The puma is suppose to be an equal to the M5A1. It is far from equal. The puma can easily nock out the turret of a M5A1. While the M5A1 struggles to get on target as fast and suffers from low pen. I have noticed the Puma usually has a 2:1 or 3:1 vs the M5A1. Also the rounds are unfair with pen and explosive yield. PLEASE FIX
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The puma was never an equal to the stuart historically. And it is the same here. Puma has a better gun, stuart has a better MG, makes mowing down infantry a lot easier.
Besides, the stuart can kill the puma. You just need to learn to shoot.
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Stuart has better MG
Nah the MG42 in the Puma fucking slays.
As people have been saying even during the CBT, it should have been PzIV vs Sherman to start. Stuart vs Puma is an awful matchup
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If I’m in a stuart engaging a puma. I do as follows:
If engaging frontally I put one shot into the turret’s left side (my right) to take out the gunner. Put the next into the drivers port. Repeat this till their whole crew is dead. If engaging from the side I just shoot the ammo rack twice and blow them up.
Also, the puma dies to one hit from all HE from every other US tank, while the Stuart does not typically die in one hit from any tank unless it takes a flank ammo rack shot.
Puma is never supposed to be equal.
But I agree that puma is “broken” because it never takes damage.
I disagree that stuart has better MG because it does not but I would give americans better AT options to counter pumas
I’ve also seen that puma uses an MG-42.
Shouldn’t it use the MG-34?
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Both the M3 and Puma have dysfunctional damage models.
Honestly, WTF. I’ve been one shot SO many times in the m5a1. I’m doing everything right. I’ve got my front at the enemy tank(where my armor is thickest), I’m hitting green EVERY time, sometimes getting crew kills, sometimes not. Then BAM, fucking one shotted for the third time in the same game. Like honestly, this shit is so messed up. FIX YOUR DAMN GANE GAIJIN. Oh and another thing, the HE damage from the m5a1 on infantry is fucking joke too. There’s basically zero splash damage. I think I’ll uninstall this garbage and play real game, like Hell Let Loose…
Obviously you’re not
Sorry but this game is called Enlisted, developed by Darkflow Software
Maybe because it has less explosive filler in its HE shell than a grenade? 
Watch some tutorials on how to tank. It’s not complicated, you need to know where to shoot and don’t expect to just bounce off enemy fire.
So you think no damage from an HE round at someone’s feet is acceptable? You have to basically hit infantry in the face to get a kill with an HE round from the m5a1. Please don’t defend this type of gameplay, it’s just not realistic what so ever.
They’re weak, just like in real life. In game it has a kill radius of around 1-2 meters. Sure they are a little weak compared to IRL, but all explosives in game are excluding the plane bombs.
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The damage models of the M5A1 were broken and the devs said as much. He was probably doing everything right. Take your self righteous attitude and go walk in traffic.
Been playing warthunder longer than you, I know where to shoot tanks. The classic get good reply to forums. sorry for my year late response. The M5A1 was broken and so was the pumas damage model the devs said as much. to take your get better attitude and shove it up yours.