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Thread: Most requested unit in coh2 history...18 Sep 2014, 17:05 PM I only agree on something to fill the heavy tank skin - slot. ^^ Maybe a Sherman Jumbo. Late game sucks for USF. But I think that could be fixed by adding some non doctrinal reliable medium tanks, like Sherman 76mm and Hellcats. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A historical comparison in the Game18 Sep 2014, 16:48 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Sep 2014, 16:35 PMSteiner500 This. Short: German Faction = Real and Balanced Allied Factions = Unreal and unbalanced. U understand, all? That´s how this realism discussion has come to life. If we just go for individual performance allied tanks are already a bit stronger than they were. For example you can drive up some T-34s to a Panther and then retreat them again. Sovs could have cheaper T-34s, I agree on that though, but not on a 5:1 basis for stated reasons. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Ostheer 1v1 USF18 Sep 2014, 14:11 PM USF are easy to beat for me. Soviets are annoying. A good combination of Grens and MG42s can hold the USF at bay quite well. You know what´s coming at you - a lot of riflemen. The best combination for a 1v1 is Gren, Gren, MG. Keep them close together. If you forced some retreats, you can go for a sniper. Works for me. In: COH2 Gameplay
Thread: A historical comparison in the Game18 Sep 2014, 10:28 AM Jump back to quoted post18 Sep 2014, 07:56 AMcarloff T-34 helped to destroy Barbarossa and other germans plans. But yep - more fap at the Panthers They "destroyed more". lol Well, somebody claimed they didn´t. That´s not true. Jump back to quoted post18 Sep 2014, 07:56 AMcarloff Revanshists are so funny. It´s a fact. You are the one getting personal. Let me guess, you watched history channels greatest tanks and saw the T-34 was the bestest!!11! In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A historical comparison in the Game17 Sep 2014, 21:51 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Sep 2014, 18:45 PMcoh2player The Panther was a direct competitive reaction to the T-34 series. The German designers intended for it to achieve combat superiority on the eastern front. It was also somewhat unsuccessful as a tank while the t-34, when married to Soviet doctrine and resource configuration, was wildly successful. How so? The Panther Ausf. D was unsuccessful. The other versions were great and caused a lot of trouble to the Russians and almost lead to a disaster for the western allies who thought it was just around in small numbers like the Tiger. In the end the T-34 was "successful" because it was produced by the Russians in big numbers (if they had produced the Panther, that one would have been the successful tank). Most AT weapons the Germans had could defeat the T-34 later in the war (Pak40, Panzerfaust, etc.). Doubtful that it would be as disastrous if they had Panthers. TL; DR : The T-34 wasn´t that great. It was the production capacities of the Russians. Jump back to quoted post17 Sep 2014, 20:15 PMThe_Courier ... cost more to produce than what they destroy on average, it doesn't matter much. Panthers destroyed more than they costed. T-34s did not. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A historical comparison in the Game17 Sep 2014, 17:08 PM Jump back to quoted post17 Sep 2014, 15:28 PMZombiFrancis That'd be a great map. You'd have Americans on one side, Soviets on the other, and no germans. Then you meet in the middle and stand off and build up forces for sixty years. Axis objective: Cross the Elbe River and surrender to the Americans. If more than 20 of your men are captured by the Soviets, they go to the Gulag and you´ve lost. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: They've returned16 Sep 2014, 13:52 PM I think they are okay. Though I have problems to use them correctly. Obviously they are meant to be used mid range, but neither do I know where mid range starts and ends, nor is it as easy as to keep your unit either super close (Smgs) or on far range (Rifles). Thus I never know whether they are being used to their full potential or not. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A historical comparison in the Game14 Sep 2014, 18:03 PM Jump back to quoted post14 Sep 2014, 18:02 PMBurts http://english.battlefield.ru/evaluation-of-the-t-34-and-kv-dp1.html .ru .... not even reading that. And then you are complaining about wikipedia. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A historical comparison in the Game14 Sep 2014, 17:56 PM Jump back to quoted post14 Sep 2014, 17:41 PMBurts And like i said, even US aberdeen tests aknowledged that the optics of the t-34 were of very good quality. Source? Jump back to quoted post14 Sep 2014, 17:41 PMBurts And i'm not saying that the t-34 design was top notch, you are the one saying it was apparently a horrible tank. We came to this topic as someone was complaining about late game German (tank) advantage. And Panthers or even StuGs were definitely better than the T-34 in combat performance. That´s the point I was trying to make. After all the T-34 was the tank lost the most in the entire war. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: A historical comparison in the Game14 Sep 2014, 17:30 PM As I have already stated everything else and provided sources 8which you ignore), I´m just going to concentrate on that part: Jump back to quoted post14 Sep 2014, 15:18 PMBurts If the t-34 was so crappy, then why did the germans base their panther on the t-34? Because of the sloped armor. What´s the point? That sloped armor on T-34s proved ineffective as soon as 75mm/L43 and 48 guns were mounted on most German vehicles. Concepts get copied all the time and the Panther improved on the T-34s flaws (radio, cupola, gun, amount of armor) rather than totally copy it. The concept of sloped armor was good - but that doesn´t make the whole T-34 design top notch. Jump back to quoted post14 Sep 2014, 15:18 PMBurts Why did the germans value captured t-34s and used them to great effect? Germans used everything they could get their hands on. That includes Czech 38ts, French Hotchkiss, Somua etc. etc. Some somewhat useful tank is better than none at all. And the T-34s they actually captured and used were modified with cupolas etc. to get rid of their flaws. In: COH2 Balance