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Author Topic: [PE] 50mm Hotchkiss  (Read 20882 times)
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pqumsieh Offline
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« on: December 09, 2010, 12:48:55 pm »

I have played a few times against this unit and have come to the conclusion that it needs to be balanced a bit better. At the moment, it has a amazing rate of fire, good penetration, and very good damage for a relatively cheap unit.

Now I did try and do some research and the ones I went up against did not have any doctrine buffs, I am referring to the basic unit.

My recommendation here is to either lower its rate of fire, decrease its damage, decrease its penetration, or increase its cost. Its cost would have to go up to around 150-180 fuel and take the role of a medium tank destroyer. It can even do somewhat well against infantry if it kites them, although its by no means a reliable AI unit. But that should be considered in any balance discussion.

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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2010, 12:51:43 pm »

Lol, we just nerfed the balls off of this unit 2 weeks ago.

Think of it functioning as a Tetrarch with a littlejohn adapter. They both do the same role.

Ants trying to take down Elephants tbh. Tongue
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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2010, 12:52:58 pm »



Think of it functioning as a Tetrarch with a littlejohn adapter.

minus the speed , acceleration , turn rate , RoF , no turret




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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2010, 12:54:54 pm »

this unit the same price as a m10. are you drunk?
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« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2010, 12:57:02 pm »

this unit the same price as a m10. are you drunk?


what?   
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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2010, 01:00:35 pm »


what?   

Its cost would have to go up to around 150-180 fuel

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« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2010, 01:01:49 pm »




ah.
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2010, 01:02:11 pm »

minus the speed , acceleration , turn rate , RoF , no turret


Your thinking of the Stug, nug
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2010, 01:03:02 pm »

The Hotchkiss was fine (never should have been nerfed in my opinion) Its just a shock the first time you see it
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2010, 01:04:26 pm »

Wait, what are we talking about?

This or This?



50mm Hotchkiss is the upgunned hotchkiss, not the Geschutze, even if they're labeled the same (almost) in the RGDs
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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2010, 01:08:56 pm »

Wait, what are we talking about?

This or This?


50mm Hotchkiss is the upgunned hotchkiss, not the Geschutze, even if they're labeled the same (almost) in the RGDs

in coh these two different units have two different names. this allows us to talk about one of  them without being confused if it is the other.
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2010, 01:10:49 pm »

in coh these two different units have two different names. this allows us to talk about one of  them without being confused if it is the other.

Pull em up in world builder, you'll see that they are listed as the same tank.
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2010, 01:11:42 pm »

Pull em up in world builder, you'll see that they are listed as the same tank.

this is relevant because?...
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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2010, 01:13:41 pm »

so this is about hotch now ? i swear it was about 50mm ht lol
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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2010, 02:26:40 pm »

I am referring to the 50mm Hotchkiss. Listen, i use the tetract extensively and it is by no means as powerful as this little bugger. The hotchkiss does more damage and shoots faster, I have compared the two units 1v1 and the upgun hotchkiss is noticably better.

My tet for example cannot reliable penetrate a P4 IST, and the damage it does is trivial. In comparison, the hotchkiss can penetrate my cromwell extremely well and does about 1/6 of its health per shot. Someone compare the two against medium armor, the results should speak for themself.

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« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2010, 02:30:51 pm »

mine lost 1v1 to stuart  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2010, 02:32:35 pm »

I am referring to the 50mm Hotchkiss. Listen, i use the tetract extensively and it is by no means as powerful as this little bugger. The hotchkiss does more damage and shoots faster, I have compared the two units 1v1 and the upgun hotchkiss is noticably better.

My tet for example cannot reliable penetrate a P4 IST, and the damage it does is trivial. In comparison, the hotchkiss can penetrate my cromwell extremely well and does about 1/6 of its health per shot. Someone compare the two against medium armor, the results should speak for themself.

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« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2010, 02:34:13 pm »

Really? You want this to have the cost of an M10 when it's nowhere near as good? Think about what you're saying.
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« Reply #18 on: December 09, 2010, 02:40:20 pm »

na, i think it is just that damn good if you use it as anti medium armor. this thing just rapes. Ok, so maybe not 190 fuel, but 80 or 90 fuel is way to cheap. It should be more or less 100-120 fuel, its far more potent than any other 50mm imo. Compare it to the puma for example....there is no comparison.

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« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2010, 02:48:42 pm »

I never had problems penetrating on my non-littlejohn tetrarchs.. if the hotchkiss is hte same idea of unit, why should it suck comparably?
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