Skolman Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Whats your favourite vehicle/tank in CMBO and why ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 My favorites are the StugIII followed closely by the Lynx*. Favorite American vehicle is the plain jane Mark 4. Aaron *The 20mm autocannon make a cool noise in Close Combat. I've liked the Panzer II since then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytarget Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 why do you like the stug? i've not had much luck with it against shermans i'd like to hear how you use it as for favorite vehicles of mine - i recently played All or Nothing against the AI as the brits and found the Churchill VIII to be quite formidable i'd never used one before, but in this particular battle the Churchill took shots from everything the germans had including a flak 88 and a tiger and survived - sure, this probably wonh't happen all the time - but i was pretty damn impressed hum, on another note, i also liked the brit arty - man, i had no idea they had such formidable arty - some of it was leaving craters the size of vw's - impressive stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webs Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 I also just played All or Nothing, but I've played Churchills before. They are also my favourites, and you gotta love the Crocodile. (P.S. Will the thing still throw flame if it has taken a casualty?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytarget Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 ***Spoiler for All or Nothing *** (not that there are probably many that haven't already seen it, but you never know) * * * * * * * * * * don't know about the croc - it and the two churchills i had were stuck at the main bridge due to lack of engs (the one's i had, which i speical delivered in a half track) decided to bug out the second the tiger started shooting the place up so i never got the croc close enough to the germans to have any fun with it fortunately i rolled an absolute ton of armor down the back side over the rail road track and got the germans to surrender on like turn 54 btw, do the americans have any arty that is as stout as the stuff the brits had in All or Nothing? I mean jeez, i had enough arty, and some big stuff too, that i literally could of just about leveled the town [ December 31, 2002, 06:10 PM: Message edited by: easytarget ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. Cook Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 My favorite vehicle has always been the Jagdpanther, but I have lately been hooked on Q.B.'s with Allies defending, and I discovered the M51Stuart: three mg.'s and a wicked little 37mm main. On the last one I played it took out two Stug III's and a Puma (?I think--the light wheeled tank with a 75) , plus a whack of half-tracks. Scrappy, effective, cheap, and accurate. My Hellcats always become smoking pyres and rarely finish one for one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Mine would have to be the ChurchillVIII. Its the only tank i have that survived a hit from a schrek ("internal paint flaking"). Its got the blast to clear away anything troop related (and lots of it), and C rounds that can take out nearly anything with armour. Mind you once the C rounds are gone its AT ability turns to crap, I remember slogging it out with a Pz4 100m away across a bridge with just HE. Lasted 3 turns before he got a gun hit me. I had to reverse out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinty Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 My favorite Allied tank has to be the Sherman VC Firefly. That bad boy is absolutly deadly when used properly. My favorite Axis tank is the Panther G. I know, everybody seems to like the Panther, but there's a reason for that IMHO. When facing towards it's target it's almost invincible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 I love the Pershing for its firepower and have always had a softspot for the Panther. I have to agree with an earlier post about the M5. I have had 1 or 2 of them eat a German recon company. As for arty nothing ends a game quicker than some big naval guns. I once had a company of infantry and a platoon of P4s spread over about 1000 meters completely wiped out by two volleys of naval arty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappy Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Daimler AC. For the points, it is the best vehicle in the game. 40mm gun can take down all but the biggest of the cats from the side, and it has the mobility to get to the side. No HE rounds is the only drawback. If you want those, you have to go to the Greyhound. And a vote of support to the Firefly. It is to the Tiger what the Daimler is to a StuG. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skolman Posted January 1, 2003 Author Share Posted January 1, 2003 I also like the Daimler AC ! With the mod i am using it is the best looking tank in the game !!!! Have you ever played the scenario "just 3 little stuarts" ? if so you will see what these tanks can do!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Despite my screen name, my favourite is the Cromwell IV. fast speed plus a 75mm gun means it can flank and kill anything the Germans have. Of course it's curtains if anything hits it, but that's the same for most Allied tanks in CMBO. Playing as the Germans I like the good old gamey Hetzer . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruceov Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 I like the comet. 77MM (NOT the same as the 17lb) gun and the fastest tank in the game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 Firefly, I've liked the Hetzer ever since I commanded the 26th VGD during a game of Command Decision. I was going to send you a picture of the one at the Bastogne memorial but I don't know how to load pictures. