 500ms, hell even better than my link.


So you are using the values of the IS2 with regular ammunition while using the Panther stats with Pz.Gren. 40/42 HVAP. Of course the results will be different.

In reality Pz.Gren 39 was used almost all the time since production of the 40/42 model was stopped in 1943 due to Wolfram shortages.

But ok, you have your opinion, I dont even want to argue anymore since you will just twist and turn everything around to suit your point.

If you compare penetration stats at least use ones with the same ammunition LOL
13 Nov 2017, 11:20 AM
#36
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So you are using the values of the IS2 with regular ammunition while using the Panther stats with Pz.Gren. 40/42 HVAP. Of course the results will be different.

In reality Pz.Gren 39 was used almost all the time since production of the 40/42 model was stopped in 1943 due to Wolfram shortages.

But ok, you have your opinion, I dont even want to argue anymore since you will just twist and turn everything around to suit your point.

If you compare penetration stats at least use ones with the same ammunition LOL


What are you talking about ?
I'm taking full potential out of both, you are comparing 1939 tank shell with 1944 tank gun.
HVAP weren't anything special, they were normal shells called like that because designed to be fired at high velocity by high velocity guns, and were standard issue by 1940 for panzer 4 kwk40, and 1942 for panther kwk42.

Also your source asays 30degrees impact for 39/42, using a converter it accounts for 168mm, like my original source...

39/42 penetration at 500ms is 168mm, far more than 122mm

If there is anyone here ignoring facts and twisting is you.
13 Nov 2017, 11:32 AM
#37
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Dude just read some stuff about tanks and guns etc to understand at least the basics.

Pz.Gren 39 (APCBC) was the standard for the German tanks until the end of the war. Pz. Gren 40 (HVAP) was produced in relatively small quantities until 1943. Then production was stopped because their was no Wolfram available which was necessary for production of the Pz.Gren 40.

When you compared penetration stats of IS2 and Panther you used different types of ammunition. For the Panther you used HVAP and for the IS2 you used APCBC. That made your whole rant about penetration stupid since you didnt even bother to use the same types of ammunition.

So for real world conditions the IS2 still had more penetration than the Panther. No matter which way you are trying to twist facts and build your own fantasy.
13 Nov 2017, 11:45 AM
#38
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Dude just read some stuff about tanks and guns etc to understand at least the basics.

Pz.Gren 39 (APCBC) was the standard for the German tanks until the end of the war. Pz. Gren 40 (HVAP) was produced in relatively small quantities until 1943. Then production was stopped because their was no Wolfram available which was necessary for production of the Pz.Gren 40.

When you compared penetration stats of IS2 and Panther you used different types of ammunition. For the Panther you used HVAP and for the IS2 you used APCBC. That made your whole rant about penetration stupid since you didnt even bother to use the same types of ammunition.

So for real world conditions the IS2 still had more penetration than the Panther. No matter which way you are trying to twist facts and build your own fantasy.


OFC...

1)HVAP can be fired because the main gun allows to do it, if 122mm didn't have it is because it was an artillery gun with extreme low velocity, so even the lack of HVAP for a 1944 at gun is ridicolous and says it all about "better design hurr durr"

2) In your own freaking source penetration isn't considered in a perfect 90degrees hit, while it is for soviet 122mm (which indeed show same penetration of my source)
A conversion to 90 degrees result in much higher velocity (what a coincidence...EXACTLY like my source) and higher than 122mm penetration, so both 39/42 and 40/42 were far better.

90 degrees hit

Pzgr. 39/42 (APCBC) 935 m/s (3,070 ft/s) 185 179 168 158

Pzgr. 40/42 (APCR) 1,130 m/s (3,700 ft/s) 265 253 234 216

Conversion of 144mm of armor from 30 degrees to 90 degrees hit (effective armor)

https://panzerworld.com/relative-armor-calculator?armor_thickness=144&angle_type=sine&angle_1=60&angle_2=90

166 armor at 500ms compared to 39/42 168 and 40/42 234 (mm)
13 Nov 2017, 12:48 PM
#39
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Is-2 and tiger become dead in patch where thay get limit and where was TD buff.
After that is-2 lost his role like tank, coz its better go medium tanks, thay have better docs and ifantry. ITs still good tank at vet2,but this docs in 1v1 and 2v2 compared to another soviet docs, dont make him strong, coz in 2v2 axis late game based on com panther/ele/JT, that make is-2 useful. He have his role like meatshield, but imo better get medium tank, TD or arty. Even kv-2 that need buff too, are better for me.
Is-2 and tiger i think need damage buff, and for is-2 maybe little accuracy.
About all this historical stats, lets look what kind of quality was axis armor in 1944-1945 for heavy tanks and how it was hard repeir them. Why tehnical problems are not arguments ?
13 Nov 2017, 13:06 PM
#40
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How about this: The IS 2 in real life was prone to randomly exploding when it fired it's main gun, and it was also penetrated by a 20 mm shell through it's front glacis plate due to bad armour quality.

(Source and Source )



Would you also consider implementing these in the game?
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