At first I had negative opinions towards the inclusion of unarmed APCs. In general I didn’t like that everyone just dumped them somewhere, they were basically pointless, what’s the point of having one when you can literally just build a rally. Apart from being mobile for a few seconds before dumping, they were as useless as the random transport vehicles that spawn around the map that no one uses. At least the armed ones like the M3 and Sd Kfz 251 can actively support the fight
But they’ve melted my heart
Spawning in one and riding towards the frontline, even when they’re dumped just admiring their models, even just seeing them drive around the map
Has added sweet smidgens of immersion for me and makes me love the game even more
They’re infinitely better than those transport vehicles that spawn around the map that no one uses for that alone. Even if people just dump the APCs at least you get to see them used so often during a match
But I would like to see the new APC join to bring a bigger battlefield.
I admit that APC is very effective and well… cool.
Seeing one after another of enemies emerge from a clown car really breaks the immersion.
They have only one advantage over a standard rally point, that they do not emit any sound, and sometimes the enemy can mistake APC with a regular truck. Beside that - APCs are nothing special.
hands down apcs have been the best addition in quite a while.
(( and i was right all along. all nan-seyers were wrong. enlisted definitely beneficted from apcs and what not despite “small” maps ))
and finally mods can be enriched by apcs and what not.
can’t wait for tech tree / event 251 & murican m3 ( how do i know that? i don’t. just prediction based on the good 'ol guts ).
or many more models too.
particularly an sdkfz 250, opel blitz, sdkfz 247, studelbaker 30/50 cal, qol british trucj, and many more
The 250, Opel Blitz, and trucks definitely can be APCs
However the 247 and other cars are in a bit more complicated place. They certainly could work as APCs, but they also could work as additions to the rider class.
But then some cars are armed and others are not. With APCs armed and unarmed vehicles work for that class because their inherent role is transport
But the Rider’s role is basically being a MG nest on wheels. The armed cars work for that, but giving them unarmed vehicles would be pointless
So either Rider’s could receive the armed cars, and APCs can get the unarmed ones. Or APCs get both armed and unarmed cars added to their selection, and the Rider will remain just motorcycles
I love APC,as support player it give me joy to my heart,however seems devs hate a bit jap,because even if devs know its the faction with most problems,the free one is like a brick when you drive and windshield is damaged,you can barely drive it,but premium one isnt better,the left and right machine guns dont work and frontal one the camera isnt working properly,to be honest,I fear when they do an event for give japs an apc,it end bugged like the other ones
I’d like to see some armoured APC’s in regular tech trees - like: sdkfz 250 for Germany, m3 wheeled for US(maybe M20 Armored Utility Car), T-20 Komsomolec (Komsomolets armored tractor) for Soviet
I don’t have idea for japs tho.
The Type 4 Ka-Tsu theoretically could be their equivalent to the LVT, but I don’t know if troops would sit on top of it or inside it because I’ve never seen what it’s compartment area looks like. In fact I don’t even know if it’s known what it was like
So we now have APCs armed with assault guns (short barreled howitzers) added to the family.
The question is about the rest of the armed variants, flamethrowers, AT guns, mortars, and AA guns. Do they get added to the APC family or do they get added to the “tank slot”
Halftracks like the Panzerwerfer obviously belong in the tank slot simply because there literally is no room for them to carry infantry. Others like the “Walking Stuka” (a 251) theoretically can carry infantry, it looks like there’s enough space for them in there.
Flamethrowers are perfect for direct infantry support like the assault guns but the fact that infantry will be spawning on you makes it easy to flame your teammates by accident.
I say it depends on how “practical” it’s application would be and what role it’s meant for. For example, some halftracks mount whatever AT/AA gun they have taking up over 50% of the whole chassis body
If you’re in this thing your job certainly doesn’t look like ferrying infantry. So something like this would be a tank slot
The Isuzu is definitely similar to the D4Y1 bomber in the sense that if those vehicles arent upgraded or assigned with a well trained driver/pilot, it can def be bulky to drive.
But once you compound all the upgrades, it isn’t too bad of a vehicle. I use it in rotation with the Ho-Ha apc and have fun driving around lol
