Well i found this map last night and have spent a few hours on it these past two nights.I jumped in at the end of a game last night when the Germans had capped most areas.I played the Russians and soon got bored with spawning and grabbing the T34/85,and going boom as soon as i moved.
There were Russian tanks in flames all over the place.
Same tonight.
We were slightly down in numbers to the Germans but they were all in the Panthers and Tigers(just for a change).so we just got snotted again and again.I got so bored i even went as an AT guy to try stalking.After worrying a few panthers by driving behind them in a clown car i spent the rest of the night trying to get close enough to kill anything(i was on foot by now).
So yes the map is awesome but i think the Germans need slightly fewer ubertanks as the t34/76 are a waste of time on this map(Ditto the SU76)
it would be nice to be able to have a few captured panthers for maps like this.Yes i know that the T34'85 is a panther killer but it only works if you can use teamwork.which on a public server is not too easy.
there are only 2 t3485s and one is2 at the first allied spawn. they have to fight against 5 or 6 panthers and one tiger.
if the russians have the forward spawn they get one is2 and a lot of t3485s.
they are then fighting against one tiger and two panthers and one (two?) pz4(s). even then the germans have far more firepower because the panther is better then everything on long range including the russian is2. its fireing fast enough to hit moving targets. and the tiger is even more dangerous against t34s but sux against the is2 at longer range. if the germans have intelligent people in the panthers and the tiger they can outgun the russian team even in front of their spawn.
2 days ago i killed 19 russian tanks with the panther in front of the russian spawn without diing. after that i had no ap ammo left. they have to cross this open field. there is no other way. now imagine there are 5 panthers all shooting the russian spawn exit! the one is2 cant kill all of them. and because of its low rate of fire its worse then a single panther in a duell situation over 400m.
the russians need one more is2s and more t3485s. or the number of panthers needs to be reduced.
and i know thet the t34 is fast, but as soon as you meet a big cat driven by someone, who is not a complete idiot, in a 1 vs 1 situation you are dead. even if you get the first shot at him from behind he will just turn around and you are ****ed.
something many people dont understand is that the panther and the tiger are far more devestating against weak tanks then a is2 because they fire faster. they can hit moving targets and can kill more enemys in a shorter time. if you are in a pz3 and there is a is2 somewhere you can just keep on driving and he will not hit you because he is shooting to slow. if you try the same with a t34 you are dead very often.
this post is about the older version played with ab on fk#4.
im looking forward to play the new version!
mfg Arnold
