Bridges are a terrible idea for 2 reasons.
1) They can be targeted with attack command or artillery
2) They are so narrow that 2 tanks can't cross it at the same time.
This guy literally plays maps with bridges because he knows that we can gain control of the map and harrass him (especially me with the Airborne company, since CoH1 xD). I'm still trying to find a way to counter his armor attacks.
Jacksons? It's the only solution to challenge this damn German armor (that's why i had 4). Pershings are not that durable. Then goes the Sherman Calliope. Although i dislike the barrage ability at some degree, it's pretty effective. |
Why should you be worried when you have the elite of the heavy armor? Tiger, Elefant, Jagdpanther etc. Here is a small incident which explains my opinion that Allied armor is generally inferior to Axis.
We were playing 2 vs 1 with a friend (Soviet/USF vs Wehrmacht). We spammed a lot of tanks (IS, KV, Jacksons, M10s, Shermans, Easy Eights, Calliopes (for support), Sherman (76) and so on. We decided to attack him head on (mistake #1). It was a TERRIBLE idea even with 4 Jacksons sniping them (they are a challenge for German heavy armor, but i didn't use them in a good way). We lost all our tanks to destroy 5-6 of his. He then counter attacked and thanks to my Airborne air support, we obliterated those tanks. Was it worth? Not at all. Also, we were playing in a map with bridges (he chose it without asking us, although he is always talking about manly battles with armor, but all he did was sending air recon and and bombing us with artillery), which is mistake #2.
Pros of the battle :
-Nothing
Cons :
-Terrible micro
-Idling and letting the enemy build the tanks required to take down a battalion of ours
-Map selection from his own side
-Decision to attack German armor head on
Conclusion :
-For every single German tank, you need 5 Allied, and you should expect losing 4. |