Men of War: Assault Squad 2

Men of War: Assault Squad 2

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Lt.Moravcuk 1. jan. 2021 kl. 6:15
Historicaly incorect
Yesterday I have played one game with US side against Germans with year 1942 set up. I was incredibly surprised that Germans had Tiger what is historically unacceptable. Yes, truth is that it was used on the battlefield but as a part of 502nd Schwere Panzer Abtailung in one test platoon in this detachment in pieces of 7 at all Eastern Front especially just at the Leningrad Front Area. As we can suppose the practice variant Porsche Tiger was moved after several weeks from the front as not users’ friendly tank as had many technical breakdowns. The second use of dozens of Tigers were noticed in mid of December 1942 (it is extremely late of 1942 to use them in the game for whole 1942 year) near Stalingrad under Hoth´s (4th) Tank Group when he tried to save Paulus 6th Army but once again with many problems with their use. All this mean that regular use of Tiger in 1942 is out of the reality as common tank as in both mentioned times it was just tested several days and removed from battlefield. First regular use is acceptable in 1943 in Afrika and since springtime at the Eastern Front but in 1943. It is same with Marder III with 75mm gun in 1942 when the soviet 76,2mm captured gun would be more historically correct as variant Marder III what is in 1942 is typical for 1943 but the best for 1944 year. On the other hand, if they are already used above-mentioned irregularities and they are many of them in years variants. I just want to point it out that mostly used “Soviet” tank in 1941 was British Matilda (Delivered via Murmansk and Archangels under the British War Aid (no lend-lease please do not mix this, so it means that it was totally free delivery in the time when Brits faced Rommel´s AK in Afrika and they needed the tanks so much there at the end of 1941), 22% of all types used by Soviets were Matildas I (Soviets called them junior) and II (Soviets called them senior) (from all 670 pieces of tanks what Soviets had near Moscow were 140 pieces of Matildas, and till December 1941 British side delivered another 466 pieces of Matildas II and Valentines II and III with diesel engine and this saved Moscow, this is not mentioned in Wiki) and this is big historical incorrectness of the mode when we are looking at the game from years perspective. Without Matildas I and II in 1941 we are not speaking about the regular tank forces. Truth is that Matildas saved Moscow, but it was not then and still it is not extremely popular to speak about this by Soviets in the past and now by Russians. Sometimes is better not to use Wikipedia and to make a deep study about the used units.
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Sheep 22. mar. 2021 kl. 5:08 
I felt obligated to necro, since tigers were in production long before 1942 )(prototypes) and the first fielded one was August 4, 1942 after it’s what, 1938 began prototyping? So no, not really.
1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944
Sidst redigeret af Sheep; 22. mar. 2021 kl. 5:08
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