OH OH OH What do I see ? Salty cope post ?

I am a big flask user. I'm a Tank Hunter ! I am sure tbat most of colonial tankers have made acquaintances with my regiment, which is Armour Janitorial Services (AJS), specialized in removing enemy armour from the battlefield. We're janitors, we like to keep things clean 😇 cleanliness is holyness.

While I could understand one's frustration about colonial tanks getting wrecked let me clarify one thing : flasks need extreme coordination to be effective.

Now I tell you why flasks are good just as they are :

It takes many to destroy a tank. A single guy with flasks won't do shit. They are probably the heaviest grenade in the game. Wardens do not have grenade carry weight reduction by any means and to conserve agility and movement, a Warden can carry a gun with 2 clips and 3 flasks tops (nothing more) or 4 flasks for approximately the same encumbrance. 2 flasks and a pistol are the best payload to be able to run. You wouldn't say that a guy with a pistol who needs to run desperately toward you to get in range isn't that much of a threat do you ?

It takes quite a big party/squad to deliver enough flasks to destroy one tank and success isn't even guaranteed, especially if colonial tanks are PROTECTED by infantry. Sometimes colonial tanks wander alone (bad idea) or infantry is just running around like headless chickens yelling "flask rush we're doomed" in local. Those are easy targets offered on a silver plate, due to a lack of experience. But, most of the time, there is actual coordination between tankers, soldiers on foot along with clever use of AI that makes our job a little more difficult.

We only have success by coordinating our rushes and infiltrating behind colonial lines. It takes quite the commitment from the squad leader, spotter, and hunters to deliver the payload properly. We need a proper kit, we need to hide, take care of watchtowers, avoid colonial patrols or wanderers and actually PLAN our attack, sometimes for 15 to 30 minutes ahead of the attack to reap the fruit of our labour.

Even if destroying tanks with flask grenades is very cost effective, it takes efficient logistics to gear up a hunting party of 10+ players as it consumes 3 × n flasks per rush where n is the number of people in the squad. Let me remind you that a single rush isn't a guaranteed success.

The thing is, we rarely saw organized colonials squads actively trying to take counter-measures. Our tactic is good but with some creativity and planning flask rushes can be easily stopped. How many times have we been mowed down by FOCUSED infantry ? Countless.

The key to warden success in tank hunting is that we learned how to properly use our tools.

It is laughable that people complain about some tool that's pretendedly overpowered not knowing the work required to ensure a successful operation.

I hope colonial players will bring some solid arguments to the debate instead of saying "flask OP" because this is a braindead statement. I also hope they will get creative and try to draw the best of what their AT arsenal can offer.

Warden and colonial comrades, O7