Message from @Reaps
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but hey, like I've said before,
wasted potential.
inb4 events cost GEs to play
Kursk was, like, 16RU v 12GE
Germans get Nashorn but no Tiger or Panther
Despite the P4 being able to cleave everything that the Russians have on that map anyway
Russians get the SU-122 which didn't see service till around Jan 1944, but no SU-152 which actually saw service at Kursk
SU-122 is two spawns in SB, SU-152 is single spawn
Also because the game is set up for isolated events that people can't just join or leave, people are allowed to both fly and tank
And since Russians have a +4 player advantage
Isn't the 152 better than the 122?
122 is based on T-34/85 chassis
So it's very nimble and has a 5 speed box
152 has the bigger boom
But based on KV-1 chassis
So kinda clumsy
ohh
and, in SB, 152 only has single spawn
speedy boi or slugger boi
So it would actually be more balanced if the SU-122 had been removed and the SU-152, which *actually was at Kursk*, been inserted
Also RU usually has air superiority because of the +4 player advantage, unless Germans give up having parity of numbers on the ground in order to combat it
so just cap and camp?
So the nashorn, a thin-skinned unturreted tank destroyer has all of it's advantages taken away
And the Russian 37mm cannon in the Yak and the IL-2-37 can mash through the armour of both the P4 and the Nash
regular 23mm on regular IL-2 can also smash the Nashorn, too
Germans either needed access to at least something like the Tiger, even if it meant a further reduction in player numbers for their size
Or better player number parity
but doesn't the nashorn have paper armor anyway?
Also when you skew player numbers for one team, it fucks the queue times
Because more people are queueing for less spots on one side
yeah, nash has no armour
like 12.7 can tear it up?
hence the 23mm cannon is more than enough, don't need the HVAP from the 37mm
but the HVAP 37mm can pen the top, rear and sides of the PzIV
at least it stops 7.62mm
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but when you're that tier, what even has mgs that small?
Brits <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506>
But then every US tank comes along with a complimentary side-order of 19 .50cal MGs
M18s and Nashorns are my favourite for when I'm flying