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Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 05:42 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 05:26 AMMoerserKarL Sturmtiger is non doctrinal and jagdtiger and KT are doctrinal units. But hey the elefant was a t4 unit and non doctrinal as well on beta so lets see.... You might want to delete this. Talking about the tech trees are a no no. And the Jagdtiger isn't on the list. Plus it's also wrong. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 05:37 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 05:28 AMcoh2player Can somebody sum up the OKW 'vision'? OberKommando West Not the army it once was at its peak, but it still dangerous. The OberKommando should portray the character of the German army around the time of the Battle of the Bulge – technologically sophisticated and hardened – but challenged by its reliance on heavy weapons. • They fought on ground favoring the defenders, but still smashed 60 miles into the Allied lines. • Formations were reconstituted from Normandy and Ostfront divisions; they were battle hardened and newly equipped. Elite new units like the -redacted- are fearsome infantry squads and automatic weapons are featured on many squads. • Heavy armor was utilized extensively, but challenged by fuel. Resources are hard come by, and many units are heavy, powerful, and expensive. • Support was a significant issue – sustaining an attack was a challenge, and German forces had to forage, steal, capture supplies they needed. • This was an army dependent on striking deep and holding the shoulders of the salient they’ve seized. The OKW can create a bulwark of captured territory by utilizing their base buildings. • Air support was nearly non-existent, but AA support was plentiful. As a result, reconnaissance duties fall to technological advances like Infrared Projectors to spot enemy units. Army Features IR Halftrack Scans an area to detect Heat signature in the FOW. Super Tanks Access to some of the biggest and baddest armor to ever do combat during WW2 I cut out the part about the units we can't talk about and how the economy works, but the overall point is that they will lack resources and will have to scavange to help themselves out. Which is what will balance them since they have such good weapons. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 05:09 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 05:00 AMbraciszek Americans are EXTREMELY versatile. I hope it stays that way long enough for me to play it. What are the restrictions on paratroopers, can i just drop them anywhere, on nuetral and enemy territory as well? Say i lost a skirmish and the last thing i see is a sturmtiger hiding in the corner - can i simply just drop paratroopers on them and steal it snap like that? Paratroopers will be the bane of both german factions then. Or lets say a jagdtiger is stopping for repairs and only needs one shot to be destroyed. Cant i simply paradrop an AT gun behind it and simply beat it the easy way? I am going to have a lot of fun abusing Americans... OKW sounds like the soviets can easily crush them. Soviet tier 2 AT guns will dominate their mobile trucks. I can't talk about the other paradroped stuff, but I can talk about the paratroopers themsleves: -Can drop anywhere on the map, but the drop zone is large and they will die if they land on trees or buildings, not to mention enemy AA. Beacons lower the area of the drop zones letting them drop more safely. -Can use cooked grenades and a timed demolition charge -Can be upgraded with either thompsons or 2 browning LMGs anywhere on the map. Thompsons allow them to sacrifice durability for attack power for a short amount of time. LMGs allow them to suppress infantry. - They can reinforce if near a beacon.There is another unit within the doctrine that sets them. -they aren't cheap. Also Americans are very versatile, but just like the other factions they can't afford everything. So there are shore to be holes somewhere you can exploit. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 04:58 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 04:50 AMMr. Someguy Spy Network Half-Tracks, haha. I like what I hear though, it all sounds really interesting. It's really neat that US Crews can exit their tanks to repair, I can't wait 'till I get a chance to Battlefield them, that is to say run up and jump in while they're standing outside fixing it Oh no, much better then spy network. You can actually see them as the light passes over. The enemy can tell that he is being seen too, they kind of flash red or white when spotted. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 04:49 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 04:44 AMMr. Someguy Would you be allowed to tell me what happens if a Tank Crew leaves their vehicle and it is destroyed? And does their vehicle count as Abandoned while unoccupied (able to be re-crewed by any infantry, or stolen by the enemy)? Seems like a really interesting concept, Americans truly are the most versatile. Yeah it basically acts as like an abandoned vehicle. The crew itself is a unit of it's own and it holds the vet it obtains from the vehicle. You can take them out and put them in any other vehicle and they will have the same experience, even captured enemy vehicles like a panther or P4. Any squad can drive a vehicle though, but the crew is good because they can repair. They can't reenter the vehicle under combat though so catching them repairing can reward you with some free tanks. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 04:30 AM I'm not going to post the OKW because their faction vision statment conflicts with what I can talk about. I'm not going to risk it. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 04:25 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 04:14 AMMr. Someguy I heard American tank crews can exit and enter their tanks at will, but I haven't read that in any of the articles. Is it true? What purpose does that serve? (File this question under "Sherman" so it's NDA safe!) I really hope that I don't accidentally cross a line, but I believe this one is covered by the faction vision statements so I'll just post that: US Forces This army should have a definite character, one defined by the experience of the US/AEF army during the middle part of the European campaign and later. · An Army that bent, but didn’t break. While they had occasional tactical losses, they were flexible and we able to blunt most attacks. Like most of the Western militaries opposing the Germans, it used the strategy of applying the maximum firepower and the minimum infantry. However, their infantry were versatile and armed with good rifles that gave the individual soldier excellent firepower. The US Forces were not ‘advantaged’ with heavy tanks. There is absolutely no equivalent to Tigers, King Tigers, Jagdtigers. This is an intended asymmetrical element that matches history. · Their forces can create a feeling of ad hoc defense – -redacted- troops called into combat can help with defenses and manning captured weapons. · The entire Force is intended to be flexible and mobile. Army Features Crew Disembark USF Vehicles can disembark their vehicles to repair, capture, and carry around Veterancy from one vehicle to another. Weapon Racks All US Forces Infantry can equip powerful new weapons by interacting with the weapon racks at the base. BAR LMGs, bazookas, and other weapons can be picked up creating versatile squad loadouts. New Paradrop System USF have access to Paratroopers and Paradropped weapons via Commander selection. Players can Paradrop into the Fog of War now, but with an increased and added risk of drifting and possibly landing on trees and buildings. Paratroopers are a high risk, high reward element. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 03:16 AM The disadvantage of the sturmtiger is that if you are caught reloading by pretty much anything then the crew will be killed. This makes it very easy for your enemies to steal it if you are careless or can't protect it. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 02:25 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 02:23 AMvietnamabc Hey so US will be 6-man squad and OKW will be 4-man squad? Rifles are 5 men, airborne is 6. Can't talk about OKW infantry because it's not on the list. In: Lobby
Thread: Hands on Western Fronts Armies30 May 2014, 02:23 AM Jump back to quoted post30 May 2014, 01:51 AMcoh2player how about rifleman and the KT? Is the KT like the vcoh Terror doctrine? What is the cost of the Sherman compared to the coh2 sherman? -Rifleman are easily the most solid mainline infantry. -Their Garands are pretty good at all ranges. -Can get grenades. -They can be upgraded with bars and bazookas, but need to grab them out of a weapon shed in their base. -Can fire smoke grenades to block LOS. -get at riflenades at vet 1. The king tiger is pretty much exactly what you would expect. A slow moving beast of armor, health , and firepower. We can't talk about prices or balancing right now. In: Lobby