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How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:33 pm
by lekw
In my last game I bought some heavy tanks however, when I was able to deploy them the projected results against both Russian infantry and tanks was poor, much poorer than my regular panzers. Any advice on the best use of heavy tanks? Thanks in advance!!!
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:29 am
by Amadeus
You may check the properties of tanks, heavy tanks and infantry by right click of the units. Of course you have to watch experience too. How was the supply of your fresh deployed heavy tanks. Heavy tanks are strong but not an all killing unit at all circumstances
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:36 pm
by lekw
Thanks. I think the issue may be experience. My regular panzers were fighting since 39 so probably have a lot more ability by 43. Maybe I need to take some losses with the heavy tanks to build up combat ability.
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:32 am
by GeneralJackDRipper
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the best way to build experience is to do a lot of damage without taking any. So picking easy fights is the best way to build experience. You can see how much you've accumulated in the dots on the markers and insignias which gradually fill in brighter under the properties.
Question for the devs regarding building experience: is doing for example, 3 damage (and taking none) to a garrison equal to the same outcome versus an Army or Tank?
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:29 am
by BillRunacre
ORIGINAL: GeneralJackDRipper
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the best way to build experience is to do a lot of damage without taking any. So picking easy fights is the best way to build experience. You can see how much you've accumulated in the dots on the markers and insignias which gradually fill in brighter under the properties.
Question for the devs regarding building experience: is doing for example, 3 damage (and taking none) to a garrison equal to the same outcome versus an Army or Tank?
You are correct, and the experience gains are such that you will receive some experience just for being involved in a combat (typically 0.15) with that again as a bonus if the unit you destroy the unit you are in combat with.
So a Tank or Heavy Tank unit that is mopping up some weakened enemy units could accumulate some experience pretty quickly.
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:29 pm
by GeneralJackDRipper
Thank Bill. Does the unittype you're in combat with impact the amount of experience gained?
For instance, do you gain the same amount of experience mopping up a Cavalry Division as you would an Army? It seems to be that experience increases should scale up when fighting "better" enemies.
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:14 pm
by BillRunacre
No, it makes no difference, except that you are more likely to be destroying a weaker type of unit and therefore accumulating experience that way.
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:31 am
by lekw
Thanks appreciate the tips!!!
RE: How to use Heavy Tanks
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:07 pm
by kcole4001
Yep, you pretty much have to hold their hands until they build some experience.
Remember that your other armor units have all been fighting for several years at that point.
Pick easy targets, say after a unit has been suppressed by previous attacks and finish it off with the heavies to make a breach.