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Me facing tiger 2

Jump back to quoted post4 Sep 2014, 20:27 PMMadeMan

Special Ops is my favourite Doctrine with OKW and I'm still trying to figure out how to best maximise this for 1v1.

Usually the Command Panther is the third vehicle I get in a match after the Kubelwagon and the Panzer II Luchs.

The main reason I went for this tank first is that for the slightly increased cost, it seems to be superior to getting a regular Panther first. However, watching the Propagandacast recently, Imperial Dane mentions that it doesn't really have better stats than a regular panther and most of it's advantages are nullified by being the only armour on the field. The Luchs can benefit a bit, but it doesn't really gel as much as another Panther or Jagdpanzer IV would I suppose.

So my question is, is it better to get something else first, like a Jagdpanzer or vanilla Panther before getting the command panther?
The main reasons I can think to get a command Panther first would be it's co-ordinated fire, which can be used in conjunction with Panzershreks and Raketenwerfers as well, and it's Blitz ability which is always handy in a pinch too. Does this make it worth getting as the first medium/heavy armour?