Do Dozer tanks clear mines???

Mobryan · #1 February 23rd, 2009, 12:54 AM

Other than the obvious expedient of clearing them by blowing themselves up

, are dozer tanks effective against minefields? I'm getting into the Winter War now in my LC, and everybody knows about the Finns and their mines

Also, do they do anything against dragon teeth, or are they just effective against wire and trenches???

Matt

Marek_Tucan · #2 February 23rd, 2009, 04:32 AM

They do clear all obstacles AFAIK, mines included.

Mobhack · #3 February 23rd, 2009, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Mobryan

Other than the obvious expedient of clearing them by blowing themselves up

, are dozer tanks effective against minefields? I'm getting into the Winter War now in my LC, and everybody knows about the Finns and their mines

Also, do they do anything against dragon teeth, or are they just effective against wire and trenches???

Matt

All engineer vehicles clear mines and obstacles.

Mine clear tanks do mines faster, and obstacles less so.
Engineer tanks do obstacles better, and mines less so.

All engineer units will clear from an adjacent hex if they are facing towards the target hex, they have no need to enter the mines and take the risk of being destroyed. Only plain infantry need to enter the mine or barbed wire hex to do clearance. Only proper engineer assets remove dragons teeth.

Cheers
Andy

Lt. Ketch · #4 February 24th, 2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobhack

Only proper engineer assets remove dragons teeth.
Cheers
Andy

Andy,

Could you please define "proper engineer assets?" Is this something such as weapon choice i.e. having engineers with satchel charges, or an attribute given to certain units?

Thanks,

Ketch

iCaMpWiThAWP · #5 February 24th, 2009, 10:37 PM

Engineer Class infantry, engineer tanks

Marek_Tucan · #6 February 23rd, 2009, 11:40 AM

Also I believe engineer assets have better chance on surviving the entrance of minefield?

Imp · #7 February 23rd, 2009, 12:08 PM

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Also I believe engineer assets have better chance on surviving the entrance of minefield?

Speed kills do not drive mine clearing stuff into a mined area flat out. Dozers are handy in urban with an obvious route. Get a couple & flaten some buildings from a backstreet

Mobryan · #8 February 24th, 2009, 12:10 AM

Thanks Tuccy and Andy

Off to buy some T-26(D)'s, I think

Thanks,

Matt

Lt. Ketch · #9 February 25th, 2009, 12:01 PM

Thanks. I just realized how to read that sentence of Andy's. Now I feel a little silly.