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Thread: New Patch Meta Predictions19 Jun 2015, 13:27 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 13:22 PMElSlayer IMO 1 SU-85 and 1 Katy will still be better than 3 SU-76M. Depends on the map and the enemies composition. If they have lots of medium armor 3 SU-76's will tear him a new asshole while an SU-85 might be better for if your enemy is using heavier armor. Still, 3 SU-76's is a LOT of DPS, and with the new pen it will make even Panthers and Tigers think twice when used in numbers. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Stug G vs. Soviet and Allied armor19 Jun 2015, 13:22 PM It's not as durable as an SU-85 or a JPIV. It doesn't have the mobility of the Jackson. Of course it shouldn't because it's only 90 fuel. The closest thing to the StuG III role wise is the M10. Same line was used when JT and ele was at its OP prime. What are the counters for the JT or Elefant other than flanking? In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Stug G vs. Soviet and Allied armor19 Jun 2015, 12:51 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 12:27 PMsherlock Stuff Your thinking to hard about it, my original point was just that the StuG III isn't exactly the most durable thing out there and the fact at it's counters hit the field before it does (AT guns) means that it won't be OP because the opposing player will have a counter to it. "Glass Cannon" typically refers to something that is geared towards putting out a lot of punishment while not being able to take much itself due to various factors such as poor durability or risky nature of use, the Jackson and StuG III are an example of this. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: New Patch Meta Predictions19 Jun 2015, 12:23 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 11:57 AMAerohank I've always found that the USF AT guns main weakness was not the penetration (special rounds fixed that), but the fact that it is only a 4 man squad. 4 men squads (that decrew after 3 model losses) at just extremely vulnerable to axis lmg DPS, snipers, and rapid fire mortars. A lot of people fail to make use of it's very good arc and sight by using it like a ZiS gun in CQC. But yeah ultimately the biggest downfall of it is it's 4 man squad. Would be nice to see all USF weapon teams get bumped up to 5 men no? In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: New Patch Meta Predictions19 Jun 2015, 11:21 AM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 11:06 AMsome one No Axis will play through Tigers, Ace TIgers and KT because they wipe. Except you can't get more than 1 Tiger and the KT can be dealt with using Jacksons now since it's pen buff and the KT's armor reduction. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Stug G vs. Soviet and Allied armor19 Jun 2015, 10:23 AM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 10:19 AMsherlock The rest of the tank destroyers? Tank destroyers in coh2 (non doctrinal) - su85 hp: 640 (takes 4 shots from most at sources), same armour as stug - jp4: hp: 640 (takes 4 shots from most at sources), better armour than stug - stug: hp: 560 (takes 4 shots from most at sources) - jackson: hp: 480 (takes 3 shots from most at sources), worse armour than stug These all are glass cannons following this line of logic. The only tank destroyer and anything but "the rest of the TDs" to be less of a glass cannon is the panther The SU-85 doesn't need to engage in 50 range and can sight for itself, the JPIV can cloak while having the smallest target size of any vehicle in the game. I compared the StuG III to the Jackson for a reason; they both have very similar armor (one it 140 one is 130). The Jackson has a turret and superior mobility (60 range as well) to the StuG but less health, really it's a toss up between the two which is more glass and more cannon since one has high alpha and one has very good DPS. But both are meant to be supported by other things and are hard countered by AT guns. The short gun sherman isn't a class cannon because it's got a turret, very good speed and acceleration and smoke. The T34/76 is just well, uh, not very good lol. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Stug G vs. Soviet and Allied armor19 Jun 2015, 10:12 AM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 10:09 AMsherlock This again is wrong. I updated my original reply. The 560 health makes it take the same abount of shots from every medium as the medium is able to take itself. Almost all tanks do 160 damage, ergo 460/160=3.5 or 4 shots to kill. Mediums have 640 health, so 640/160=4. Yes, it will be a medium tank if it gets the first shot it and both just sit in front of each other and shoot at each other. But you can just drive to the left or right of it due to it having a fixed gun. On top of that 1 AT gun will scare it away, because as I said the ZiS gun for Soviets will always pen it, the 57mm will always pen it. EDIT: I said "glass cannon" because it's not very durable compared to the rest of the TD's in the game, think of it like the Jackson except the StuG III has high DPS instead of high alpha damage. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Stug G vs. Soviet and Allied armor19 Jun 2015, 10:05 AM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 09:58 AMsherlock This is rather wrong. All mediums have a good chance to not penetrate the stug. I provided the probabilities in this thread here At vet 2 the stug will be able to bounce every third shot from close range. When you have 560 health every penned shot hurts a lot, and yes the most basic mediums occasionally at max range will fail to pen but in normal engagement range they will do fine (nobody sits at max range to shoot at a StuG). The 140 frontal armor means even the humble USF 57mm AT gun will pen it every shot. The only 2 mediums in the game that have trouble per your post are the AP Sherman and T34/76, literally everything else will pen it always. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: New Patch Meta Predictions19 Jun 2015, 09:37 AM USF's AT gun will finally be useful since it will actually be shooting at it's intended target: medium tanks. One of the reason's I'm not really worried about the StuG III tbh, Captain will finally be worth it. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: Stug G vs. Soviet and Allied armor19 Jun 2015, 09:30 AM Jump back to quoted post19 Jun 2015, 09:25 AMAerohank If they removed TWP yes. Otherwise it would be way too good. In fact, I´ve got the strange feeling that the new StugG might be a bit too effective at sniping medium tanks now with the increased penetration and TWP. It's garenteed to get penned by essentially anything that shoots at it, so it's a bit of a glass cannon which I think will balance it out. It's also got a forward fixed gun which means pathing with it can be an absolute nightmare sometimes. It's in Ostheer T3 meaning all of it's counters will hit the field before it does so I don't there will be much of an issue, I mean USF's AT gun will finally be useful since Axis will need to rely on medium armor now instead of Tigers. In: COH2 Gameplay