Profile of The Soldier

They might have their own crew repair, but the tank can't fix any criticals instantly like the USF Vehicle Crews can (that's the main part of it).

So, I've just used this strategy in a 2v2 game. It works pretty well early game (although we still lost in the end), the .50 cals in particular are a real boon to stopping anything that's squishy.

I did lose my Greyhound early on. Still managed to do a good amount of damage and harrassment, although most of the work was done via the Canister Shot - the main gun is still terrible.

Making good use of the Pathfinder's Artillery and Fake Barrage abilities really gives an edge. Managed to force a retreat multiple time with the fake barrage until my enemies wised up to my tricks. Then they lost a good few squads.

I'm pretty sure a ball bearing the size of your thumb hitting you is still going to cause some significant damage.

Nonetheless, removing the death critical might turn it into the RNG machine that Canister Shot was back in CoH1 - sort of like the StuH42, where sometimes it did absolutely nothing, and other times it decimated entire blobs in one shot. Even with reduced price, I'd rather have something more reliable.

I find I use the Recon Commander more than I'd like. The Recon Run is actually indispensable with my style of play - grab munitions, and spam the hell out of that. The Airdropped Combat Group is also pretty good, you effectively get 2 upgraded Paratrooper squads with an AT gun (although I think it could be removed and the price dropped).

Canister Shot actually isn't as reliable as you'd like to think. I targeted a blob once, aimed, fired...and it hit a fence in front of the blob, blocking every single shot. No damage. I'd think a ball bearing flying at supersonic speeds might pass through a wooden fence without a problem.

But yea, I agree with you all - buff the gun, but nerf (possibly soft nerf) the Canister Shot, like making it 60 Munitions or a Vet 1 ability.

I've been using this a bit more often. The M8 Greyhound has some serious punch with that Canister Shot ability - mauling squads and blobs. But the main cannon still completely ineffective versus anything that has armor on it and even infantry. So I decided to look up the stats for the gun and...

40 damage maximum. That's not even enough to kill a soldier on a direct hit with a 37mm shell.

Alright, there's your problem. Compared to the Stuart's gun (both are exactly the same in real life), the M8 Greyhound has slightly less penetration and HALF the damage. No wonder this vehicle is just a pile of steaming crap. It does half the damage of the Stuart (which mind you, already does half the damage of a normal gun, e.g. the 57mm AT gun). The only thing it has going for it is half the scatter, which would be nice if it could actually kill infantry.

To make matters worse, it comes out at 3CP, and compared to other nations, the USF gains CPs slower because they don't actually build base buildings. Effectively, it's coming out at 4, maybe 5 CP - simply worthless at that time.

Anyone feel like this thing needs to have it's gun buffed? Or not? Feel free to voice yourself. Buff some things about it and nerfs other parts, etc.