tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184114086768883795.post4573596389570314050..comments2022-04-06T00:22:08.277+02:00Comments on Sexy sixes - Flames of War and other geeky stuff: Soviet Infantry thoughtsSexy Sixes - Reksiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09944922448631487995noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184114086768883795.post-87143806184233384092016-06-12T00:19:04.148+02:002016-06-12T00:19:04.148+02:00Well, apparently in FoW this is not an issue :)Well, apparently in FoW this is not an issue :)Sexy Sixes - Reksiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944922448631487995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184114086768883795.post-83744891120007410962016-06-11T23:52:49.165+02:002016-06-11T23:52:49.165+02:00Zis-2 57mm ATG are available in EW, MW, and LW? S...Zis-2 57mm ATG are available in EW, MW, and LW? Strange. EW guns had very poor penetration - the ammunition quality was horrible (although I admit FOW rules don't take this into account). Production was stopped in late 1941. Production was restarted in 1943 and continued through the war. So no 57mm ATG in 1942 at all.Tankguy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12429782968606368158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184114086768883795.post-27646613895286072992015-11-04T16:03:58.630+01:002015-11-04T16:03:58.630+01:00Some good hints there. Few MG/HMGS is my personal ...Some good hints there. Few MG/HMGS is my personal preference based on many games played with infantry. I simply do not need it - I know how to defend against an infantry assault maximizing my number of shots where necessary. For this, 45mm guns are the perfect tool. They are an equivalent to 3 HMGs.<br /><br />As for the artillery, as I already mentioned on Facebook, this list is one of the exceptions. This is mainly because the guns are so amazingly cheap.<br /><br />If you think about it, Flames of War v3 was never a game of assaults. It is won by shooting 90+% of the cases. I see no point in investing into an assault capability as this method of getting rid of your opponent is only necessary when you need to mop up quickly (because time is running out for example). Other than that, the name of the game is to kill support and shoot to death. For this, survivability and firepower are 2 key elements. These 2 principles are the basis for the lists that I use.Sexy Sixes - Reksiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944922448631487995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184114086768883795.post-48321956333448254452015-11-04T15:31:18.285+01:002015-11-04T15:31:18.285+01:00Scout platoons in MW should have a 5 point commiss...Scout platoons in MW should have a 5 point commissar base. Cheapest FV recce stand in the game. In this MW list, you have zero MGs; not even your armour is capable of throwing back an infantry assault. Why not put in HMGs instead of those knee mortars? <br /><br />Also, although flamethrowers are expensive its nice to have that threat in the back of your opponent's mind. Assaulting tanks is not easy with trained troops, even fearless. Negating that defensive fire is crucial to throwing back an overconfident enemy. <br /><br />By the time your arty is trained, it might be useful to have something a bit heavier. You've already expressed your distaste for heavy arty, especially as the soviet kind cant even launch smoke, but consider that your can add 4 122mm howitzers to your existing arty battery for 140 points. This is the type of thing which mitigates the soviet's lack of effective mobile AT. When I play with my strelk, this combined AT/howitzer battery is frequently subject to my opponent's most fervent complaints.<br /><br />For hating arty, you certainly put a ton of it in your latewar list! Why not scrap one unit and put in some more mobile assets? SU-76M are not too useful because of their lack of MGs. You have tons of static AT; what you need here is a counter-attacking element. Why not put in some t-34s, which are still cheap but can stand up to and in assaults much better? Your reduced infantry will not be able to just storm your opponent's infantry positions if you do need to attack so some attack-capable armour will come in handy there. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444837151805235561noreply@blogger.com