Yeah. Biggest issue of the tanks capabilities is the roof mounted M2HB… and not the 75mm M3.
Funniest thing is that this new IS-2 has only 250 DShK rounds 
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Yes it’s because you can only fire one shot at a time instead of spraying down the entire defensive line and breaking all that cover
But…
Like I said, most USA tanks come with 50 cals, and nobody complained… Those ARE Hmg as well, just as destructive as the one on top of IS2…
Keep in mind, it’s good for a smart axis player that it’s here. IS2 takes forever to reload… Now imagine you take out the commander. Usually that means the loader comes take his place because reasons. Means you effectively doubled IS2 already long reloading time.
This tank is fine. It’s counterpart, KT (H) is certainly no pushover, and maybe even better at it’s role.
Plus, I think IS2 only has 17 shells or so when combined with propellant.
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And destroys entire sand castle in one hit without getting sniped.
No sane person.
It seems, soviet HMGs are now so strong they’re just annihilating trenches and ruined building from existence. Very cool.
Uh… on a single belt I hope right?
We can reload it, can we???
I like using those… 
Btw. Stop making so long titles.
Yes but does that 50 cals destroy sandbags and barbed wire and some of the environment like an HMG can or does it act like a regular machine gun
Well. Since it can PIERCE light vehicles… Like Puma, or Japanese ligh tanks, or poor AB41…
Yes I think it’s Hmg all right.
As for sandbags… I use main canon on em and don’t think twice so… 
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…I must be seeing things.
For a moment I thought I saw Parrot complaining about an effective way to take down planes.
I need to go hydrate myself.
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For those not realizing what the issue is, here is the most simple way I can explain it:
The tank shells themselves are THE STRONGEST IN THE GAME. The ONLY defense against them is cover that it hasn’t managed to break yet.
Whether that be natural cover like crates and such, or sandbag walls (which will usually protect against 1 hit but that’s better than nothing, given its long reload time).
With the HMG on top, it will literally be able to do a couple swipes and destroy ALL cover, making a clear view for the cannon to shoot at stuff.
Given how large the HE blast radius is and how heavy the armor is, the ONLY ways of killing it are tanks and planes. Infantry won’t be capable of getting a viable shot, AT mines will be wiped out in the HE blasts, and forget about getting close enough with TNT.
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Surely, because it can wipe 10 squad on one hit, lmao.
Literally everyone is running there with panzerfaust, climbing buildings etc.
You are just trying to protect your love passive camping gameplay at all cost rn.
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Looking at the description of its armor setup… I don’t think panzerfausts are going to cut it. Not unless they can get directly beside it or behind it, which is quite unlikely.
The 80mm mortar might get the job done, but given everyone’s reluctance to use the mortar squad already, it’s unlikely that will be utilized very often.
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100 % true. Solution against enemy tanks is to use your own tank, not hiding behind the sandbags 
And it ahould be prolonged along with JP becuz 122 loading just like freakin WoT is crinjj. It helps in cramped Berlin maps and saves against top tiers but freakin breaks immersion and faces of starter tanks. I’d exchange such loading and perk’s effectiveness to bigger maps, stable piercing and oneshotting most tanks with ap/he and killing tonns of infantry with one spit
As people have said, nobody seems to complain about the M2 on US tanks, and its better than the DShK.
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That’s not necessarily true. The DShK has sights that once you learn how they work, are VERY effective against aircraft.
Both will devastate aircraft damage wise.
The reason most people don’t complain about the US tanks with M2s are because they really aren’t an issue due to the maps. In Berlin, the attack angles for planes are MUCH more restricted, often requiring them to line up with the streets, making them considerably easier to anticipate and hit with the HMG.
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To note, not ALL the HMGs on top of the tanks on Normandy and such act the same as the HMG nests for some reason.
One or two of them do, but the rest don’t break sandbags.
From what I’ve heard, the new Soviet tank HMG DOES have the same capability as the nest. Hence why it is an issue.
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