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Thread: Great, they switch the MG spamfest to Ostheer16 Jul 2013, 11:32 AM Jump back to quoted post16 Jul 2013, 09:30 AMtuvok Am I the only one abusing the ZiS ability against mg posts and buildings? it's kind of a godsend. (send engis upfront to spy defense placement, retreat them, then use the ZiS ability) I tend to get a couple of soviet AT earlish over mortars cause of this, and they can also take care of german HTs. Later on the KV8 takes care of it. Agreed, russians have no reason to complain about german MG's. There are more than enough counters to them. That Zis barrage also takes out snipers well. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Great, they switch the MG spamfest to Ostheer16 Jul 2013, 08:56 AM This http://semiaccurate.com/2013/07/15/company-of-heroes-2-relic-performance/ In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comments on the July 10 Patch Notes!16 Jul 2013, 08:39 AM _ In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comments on the July 10 Patch Notes!16 Jul 2013, 08:21 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Jul 2013, 14:48 PMgrozdhast please see these short videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je2OAijFhjI&feature=share&list=PLF086CAAB8DA1CACB note 1:27, 4:23 You are saying that the IS2 can not penetrate the german heavy armor. Guns were tested for german tigers. 5:40 tank is considered anti-tank too. on the result of the Kursk battle 6:54 d25t 7:10 no comments and 9:00 ISU 152 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgU9njzPfzk&feature=share&list=PLF086CAAB8DA1CACB 4:23 they are talking about the 85mm gun. This was the gun of the t34/85. This is NOT the gun used on the IS-2. 7:10 They tested the gun against the side armor of a panther. If you read a bit about panthers, their side armor was known to be weak. German commanders advised panthers not to expose their sides. Their front was a lot thicker. Sure the IS-2 could penetrate the side of a panther. But it is still not equal to a tiger. 9:00 These documentations might aswell have involved panzer4's or stug's. IS-2 would be much more dangerous to panzer4. Tiger would not need to fear an IS-2 unless from the rear or very close range. Tiger would need to be weary of ISU 152.(The ISU 152 was the real counter russia had to the tiger. Not the IS-2. The ISU-152 could knock off the turret of a tiger, It was very formidable but slow to fire/turn. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comments on the July 10 Patch Notes!16 Jul 2013, 08:02 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Jul 2013, 14:06 PMUGBEAR World breaking record, tiger I is able to penetrate JS-2 mod 1944 120mm armor at 1500m!!? Reich fanboy won the two world war BTW, 171mm sloped at 60deg that is equivalent to nearly 340mm armor, which is the frontal protection level of soviet post war second generation t-64A tank, cheers for the reich which lasts 10 thousand years OK, mr soviet fanboy... If you read the tables I linked you will see that the 171mm is already for 30 degree sloped armor. Im not saying the IS-2 was useless, I am saying that the Tiger could penetrate the IS-2 at very long range. To quote you : "the front armor of the IS-2 was impenetrable by tiger/panther at point blank range." This is simply wrong. The IS-2 was probably a useful and a good tank, but it was by no means "un-penetrable" In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Comments on the July 10 Patch Notes!15 Jul 2013, 12:13 PM Jump back to quoted post13 Jul 2013, 02:16 AMUGBEAR 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 To quote wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosif_Stalin_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.[5] . The gun was very powerful, and while its 122 mm armour-piercing shell had a lower muzzle velocity than similar late-issue German 75 mm and 88 mm guns, Soviet proving-ground tests established that the A-19 could penetrate the front armour of the German Panther tank,[3] and it was therefore considered adequate in the anti-tank role. " True, It could maybe penetrate a panther. Nowhere in that article does it say it could penetrate a tiger (especially from the front). And where on earth did you hear a tiger couldnt penetrate an is-2 at point blank range? That is a ludicrous statement. Again, quoting wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.8_cm_KwK_36 see the part on the Pzgr. 40 (APCR). This round used in tigers could punch trhough 171mm sloped armor at 100 metres, and 123mm sloped armor at 1500 metres. The IS-2 had 120mm armour max. see earlier link on is-2. Thus a tiger could penetrate an is-2 at 1500 m. So you my friend should also google before you post. The IS-2 was able to kill tanks, sure it might be able to joust with a panther head on. But it was not in any way a match for a standard tiger(nevermind KT) in battle. It was better suited as a breakthrough tank to kill infantry and entrenched positions. The soviets had other hard counters to tigers in real life: ISU-152 (and SU-152 not in game currently). go google it. