Pacestick Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I never seem to find the time nor the resources to research or purchase rockets when playing the axis and was wondering if it was possible I may be missing out. I am by no means a pbem veteran but I also have never come across an opponent who has had rockets as part of his arsenal. Are there any players out there who research and use rockets and if so, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wushuki Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I tried it a few times, but it isn't worth the cost. You can only build like 2 units of rockets and that isn't enough to compensate for the research cost necessary to make them effective. In fact, even if you exclude the research cost, they are far too expensive. On top of that, rockets cannot target units in cities and even with the research they are not effective against strategic targets due to the range penalty they receive. Perhaps if they were to remove the range penalty and reduce the cost they might become effective again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 OK JJR, you're queued up for the response, keep the rhetoric to a minimum and explain to the guy how its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Rockets can be awesome BUT you have to very very good at handling the rest of the german army so as to justify the investment. tanks and Tac air are better bang for the buck for all but the most skilled. Rambo , take it away......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlape3 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 The only thing rockets are good for is pounding targets at a distance without fear of losses. The problem is, the farther away a target is the less effective the rocket is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Ok, here's how Rockets work and they're not just for German model. Most scenarios start with a modest investment, perhaps one chit in rocket research, and if you get a hit for level one then you have range. Rockets can pound the enemy in any kind of weather so every turn usage is important because the thing that really makes rockets effective is experience. So the primary concern is deployment to capitalize on the every turn strike adavntage without losses. Places to consider are Sicily for Malta bombardments, Gibraltar, Finnish and Baltics coastlines, etc. They are also very good at getting an HQ a lot of experience since there is no adverse effects, so use Manstein, Rommel, whoever and get them up to snuff and then redeploy and start over, think of it as training. Ohh....and by the way.....training is an aspect for SC3....keep your new units at home for awhile, invest some MPPs and get them one medal of experience before you put them in "Harms Way". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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