anyone got any ideas on how to reliably deal with grey zone camping Jumbos? trying to take them out with Pumas or IVs will just result in you getting wiped out of existence way before you get to aim at their 2mm wide weakspots with shaky optics. And trying to rush with sturmpistolle or explosion pack will just get you shredded by mg or infantry
When the going gets tough, the tough call for air support.
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option, but chances of teammates actually willing to drop bombs on them are quite low, especially trying to find someone who has a decent aim with planes
The Germans in Normandy have a panther that is better than jumbo. And there is also a ju-188 aircraft with six, 250 kg bombs. And there is also a panzerfaust 60, which can easily kill jumbo even head-on. For me, there are no problems with tanks at all. Any tank is just food for me and I always have a special pleasure when I destroy tanks.
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for high ranks, yes it really isn’t a problem, but for low and medium ones, it’s pure headache
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get the panther,
get panzerfaust,
or suicide bomb them with planes
other than that you are doomed.
Also if you have a spare kidney in your fridge, you could buy the Stug III, the Jumbo cant kill that one either, in fact its even better than the Jumbo because it basically cant kill it at all, while the Stug can get up close to shoot its MG port weak spot .
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Same low level US player face Panther not different.
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Not really,
the Panther comes a lot later in the campain than the jumbo, so more players will have access to the jumbo then to the Panther.
second the US has better early anti tanks weapons than the germans, PIAT is a lot more realiable then the Sturmpistole.
Third US Airpower is better in destroying tanks then the Germans, who are better at AOE attacks against Inf.
This dosent mean, that the balance in Normandy is good and tanks like the Jumbo and Panther should not exist without a matchmaker to make them fair to fight against.
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Indeed, but if your team can’t respond to the threat then you have to act yourself. If you use chat to briefly explain the plan and ask for spotters you might be pleasantly surprised.
Lol I will quit the game if my jumbo gets rekt by lv8 every day.
That’s the game u need grinding to win
if you look into both sides arsenal Pz4 superior matches M4a2.
It’s like the question “How do I out rich my daddy” answer is u need to grow up first
beside panther is the most effective tank on the map. poor M10 is just an iron coffin with a super slow rotation gun that is made for take-out panthers only. Nothing else. if the panther player is effective, he can one-shot kill that M10 first.
It’s good that there are still players out there that are scared of tanks.
Tried taking on an T50 with an Pnz 2 ? You shouldnt.
How ever ive managed to take out an m4a2 with an Puma so depending on which map ofc just play smart and dont do head on engagements. For puma since its so fast its stick and move and would rather played concealed fire and disappear kind of game if i faced something rly hvy like that thing. But mostly just annoy the shit out of it ^^
There are ways to still hurt it as you mentioned shooting at its mg port and tracks to. Think Pak38 and Puma both have 50s and ive penned an Jumbo to that port couple of times with the Pak but its tricky for sure. If youre concealed and have time to aim then why not
no way are Jumbos “balanced” to IVs, Jumbo armour is literally thicker than tiger’s, and you expect people to grind for Panther which is the last tank in campaign, meanwhile jumbos are in the middle?
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scared? not really. annoyed that Jumbo players just sit in grey zones and do literally nothing to support their team besides just farm tanks? yes.
I play Axis only. I take everything with me: tanks, airplane, detonation packs, engineers with anti tank guns, anti tank mines and flank if possible.
Otherwise, aiming for the MG port, using the boobs of the plane should work if done a few times.
It’s a tough enemy ( annoying ). 
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and how many times you get close to Jumbos with infantry without getting shot by mgs, or get to hit mg ports or commander hatches across half map?
and without panzerfausts?
Im saying balanced coz the last tank in the murica side is pice of scheisse cant take a single hit from any tank gun. All gun No armor and the only MG was the open-top commander sit always free kill for troops
Otherways Jumbo has only armor and no guns. having really hard time agenting PZ3 and 4 at long range
Panther got both armor and punch
each side has there sweet ages. don be salty
the problem for me are the ranks, allies get the best tank at the middle meanwhile axis have to to grind to the very end. M10s should be swapped with Jumbos, so both sides would have to grind to the very end to get the best.
lol that sounds like me.
u cant really blame some tankist playing the game right
btw smoke nade are there for u to block vis right?
i got 3 for each engi and AT troopin the squad