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yeah its basically only useful when lobbed over shot blockers or when in green cover

On Ettlebruck with mines cons and AT guns in the North the B4 is not my personal choice. I combine it with penal battalions, lend lease Dshk and the Sherman's. I don't know what others do but when I see a vehicle that's just been disabled In some fashion I pursue it aggressively, wouldn't be much of a snare if it didn't punish you. However mines win games, sweepers win them back.

If you have some expensive/crucial unit just trundling down a common path which is where mines (strangely) gather In wild gaggles, and your not screening with something or sweeping. Then perhaps it's a stretch to say, hell ya! your unit should get killed by something. Weather it's a B4 a swarm of Sherman's or some other AT unit, at least it represents some fore thought on your opponents part. With its slow rotation speed, static nature and cost to place the B4 is the embodiment of forethought. Keep in mind the value of a mine is dependant on your opponent (buying sweepers) and yourself (pursuing opportunity)

In closing id point out that To reconnoiter an allied base is possible from the moment a recon ability is available to the axis and even unstoppable in the form of OKW flares. To say the same for the allies especially if it's an OKW base is not as practical. As has been stated recently here to present the B4 in a vacuum only serves to benefit one side. Present a two sided suggestion and maybe flame threads could be a thing of the past. This unit is made out as if it's produced by every soviet and kills every KT and JT on sight, until such data is available assumption will rage.

Switzerland

i sure hope this is not a response to what i said... if it is, you clearly did not get a word of what i have said.

first: you can hit mines cause you have to flee / fight with no sweepers at hand. it happens to the best of us. its not because one chooses to drive down every road on every map without sweeper support.

second: what vacuum? everyone claiming you can just dodge every b4 shot is looking at a b4 vs tank situation in a vacuum. im talking about the exact opposite. theres other stuff going on. other units to be micro'ed, other battles to be fought. only an idiot would shot his b4 at a vehicle without applying pressure beforehand and using the enemies inattention to his own advantage

third: never said it kills every KT/JT on sight... im complaining about the ability to oneshot vehicles that are a huge investment (read: everything but THE HEAVIEST tanks). and 640 dmg would still be enough to hurt KTs/JTs (50% of their HP)

Offtopic: are you swiss? i know you got the union jack in your profile, but who knows. i ask cause i live at the swiss border and im often in zürich. just curious, so no need to answer

Sorry, but how do you want to stun Jadgtiger which is hidden behind all your troops?

And how your statement about one-shooted unit fills into B4, ML-20 - Stuka bomb? Or maybe M8, Stuart vs Jadgtiger? Or even better, Strum Tiger vs T34, SU and all USF vehicles except Bulldozer?

cant you just let me be... what else oneshots vehicles? i said im fine with it one shooting inf and support weapons, since its sluggish, inaccurate and expensive. but oneshotting a high tier unit that has a fuel cost of lets say 175 (okw panther) is something else entirely.

edit: and the comparison with the sturm deosnt work that well. that thing has a range that forces it to drive into your LOS... it costs fuel... it requires tech... it doesnt get the 50% dmg after scoring 4200 exp

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it is an okay unit and totally fine until it hits vet 3 and deals 960 dmg per shot...
in a game where unit preservation is of utmost importance and damage/HP values are delicately balanced (yeah, some might disagree about this part) a 50% dmg increase is simply over the top. especially if it affects the unit with the highest damage output per shot (yes the sturmtiger has the same damage, but nobody in his right mind ever goes for a short ranged "b4" with longer reload time and a hefty fuel cost. i do, but...).

im repeating myself here: i thought that oneshot wipes were despised by most people who care about the game, yet when its the B4 its suddenly totally fine to one shot tanks (975 dmg is enough to oneshot all but the heaviest tanks). its ability to wipe squads is fine. it is after all static and slow and who knows what... but that damage. how can you seriously defend that? oh yeah it is needed to kill JTs. that it fucks up every tank that isnt at least a tiger doesnt matter then?
same is true for buildings btw. theyre HP is set to be resilient enough to withstand some damage but not too much. the 50% increase is screwing with that, too. all for the sake of killing a single doctrinal unit.