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Jump back to quoted post1 May 2019, 13:37 PMVipper

Easy8 is mostly an AT tank.

The Dozer Sherman and 105mm are allot closer with both being tough slow equipped with dozer blade. Dozer Sherman simply being superior 105 both in AI with WP and AT (105 does have deflection damage).

From design point of view the unit is simply superior to 105mm making it even less disable.
From a Balance point of view the unit is simply superior to the Panzer IV H.

There is little reason for this ability to exist, if there is reason for a unit with such characteristics simply replace with the "105" ability.

• Make the bulldozer sherman its own unit (credit goes to A. Solder for the suggestion)
  Idea: Make the sherman a pseudo jumbo (similar to a churchill/KV1).
  Thoughts: The unit becomes easier to balance since it is no longer tied to the sherman. For example HE shells and more armour and health was seen problematic by some. If it is a separate unit, it can be more easily changed and balanced. It also avoids wp rounds on the sherman, which some have raised concerns over.
  
  
• Give rifles an urban assault upgrade (suggestion)
  Idea: Rifles can be upgraded with airborne M1A1 carbines (lose a weapon slot), gain the ability to throw molotovs (locks out normal nades) and gain the "dig in" ability. "dig in" only works in heavy cover and garrisons. It is a toggled ability similar to "hit the dirt" meaning that once it is activated, it takes a bit until it can be turned off. The ability immobilises the squad but provides bonuses to received accuracy / fire rate / accuracy / received damage (or a combination).
  Implications: It's a unique new upgrade for the commander. It provides a potentially interesting alternative to double bar rifles all the time. The stationary and heavy cover requirement, plus the inability to immediately cancel the ability provide strong and meaningful trade-offs and avoid flat out bonuses everywhere in the late game, like we see for brit infantry and yellow cover.
  
  
• Remove "cover to cover" and replace it (with "fire up") (credit goes to Lago for the suggestion)
  Thoughts: The ability seems undesirable whether you face it (blobbed infantry running at you) or use it (overpaying for the smoke or overpaying for sprint, rarely you want both). The idea some have expressed is that by replacing it with "fire up" this might be an opportunity to make that ability more usable. Personally, I'm a bit torn. I would love to see "fire up" finally addressed and made viable, but that should happen without it having to be in this commander. Some have expressed that sprint + molotovs would also be problematic. However, if the rifle upgrade suggestion is adopted, it could be implemented such that it locks out sprint thereby sidestepping the concern.
  
  
• Replace the calliope with the mortar HT
  Thoughts: A mortar seems a good fit for the commander. Having both call-in rocket artillery and a premium medium tank might be too strong.