Infantry

[Tank-Ace]

Lol, GV's are only pesky if you can't GV yourself. Infact, they're so easy to play that any tanker worth his account should be able to knock out a Panther out beyond 1000yds using a Panzer IV with little trouble.

Less "I'm too lazy to do it myself, so can you make the system do it for me?" and more "the game is too easy, can we make it harder to defend against small groups?".

[EVZ]

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Lol, GV's are only pesky if you can't GV yourself.

In this game, strategically, tanks and most other GVs ... (I except the troop and supply carriers) are primarily a NUISANCE weapon. They aren't particularly effective for assault due to their vulnerability and the length of time it takes for them to transit and complete an attack. But, they DO represent a threat that must be countered before it EVENTUALLY becomes a problem, and THAT distracts and diverts enemy resources ... That CAN be a valuable tactic. I think PESKY sums it up well. It also applys to the AAA platforms that roll out of the VH just as you're polishing off the last Ack on a base.

Not sure? WHY you seem to think PESKY is a derogatory reference? GVs can be VERY annoying, and an ANNOYED enemy makes mistakes.

[Tank-Ace]

Au contraire. GV's can arguably be the most effective (to say nothing of efficient) assult weapons depending on the circumstances.

If you have a v-base with a spawn to an isolated port, the GV's would be a better choice than dragging a CV over to the port and using aircraft.

1) transit time of the CV
2) vulnerability of the CV, and massive setback if the ship is sunk
3) digression if a port is flashing, but no darbar or radar blip is visible, few defenders will up.
4) equally effective if correctly used



Also, a single panzer out ahead of the troops can eliminate any GV's in town if he is sufficiently skilled. He can also do clean up on the town, letting the aircraft focus on maintaining a cap.

The use of GV's also allows the group of attackers to be smaller and still keep the base mostly intact. instead of two groups of planes, 1 to cap 1 to kill town, you only need 1 group of planes to cap, and a smaller group of GV's to kill the town. 80 HE shells will kill more buildings than 2 500lb bombs and a couple rockets would anyway.

[JunkyII]

Will never work well unless it's FPS.....and yes, Laaaaaaaag

[EVZ]

effective (to say nothing of efficient) assult weapons depending on the circumstances. - If you have a v-base with a spawn to an isolated port

It's always possible that a situation is encountered in which a particular weapon can be exploited. But that's not HOW you measure a weapons capabilities. Mobile Flak is capable of SPOILING a well executed assault. Tanks were developed as a force multiplyer for infantry (which we don't have). They're fun in this game and they do serve a function ... but in GENERAL - "Pesky" seems to me a quite literal description for GVs.

The presence of an 88 with AP ammo in towns may soon change the dynamic of armored assault, don'tchathink ?

[Tank-Ace]

That was merely one example, and not even the most common. But regardless of whether tanks are superior to aircraft at certian times, both groups always benefit from working together.

GV's are much more efficent at killing enemy vehicles and small field structures.

Oh, and the 88's will be on the field there, buddy. Might wanna look before you leap next time.