fun with flamethrowers

Certainly not during World War II. German technology reigned supreme over us, which was prevalent in weapon systems such as the MG-42, ME-262, and th Tiger 2. American soldiers had to undergo psychological training before battle against MG-42s, because they'd never heard a gun fire that fast before..

As for tanks today, I'm fairly positive the Russians have a tank that is on par with the M1 Abrams. (EDIT: The T-90 was the tank I was thinking of. It's diesel!)

 

I don't mind stationary flamethrowers once maybe twice in the game but if it's every other level and if there is a portable flamethrower I'm going to break the disc.

 

I'd argue that the Russian tanks are in many ways superior to the American Abrams, especially with the Russians new T-90ms...

 

Leopard 2A6 Destroys everything <3

 

Agreed!


Only because us Canadians use them!

 

WAIT! You guys are arguing about nationality and tanks now?? INTO ZEE CORNER!

 

No.

 

Nope, because it is German and German Tanks are Awesome (Tiger ^^)

 

Mmm, really wouldn't mind a flamethrower section of the game. But one that you can use at any time? No thanks.. Artyom doesn't have time to carry all dat stuff, imo.

 

I agree and disagree at the same time. German weapons were valued for their novelty, power, accuracy and they really were some of the best of their time. However, Russian weapons were much more durable and sometimes just as powerful. The extremely fast firing rate of the Pepesha made it the most powerful SMG of WWII. Furthermore, you can still find Pepeshas, Mosin Nagants or Tokarevs that were used during World War II and can be fired without any problem even today, but finding an MP 40 from the time period that requires no restoration work to function is a bit more difficult.

So I guess it depends on how you look at it. The German weapons generally had better accuracy and sometimes were more powerful, but the Russian guns were cheaper & easier to produce - usually did their job just as well as German weaponry - and they were extremely durable. However, I can certainly agree that the MG 42 had no equal in its class.

 

What's funny is how WW2 was fought with SMGs.

 

Well, depends who and what situation you're talking about...

 

I love tanks! Especially ones from Nazi Germany.
I've built many models of them in my spare time, like a Marder ii, PziV and King tiger!

... And a Churchill l... And a Sherman 75mm... And a T-72m1...


Anyway, I plan on building at least; a T-34-85, Jagdtiger, Panther G, B1 Bis, Panzer Vi, Chi-To and a KV-1. After that I might think of some more modern ones like a Leopard 2a6, Leclerc or something...

 

You don't have to make a new post to edit something. Just hit the "Edit" button on the bottom of the post.

 

Do you play world of Tanks?
http://worldoftanks.eu/

 

Why yes, I do!

As for tanks only ramming In urban environments that statement isn't entirely true. Take operation Citadel For example (more specifically the battle of Kursk). It was a fairly common sight to see Russian T-34's ramming the German panzers to render them useless and Kursk was almost entirely open field. Tanks ramming has happened plenty of times, both purposeful and accidental. From the western front to the eastern front. It all depends on the situation. If tanks are caught in the heat of battle and lack infantry support to notify them of an approaching tank then it can easily be snuck up on.

Take this for example. An excellent example of how vital infantry support is to tanks.

... Welp, I can't get it to work but whatever. If you type it in I'm sure youll find it... Here>http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...dTNlcUzBr_oCh4H21qvZoqg&bvm=bv.43287494,d.b2I

 

I can testify to this, as I recently did a bit of research on the subject. The russian tank crews did however view this as a sort of last resort, if they were on fire, out of ammo or in some other way disabled.