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Thread: British Crocodile 16 Aug 2018, 14:55 PM Just a shame it's a Churchill Crocodile. In: UKF Strategies
Thread: Penal Battalions Balanced patch from Relic *Sarcasm15 Aug 2018, 22:29 PM ARISE ANCIENT THREAD Vet 3 P4 reversing with blitzkrieg enabled? Lol, no problem as long as the animation to throw the satchel started. Every snare in the game works like that. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: G43 rifles vs MG42 light machine-gun 15 Aug 2018, 17:41 PM I thought they did. A second benefit of G43s is that they're cheaper: you get three sets for the price of two LMG42s. In: Strategy Desk
Thread: Impact of smoke on AT grenades15 Aug 2018, 16:24 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Aug 2018, 15:51 PMmr.matrix300 Aren't Sherman and Valentine ones fireable on the move? (and Cromwells ones too?) After some testing I can confirm they are: they'll cancel the vehicle's current command but if you issue a further command they'll still fire. They're not as good as Panzer Tactician as an escape tool because they require aiming and take time to fire (five seconds for Sherman smoke, traverse time + three seconds for Cromwell smoke). Panzer Tactician fires as fast as you can hit the hotkey. Unsure why Lago thinks UKF smoke shells are THAT bad. I previously thought the tank had to stop to fire like Attack Ground. Having discovered they work on the same rules as the Sherman I think they're pretty neat now and I'll definitely use them more. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Impact of smoke on AT grenades15 Aug 2018, 08:56 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Aug 2018, 02:10 AMmr.matrix300 The Smokerounds of the Sherman, Cromwell, Comet , Valentine also work fine as an escape assistant The Sherman/Valentine smoke mortar can if you fire it behind you and reverse into it but it's much less responsive than a Panzer Tactician type smokescreen and it won't save you if you're snared. The smoke rounds on the Cromwell and Comet though? Not a chance. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Impact of smoke on AT grenades14 Aug 2018, 16:05 PM Jump back to quoted post14 Aug 2018, 15:45 PMmr.matrix300 Sherman, Cromwell, Valentine, Comet. Also: It is not only about Smoke. Russian AT nades can also be used even if the squad itself has no LoS, Panzerfaust and Rifle snare can't By 'ninja smoke bomb' he means the dischargers that instantly envelop the vehicle. Panzer Tactician, the USF Utility Car, the UKF AEC and the OKW Puma are the only vehicles that can do that as far as I recall. Sherman/Valentine smoke can be used for escapes but you've got to be proactive with it: it doesn't fire instantly and you can't drop it on the Sherman itself. UKF smoke shells are pretty much useless for escapes. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Impact of smoke on AT grenades14 Aug 2018, 14:24 PM Jump back to quoted post14 Aug 2018, 13:59 PMthedarkarmadillo Is the snare thing maybe because the Faust is a direct fire weapon and all others are grenades at base? Like the ATRG was an aimed ability they made home in, same with the AT satchel. Know what I mean? I think you're right. It doesn't explain the UKF one not needing line-of-sight but if it's just cloned from the Soviet one codewise it'd have carried over. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: How do I pak howitzer? 14 Aug 2018, 09:43 AM Jump back to quoted post13 Aug 2018, 23:54 PMCODGUY Have you tried to attack a Heavy panzer HQ halftrack with one of these? Between its extremely long recharge time, poor accuracy, and limited four round barrage it's hilarious. Seriously time it, measure how long it takes just one mortar to destroy the HQ vs a pack howizter. Four minutes for the Pack Howitzer. Five and a half minutes for the USF mortar. 35 seconds for the correct tool for this job. In: US Forces Strategies
Thread: Impact of smoke on AT grenades13 Aug 2018, 13:19 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Aug 2018, 11:03 AMVipper That is not completely accurate. Actually PPsh should not be used at melee range but at range 10 since it's DPS does not improve closer to 10, while most weapon get better DPS. In addition PPsh has better DPS then mosin up to range 14. Once the Point Blank mechanic fires that's melee range in my book. Jump back to quoted post13 Aug 2018, 12:30 PMThe amazing Chandler Any snare will hit the target if the animation starts before the vehicle gets hidden by the smoke. This (again) applies to all factions. If a vehicle is hidden in the smoke, you cant target it so no snare possible. So, end of discussion??? This is about the corner case where the snaring squad can't see the vehicle but another unit can. As the player has LoS on the vehicle they can target the snare, but only SOV and UKF ones will actually fire. Smoke between the vehicle and the squad is one way to achieve this, but sightblockers can do it too. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Impact of smoke on AT grenades13 Aug 2018, 09:44 AM Jump back to quoted post12 Aug 2018, 23:30 PMinsaneHoshi The fact that it comes in a doctrine has no bearing on its "braininess." No one, who has selected a doc with pssha cons thinks to themselves "You know what, I want my Conscripts to stick at long ranges so that they can continue to have mediocre damage, I wont upgrade them." The PPSh upgrade makes your Conscripts better on paper but it also changes their role from green-cover troops to point blank troops. That's not desirable against every composition. The STG upgrade is like the BAR: it's a flat buff without changing role. But given your munitions supply is finite even STGs and BARs are a strategic decision. In: COH2 Balance