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: T-34/76 feels plain pathetic 15 Jul 2013, 11:50 AM Jump back to quoted post15 Jul 2013, 11:20 AMCrells The only problem with delaying the SU-85 even longer means the P4 will have a much greater window to lock down the map, as we all know, going t 4 locks out any other option from t3. A good solution is buffing the su-85 hp and rear armour and increasing its cost to about 150 fuel, but also raise the su 76 to about 70 ish fuel and buff its armour, and most importantly the Main gun so it when micro'd really well can take out/delay the p4's rampage right now you move it up, barrage and retreat back to base in case a pio looks at it funny and make the whole thing explode I didnt say the su85 should come out later, I said the germans dont have a viable counter to it when it comes out. Thus if you give the germans cone viz on the stug they can better deal with the su85 while making the stug at least worth buying for a reason instead of a p4. Honestly i think the biggest problem with the su85 is not its damage, its range is the real problem. Give the germans a way to see it and it will be ok. The stug's range should be the same as the su85 even if it doesnt do quite as much damage. Buffing the su76 won't hurt, but remember their real strength is not AT but AI through barrage. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Fortified Armor Strategies15 Jul 2013, 11:35 AM Jump back to quoted post14 Jul 2013, 05:28 AMGeneralHell The ammo costs for the soviet abilities are a big issue imo. Especially the 20 ammo PPSH upgrade and the 25 ammo (laser-guided) AT nades that never miss. I think the cost of at nade is ok, they should cost and be the same as fausts. (i.e. have the same damage, range and chance to hit). Maybe they can make it so you can micro out of them if you are very fast and move further away than a certain threshold before the animation completes. All other soviet abilities need to cost more munitions imho. It just feels like soviets can get away with much less munitions (and less fuel, but this is a separate debate) for longer than germans can. To illustrate: Germans Have to get flame ht vs maxim spam. 120 munis. Germans Have to get 20mm upgun on scoutcar vs m3 spam. Schreks are also damn expensive. Soviets dont HAVE to spend munis early game and even when they do the cost is very low. This means they can save up earlier for late game offmaps etc. One faction shouldn't need to have a lot more munitions to survive than the other. (Just like one faction shouldnt need more fuel to survive than the other) To fix this: either raise soviet ability costs or make htd cost munis or give t34 an upgun to 85 option for 120~150 munis(this is a whole other debate however) In: Guides
Thread: T-34/76 feels plain pathetic 15 Jul 2013, 10:54 AM Jump back to quoted post13 Jul 2013, 08:57 AMraw The best course of action is buffing the T-34 I agree with this. I think They should make it upgradeable to the t34/85, much like the up-gunned sherman in vcoh. Thus its damage vs a p4 will be better if upgraded at a cost. Also, I think the su85 does come a bit early and germans almost have to get an elefant to reliably counter them. The problem is they just camp (in numbers later) and own any advancing german armor before the german player even sees the su85. I think a better solution is: they could just give the stug a long cone visibility ability like the su85 and elefant has. The stug is after all also a tank hunter and was similiar to the su85 historically. This will make it a choice for germans going p4 vs going stug. P4 gives more versitility(AI and rotating turret), stug gives line of sight and AT. Then when an su85 comes, sure it will be strong but at least you will see it when it shoots and your stug/pak will be able to fire back. At the moment i see no reason to get the stug. Waiting for 20 more fuel for a p4/ostwind is a lot better. If there was a better reason to build it i might decide to get stug instead of p4. (like it gives line of sight so i can see and shoot an su85). It makes no sense that the su85 out ranges all german tanks exept the elefant. Sure they can buff the t34 with an up-gun but give the germans a way to deal with an su85 when it comes out. Then you fix two problems: soviets will have a choice between su85/t34 and germans will have a choice between p4/stug. Thus games will not be so predictable. Currently soviets kindof HAVE to get su85 and germans kindof HAVE to get p4. I know the stug and p4 are both t3 but the soviets can build t4 straight away so you can compare the two. note: I am not saying nerf the su85, just give the germans a way of at least shooting at it! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Great, they switch the MG spamfest to Ostheer15 Jul 2013, 10:15 AM Jump back to quoted post13 Jul 2013, 22:37 PMWarMonkey m3 does not exist purely to attack mgs. ac does not exist purely to kill m3. mg42s can do damage to m3 and by the time you see t70 or anything better armored, you should have t2 and shrecks and/or pak to help you if you're not at t3. I agree, The 222 can also shoot planes kill snipers, even kill katyushas, halftracks and su76's and become useful vs t70 when vetted. They are also nifty support to your infantry fights (and quite cheap to build). A further use is to upgrade your 222 with a scope(if you like elefant doctrine like me) to give line of sight for your pak/sniper or w/e. M3 can hold guards and snipers, They dont exist purely to counter mg's. In: COH2 Balance