Profile of philohara

Thanks for all replies, much appreciated.

I don't know why I encounter them often but it's been a plague lately, since I had trouble to deal with them! I'll definitely try to use more the Jagd and protect its flanks with volks and mines. It's an awesome tank that I sometimes use but I found that its role was limited when playing vs E8s. Gonna try and use it more wisely! As most of you said, I've been kind of unlucky with these bounces. P4 is a no go from now on when playing against these E8s.

I'll try to improve micro too, always good to keep an eye on every unit.

Thanks again for every answer and see you on the Battlefield!

Hi all,

This is the first time I do write something on this forum and it's because I need some help. In the last few days, I've been playing against USF a lot. And pretty often, they go for the Rifle Company. Now I don't really have a problem dealing with RE's flame throwers or any other ability the commander has to off. BUT, what buggs me, is of course the famous Sherman Easy 8. I just can't win when my opponent chooses to build these. Recently I have been mainly playing OKW and what I'm looking for is counters for this beast of a tank.

Note that I tried several tactics.
1. Of course, I did try to use the Raketen. Well thing is, Easy 8's armor almost always deflects the rak's shot. It's just not a viable option. Only side and rear shots penetrate. On the other hand, Rak's shot penetrates Panther frontal armor. (Yes, sometimes Raketens get stolen ) P.S.: Last game, Sherman bounced off 2 Raketen rockets in a row at point blank range.
2. Normally, as soon as I see the first Easy 8 on the field, I'm about to get my hands on the good ol' Panzer IV. But again, Sherman's frontal (and sometimes even side armor) deflects the Panzer IV's shot like 60% of the time. And needless to say that the Panzer IV receives massive damage from the Easy 8's 76mm gun.
3. Jagdpanzer. It's an awesome tank. Don't get me wrong. But then again and again, its shot bounces off pretty often. Moreover, the lack of turret makes this tank a gamble against the Easy 8 speed and output damage.
4. Panther. Well, I can't just wait to get a Panther while my opponent already has fielded a Sherman. So Panther is almost always the second tank in my arsenal. Now the Panther is the only thing that's a real treat to the Easy 8. But the Panther's cost is massive and when it comes on the field, there are normally three Easy 8s fielded by the USF.
5. Panzershrecks. I like to ambush tank with them but, once again, shrecks bounces off Sherman frontal armor. Rear shots are hard to achieve since the Easy 8 back off as soon as they are below 1/3 HP.
6. Combined arms. This is of course the best way to counter E8s IMO. Countering rifle blob with Flaktrack and mines is my speciality but once the Shermans roll in, I gotta use all I have. And when 1 Panzer IV, 1 Panther, 2 shrecks, 1 Raketen aren't able to deal with 3 Easy 8s, I'm just clueless. I do back my tanks with the frontal armor pointing the ennemy but the sherman's speed, damage and penetration renders almost any tank warfare impossible. Kiting with Panther Commander is the only thing I did find OK at best.
7. Panzerfaust. I know it's not a heavy counter but it helps a lot. Unfortunately, E8 has very good AI capabilities and getting a rear shot is very hard. rushing towards a group of Shermans is suicide, even when engaging first with tanks and flaking with volks. Moreover, Sherman has speed to evade volks before they get in range.

Now I'm very not crying for a nerf nor for a buff on the Axis side. But I do think it's funny the Sherman Easy 8 gets more HP and massive armor while historically it only benifited from a slightly better main gun (a little bit like T-34/85). I think that right now, it's quite easy (no pun intended) to steam roll axis with a few E8 Shermans. Any ideas to counter Rifle company? I think I never won against a player using them, or at least not in the last months. Should the E8 receive a speed buff and armor nerfed? Or something like that? I don't know. I do consider myself a good player, but I'm not a legend and I'd like to get some feedback from this awesome community.


Sorry if I made some mistakes, English's my second language.

Thanks a lot!

Phil