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Why not just offer a AT rifle upgrade to Grens and Volks that would give them a moderate increase in AI performance as well as the ability to help stave off light vehicle rushes?

Volks Light Anti Tank Package: 90 munitions upgrading the squad with 3 AT rifles and enabling the ability to lay light AT mines no truck required

Grens Light Anti Tank Package: 60 munitions upgrading the squad with 2 AT rifles and enabling the ability to fire the panzerfaust at longer ranges BP 1 required.

I feel like I ask this alot, but why? What will this add to the game? The only truly op light armor rush is the m5, and the M5 is not exactly something counterable by infantry due to its stupid dps, timing, and suppression.

Even if this package was necessary, why does it have to be better than the soviet DOCTRINAL upgrade for no reason? 3 at rifles and mines? 2 rifles and better p faust?

OKW and Ostheer dont need jack shit. You have panzer shrecks which are the best at weapon infantry can use. Use those, and don't expect every unique weapon/ ability that the allies have to go to Germans as well, unless you are willing to give up the advantages that Axis factions have such as more efficient lategame in general.

Would increasing the accuracy from 0.05/0.0375/0.025(off the top of my head, could be wrong) to something like 0.05/0.04/0.03-0.035 increase the bazooka snipes? From what I've seen and played the rocket snipe tends to come from people firing shreks and bazookas at near point-blank ranges where the projectile doesn't really have much room to scatter from the muzzle.

It would increase the snipes at mid and long, but only negligibly. Honestly, I would rather get rid of rocket snipes period, which is why I am partial to target tables (similar to the fix for the PTRS).

I love how they skipped the most important parts of the Bren carrier.

I understand that the Pak howie is great at hitting squads close by and running straight at it, however, my biggest gripe with the pak howie is that it goes against USF faction design.

The USF faction was designed as a high DPS faction that is meant to be constantly on the move and attacking enemy positions. All USF support weapons support this fact. The .50 is capable of setting up quickly, making it a viable support unit for attacking infantry. The M1 57mm AT gun has a fast ROF with low pen, making it a unit that is meant to be used on the flanks of engagements and quickly re-positioned. All USF armor has low survivability, but instead rely on their mobility to make up for their weaknesses.

The USF indirect support weapon should be a fast moving weapon that is meant to constantly reposition to keep up with rapidly moving forces. It should be a lighter mortar or a mortar HT, capable of quickly moving into range, doing its job, and pulling back.

This is the main reason why I find the Pak Howitzer underwhelming. It is a good support weapon in the wrong army. As such it suffers from not having other units adept to doing the same job it does (holding territory), whilst not particularly aiding the mobile tactics required for the use of literally every other USF unit.

Hello everyone! I started this thread to get a general idea of what the consensuses on the viability of Ostheer T4 is.

I personally think that Ostheer T4 and the Panther within it are priced fairly, but the inefficiency of the Panzerwerfer and the Brummbar make it a less useful tier than it should be.

I would suggest that the Panzerwerfer should get either:

- Less scatter, so that the barrage can be used from a farther range than it is currently effective from.

- Gain an HP increase to 320 and an armor increase to 16, to reflect its role as a more offensive artillery piece.

This will give the Panzerwerfer a true role, and make it less of a risky investment if it is meant to be a frontline rocket platform.


As for the Brummbar, I believe it's biggest weakness is it's vulnerability to pathing issues. I believe it's main weapon is in a good place currently. I would like to see the Brummbar made more useful by making it have either or both:

-Better rotation rate to compensate for it's pathing. It is a very lategame unit, and is currently too vulnerable to pathing issues compared to other highly priced tanks, due to it's lack of a turret and low maneuverability.

-Increased HP to reflect it's role as an emplacement smasher. Currently, the Brummbar has 800 HP (same as a T34/85). i would like to give it an HP buff to 960 or so, to reflect it's role as a borderline heavy unit.

The Brummbar will then be a heavy assault gun capable of smashing the heaviest fortifications when used smartly, and be less vulnerable to pathing issues.