Profile of von_manstein1939

Germans:
3% health for grens
5% accuracy for pgrens
5% faster vet for PZIV
I will probably experiment with the 9% faster vet for pzgrens a bit as well. My thinking is that the bonuses from earning vet are huge, so the faster I get my primary units vetted-up the better. Does anyone know how much damage needs to be inflicted/absorded to earn each level of vet? 9% could make a huge difference.

Russians:
5% less dmg for guards
5% more dmg for scripts
3% more health for scripts

All of this argumentation on the two tanks is not going to lead us anywhere since the devs. aren't trying to make a historical simulation.

Both tanks either need to be buffed, or made cheaper because as it stands neither one is particularly useful.

IS-2 and tigers fought very few combats during WWII (you can check Tigers in action vol. 1 and 2 by Jentz for details on every confrontation between the two tanks), because the IS-2 is a heavy breakthrough tank. It was typically sent into battle with a 2:1 ration of HE ammunition versus AP (out of a total of 28 rounds).

and that doesn't means this gun is not a effective anti-tank weapon, it's an answer to the German Panther and Tiger Tank, and it has proved itself of capable destroying both Tiger and Panther, and it's frontal armor is impenetrable for Tiger I & Panther at point blank range.


please google before you write down "Not an anti-tank role" I just don't want replying the ignorance ppl's naive comment anymore

Here are some quotes from the ever reliable wikipedia if you don't believe me about the role of this tank:

"German Army data on the penetration ranges of the 122 mm A-19 gun against the Panther tank showed it to be much less effective when the Panther stood at a side angle of 30 degrees to the incoming round: the A-19 gun was unable to penetrate the glacis plate of the Panther at any distance, and could only penetrate the bottom front plate of the hull at 100 m.[4] It was the large HE shell the gun fired which was its main asset, proving highly useful and destructive in the anti-personnel role. The size of its gun continued to plague the IS-2, and the two-piece ammunition was difficult to handle and slow to reload (the rate of fire was only about two rounds per minute). Another limitation imposed by the size of its ammunition was the payload: only 28 rounds could be carried inside the tank."

From the section on the operation history of this tank:

"The IS-2 tank first saw combat in early 1944. IS-2s were assigned to separate heavy tank regiments, normally of 21 tanks each.[12] These regiments were used to reinforce the most important attack sectors during major offensive operations. Tactically, they were employed as breakthrough tanks. Their role was to support infantry in the assault, using their large guns to destroy bunkers, buildings, dug-in crew-served weapons, and other 'soft' targets. They were also capable of taking on any German AFVs if required. Once a breakthrough was achieved, lighter, more mobile T-34s would take over the exploitation."


Bold added by me.

Yeah but the Panzer Grenadiers get the machine gun upgrade as well. I always worry sending my guards in 1 on 1 with them as I simply don't know who is stronger.

Panzer Grenediers only get two possible weapon upgrades: Panzerschrek and G43 rifles (doctrinal). They do not get the LMG42 upgrade that Grenediers do.

Starwolf64: Those stats are per unit not per squad AFIAK.