i've been looking at weapon stats on http://www.stat.coh2.hu/ and they don't seem to list the penetration values for near/mid/max distances. did they revert this change or something? keep in mind i only recently started playing again so i've missed out on a ton of the changes over the past year.
haven't played this game in a year or so, but do infantry who re-man heavy weapons retain their stats? like, say if i recrew a maxim with shock troopers, will they retain their extra armor while carrying around the hmg?
The problem is that it's the ONLY viable unit for countering heavy armor. 57mm's and bazookas just can't do it. Shermans and the m10 need to flank or move to point blank to have a decent chance at doing damage (which is close to impossible in large team games when fighting decent players). It'd be nice to have some other reliable AT options for dealing with heavies. It'd make the game more interesting imo.