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Jump back to quoted post9 Aug 2021, 14:47 PMGachiGasm

Alright, lets say you nerf ST range to be 35. Now it has the same range as AVRE and bigger explosion. At the same time
1) It doesnt have a turret therefore you always have to move in a strate line towards your target since you wont be able to hit anything if the enemy is paying attention and if you are not starting firing sequence the second you are in range + on top of that ST is very dependant on map layout, so moving in a strate line is not always possible. In other words the only realistic way to use it would be by pre-possitioning and pre-firing.
2) ST max speed is faster, but AVRE reaches the max speed faster. Meaning that its easier for AVRE to fire and fuck off + it pottentually can have speed boost from Hammer and on vet 3 its pretty much immune to snares since it has auto-repair.
3) AVRE in its nature faces less units which can reliably penetrate and deal damage to it, since the only unit which can do it - Panthers and Heavy tanks and they are not as massed usually as Allied TDs and even if they are it still takes much more time to do so. Allied TDs have range of 60, meaning that ST with 35 range will be usually exposed to at least 2 shots from a single allied TD (on approach and on retreat), if its spotted earlier even more.
4) AVRE has faster reload, non-manual reload, meaning it can shoot more friequently since reload starts the second shell is fired.
5) AVRE in general just shoots much faster then ST.

How would you adress these problems to not make ST just infirior in pretty much every possible way when it comes to combat effectiveness?

Jump back to quoted post9 Aug 2021, 14:15 PMZyllen

BS. In a realistic scenario, the su85 and 1 AT gun would have killed the ST when its on the retreat. So thank you for proving my point.

Jump back to quoted post9 Aug 2021, 09:24 AMSander93

I've seen several people post this. Yes it has a massive amount of hitpoints (1280-1440), but the armor is nothing special. 220-242/110-121 front/rear armor is bad for a heavy vehicle. For comparison, the AVRE has 290/180 armor.

When doing balance comparisons/reviews, its armor is definitely not a factor to take into consideration. It won't bounce much. Its durability comes mostly from raw health.

Jump back to quoted post8 Aug 2021, 21:04 PMGeblobt

Not that i complain much about the current medic situation, but its kinda funny how UKF, a faction which had a, (free) aoe medkits on every Section you want to and b, a med bunker which only costs 50mp more than the cheap Ost medic bunker, gets a cheaper Ambulance (than USF) for absolutly no reason lol.