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What all does target_size affect? In that other thread I was reading someone was saying that lots of stuff ignores that value.

Target size together with accuracy of the weapon targeting the unit decide how likely it is for the unit to get hit. Most infantry units have a target size of 1 or very close to it. So, for infantry the accuracy of the weapon aiming at the unit is the likelihood of getting hit as in hitting the entity exactly (aoe damage from projectiles that do aoe damage, are still misses).

The target size acts as a muliplier.

Example: The 57mm at gun has an accuracy of 0.055 at close range. So firing at a grenadier squad at close range, it has a chace of 5.5% to hit.

If it fires at a panzer 4, whose target size is 22, it has a chance to exactly hit the tank of 0.055x22=1.21=1, so it should always hit. Important to keep in mind is that misses against vehicles can still lead to a hit if the scattered projectile collides with the vehicle. The same is true for infantry or the projectile can land close enough to a entity that the aoe damage is enough to kill it.

I don't think there is anything else the target size influences. But if you want to be certain, you might want to ask Cruzzi.

I reported this bug in the alpha. So they might fix it with one of the upcoming patches.

The bug can pretty easily be replicated by anyone who doesn't know it. Just place an infantry squad (preferably one with a low entity count: grens, major) on a mine (just to ensure an early kill) and fire the barrage at the closest distance at the squad.

The refacing is however not a bug it's just because the priest has a mounted mg that will try to fire at enemy units.

Outside of the T34/85 all those tanks have 640 hp and therefore only need to surpass a threshold of 160 damage after the faust to receive an engine crit. If I recall correctly fausts and AT nades do 80 damage so that means any 640hp tank with 88% or less health is going to take engine damage from a faust. The T34/85 meanwhile needs to be below 85% to take a crit. Are you certain the tanks are above 90% hp after faust damage is calculated?

All forms of snares do 100 damage. They only differ in their projectile and penetration.

I think the confusion the thread author has is related to how the snare works now. The check whether a vehicles receives an engine damage or not is done after the damage of the faust/at nade is applied. Any tank that falls below the 75% threshold after the 100 damage is applied (if the nade penetrated) will receive an engine damage critical.

I think he was assuming that if the tank was at 90% health before the at nade hit, it wouldn't get the critical.

Yes they were, and some low health tanks got hit on the rear and got nothing. RNG 4 ever

This suprises me. I haven't played with the update that they just released but played a couple of games with the patch/mod from yesterday and never had anything like this happen.

Regarding the nades from the back. If the tank was bigger than a p4 (panther, tiger, elefant, etc.) there is a chance that the at nade deflects.

Could you upload the replay? It would help a lot to find out what went wrong.

I didn't think that the changes to the Ost teching were too harsh, but Relic just released a new update to the patch that will address a lot of concerns.

Enjoy:
http://community.companyofheroes.com/forum/company-of-heroes-2/company-of-heroes-2-general-discussion/67-coh-2-changelog?p=188333#post188333

I have read the next balance patch notes and I lol...

Relic says they want to increase the viability of light vehicle combat. So the T70/M5/SU76 will come out earlier than before by 40 fuel. And they increases OSTHEER Building 3 and Building 4 fuel cost(Stug and Pz4 will be late), then decreases USF T3 building cost(quick STUAT).

So the first T70 needs only 50+80+75-50=155 fuel cost the next patch. (Don't forget 50 fuel is given to soviet at the starting of the game.)

The first STUAT needs only 60+80-40=100 fuel. (Dont't forget 40 fuel is given at the starting.)

This is the problem with reading and not playing the patch.

USF starting fuel is 15.

The cost for the stuart is 70 not 80.

Adding up to 130-15=115

Your argument completely ignores any upgrades. For USF nades are increasingly important to deal with mgs and soviets will almost always need to tech at nades. I haven't played the patch enough to say if it is possible to stall the upgrade until after the first light vehicle but I'd assume that you can if you go guards.

Against Ostheer Lieutenant seems to be the favourite choice for usf because it gives you some way of trying to deal with a sniper quickly, but again, it's too early to tell how the change to the captain cost will influence things because I haven't played enough.

Ost might struggle against light vehciles but you forget that the early game will change due to the mg42 change, the 221/222 comes out at a time where it has a good window of opportunity and light tanks will delay the tanks for allies, which might lead to an interesting dynamic of pushing back Axis when the light tanks hit and then being pushed back again when the first medium tanks hit.

I don't see the problem as much in the t70 or stuart but in the m5 ht, which is very strong with the aa upgrade since the last patch and will hit rather early and won't delay further tech or vehicles as much. Then again, the Soviets do not have a generalist tank in t3 anymore giving ost mediums more room to operate.