Mass clown cars with AI infantry inside and the clown car's MG42... rapes anything that isn't elite infantry, and especially flamers of death, ranger cookfest =(
Except they fall apart faster than tissue paper in water. I don't understand how they cause any Allied players any problems, they're such a joke. They get torn apart in seconds, even by lowly AT Rifles, let alone PIATs, RRs, Zooks, ATGs, armor, etc.
Axis Support > Allied Support
We can argue all day about Allied vs Axis support, but what really matters is
Allied Arty > Axis Arty. Any sort of support weapons or defensive position is useless as it can be near-instantly destroyed by all sorts of arty. Allies simply get too much no-brainer insta-win arty, both on- and off-map. I can go on and on about how bullshit it is that Allies get such I WIN buttons, but the real issue the Axis' lack of comparable arty presence. While Allies are one-shotting the fuck out of everything and taking down entire towns with their barrages, what do Axis get?
*Nebelwerfer - Ever since it lost its ability to crit buildings it's a joke. It does decent suppression (with terrible accuracy), but lacks any of the killing power that would really make it useful. I don't even consider this arty. Possibly good if used in multiples.
*Stuka - Now that it's finally been fixed vs infantry, it's no longer useless. However, it's also woefully inaccurate, and even direct hits don't deal the damage they should. Only useful if you run an artillery-centric Def company, with multiple Stukas on the field at the same time.
*88 Barrage - Seems nice on paper, but is actually near-useless. It's extremely short range and low number of shells make it a gimmick and not useful at all.
Terrible for requiring a T3 unlock + T3 selection.
*Hotchkiss Stuka - A Stuka with only four shells (basically a gimp of a gimp). Costs way too much for way too little effectiveness.
*Hummel - Now we're talking. This is the only arty piece comparable to the Allies', and even then it's a T3 for SE. Still very inaccurate for its cost and role.
*Hummel w/ Incendiary Barrage - The best (and only really good) arty piece for Axis, but it requires a T3 unlock + T3 selection.
Let's not forget abilities like Radio Triangulation, which literally gives you map hacks to see exactly where to place arty (as well as the movement and position of any troops, as well).
I would take any Allied arty piece (or offmap) over any Axis one any day of the week, no lie.
