just wanted to know because my freind says the 8 pounders better but i think tha pak 40s best
I voted Pak 40, but eh… people shoot the crap out of Pak 40s for some reason. Maybe because they’re so big they’re just too tempting as a target or something. But mine never lasts that long unless I plop that Romanian Commander down that grants +1 cover to artillery. Maybe I need more than one to see it survive. I dunno. But I have 7 8-pdr and only 1 Pak 40, so maybe my 8-pdr only survives because I field 4 of them when I expect tanks?
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. But mine never lasts that long unless I plop that Romanian Commander down that grants +1 cover to artillery. Maybe I need more than one to see it survive.
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where is that commander at? i missed him
The Romanian Commander adds +1/+1 defence not +1 cover.
There’s not much to compare, they aren’t the same class of ATGs.
The 8 Pounder isn’t that good; it’s obselete (Russian ZIS-2 is the same stats for less), and it can’t hurt heavy tanks. Two of them are more expensive than a PAK 40 (+4 points). with only a moderate increase in firepower. They’re best used to support 17 Pounders (which is really what you should be comparing the PAK 40 to), or to take on medium/light tanks. The PAK 40 is a serious threat to all vehicles at all ranges. The only disadvantage of it is tying up 14 points in a defence 3/3 soldier. But it at least gets 4+ cover to help it survive. With the popularity of heavier tanks (Pershing, Tiger, King Tiger, IS-2, and most importantly the KV-1 with Cossack/FO/etc) the PAK 40 is simply the better choice. But again, it also doesn’t make sense to me to even be comparing the two; it’s like comparing a bolt action rifle to the MG 42 and asking what’s better.
Yea, that guy.
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Romanian Commander
8 Points
Speed 1
Defence 4/4
vs INF 7/5/-
vs VEH 2/-/-
Limited Range 2
+2 Initiative
CA - Adjacent Artillery get +1/+1 defence.
