Ok everyone!
Thanks for your input, this will be taken into account.
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Ok, then 1.
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Thanks!
Rockets are unreasonably strong against tanks since rocket spread is almost non existent which is unfair since bombs on the other hand are handicapped by severe spread.
Otherwise as playing infantry, rockets are fine, nothing artillery cant do but because of the horrible map design (tiny and open objectives with little cover)
I must give it a 3, more annoyingly when playing Allies on Normandy, I rarely experience the same rocket b*llshit as Axis so I really hope that they implement proper spread for rockets and decrease P-47´s payload by the merge. Its bad enough on Normandy, imagine what it would do in Tunisia or God forbid Pacific (which shouldnt happen according to devs but…)
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#5 balance them
-HVAR and M9 rockets can kill top tier axis tanks without a direct hit (heavy splash damage)
-German rockets cannot kill jumbo with a direct hit, or at least it’s VERY DIFFICULT to accomplish. At most, the tank get damaged, but not destroyed.
-German rockets have a difficult time eliminating ANY allied tank.
-The only german aircraft that is effective at eliminating allied armor, is the JU-188. And the A.I. gunners don’t work, so this aircraft is essentially useless due to it’s short lifespan.
As a german player, here’s what happens anytime I use the Tiger tank.
The tank performs great vs enemy armor and infantry…
But the moment I wipe out a gold-ranking player… 30 seconds later I am dead from an HVAR rocket.
It doesn’t matter if I’m concealed behind a building, because all the pilot has to do is spam 5 volleys (10 HVAR rockets) in the general area, and the Tiger tank spontaneously detonates. Minimal effort required.
While at the same time, I can use the BF110 4x rockets or the FW 190’s 2x rockets, and waste over five minutes trying to eliminate allied armor. (Shoot rockets with direct hits, flying back to re-arm, and repeating the process over and again with no success). The german rockets are so bad, that I hardly ever waste my time engaging enemy armor with no effect. I’d rather use the rockets to try to get some actual kills from infantry units.
Edit: After today’s update, now the JU-188’s machine gunners are working effectively.
Which definitely balances the matches quite a bit.
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Well they were designed as anti air rockets…
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Is it the P47 that gets HVARS and a bomb drop? That one is the only allied CAS I have a bit of a problem with, it just has no Axis counterpart. You get more individual ground ordinance drops (6?) and each one can blow up a vehicle by itself. Not to mention that it can dogfight and is pretty much a fighter anyways. I think things would balance out more if the German 30mm had a hand grenade like blast radius and damage to infantry.
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Ok thanks!
I gotta say, the WrfGr is an underrated tank-killer. When flying the FW-190, I am decently decently successful taking out Allied tanks.
People only ever talk about the inherent accuracy of rockets, but never about how good certain planes are at aiming them. A more nimble plane can aim its payload much easier against small targets like tanks. Maybe I’m just a bad pilot, but I’m having a very hard time doing it with the BF-110, but decent success with the FW-190, despite having only one shot.
Of course the P-47 still has the upper hand with its enormous payload.
I’d be interested to hear experiences of A-20 pilots in Stalingrad. Nobody ever talks about those. Lots of accurate M8 rockets but a sluggish plane. Good at taking out tanks?
Yeah the FW 190’s rocket’s seem to be a little more effective than the BF-110’s. Not sure if it’s true on paper, but it seems to be my own experience while flying. Every once and awhile I can destroy low tiered allied tanks with the rockets, but most of the time it only damages part of the vehicle (maybe a kill or two).
I still don’t think I’ve ever killed a Jumbo with axis aircraft rockets. Even when diving straight from above.
The JU-188 on the other hand, I can wipe out tanks no problem.