How come the T-34 is not in this campaign while the Germans have a Panzer IV variant considering there are tank divisions already armed with T-34s fighting during the campaign?
The T-28 is so big that it’s so easy to be seen by enemy tanks and planes and it’s armor wasn’t so good where the only good thing about the tank was having 3 machine guns while its completely useless against tanks like the 38t as it’s 76mm gun was limited by only shrapnel rounds. Will we ever see the T-34 on one of the campaign expansions?
It has been discussed a long time ago. The main problem is balance. The german have no counterpart, the long 75 doesn’t appear until something like march 42. The only way to destroy a T-34 would be a Pak or a Detpack, while the russian could crush anything without problem.
What would be the Soviet answer to the German MGs and the 250 kg bombs then? Atleast T-34 model 1940 would do but 1941 is better. Those German MGs can stop those detpacks against their tanks as well alongside their planes.
Limit the tank by having it appear on the map as part of the map then it’s number and spawning is totally under the map makers control. Same for other tank that are powerful compared to their contemporaries.
It’s powerful but a single bomb, tnt, stug 3 B can take it out then being a on map vehicle it can’t just respawn instantly.
It’s a important tank so it should be in the game. Otherwise they can put it in some future 1942 campaign
The T-34 will probably be availaible in the future of course, there was a lot of debate about how to effectively balance that tank.
This debate came at the same time as the suggestion to implement KV-1 and KV-2.
For the planes however I agree. It used to take a bullet to destroy them, where all the ammunition does only a little damage now, while the Stukas massacred the Russians. The planes are now completely broken.
LMG is not an argument in that matter. If there are gunners protecting the tank then it’s good teamwork and should not be considered as something wrong.
Also adding tank that will be able to destroy everything on its way with good mobility and armor, that could not be penetrated by most of German tanks as a counter to one guy with MG? That doesn’t seem right.
The stug 3 b/d and it’s shaped charge shell matched perfectly with its low velocity gun and low profile and was famous for killing more Russian tanks than any other afv.
I hope they add it in given how many they made
Do you play tanks yourself? I’ve finished it on German side and half way on Soviet. All tanks besides T-60 die with a single well placed hit from any other tank, besides starter tanks. For what purpose do we need T-34? They could add some intermediate tanks for variety or add something more specialized, like self-propelled artillery pieces, APCs and etc. Something that fits support of the infantry combat, instead of going in War Thunder direction.
Besides T-34 being the iconic tank that participated in the Battle of Moscow, T-34 does fit support for infantry combat besides killing enemy tanks and more suitable than the T-28.
I have driven every Soviet tank in the game where I found myself in a good time with the BT-7 while T-28 is a mixed bag where it can one shot Pz. IIs and at times even Pz IIIs with a good shot but its useless against 38ts and as someone said in the T-28 APHE thread, Pz IVs.
Was one shot by T-28 in PZ IV multiple times, even T-26 kill them just fine. So why do you need another tank if 2 out of 4 can reliably kill any German tank and 3rd one can with a bit of work?
T-28 even comes with a separate crew, it’s a good anti-infantry tank and you can use it for that.
I have read your thread. T-34’s disadvantage is that the commander is also the gunner which was only fixed with the T-34-85. T-60’s reload is horrendously slow thus I instantly replaced it with the T-26 once I unlocked it.
Your suggestion regarding spawning tanks, it depends on the mode like invasion or assault should allow attackers to use more tanks but you forgot to mention the issue regarding planes where they can just get away on bombing the entire game all they want.
T-28 can easily oneshot all German tanks from the front at 0° including the 38(t) the armor values are effectively non-existant on all tanks when it comes down to tank to tank combat. The only one that can be kinda tanky is the T-60 for some reason