Tactics

[Zombieritual]

Thanks for your long answers. I shall definately try your tactics out. Does Jpz have higher rate of penetrating armour, eventhough they have a weak gun?

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Zombieritual

Thanks for your long answers. I shall definately try your tactics out. Does Jpz have higher rate of penetrating armour, eventhough they have a weak gun?

The Jpz1's 4.7cm Czechoslovakian gun is not weak - its as good as the 50mm L/42. And its available in France, before the 5cm is widely fitted. Sabot comes later on - but the thing is still miles better than a 37mm when dealing with French armour.

The Jpz1 is cheap and so is still worth it in early Barbarossa - till the masses of T34 turn up in early 1942 anyhow. About half the cost of a panzer 3 early model with the L/42 and 15 sabots.

IMHO the later model JPz.1 is still worth it in the opening stages of Russia (if used wisely) - e.g. with a pair guarding each leg rifle coy against local armour threats.

I often do the same as Russian with the T-60 added a section of 2 per rifle coy, as it is a useful and cheap as chips little grunt-basher with its 20mm auto-cannon + MG, but not so hot on armour in this case! - or a pair of Stuarts (lots of extra MGs for grunt-bashing) for any Allied leg rifle co. Any JPz.1 in my GE core I morph to Marders or similar in 42. They'll tend to die a lot more than your core medium tanks of course, but their inevitable occasional sacrifices helps protect the core riflemen for a relatively small points outlay.

Andy

[jivemi]

Originally Posted by Zombieritual

Thanks for your long answers. I shall definately try your tactics out. Does Jpz have higher rate of penetrating armour, eventhough they have a weak gun?

An interesting feature of SPWW2 is APCalc, which gives you the effectiveness of guns vs armor at various ranges with different types of ammo. APCalc is located in the game folder on your hard drive. Check it out.