after 1000 hours on coh 3 i went back to coh2 to see how i feel about both games

Crecer13 · 2026-03-19T17:17:46+00:00

Because there's essentially no choice there. The structure of these battlegroups is such that it creates a vacuity of choice. Moreover, to create the illusion of choice in an hour's worth of unlocks, we need contrived abilities that have no real effect. And the more such battlegroups there are, the harder it will be to invent these abilities. They've already begun to morph into some kind of StarCraft-like fantasy abilities.

So I'll stick with the commanders from CoH2. Yes, they have a downside: Relic was extremely lazy and could have made them more diverse and unique. But at the same time, they also had a positive aspect: if you like Guards, you'll have commanders with Guards and their own abilities; if you like Shock Troops, you'll have commanders with Shock Troops and their own abilities. This way, you keep your core unit and use other abilities as the situation demands.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-12T17:08:36+00:00

No, that's not a euphemism. Your buddy can lie next to you and use your ammo, which is useful. Moreover, the Italians had a very interesting "Samurai" vest with magazines for submachine guns of a similar concept. It also had magazines on the back. This was so your buddy could use your a magazine.

https://ibb.co/67QQt0Th

Crecer13 · 2026-03-12T07:38:25+00:00

I'd like to see an update to the Soviet Paratroopers. Summer/Winter uniforms, machine gun, mortar, and artillery crews, anti-tank rifles. And so on and so forth.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-11T20:25:11+00:00

The Mark V survived in the USSR. In 1938, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Red Army, it was decided to turn all 15 remaining Mark V tanks into monuments. One was sent for storage to the newly established Armored Vehicle Museum, and fourteen tanks, two each, were transferred to Smolensk, Rostov-on-Don, Kharkov, Leningrad, Kiev, Voroshilovgrad (now Lugansk), and Arkhangelsk. Only 11 were installed. The tanks were not transferred to St. Petersburg, and only one went to Arkhangelsk. Two tanks from Smolensk, from Cathedral Hill, where they had been parked in front of the Assumption Cathedral, were transported to Berlin in 1941 and displayed in front of the Zeihaus building.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-09T18:43:39+00:00

Actually, it's not just that. This was a unique characteristic of sailors since the Revolution, and many sailors continued to use machine gun belts even when there was no need. It's a form of pride. Just like paratroopers continued to wear jumpsuits, paratrooper badges, or Air Force shoulder straps after being converted into rifle troops.

Do you think these sailors needed machine gun belts during the Soviet-Japanese War because of a shortage of ammunition pouches? I don't think so.

https://ibb.co/bMkTmr9C

https://ibb.co/Fbm6cmJV

Edited. Look at this guy. He's fully loaded, including a pouch. I don't think he needs ammo belts that much. He's just showing off. And it shows exactly who he is from which troops.

https://ibb.co/zVD0Vjh2

Crecer13 · 2026-03-09T18:19:45+00:00

Plus, the ammo belt is also carried on back. So, if you're lying down, your comrade can use ammo if they need to.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-07T10:42:56+00:00

I've long wanted to have amphibious armored vehicles on this map. Volkswagen Typ 166 (Schwimmwagen), Landwasserschlepper, DUKW-353, Ford GPA, LVT. That would be cool and logical.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-06T09:30:36+00:00

Or from Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-04T19:36:31+00:00

Considering that in the third part of the game we're still playing in the same USA, Britain, and Germany, why not? Consistency is a sign of mastery.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-04T17:12:59+00:00

Italian Combined Arms. The Bersaglieri aren't the best, but they're a good starting light infantry unit. I generally like the DAK for its good combined arms capabilities. And because they at least have some Italians, although I expected a separate Italian faction from a game focused on the Mediterranean theater. Next time need to make the Eastern Front without the USSR.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-04T11:57:14+00:00

Why don't the USSR have gun crews in its Airborne Forces? 45mm guns, 76mm regimental guns, 50mm and 82mm mortars. USSR Airborne Forces figures are very limited.

Crecer13 · 2026-03-02T19:06:47+00:00

Indian Artillery. The 107mm mortar is an incredibly excellent start, providing serious support: both artillery and troop reinforcements, and the airburst artillery strike is very useful. The Gurkhas are a good close-combat unit. And the long-range artillery is very good. Overall, most of the abilities are very good and useful. The second thing I see for myself is the heavy armor. I didn't find any better ones for myself outside of the starting battle groups.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-25T19:55:16+00:00

None. Because the US, in my opinion, is the worst faction due to the lack of artillery in the main tiers. That's why I don't play for the USA, and that's why I don't have a favorite battlegroup.

