risc Posted October 30, 1999 Share Posted October 30, 1999 I think I found the solution to those damn M18s. In my last game I stayed away from them (I mean my armor) about 900 - 1000m. They were able to get my Stugs but not my Tiger. They were destroyed one by one by the Tiger...pretty satisfying I can tall you. Then I got over confident and moved my Tiger close where it got killed from side by Bazooka. That was so stupid of me to move like that, I felt like hitting my head with a baseball stick ! Also due to some assaults which costed me dearly I ended up with minor loss. I controled 47% of the battlefield and Allies 53%, though they had 20 men more casualites. I have lost 4 vehicles 3 armor and 1 HT. Allies lost 3 vehicles - 3 M18s. This was so far my 3rd go for this scenario and my best score so far. I don't think I have ever had som much fun in a demo, any demo. The damn 105mm artillery is not really that much effective, or at least I didn't notice yet. In my previous games it did destroyed 2 M18s though. 81mm mortars on the other hand are a bit more successful as I noticed. Let's try it again, shall we ? Peter PS: I think this is the best way to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted October 31, 1999 Share Posted October 31, 1999 A quick check on the Tiger stats... mmm... 100 mm frontal armor...mmm... a quick check on the M18... can penetrate 101mm at 0 degrees and 1000m... mmm... keep the Tiger out of 1000m and you can increase survivability...mmm... not 100% of course (there are always weak spots), but just enough to make a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 31, 1999 Share Posted October 31, 1999 I ran into the same problem and the same solution. It was like Village Bocage . ------------------ Richard Arnesen The Wargamer http://www.wargamer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted October 31, 1999 Share Posted October 31, 1999 Don't forget tht those M18 TDs have HVAP rounds which can go through 200mm+ at those ranges. Even beyond 1000 metres they'll simply use HVAP against you. of course they only have 4 or 5 rounds of it so if you can survive those first few rounds you should be ok ------------------ ___________ Fionn Kelly Manager of Historical Research, The Gamers Net - Gaming for Gamers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Beman Posted October 31, 1999 Share Posted October 31, 1999 Hey, I have a question about those M18s. Do they start the game in play, or are they reinforcements? I'm gonna play the scen as Germans for a while and see what different tactics bring. If the M18s aren't there right away, I can try to get my armor into good fire positions FAST, and wait for those damn TDs to show up. The first 2 times I played it I think the M18s were able to get to good positions first; I advanced too slowly. DjB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtiger Posted October 31, 1999 Share Posted October 31, 1999 Doug, They are reinforcements. Good luck with your charge of the city. Richard Kalajian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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