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Which is why OKW should have gotten an AT-themed doctrine instead of "Grand Offensive". But whatever, a shiny Tiger Tank is probably just more attractive for the average COH2 player.

By the looks of it, Panzerfusiliers are getting double Panzershrecks as an upgrade option next patch.

Sorry, your argument is invalid and just support another fact that OKW has even more better stuffs than USF.

Then surely the straightforward solution is just play OKW? If your playstyle relies on big artillery vehicles, USF really isn't the faction pick.

With the same efficiency Ostwind kills lights.

The DShK actually being effective at light AT could be interesting. It'd add some role overlap to Soviet Defensive (which also has the M42) which is less than ideal, but hardly a disaster.

Boot up the cheat mod and test it. It doesn't counter T-70s like a P4 does at all.

It even loses sometimes.

Forking this off from the more general Ostwind thread after another member said it warranted more discussion.



Rather than buffing the Ostwind's anti-infantry damage, tweak its stats so it counters light armour. Keep it trash against mediums, but give it the ability kill a T-70, AEC or Stuart as fast as a Panzer IV can.

On paper, it's a modest Ostwind buff.

But when you consider the consequences of that change, it adds a whole new dynamic to the teching of both Ostheer and its opponent.




Take a typical scenario. You've got your T2 light vehicles out and you've got the advantage.

Then the T-70/AEC/Stuart hits, and the initiative flips hands. For a few minutes, that light vehicle marauds around the field. Until you can knock it out, the initiative is with the other side.

At the moment, you'll almost always build the Panzer IV to deal with it: it provides solid anti-infantry firepower you need at that stage of the game, and it'll club any light vehicle it runs into into the dirt. Why would you ever build an Ostwind? It doesn't solve the problem you face.

But if the Ostwind counters light vehicles too, then Panzer IV vs Ostwind becomes a real decision.

Ostwind now? It'll solve your light vehicle problem, contribute as much anti-infantry firepower as the P4 would and probably help you recover some map control, and you can roll out a StuG to support it against mediums 90 FU later. Or wait 30 FU for the generalist P4?

It also creates a new dynamic to the enemy build order. If the enemy goes Ostwind, you can deploy a medium tank and for once it'll actually have the advantage. But if you've invested heavily in light vehicles then that medium tank'll take some time to come out, and that Ostwind will be the dominant shock unit on the field for a while.

Thoughts?