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Attacking M4's...

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Ok, I've read posts pertaining to how to best take on Tigers...why is it that no one is worried about how best to take out M4's? Image

Personally I prefer to have my light truck units drive up and machine gun them into suppression...forcing the crew to bail. lol

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A straw and some small bits of paper wadded together with spit into little balls. :p
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Post by Klinkenhoffen »

Just ignor them and eventually they will go away.

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Post by Commander Klank »

On a serious note what's up with the M-4E8. In ver 7.1?

I find myself BOUNCING 88m rounds off the front armor with great regularity (3 or 4 shots in a row) at a range of 25 to 30 hexes at level or even +1 height advantage. Then the 76mm APCR round turns around and damages or even penatrates my armor at the same range.

I can maybe understand the gun but the front armor being that good on a Sherman ?

Come on :rolleyes:
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Post by Hades »

I saw a armor chart for a E8 once, and according to it a 88 could bounce off if it hit the left or right corners of the front hull. Maybe you're just getting unlucky.
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Post by Goblin »

No, that is pretty much the way it is in the game. A major annoyance. It should not happen as often as it does. I have even been running Easy 8's and said to myself, "How the heck did I live thru that?!?".

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Post by gainiac »

Goblin wrote: I have even been running Easy 8's and said to myself, "How the heck did I live thru that?!?".

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I know what you mean!!!!!

I just sit there with a look of horror on my face, flinching as each round connects, staring in disbelief at all the richochets!!!!!

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Goblin wrote: I have even been running Easy 8's ...
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You admit to this !!! ??? :eek:
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Post by K62_ »

But how do you deal with their main AT weapon?
AmmoSgt wrote: Someone a little up this thread made mention of a single M4 v 5 Tigers .. The simple truth is the main AT weapon on the M4 is a radio connected to a cab rank of P-47's and a Bn of 155 arty. All the M4 has to do is stay out of line of sight.
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challenge wrote:You admit to this !!! ??? :eek:
I did say 'running'...

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I usely just send up my bike troops up and slap the tank and they usely run away and don't come back until my boys leave! :cool:
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Post by Raskolnikov »

Tickling them with a feather duster works pretty well.
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