Johnny Canuck Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I'm about to start a 2560 point game in lots of bocage/fields and a small village in the distance as the Germans. In selecting my troops, I was not sure about the armour. Seeing as we need to move, should I select tanks or tank destroyers (or some combination of both)? So far I haven't done well with tanks, and am open to suggestions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 If you expect to be meeting mainly tanks, maybe TDs would be a good bet, although if you can afford to buy Panthers, they are good anti-tank vehicles too. If you expect to be mainly meeting infantry, tanks are the better buy, and Pz. IVs will do as you can get more of them. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I suspect if you're struggling with tanks, TDs won't be noticeably easier. Depends what your stumbling block with tanks is. If you get flanked and killed, TDs will be even worse; if you are constantly getting ambushed by infantry AT, ditto. Panthers are a mean machine, good survivability and good stopping power, but their price tag reflects that. Would going TD-heavy allow you significantly more assets? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 You did not specify if you were going to play offensive or defensive side. That should theoretically matter, since the panzerjagers and StuGs were most commonly seen in defensive situations and the tanks were commonly involved in the offensives or counter-attack situations. Not always, of course (lots of exceptions!), but simply as a general rule of thumb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Canuck Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 You did not specify if you were going to play offensive or defensive side. That should theoretically matter, since the panzerjagers and StuGs were most commonly seen in defensive situations and the tanks were commonly involved in the offensives or counter-attack situations. Not always, of course (lots of exceptions!), but simply as a general rule of thumb. I thought a 'meeting engagement' was a 50/50 show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I thought a 'meeting engagement' was a 50/50 show. Yeah, but in some of them you will only advance to good terrain and let the enemy come to you: i.e., use defensive tactics. In other cases, you might not have that luxury and have to carry the fight to the enemy. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryphonne Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Get Panthers, Pz IV and StuGs are ridiculously overpriced compared to the former. 3 Panthers will make short work of anything on the field. And it's not even that unhistorical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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