Little used but great weapons?

stormbringer3 · #1 January 12th, 2009, 03:28 PM

I recently started a long campaign with a German infantry focus starting date 8/44. There was a recent post describing how good the Stlgr 42 PAK 38 worked, especially for ambushes. I have been impressed with how well this works. If it wasn't for that post I never would have considered using this particular ATG. I'm thinking that there must be other weapons that are very good but get little notice. I would appreciate any ideas on other weapons to try!
Thanks.

Mobhack · #2 January 12th, 2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by stormbringer3

I recently started a long campaign with a German infantry focus starting date 8/44. There was a recent post describing how good the Stlgr 42 PAK 38 worked, especially for ambushes. I have been impressed with how well this works. If it wasn't for that post I never would have considered using this particular ATG. I'm thinking that there must be other weapons that are very good but get little notice. I would appreciate any ideas on other weapons to try!
Thanks.

Of course. The endless whining about France 40 and how you must have 88s in every Nazi force to have a chance there.

Nobody seems to have twigged to the little Jagdpanzer 1 in all the years the SP games have been out. Nice and cheap toy to have for that brief period of the war. Aggressive use at under 500m (<200 is better) and don't leave out in LOS (Run away, brave Sir Robin!

) and its hot little Czech gun will deal Char b1 bis and Matildas a nice headache.

Cheers
Andy

iCaMpWiThAWP · #3 January 12th, 2009, 03:53 PM

Pueppchen is one of them, just try it

bofors 40mm is a headache for enemy tanks early on the war

PanzerBob · #4 January 13th, 2009, 06:21 AM

Jagdpanzer I's I would agree are the best choice, 88's are nice to have on a clear day in North Africa well dug in. A Mobile Gun beats towed any day. Especially close to front, this goes for Howitzers, Guns and other ATG's as well. The other thing is Jagdpanzers I's are cheaper to replace.

Bob out

narwan · #5 January 16th, 2009, 11:31 PM

Want a really cool toy? Check out the belgian TD's of 1940. The punch of a Jgdpnz I but with a lot more speed.

Narwan

Mobryan · #6 February 21st, 2009, 11:08 AM

Ok, a little thread necromancy here

For close in battles, I've fallen in love with the Russian KV-8s, the ones with sabot ammo for the 47mm main gun, and the FT. I had a defend against late war Romanians, and put a 3 tank platoon of KV-8s into a small hilltop grove of trees, they ate everything, and belched fire.

I admit, it was the Romanians, but the 47mm was a deathray against anything they fielded, and I think the sabot ammo would have rung a few German bells, too.

Matt

Lt. Ketch · #7 February 24th, 2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobryan

Ok, a little thread necromancy here

For close in battles, I've fallen in love with the Russian KV-8s, the ones with sabot ammo for the 47mm main gun, and the FT. I had a defend against late war Romanians, and put a 3 tank platoon of KV-8s into a small hilltop grove of trees, they ate everything, and belched fire.

I admit, it was the Romanians, but the 47mm was a deathray against anything they fielded, and I think the sabot ammo would have rung a few German bells, too.
Matt

I used the KV-8 (or an eariler version of it) in a Stalingrad battle and it came in very, very handy. In addition to the good armour and flame thrower they have more ammo for the flamer (20 as opposed to 4)and the 45mm is goog enough for most of the medium tanks.

I've fallen in love with the Russian 57mm AT pop-gun. Cheap, mobile (movement of 1), accurate, and good enough for most German armour. Everybody probably knows this, it's just new to me.

gila · #8 February 25th, 2009, 01:41 AM

The autoblinda43 faster,better armored than its predecessors and with the 47mm gun probaly the best AC in the war IMO.

Mobhack · #9 February 25th, 2009, 10:40 AM

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The autoblinda43 faster,better armored than its predecessors and with the 47mm gun probaly the best AC in the war IMO.

Nope - nice bit of kit, but only equivalent to a Daimler really. The GE Puma/50L60 and the UK's AEC with the 6 pounder + APDS are probably the best armoured cars (for fighting stuff) IMHO.

Post war, the Saladin of course is my all-time favourite.

Andy

Lt. Ketch · #10 February 25th, 2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Mobhack

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Originally Posted by gila

The autoblinda43 faster,better armored than its predecessors and with the 47mm gun probaly the best AC in the war IMO.

The GE Puma/50L60 and the UK's AEC with the 6 pounder + APDS are probably the best armoured cars (for fighting stuff) IMHO.
Andy

Amen! I love using the puma to shoot up US HT and Shermans from the back and side. Next time I run a Germ. camp. I'm upgrading that extra gun APC that comes in some of the mech platoons to a puma as soon as I can.