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Ace Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 The JagdPanther, is my absolute favorite, you get that baby hull down on a ridge or something overlooking the battle field, and man its over for the other guy unless he has a $#@%load of Jabos!!!, BUT!! in the whole scheme of things, unit costs etc, give me a hetzer or give me death 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybeq Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hmmm, choices, choices.... I guess my favorite vehicle is the German 37mm flak halftrack. I know it's use in PBEM is considered gamey and it's even been banned by some but I still like it. My favorite tank is probably the Stuart. It's been mentioned before but this baby has three machine guns, is fast, and has a main gun that can take out most Axis armor from the rear or side. And it has a large ammo loadout. I can always find a use for one or two when I'm buying my units. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l3w53r Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 Puma althougH I rarely use it, I just look at it... Otherwise it oughta be the Panther, Wespe, Hummel, M10, M18 and M7. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Carr Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 Even though the lowly Stewart can knock it out frontally in CMBO, I still like the Tiger. Personally I think it is far too vulnerable in CMBO but if you also play CMBB, it is modeled much more realistically. For the Allies I like the EZ8 model of the Sherman. I like the big wide tracks. It looks like a Sherman on steroids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelt Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 I'm fond of the Archer. It's got its quirks - heck, it's got a rearward-facing gun - but learning how to use it is part of the Archer's appeal. It's under 100 points, and it's got a low profile and a gun that'll kill a big cat from the front. Just had one take out two Panthers and two StuGs in a QB. If I remember correctly, the British kept the Archer in service into the 1950s. David 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombinedArms Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 I like the Archer, too. In a lurking hulldown position it can kill anything up to Tigers with great ease. Lots of other favorites, for example: Allies: Churchill VIII; Cromwell VI & VIII (w/ the 95mm); Firefly; Hellcat, M8 (for cost effectiveness). Axis: Panther, Jadgpanther, PzIV/70, Hetzer (for cost effectiveness). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Moore Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 Originally posted by Jack Carr: Even though the lowly Stewart can knock it out frontally in CMBO, I still like the Tiger. Personally I think it is far too vulnerable in CMBO but if you also play CMBB, it is modeled much more realistically. For the Allies I like the EZ8 model of the Sherman. I like the big wide tracks. It looks like a Sherman on steroids.I've grown rather fond of the Stuart after being on the receiving and dealing end of it's quite AT potent 37mm gun (at least when under 1000m)! Was this little tank's 'peashooter' that effective in real-life? [ January 03, 2003, 04:55 PM: Message edited by: Patrick Moore ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Not normally! There is a story during the fighting in the Battle of the Bulge of a M8 crew taking out a Panther with a single shot that hit a weak spot in the armor. The only ones more surprised than the crew were the Germans! :eek: In war nothing is for sure and even that rule leaves room for doubt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombinedArms Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 I don't think I ever killed a Panther or Tiger with a frontal shot from a Stuart. Several flank kills on Panthers, however and a couple of frontal kills on PzIVs that I recall. Certainly the Stuart's 37 seems more effective than the Russian 45mm, which may reflect more effective AP rounds. Does anyone know how accurate that Stuart 37mm modeling is? I recall there was great debate at one point about both the Sherman 75 and the Churchill VIII's 95mm and folks finally had to concede that the modeling was accurate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Moore Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Originally posted by CombinedArms: I don't think I ever killed a Panther or Tiger with a frontal shot from a Stuart. Several flank kills on Panthers, however and a couple of frontal kills on PzIVs that I recall. Certainly the Stuart's 37 seems more effective than the Russian 45mm, which may reflect more effective AP rounds. Does anyone know how accurate that Stuart 37mm modeling is? I recall there was great debate at one point about both the Sherman 75 and the Churchill VIII's 95mm and folks finally had to concede that the modeling was accurate.I believe the CMBO stats show that the Stuart 37mm can penetrate the PzIV front turret armor (and hull?) out to 1000m. I recall looking that up when I was stunned by losing several PzIVs to a veteran Stuart crew...but I will doublecheck the game stats... (pardon my ignorance but is there a website that has this data posted?) [ January 03, 2003, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: Patrick Moore ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Carr Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 CombinedArms wrote: I don't think I ever killed a Panther or Tiger with a frontal shot from a Stuart. -------------------------------------------------- You lucky bastard! Happens to me every time I play the Germans and have a Tiger I. Played last night and lost a Tiger frontally. The old hideous, "Frontal Penetration at Weak Point" pops up and I'm suddenly changing my battle plans for the next 15 turns. I can certainly understand why so many players selected the Stuart as their tank of choice because it really does pack quite a punch for the point value. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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