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Hey everyone on coh2.org ... Would anyone know how the flamerthrower works vs mp 44's on sturm pios. Im confused as to whether they improve dps outright or are just a counter to garrisons.

Flamethrowers deal AoE damage in short bursts and the damage is dependant on model spacing. If models are clumped like in cover, all models hit will take damage. Each model can take a fixed damage per flame burst but the damage is amplified by green cover and garrisons and reduced by water.

StG 44s are potent mid to close range weapons that has an exponentially higher DPS the closer you get to your target. The damage output is all based on rate of fire, damage and accuracy of the bullets. When standing at close range for maximum StG DPS, the StG 44 will outdamage the flamethrower if a squad is not clumped so the flamethrower is hitting only 1 model. If models are clumped the flamethrower can be more effective.

Essentially: If models are clumped the flamethrower is more effective, if not the StG is probably stronger but I'd say it's still always worth the upgrade for the flamethrower if you don't need the sweeper or the schreck because it will force your opponet out of cover and to space out. Of course the flamethrower is stronger for garrisons as well.

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Guess what: USF mortar on AUTO ATTACK is completely equal to OH mortar.
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So no, getting your mortar stolen as OH is a pain in the ass, specially if SU get's it.

All (normal) mortars get same vet 2 and vet 3 bonuses. The thing is, 120mm has double the xp requirements. By the time it hits vet1, other mortars are at vet2 (which makes their barrage recharge faster and are more accurate), hence more damage done. At vet3 they have (currently) on AA more range than the 120mm. This will be kept on barrage after WBP. You can get 2 normal mortars to vet3 with the same amount of XP required for the 120mm to get to that level.

The reason? Well, before hand, the 120mm dealt 120dmg, had way more AoE and cost something like 400mp. So it could actually level up well for it's cost. Since the (deserved) nerfs, it's been overshadow by normal mortars IMO. It retains it's OOHM sound, visual effects and RNG hits, but other mortars are generally doing more damage (if microed or not).

The benefit of the 120mm is that it's a call in, therefore it's comes immediately and requires no tech. But it costs 330mp (?) for something which doesn't perform as "great" for that cost (normal mortar been 240mp).
RoF is bad (per min, OH lands 7.2 shots, 5.4 for SU 82mm, 4.3 for SU 120mm) and takes ages to move around. If we take into account barrage it's even worst.
The AoE is bigger indeed, but it's the same damage. AND the barrage for some reason has a worst AoE (lethal radius for normal mortars is 1.0, AA on 120mm is 1.5 but on barrage is merely 1.1).

TL;DR: if you tech T2, just get the 82mm mortar.

Interesting and good to know facts. Much obliged HM-120 is 340 manpower I believe. I don't doubt the potency of the OH mortar. I know it was regarded the best mortar until the USF mortar overshadowed it. LeIG doesn't perform great for 330 manpower but everyone knows that unit is horrid for its cost/popcap but that unit needs its own string of reworks in its own regard.

HM-38 is the 120mm mortar. The UP 82mm one is PM-41.