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wmtrainguy

1200 Panzerschutzen vs Escadron de Reconnaissance - a preview

Aug 22, 2016 22:17

Blindfury recently got his lovely French back from the painters, so after a quick stint in the desert, it's time to plan a fight in the fields of France. The 1200 point level we played last game was interesting, forcing us to make some decisions on army building since we couldn't just grab everything and duke it out, so we decided to stick with ( Read more... )

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1200pts blindfury1 August 26 2016, 10:07:45 UTC

That is a lot of AT-especially considering that my armor is like tissue paper to most of your guns.
I am going to have to hope we get a mission that lets me focus fire.-p38s…ug;)

Re: 1200pts wmtrainguy August 26 2016, 17:56:56 UTC

I always laugh about your hate for the P-38s - the reason I grab them is because they are a low to mid level German tank that is affordable. Especially when compared to the other German tanks, they are just completely meh.

One day I'll bring along some Panzer 3s - armor 3 all around, three machine guns, and the same gun on the P38s only with a higher ROF. Granted, 4 of them will run me an extra 170 points, but I'd love to give them a shot. Or I could grab some Panzer 4s, which opt for a 75mm gun that's AT 7, FP 3, and can shoot a 48" bombardment. Then again, that'd be half my 1200 point army, so I'm not sure it'd be worth it.

Re: 1200pts blindfury1 August 27 2016, 01:56:15 UTC

The issue with the p38s is the reroll (I think it is called armored crew compartment) and fp 4+ on the gun.
They are damned near impossible to kill and confirm hits with stupid ease. It doesn’t help that only my S35s and Chars have fp 4+ or better. So I have to throw a lot of lead their way to fish for kills and on balance they don’t represent a huge points investment for Germans.