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Dunk Mujunk
RestlessSpirits
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Posted - 2013.09.16 20:51:00 -
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I'll admit I was a bit surprised to find the Swarm Launcher was a light weapon when I first started playing. On the topic of making it a heavy weapon, i'm not sure how I feel about that. The ideal solution for any matchup issues should be (in my opinion) team work. I'm not a driver, but over the past week or so it seems to me that Infantry VS Tank battles can go either way, depending on teamwork and tactics. As much sense as it makes to me to have the Swarm be heavy, making this switch is going to light up the forums with QQing and respect demands (god knows there is enough of that already).
I still say the best way to protect a tank is LLAV+ 1-3 ground troops. All bases are (for the most part) covered with this method, and even better the tank needs to worry much less about retreating, letting it focus on attack and making it pretty powerful (and letting the ground troops feel nice and safe).
Definitely an interesting proposition though, can't really say I feel too strongly about it either way. |
Dunk Mujunk
RestlessSpirits
D.E.F.I.A.N.C.E
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Posted - 2013.09.17 00:16:00 -
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Bartimaeus of Achura wrote: if in world war one it took a guy with a grenade to destroy a tank.... ( av grenades ) I do not believe that the they would have been developed them at all.
Bad reference and good reference all in one.
Bad Reference- The tanks of WW1 had virtually no armor. The thin metal sheeting could be punctured by pretty much any weapon on the battle field at the time. Pretty sure a child could put a bayonet through the armor. WW1 era grenades easily sent shrapnel through tank armor.
Good Reference- One of the reasons militaries of the time stuck with tanks was because militaries started using proper tactics with them. They started with one or two leading an infantry charge (though the tanks of the day were slower than units on foot due to weak power plants/ mucky terrain), but soon found the best way to use them was grouping them all together and sending an actual tank unit supported by infantry.
Interestingly enough, when WW2 started the French tanks of the time were much better than the German tanks (the Tiger and Panther were not around at the start of WW2, and the Panzers of that time were much weaker than the Panzers of late/ WW2). Unfortunately, French tank tactics were poor to say the least and they chose to spread their tanks out along the Maginot Line as infantry support. Germany then pooled all its armor together and punched clean through.
I've seen enough tankers (in and out of my Corp) succeed in Dust to say that maybe some folks need to reevaluate their tactics and strategies.
A heavy with a Forge isn't always viable to run in a match, a sniper isn't always viable to run in a match, hell sometimes even my God Stick (AR) isn't the best tool to use. Sometimes you may have to recall that tank, or maybe not even bring it out to begin with. |
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