I have a new idea for tank squads

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How about increasing number of bots in the tank squad So they can have an AI escort to cover the tank.

And people are free to improve or expand on my idea.

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Would be better if tanks worked like mobile spawn points.

That would eventually make the tank-infantry cooperation better.

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So if you chose a ka chi you have 7 assault and 4+ othere escort?
That would be a chucky squad. XD

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That only makes sense for APC’s not tanks.

And this is for covering the tank to charge Into battle instead of staying in the back because no one decides to cover it.

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Who cares this is an AI squad game The more support the better.

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One day I was thinking about “panzergrenadier” special squad that would have ability to spawn near or on tanks.
But tanks are bomb magnet 90% of the time so I don’t think it’s that useful. I’d rather have exp bonus when escorting the tank.

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Unfortunately no one’s doing that so I think we need AI to support us because the players won’t.

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What if…

The tanker player learnt to read the battle flow, on the minimap, and actively tried to surround himself with the (friendly) player infantry forces?

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Players don’t do that because tanks are glass canons. Why waste your time carrying about friendly tank if it will get killed by the first thing that goes through it’s armor (there is plenty of that).

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Once I got killed on our infantry spawn by EP. Nowhere is safe, safe-ish at best.

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All true but that means we need this even more players are not gonna cover us so let bots do the job.

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Half-trucks and IFVs can be mobile spawn points better, then tanks.

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When tankers are stopped by trenches or Pebble I don’t have much faith.

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so now tankers get two squads, maybe we should give them their own air cover and give tankers everything in the enlisted arsenal.

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I literally do this all the time! It’s my own form of team cooperation.

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i have a better idea let other players swap out for the crew of the tank and ride on the tank turning it into a mobile fortress, imagine a driver tank gunner and three mg a rolling wall of death.

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I don’t think tanks should be mobile rally points because their entire role is to be a mobile pill box. I don’t think they should have AI followers. Sometimes friendly teammates will follow you, plus you can pay attention to the battle and try to charge alongside infantry.

Half tracks can be added that can act as mobile rally points that you can spawn on even under combat

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yeah true.
Would be an extra XP-piñata. Not only do you destroy the tank and the crew member but also a freshly spawned 9-men squad XD

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Not all tanks have that feature or that many guns.

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Instead of adding bots, why not give assist points to infantry that stay close to a tank, and vice verse?

  • If any infantry kills soldiers (or whatever) around the friendly tank, they get bonus experience.
  • If the tanker kills soldiers around the infantry, they also get the bonus experience.

That would encourage ppl to play closer to tanks.

But Joe is also right:

Things to also consider if you want to give tankers incentives to get out of grey zone and become more unified with infantry:

Make it possible for tanks to capture objectives together with infantry, not solo.
1 tank + 2 infantrymen?

Or why not make them a multiplier for infantry? If a tank is on the point, it boosts the capture time by double of the capture speed.

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