John Given Wrote:I disagree about the russkie AT platoons though. Even though they have no assault factor and have a lower defense strength than other russian infantry, their specialty is killing light armor. :smg: In a pinch, they can kill heavier armor, but you have to turn off op-fire and shoot the rear armor of the enemy (this is the perfect armor ambush unit). Also, they are only worth 2 victory points per sp, making them a decent spotting unit. I tend to think of them as a russian carrier rifle platoon, as max platoon size is a smallish 4 sp.
Completely agree John. I love using them in tandem with a mg pltn to guard flanks, remote obj.'s etc...usually, those "far and away" places are battles of light armor, perfect for ATR's...and they are great against loaded trucks when you have the chance....I wish they had a nominal assault factor though...at least against armor! That's why I'll pair them with a mg pltn, or a light armor unit or something...too easy to over run them...I don't usually use them for a spotter though unless they have really good cover...prefer armored units backed by AA for that role.
On early war engineers, they still have explosives and such so I guess that is the rationale for the hard attack factor...even so, that does seem high when you take the 'shreks and 'fausts out of the equation.
Maybe some of this will be addressed by Matrix? I wasn't over optimistic about them getting any of this Talonsoft stuff done, bu they just re released Operational Art of War...mayhap we are next? Hope so.
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