SturmSebber Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 I like the German 20 mm gun, but i can get that real cheap as the 20 mm AA or in the halftrack, so what is the lynx good for? thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 It doesn't die so easily to .50 cals, arty or fighter-bombers, so it's better than a HT. It also carries a great deal more ammo than the 250/9. It moves, so it's better than a stationary 20mm flak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 The unarmored Flak halftrucks are plain broken and shouldn't be used. The Lynx is fully tracked, and pretty light. It is very swift. The 250/9 comes with very few ammo, and is completely open. Very easy prey for small mortars or VT artillery. The halftrack also has worse going in bad ground. The 234/1 is faster on roads, but slower in open ground, and it is party open. But overall, the Lynx requires armor points, and that is why few people, including me, rarely buy them voluntarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturmSebber Posted June 11, 2002 Author Share Posted June 11, 2002 Thanks for the replies, But indeed, i still prefer the 250/9 as they are cheap, fast enough to keep up with running troops and don't nibble on the armour points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Yeah, expouding on what RW said, if I happen upon an older scenario created before the general awareness of the problem with the flak truck, I'll open up the scenario and substitute the lynx for those trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Well, you can bask in the obscurity in using the Lynx, which has a medium turret, the only German unit besides the Panzer IV (medium, too) that doesn't have slow or very slow turret speed. :cool: Still, as others have mentioned they use the precious armor pts. I've had fun w/ Lynx going on long flanking missions and devouring enemy halftrack columns (the AI's of course!), but how often can you pull that off vs. humans or at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 Well, what are recon vehicles good for? Recon! Cheers Olle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 I wonder if, in a large battle, a human player will risk uncovering the AT assets needed to kill a Lynx. It's about the same points cost as a 57 mm AT gun, IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priest Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 It is also a reality issue with the Lynx, only 100 or so made IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by Priest: It is also a reality issue with the Lynx, only 100 or so made IIRC.Lynx = PzKw IIF, right? They were typically issued as one platoon per tank battalion. (Subordinate to the battalion HQ.) Then 100 of them would be enough for more than 10 armour divisions. Cheers Olle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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