hmm i will try to give some statistics… just to show what i mean.
the numbers i choose are for clarification only and to show the ratios
i assume a battle with 10 tanks and 10 infantry against 10 tanks and 10 infantry.
the normal result without heavytanks would be as follow:
Round 1:
attacker: -=- Defender
10arm -> 5 hits 10arm -> 5 hits
10inf -> 1,67 hits 10inf -> 3,33 hits
Round 2:
attacker: -=- Defender
10arm -> 5 hits 10arm -> 5 hits
1.67inf -> 0,28 hits 3,33inf -> 1,11 hits
Round 3:
attacker: -=- Defender
5,56arm -> 2,78 hits 8,05arm -> 4,025 hits
Round 4:
attacker: -=- Defender
1,54arm -> 0,77 hits 5,27arm -> 2,635 hits
result:
Defender holds approximately 4,5 tanks left. that equals 22,5 IPC
now lets have heavy tanks in attack:
Round 1:
attacker: -=- Defender
10arm 10arm
10inf 10inf
OF (opening fire):
10arm -> 5hits
NF (normal fire):
10arm -> 5 hits
10inf -> 1,67 hits 5inf -> 1,67 hits
Round 2:
attacker: -=- Defender
10arm 10arm
3,33inf 3,33inf
OF (opening fire):
10arm -> 5hits
NF (normal fire):
3,33inf -> 1,11 hits 8,33arm -> 4,165 hits
Round 3:
attacker: -=- Defender
9,16arm 7,22arm
OF (opening fire):
9,16arm -> 4,58hits
NF (normal fire):
2,64arm -> 1,32 hits
Round 4:
attacker: -=- Defender
7,84arm 2,64arm
OF (opening fire):
7,84arm -> 3,92hits
Attacker wins with approximately 7.84 tanks left which equals 39,2 ipc
so all in all not only that the attacker wins instead of the defender, only in this one battle he keeps 39,2 ipc which would be destroyed otherwise and he even inflicts 22.5 ipc more damage.
when using it in defense this would be even more powerful.
and as i said this was just one single battle.
of course the development would cost the attacker quite a bunch of ipc, but the difference in power seems a bit to high to me
off course others may have different opinions. and one wouldn’t invent heavy tanks and just use them once or twice.
and there are nations that could not afford this development to counter it in defense (for example russia.)
this development would be in favour of the germans of course. and if used right … it would empower them a lot.
