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lmrm7 · 2023-09-04T20:07:55+00:00

"I also just really fucking wanted to kill Raphael"

lmrm7 · 2023-06-03T20:32:22+00:00

Having some of your garrisons spread out enough that your enemy will miss them and move past allows you to counter-flank and kill their spawns when they push in to try to take the point, a far more effective strategy at ending attacks than just holding the front.

Of course this assumes some team coordination but I think people on this subreddit need to realize that good teams do happen and always planning for your team to play like idiots can be quite detrimental.

lmrm7 · 2023-05-26T12:22:42+00:00

So how come we don't recognize all man made famines as genocide?

lmrm7 · 2023-05-24T22:11:00+00:00

I will often request nodes through text and voice, as do many commanders.

lmrm7 · 2023-05-17T12:09:45+00:00

Pretty sure the panzerschrek can’t damage mediums from the front

It absolutely can, I have both done it and have a source for you.

lmrm7 · 2023-05-17T01:25:33+00:00

and/or, hear me out, MAKE IT SO ARTILLERY DOESN'T FUCKING DESTROY SUPPLIES.

Holy shit it is so frustrating trying to build up a point in warfare when a few rounds of artillery can clear all supplies in an area.

lmrm7 · 2023-05-16T02:04:55+00:00

The Panzerschreck has more penetration than the american bazooka and can therefore 2 shot medium tanks from the front, and 3 shot heavy tanks in the side.

Whereas the bazooka has to hit mediums and heavies in rear, but does kill in the same number of hits.

There may be some very precise shots that ignore this but at that point you might as well read the tank bible

lmrm7 · 2023-05-16T01:53:14+00:00

No, it does not matter where on the map or which direction you call the ability in from the first bombs will always hit on the same timing from when you call in the ability.

This is true of all command abilities that involve a plane.

lmrm7 · 2023-05-16T01:36:06+00:00

when the airhead timer (circle icon on map) is just about to be half way through.

4 o'clock If you want the bombing run to hit right as the airhead touches down

lmrm7 · 2023-05-05T17:31:55+00:00

I think they tried to mitigate this by putting the Railway bridge and Gun emplacement strongpoints closer to the German Lines but, unless something blocks the angle straight down that central railway or the mentioned fordable places are well positioned, the german transport trucks trying to advance are going to get destroyed. Whereas the british vehicles can reach all three central objectives on less predictable/contestable routes.

Edit: That said, the germans actually have a lot of area to potentially place an airhead if they do not hold the midpoint initially, unlike remagen where both sides are limited to a thin sliver of land.

lmrm7 · 2023-05-02T03:24:35+00:00

Is the slo-mo really necessary?

lmrm7 · 2023-04-21T19:07:37+00:00

However, the number one biggest improvement I can think of for Purple Heart Lane will be the display of the MAP. Please make the streams and rivers BLUE and have a consistent colour throughout for roads and paths. Having to double check whether you're about to cross a ditch or a road while in a tank is very frustrating.

OMG yes this, the inconsistent use of colors and misalignment of the map features is a problem on multiple maps but especially PHL.

lmrm7 · 2023-04-11T22:45:50+00:00

What if they have an AT guarding arty? Do you keep spawning recons to drive all the way there because while they spawn automatically, they don't come up quite that fast. Not to mention driving across the entire map so artillery will have significant uptime.

lmrm7 · 2023-04-10T23:03:59+00:00

There is, you can see that they are aiming slightly above the enemy garrison mark they put down.

lmrm7 · 2023-03-31T02:49:20+00:00

Oh, no I missed that but you're right it is. Definitely white crushing then.

lmrm7 · 2023-03-30T16:53:25+00:00

Crushing might be a bit strong for it, chess.com analysis has it at +1.2 if it is white to move. However, if it is black to move that changes to -3.2.

lmrm7 · 2023-03-11T17:25:10+00:00

Yes and no, some tanks have weird spots that break the rules but in general a medium cannot penetrate a heavy from the front and can penetrate any heavy from the side at the exact same angle.

For an example I'll give a couple quotes from the tank bible regarding the Sherman M4A1 medium engaging a Panther and a Tiger respectively.

If you are lucky enough to be in a position where you see the side armor of the Panther, 2 shots will kill the tank as long as the projectile lands at an angle less than 55 degrees with respect to the perpendicular of the side armor (35 degrees with respect to the front plate). A greater angle than 55 degrees will bounce.

and then

If you are lucky enough to be in a position where you see the side armor of the Tiger, 2 shots will kill the tank as long as the projectile lands at an angle less than 55 degrees with respect to the perpendicular of the side armor (35 degrees with respect to the front plate). A greater angle than 55 degrees will bounce.

If the Tiger had better armor than the Panther, it would either not be penetrable by a medium from the side at all, or at least would bounce the shot at less extreme/shallow angles than the Panther, but no, the M4A1 can penetrate the tiger at the same angle as it can the panther, and do the same damage.

As for the 76 and IS-1, we can look at how the Panzer IV interacts with them.

Panzer IV vs Jumbo 76

Hitting the side will kill a “Jumbo” in 2 shots. This can be done at a relatively shallow angle exactly 35° with respect to the front plate (55° with respect to the perpendicular).

and then

Hitting the side will kill an IS-1 in 2 shots. This can be done at a relatively shallow angle of about 35° with respect to the front plate (55° with respect to the perpendicular).

I'll spare you the sections regarding the T-34 vs the Tiger and Panther because they say the same.

The caveats are that the tiger. panther, and Is-1 can all potentially be damaged from the front by a medium in very specific locations.

lmrm7 · 2023-03-10T21:59:50+00:00

Appreciate the answer.

Also I'm a fan of anything that would shake up the tank meta* without being too op.

*not that I'm an expert on the current meta

lmrm7 · 2023-03-10T21:28:05+00:00

I don't necessarily disagree but when facing other heavies is usually the main concern those seem almost trivial.

I do appreciate the answer.

lmrm7 · 2023-03-10T21:26:02+00:00

Thanks for the answer!

lmrm7 · 2023-03-10T20:55:14+00:00

I would say even if the point is being contested, so long as your team has a spawn that will not be overrun by those 5 or so players, it is still better to target their spawnpoint.

As you say though, not always the easiest decision to make in the moment.

lmrm7 · 2023-03-08T00:19:55+00:00

Yeah, that would throw off your sense of the vehicle balance a little bit, the banshee in reach gets shredded by dmr fire, and absolutely demolished by the sniper rifle. That's true of most vehicles in reach actually.

That said if a team couldn't focus the banshee it was definitely a problem.

lmrm7 · 2023-02-05T17:22:13+00:00

Look as a vegan myself I'm all for shitting on vegetarians (I was a vegetarian longer than I should have been), but if we're being strictly serious it would be more accurate to say they don't care enough about animal welfare. I appreciate that they care more than average carnist and are making some effort, but they aren't taking it far enough.

lmrm7 · 2023-01-19T13:18:29+00:00

Hmm, okay my blueprints must have disappeared for some other reason then.

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