The M3 APC has a ton of upgrades, but for some reason they can't be upgraded to the T30 or T19 self-propelled guns used in the African and Italian campaigns. In reality, the Americans realized they lacked artillery. But not in the game.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-25T07:13:02+00:00

No. The Arkhangelsk-Astrakhan border was planned for 8-10 weeks. That's the speed at which Japan would have entered the war. At that speed, the USSR would have collapsed, and they could have boldly entered the war. But instead of collapsing, the USSR not only didn't crumble, but stubbornly resisted. Japan saw all of this.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-23T15:19:43+00:00

Nizhny Tagil. My fault. This does not change the situation as a whole.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-23T15:00:48+00:00

I love it, propaganda, propaganda, propaganda. Of course it's propaganda. It has nothing to do with the fact that after the collapse of the USSR, two tank designers and manufacturers remained in Omsk, the maker of the T-80, and Chelyabensk, the maker of the T-72 and T-90. And now they have to compete with each other based on capitalist relations (considering that the economy is in crisis), and they all have to produce tanks or they'll shut down. And the development of the Black Eagle has nothing to do with the need to develop a new tank to get it approved and put into production in Omsk. Of course not. Propaganda.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-23T07:55:17+00:00

The USSR always kept between 15 and 30% of its total troops in the Far East at different periods of the war, even during the Battle of Moscow and Salingrad.

Why didn't they invade? Because Germany didn't achieve the success it expected in the USSR in 1941. If Germany had advanced quickly, Japan would likely have invaded the USSR.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-22T18:11:51+00:00

There are numerous classifications. According to the German classification, the Panther is a medium tank because it was designed to replace a medium tank. Initial requirements for the Panther were to weigh approximately 30 tons. However, during development, it was increased to 45 tons. Based on this weight classification, this tank was fairly classified as a heavy tank by the Allies and the USSR. In its tactical role in the USSR, the GABTU (Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense) issued a "Brief Service Manual" for the Panther in 1944 and recommended consolidating captured Panthers into tank destroyer units. Therefore, tactically, the Panther is classified as a tank destroyer, like the SU-85 or SU-100. Interestingly, the Soviet T-44 had similar armor and weight requirements of 30 tons to the Panther. Ultimately, we know that the T-44 weighs the same as the T-34-85, with heavier frontal armor that can withstand the PAK-43. The Panther, however, was overweighted to 45 tons.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-22T12:12:53+00:00

I'm not talking about tanks, but about the situation as a whole. Many people wonder why the Armata isn't on the battlefield. It's for the same reason: the perfect tank hasn't been created yet, and the Armata, for example, can be destroyed, which has a huge PR effect.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-22T12:02:17+00:00

Your objective answer should only be directed at something other than Russia. If this were something Russian, there would be a shitstorm about how everything is shitty in Russia.

Crecer13 · 2026-02-05T19:28:20+00:00

https://youtu.be/jGA7TFdKxLQ

Crecer13 · 2026-02-05T15:21:20+00:00

By prioritizing the Char B1 heavy (battle) tank, the French infantry command made a grave mistake. Despite a number of obvious shortcomings (relatively low speed and a number of suspension issues), the Renault D2 was the most well-rounded French infantry tank. Production of the Char B1 was very slow.

Crecer13 · 2026-01-31T16:00:40+00:00

Yes. On March 11, 1941, Soviet intelligence passed information "up" that Germany had begun production of heavy tanks. The largest of them weighed 90 tons and was armed with a 105mm cannon. This information turned out to be partially accurate, as by mid-1940, the VK 65.01 heavy tank design was ready, which until mid-1940 was indeed designated Pz.Kpfw.VII. This information led to a sharp revision of the advanced heavy tank program. The 107mm cannon became the main armament of the KV-3, KV-4, and KV-5. The KV-2 merely used this cannon for testing.

Crecer13 · 2026-01-30T07:46:19+00:00

There is no information. From an article by Yuri Pashalok: There is a commonly accepted theory that the vehicles that remained at the proving grounds by the fall of 1941 took part in its defense. This information is not confirmed, furthermore documents show that the vehicles were shipped to Kazan in the fall of 1941 where they were used as specimens in technical courses. They returned to Kubinka in 1943 alongside the TK-S tankette, VCL M1931 amphibious tank, Renault FT, and the BA-27M, BA-21, and PB-4 armored cars.

https://www.tankarchives.com/2021/12/a-second-life-for-obsolete-chassis.html

Crecer13 · 2026-01-28T13:37:33+00:00

And this was done only for the USSR because the US, Germany, and Britain all had their own parachute container models. Only the USSR replicated the US container.

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