Profile of ThoseDeafMutes

Whenever I stomp someone with a whole Prestige level over me it gives me great satisfaction.

Could you post the official statement where they said there will never be a Pershing?

"Imagine M26 Pershing in front, Jackson behind" is no different than saying "Imagine IS2 in front, Jackson behind". Which is already extremely possible in 2v2s and beyond, yet manages to not result in overwhelming allied victories every time. The idea that this is impossible to balance, or even particularly difficult, seems highly suspect. The Pershing would theoretically be in the same league as Tiger and IS2 stat wise, it could be better or worse against infantry or tanks depending on how they felt the need to balance it. Jacksons remain extremely fragile, Pak 40s continue to be the best AT gun in the game, Panzershreks continue to be the best infantry AT in the game, and the range of Axis heavies (including the Elefant, which may wind up being the perfect counter to Jacksons and Pershing combo) will still outclass it.

It may or may not be included in the game, that is up to relic. However conceptually it will not ruin the balance permanently. Maybe when it first comes out they'll need to tweak it, or buff it, but that's normal with any new addition.

I've tried using them a few times, Ostheer players are really much better situated to counter it since the WC51 is sluggish and unresponsive + fausts autohome as soon as you're in range. The WC51 is a fairly effective counter to early Kubels and with a rifle squad inside can effectively kite just about anything OKW gets. If the OKW builds a Raketenwerfer as one of their first couple of units, the WC51 has basically paid itself off in terms of other, tougher infantry units you won't have to face in the opening.

lol. i got a good laugh outta this joke. yea i want 10 man squads and 30 man hmg teams.

With lategame tanks is arguably true though, it's much easier to work with a small number of tough, heavy units than it is to work with a large number of fragile units, even if, on paper, the larger number of units is actually "more powerful".

Some artillery is suitable for hitting crippled tanks but arty is not supposed to hit mobile forces like tanks and infantry unless the enemy is not paying attention. It's dodgable by design.