Profile of Hannibal

Guys, stop the nonesense offtopic discussion.

PageP is asking for game advice. Give yours, object to others, but don't drag it on over 10 posts just to 'prove' yourself right about a tiny subtopic.

The middle shot blockers are really a bummer. The map overall is okay despite layout issues, ST, AVRE and Brummbar can dominate the middle though in a stalemate.

Lienne Forest has a similar issue as well with the middle VP, albeit only from one direction.

You’re gonna sit here with a straight face and tell us the IS2 with vet 1 Frag shells and either IL2 looter or flame barrage from commanders can’t break through an enemy line and provides no benefit different from other Soviet units? How exactly does the Panther zone it out with its slow reload? IS2 pushing with double zis and cons is not in danger from a lone Panther. The real danger comes when the IS2 is snared in front of 2 pak40s and the Panther chases for the kill.

The frag shells are okay but nothing to build your army or strategy around. So nope, they bring nothing really interesting to the table.

Your example is pretty biased. If you use a fully coordinated push as an example (which is fair), then at least compare it to a fully coordinated defense. I also never talked about zoning.
The point is: One Panther is enough to block the IS2 from advancing, all support units being roughly equal, even if you manage to not get scouted with your attack. Do the same thing as Axis with a KT or Tiger, and your units are on the run, because Allies do not have a beefy Panther-like TD. Which is also fully fine balance-wise, it just makes the IS-2 uninteresting.

if you get suppressed normally you cant move and he will switch targets, with this way if he switches target you will send the hit-the-dirt squad mobile and walk straight through the machine gun


god has given you the ability to do human wave tactics, and you shall utilize them if you are audacious

To be honest I am not sure how long the delay was until you can de-activate the hit the dirt ability (haven't used it in ages) or if it still exists in the first place.

The way I see it, there are two options after immobilizing your frontal squad (suppression, hit the dirt), assuming players with decent micro:

1. Your flanking squad runs past the cone of fire. This forces the MG to retreat or reposition.
2. Your flanking squad gets suppressed as well. Without HTD, you can just retreat at this point. With HTD, your mobilize your frontal squad again. However you're in the middle of the cone at realistically range 30-40. You're not going to overrun the MG. Best case is that you can pull back one squad. With an half-decent opponent that switches targets, he will switch back to the frontal and this one gets suppressed, too.

The only gain I can see is that you can reactivate your squad unsuppressed if the flanking succeeded and the MG retreats. If there are other enemy squads in the area, you can fight them quicker. If there are not enough enemies to fire at the frontal squad to keep suppression, well, you did not gain much because the suppressed frontal squad will lose suppression quickly anyway.

Put you pay higher micro tax. You need to HTD at the same time your flanking squad should already ooraah around the MG.



Anyway, the whole point when this discussion started was about a defensive setup. HTD does not help at all. It's an ability for an offensive assault squad that needs to be close range. Your trade off is to not get a seventh man. 7 men Cons in green cover will at least decently damage an MG when shooting back. HTD PPsH squads will do even less damage, plus you make yourself vulnerable to nades of assaulting squads.

assault package --> hit the dirt --> underappreciated commander ability

This ability is probably one of the worst you could get for a close range squad.