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True. IMO its still a better solution but it would take some careful tuning. It’d obviously be awful if all it had to do was just roll up at max range and spurt flames for like half a second and run away to kick an mg out of a garrison.

Any target size reduction significant enough to make a difference would make the thing into a frustrating rng nightmare for both sides IMO. Imagine the thing just dodging like 2 schreck volleys by luck and cheesily escaping or getting hit with one and just dying.

And then pay per use defeats its purpose as an actual garrison clearer. You might as well just throw nades and arty flares at that point and have a vickers k UC that doesn’t have any of the issues the WASP does.

So improved mobility then?

Hahahah, yeah it's much better than the panther at being a comet as well. I agree, it used to be a essentially the wallet warriors mini-pershing, and that anti at gun sniper phosphorous was in-game for far too long.

The thing is, the comet isn't an anti infantry tank, it will never be as good as the churchill or centaur for that. Currently with the churchills health pool and abilities the churchill is better against the panther too! Buffing the anti infantry isn't going to make the unit more usable, it will be slightly better, but what does that matter if everyone just goes churchills? It'll not get used. The unit needs a role and it's role is not anti infantry. This doesn't mean it needs to be a carbon copy of the panther, it just needs to do something to make you go hammer for it, which it just doesn't do right now, nor will it do if you buff it's anti infantry.

Keep in mind the comet isn't the only thing that comes from hammer. The tracking makes Firefly's better (as well as the comet) gammons could be made a bit better and warspeed is great as well and effects all armour you build.
The comet is just an elevation of the cromwell.

However, I could get behind making the comet and church much better and limiting them to 1 because even the broken old comet wasn't TOO bad to deal with (barring 70 range WP...) , it was 2 and 3 of them, same as heavies that was the worst. They were good enough to become your Army instead of being part of it. Same thing we have with churchills now. Critical mass is the goal.

Edit: also of course the comet won't be as good as a dedicated AI vehicle at AI or a slow ass meatshield. The hammer is about taking the fight to the enemy and the comet is one of the fastest tanks in game iirc. It could easily be king jack of all trades with some adjustments, but it shouldn't be comparable to dedicated units like it was. Hell the only comet despite all its perks could beat a panther 40% of the time in a slug fest AND had mobility on its side meaning it was simply king tank.

+1 If I'm spending the same price as a panther on a tank, I want it it to be as good as a panther or better than the panther at something. Whether it's slightly worse AT but better AI or equal in AT terms. Any buffs to any unit need to make them fit meta however otherwise UKF will remain being carried by the same 4 units.

It's better than a panther at smoking enemy strong points, and blows it out of the water when it comes to using white phosphorus!

The original design of the comet was awful (copy and paste Pershing stats aaaaaand make it unlimited, but also give it 70 range WP that unlike all other forms in game doesn't cap damage!) plus the commander upgrade....

They did this to themselves to make money via ignoring balance.

It could use a bit more main gun reliability vs infantry but that's about it...

Do paras have smoke? I don't recall but if they don't that would be a nice addition and add more variance from the now smokeless rifles.

yeah, right... as if any decent axis player will just dive their tanks to leave it exposed for a possible flank... Also all axis tanks are just turbo charged and have blitz at vet one.
EVEN if you get the flank you will only fire one volley before he just reverse away.

Which would knock out a proper AT hit worth of health. While no sane Axis player is going to let you knock on their tanks ass with zooks till it dies no same USF player is going to rely on a single double zoomed Para squad as their AT. Zooks are auxiliary AT that can be everywhere. It's not meant to be your only source, but there to deal extra damage on a mobile platform. Zooks keep the enemy on their toes because it brings their tank that much closer to death or a snare. I know it's not the WFA way but it contributes to a combined arms approach.