Profile of The_Courier

I agree with CieZ to a degree. In the hands of a good player Jacksons are very fearsome indeed. You don't need any other AT tool when you get them really, save maybe for At nades.

I do think they're not as absurdly overpowered as he makes them out to be. Against a German player who slowly advances his panzers without support, yeah they will tear shit up. But on the offensive or against an AT gun screen they struggle.

And Relic, please fix their damn target priority. Tank destroyers have no business targeting a lone pioneer over a half-destroyed Panther.

Yeah, me too. Unless the Osts were vet 5 in green cover, I have a very hard time seeing them eat the DPS of 6 vetted BARs and a grenade. They're powerful but they still drop like any other infantry.

Eh, I actually found that flamers, if they can get close, put a very nice dent on their health bars. Sure, it's a very niche use, but something to consider. Perhaps vetted Rifles with flamers would be more effective against them. God I want the Rifle Company commander.

Maxims are worst than other MGs at countering blobs, but that's a required by-product of its insane mobility. Soviets have many other ways to counter blobs; ZiS barrage, mortars, kiting T-34/T70, KV-8, Shocks in some cases, demo charges, Katyusha if RNG favors you, and all of their doctrinal tanks pummel infantry. If you get an ISU, your opponent can kiss all his blobs goodbye in an instant. I have a way harder time countering blobs as US than as Soviets, albeit I've found the Stuart howie is pretty damn good vs them.

The thing is, while on paper paras are good, in practice they are less useful than Obers, Shocks or other late-game infantry I find. The paradrop, unlike the instant spawning of the Falls, is not a big advantage since it takes some time as well as a clear landing zone. Having to sink ammo into an upgrade for a unit that also costs 380 MP upfront, as well as wait until that upgrade takes effect in order to make it truly combat effective, reduces its instant usefulness. At 3 CP, they come later than Shocks which are the closest doctrinal equivalent, in some cases too late for them to start accumulating veterancy before their peers/counters emerge. They also don't seem to get veterancy bonuses that are all that good save for the self-heal; that's, I think, the dealbreaker against Obersoldaten who get crazy vet bonuses.

I mean, don't get me wrong they're good, but I would not say they overperform at all. They also really overlap with rifles. I'd be more comfortable with giving them a choice for Recoiless Rifles, a low-damage but high-penetration infantry AT option like in vCoH. Trade it for the LMG IMO, make the Thompson go to 4 men and maybe increase its cost. So they serve clear roles; dedicated AT or close-combat assault troops. Maybe toss in an extra ability or something.

Yeah the US howie has piss poor range, barely better than a mortar it seems, and abysmal accuracy. Even when I fire into a crowded central town in Semois it barely got a kill.

Meanwhile the IG 18 snipes infantry at quasi mortar range, destroys light vehicles pretty fast and can even damage medium tanks. For 80 MP more than a normal At gun, that's really a bargain.