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I saw you demand a faster ROF for the IS-2. As of now it fires every 9 seconds. I´d like to remind you that the real thing could fire about one shot every 30 seconds so to allow it to fire more shots is ridicolous.

From his post, if you read any of it:

"Also, please do not bring history into this, I don't care if the IS-2 couldn't penetrate a log or if it nuked cities, this is about balance."

Realism means nothing next to game balance. CoH2 is hardly a war simulator.

And yes, the IS-2 is completely useless for its obscene fuel cost. The Tiger is also not too great, but is still cheaper and better than the IS-2. Really, ISU-152s and Elefants are the only useful heavy call-ins. They offer something you wouldn't normally have acccess to (supremely long-range firepower) and are very effective at their roles.

An armour and HP buff would help make it a true break-through tank, something which russia is really lacking. But a cost reduction is also in order, else it will basically never be built unless you are already base-raping your enemy.

I think it means that they don't want the t34 penetrating the panzer 4's front armor easily. So maybe they will make it so the t34 can gain an advantage from getting to the sides and rear, but right now the damage of the t34 and panzer 4 are so different that it doesn't matter where the t34 is, it's going to lose.

Keep in mind this game doesn't actually have "side armour".

maybe 80% search for germans because you need some micro ( I´m just kidding )

the KV-8 liquidate everything without armour in a couple of sec.
grens with shreks are absolutely useless. The fuel cost is a bit too lowI guess.

KV-8's are the hard counter to Pgrens. They are supposed to be fried by it. Otherwise, what is the point of building a KV-8 at all?

All the KV-8 maybe needs is a speed reduction so it can't catch retreaters so easily.

Well, first obviously run your infantry away as soon as you catch sight of one. If you stick your panzershrek-equipped Panzergrendiers around to try and fire a volley off, then you were asking for it when they get fried. The key is to run WELL BEFORE it gets close enough to burn you. Otherwise it will chase you down and kill you on a retreat.

Much like trying ZiS's anti-tank guns vs flame Halftracks, Paks will also likely be circle strafed and fried unless their initial placing happened to be ideal.

That leaves tanks. The KV-8 has a peashooter for a main cannon (equivalent to a T-70). So a Panzer IV would have no trouble taking one out.

However, nothing is in a vacuum. If they have an SU-85, then you will need to get creative. You should at least have 2 or more Panzer IVs in this case. Ignore the KV-8 and go for the SU-85. Use smoke, flanking, blitzkrieg, etc. Really, it is a crapshoot that depends entirely on the situation.

Just keep your infantry away until the threat is dealt with.

And you won't be fighting Guards if they went for KV-8, by the way.

And it's damage should be considerably better than a FHT. It comes much later, cost much more, and is doctrine specific (basically the only point of choosing the two respective doctrines).

Strafe is fine now. It no longer continuously pins between flyby's, it doesn't chase targets far outside the initial circle, and the machine guns seem to be less rape-y versus blobs of infantry (as long as they are in cover).