What if Thompson paratroopers could camouflage?

Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2018, 03:04 AMLoopDloop

Just sort of a conceptual food for thought thread.

There’s loads of other infantry with cqc weapons that can camo in this game, and I think it’d fit the “theme” of the unit pretty well considering that they are paratroopers. They also have kind of bad RA modifiers IIRC and drop pretty fast, making it hard to use them as a cqc unit.

I’m not super married to this idea and it might not be that balanced but I personally believe it’s a pretty decent idea.

Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2018, 03:06 AMShadowLinkX37

Initial thought before reading: hell no! Why? Because they’re the highest DPS unit in the game.

Thoughts after reading post: no

Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2018, 03:12 AMLoopDloop

Fair enough XD

So I did make you go from hell no to no though? Must have made a compelling argument for a dumb concept.

However, it seems to me like there’s not a lot of reason to use Thompson paras except maybe as a dedicated wiping squad in 1v1s since they’re kinda squishy. I would legitimately like to know if I’m wrong and there’s other better ways to use them.

Jump back to quoted post17 Aug 2018, 03:26 AMShadowLinkX37

Well after thinking about it for more than 3 seconds I realized that stormtroopers have both camo and tactical assault, which is what these would become. However they only have 4 men and I don’t recall the DPS curve comparisons for the Thompson vs the StG44. What I do know is that they both have very forgiving DPS curves. While it is difficult to get paratroopers through open flanks undetected, if and when you can get them on those retreat paths it is an absolute slaughter fest. They can wipe practically any unit that is retreating with tactical assault.

They’re still good on CQC oriented maps. I prefer them over the LMGs (but I prefer rangers because of the Pershing) on kholodney ferma. Specifically in the south around all those hedges.

If you’re just looking for less bleed try vetted rangers with Thompson’s. Less DPS but higher RA IIRC. You can walk them up to vet 5 obers with the 34 and win.