King Tiger - Is it worth buying?

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 10:55 AMLago

The idea of it was it'd drive forwards into enemy lines and infantry would run up the smoke to avoid HMGs. Nobody uses it like that, but that's why it's there.
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Smoke does not protect from suppression

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 13:06 PMLago

...The MG can't shoot if it can't see.

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 13:31 PMLago

Then don't blob right up behind the tank. It leaves a trail.

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 10:55 AMLago

The idea of it was it'd drive forwards into enemy lines and infantry would run up the smoke to avoid HMGs. Nobody uses it like that, but that's why it's there.

You could give the KT smoke, and it would make it slightly more survivable. But that's not the buff it needs. It needs to be impactful rather than being even more of an unreliable veterancy farm for enemy TDs.



jagdpanzer says 'why won't you love me'

That thing costs and functions the same as an SU-85. If it doesn't have similar penetration already, it probably should.

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 13:40 PMVipper

Ok at this point simply test in game and see what it easier to pull, for avoiding suppression:

1) Firing a smoke round from Cromwell/Sherman on a HMG...
2) Having a Churchill create a smoke screen....

Now can we go back to KT instead of this out of topic pointless debate.

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 14:13 PMullumulu

jp4 has a massive lower pen

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 15:17 PMLago

If you think it's off-topic, why did you start it?
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Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 13:20 PMVipper

It can shoot on the tank and that results in suppressing the infantry behind it, due to AOE suppression.

On the other hand units like the Cromwell can fire smoke on the HMG itself.

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 18:53 PMelchino7

Wasn't this fixed.

Fixed a bug where firing at non-infantry targets would suppress nearby infantry. Now suppression platforms will only deal AoE suppression if the primary target is an infantry model.

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 21:24 PMButcher

2) The OKW Panzer IV has equal/ better anti infantry (especially with vet) for half the cost.

Jump back to quoted post3 Dec 2018, 03:30 AMShadowLinkX37

It doesn't gib models consistantly, that's the problem.

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 22:08 PMSuperHansFan

Why don't you open up testmod right now with two blobs of rifles, one next to a KT and one next to a P4 and let me know how you get on.

Unreliable would be something like the Comet that is lucky to hit a gren model every two or three shots, yet I see a constant stream of "buff KT uber tank threads". Thats not to say I don't agree with giving KT some more mobility with vet (like how its turret was irl). But the gun is fine and so are allied tank destroyers, lest we go back to the days of jacksons bouncing three shots in a row on KT armour.

pretty sure ullumu would have a wetdream if times reverted to this

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 22:17 PMShadowLinkX37

The problem with this scenario is your rifles are next to the KT. What person puts rifles next to a KT?

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 21:11 PMDAZ187

KT with a JP4 and some raks for bait can be deadly. because you wont see them coming LUL

Jump back to quoted post4 Dec 2018, 23:57 PMmurky depths

How else would you snare it? It's not unreasonable, though perhaps not the norm.