Fix the Jumbo on Normandy

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I guess maybe I always try to help. Returning the favor to those who helped me in my beginnings here.

As for those squads. I dont even know what to say.

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I dont fill them cause I get up in the air and deal with Jumbos and all the damed plans enmy carpet bomb the hell out of us with and the only dam plan thats working to do it with is the JU188 or the BF110 but the JU188 does way better killing tanks then damed rockets. I will the B110 does better then the FW in that case. And that post was how I got my men set up to deal with tanks when I throw ever thing I could at the damed thing. So I added more bombs to all my men and mine. even then 3 bombs and a mine wont cut it but by god ill get ya in the end.

One more thing. It also combats the pay to plays that spawn in a p51 or what not right after you kill them cause they can bring out a 2nd tank or plan right after the one befor got destoryed. so it helps with that also. One of my frinds had premum and soon as he whent down pulled out his other

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A huge core of this game is the asymmetrical balance of the weapons, tanks, planes, vehicles, equipment, etc between all factions…when applicable

Just like in real life, every tank has traits like its strengths, weaknesses, armor, power of its gun, etc that reflect on its performance and intended role

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25

You can kill a Jumbo with a Panzer 4H.

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26

If only people know how to deal with Jumbos by shooting the MG port especially with the Tiger where its guaranteed one shot if penetrated the MG port.

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I love the Jumbo. You need to research the means of killing it. Review in WT if you play it.
However, I do hate people giving suggestions on how to kill me :angry:

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Hints

  • Armour weak spot above the gun mantlet
  • Small bottom corners on M4A3E2 gun mantlet can serve as shot traps
  • Side armour better than normal, but still weak, but the lower side hull armour is even worse
  • Very thin rear armour
  • Inability to compound angle greatly due to very weak lower side hull armour that would be penetrated
  • Tall profile makes it a bigger target
  • Bad off-road manoeuvrability
  • Low top speed
  • Reverse speed is bad
  • Hull MG is a weak spot
  • Due to the layered armour at the front and the armour over-matching mechanic, the upper glacis armour can be dubious in that it does not reliably ricochet shells, particularly those from large calibre guns like the T-34-85
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realistic scenario… T-34-85 vs jumbo… is that in normandy or in berlin?

also OP is aware of its weak point (MG port), but he cant pen it normally. when they are facing frontally tiger cant do shit against jumbo if he doesnt aim for MG port, while jumbo can only destroy tiger gun.

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holy fuck man, I killed Jumbos with Pz IVs with no issue whatsoever, sure, they should be higher level in campgain, but they’re just another giant target for everything that explodes.

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Jumbos are mincemeat for Panzerfausts

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32

You can pen the turret ring of Jumbo with both Panther A and Tiger E. Done it so many times.

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I think you replied to the wrong person here. I have zero issues killing them myself.

Its my StuG’s favorite meal.

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It seems like the Alies dont want the Jumbo nufred a bit cause they flaged my poost. thats devs for restoring it. But fact remains you have to cheas it in order to do any thing other then that you wont do noting to it.

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Tiger 2 is the last hope.

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Just how dumb are you?

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If I didnt get a squd full of TNT and a anti tank mine id be realy dumb… I dont need a tank to kill the damed things why I stoped using them. Also if I tryed to attack them with any thing less then a Ju188 lol

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Why would you need a tiger 2 in Normandy?

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I gess im not the only one.

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The jumbo is killable. You just are not very good at it.

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42

Well when ya shot it in the side you have to aint for that front cog on the trak if in fron mg on the hull… Thats the only way so ya thats broken in my opion hell most of the time you cant even see that little spot when they camp at ther spawn and what have ya. I have killed a few in my Panther and 1 in my tiger but only after he left his tank cause i killed his ability to shot at me