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the overall DPS curve was far from favorable for t34 as well. I brought up the DPS curve, because nobody bothers read AOE and scatter stats. Did it multiple times specifically for the Sherman, nobody cares.
You would think that a sherman would be preferable to a t34 in teamgames, because it performs better against blobs, but really it's not the case.
You can bully infantry with the T34 and quickly switch targets to medium tanks as well if you flank them, and you can play aggressively with them because it matters less if you lose them. I just don't feel that way about the Sherman.
Of course this doesn't apply to 1v1. Sherman destroys in 1v1 and there's no question about it.
This does not applies to you, but it is just straight up silly, when I mention that Sherman is actually a good AI tank, while comparing it to t34 and get slapped with statement that T34 is better. It was just a wtf moment for me, since it is the best stock medium in terms of dealing with infantry (AFAIK only vetter OKW P4J can compete) yet it just "at best a good deterrent vs mainline infantry"
The acrobatics that people perform to defend and downplay their fav factions are amazing.
Well just comparing the two in performance for teamgames and the T34 wins easily. Despite costing less fuel and munition, it still performs comparably against single squads of infantry, even better if the Sherman hasn't upgraded the pintle. The Sherman relies on the main gun for damage, as evidenced by your graph, so practically speaking the T34 is more reliable with damage against a single squad.
Sherman is definitely better against blobs, but the blobs you're going to be facing in teamgames are almost always backed up by panthers or at the very least their superior mediums (which you'll need to switch ammo types to even begin to engage if you're trying to whittle down a blob) or simply pgren shreks by the time you've got it out, and Shermans have the standard 4 shots of health (which ofc isn't a problem, but in teamgames it just isn't that great compared to t34)
EDIT: For some reason the second half of this comment got cut off & I dont feel like writing it again in its entirety, but basically I just wanted to reiterate:
The T34 accomplishes what the sherman wants to at a lower price point and identical health pool: bullying infantry and elite squads. If I want to deal with blobs Sherman isn't the way to go because it gets slapped by axis tanks in the backline.
And also the Sherman is very good in 1v1 modes, there's no doubt about it.
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