Company of Heroes: Eastern Front

Eastern Front Mod (Read-Only) => Suggestions => Ostheer Suggestions => Topic started by: BDNeon on January 29, 2010, 04:53:31 PM

Title: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: BDNeon on January 29, 2010, 04:53:31 PM
With the nature of the first two years of the Eastern Front, a lot of Soviet equipment fell into the hands of the german forces during their many advances into the country. It was quite common to see soviet tanks in use as war booty, usually repainted with distinctive markings. To keep things different, the axis T-34s would be always the 76mm gun variant, since the flow of russian equipment into german hands had slowed significantly as the initiative changed hands before the T-34 85 was introduced, but the german crews are much better trained.
what do you guys think?
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: Muesliriegel on January 29, 2010, 06:43:10 PM
not a bad idea, but i think there will be enough new german Ostheer tanks, that i think there will be no need for a reskinned t34 with some other stats for the ostheer.
But if so i would give it less armour as the rus. version because it got damaged as it was captured and a fast repair isnt as good as a new tank. But ur right with the accurancy.
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: Rokossovski on January 29, 2010, 06:44:52 PM
I think it is a horrible idea, even it is historically correct , i think the Ostheer should be German and to give the Ostheer a t-34 , the symbol of the Russia tank forces is bad , because for this tank you could use a German tank , which takes the places of the t.34.
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: Saavedra on January 29, 2010, 08:40:27 PM
With the nature of the first two years of the Eastern Front, a lot of Soviet equipment fell into the hands of the german forces during their many advances into the country. It was quite common to see soviet tanks in use as war booty, usually repainted with distinctive markings. To keep things different, the axis T-34s would be always the 76mm gun variant, since the flow of russian equipment into german hands had slowed significantly as the initiative changed hands before the T-34 85 was introduced, but the german crews are much better trained.
what do you guys think?

I think that this will create shitstorms when American, British and Russian players want Panthers and Tigers because historically, they managed to capture some.
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: hgghg4 on January 29, 2010, 08:43:14 PM
agreed don't do this its not a good idea
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: guynumber7 on January 29, 2010, 09:29:29 PM
maybe ostheer could get an expensive ability that decrews enemy tanks
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: hgghg4 on January 29, 2010, 09:34:45 PM
This isn't Codename Panzers or Command and Conquer Generals... stop trying to take other factions tanks.... why would you want to anyway?
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: BDNeon on January 29, 2010, 10:39:21 PM
I think that this will create shitstorms when American, British and Russian players want Panthers and Tigers because historically, they managed to capture some.

Capture yes, use not so much. There were instances in the Africa campaign of the Brits and Aussies pressing Italian tanks into front line service, mostly because of the absymal quality and limited numbers of their own tanks, and the Russians made use of captured panzers whenever they could. The Americans were VERY reluctant to use axis tanks, most likely due to the high level of training required to operate them. It was mostly the germans that were fully commited operators of captured equipment, undoubtedly due to their industrial output always failing to keep up with the demands of the armored divisions.
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: Fall_FTP on February 04, 2010, 04:22:46 AM
There were a few instances on the eastern front of the germans offloading captured T-34's to russian turncoat units such as the Kaminski brigade. but as a game concept its fairly ridiculous.
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: Loupblanc on February 04, 2010, 10:03:16 AM

 I am - SO - totally - for... Axis / OstHeer / Finnish
 call-in T34's ;)

 Maybe 2 at a time. Or one with a 105mm BT variant :)
 
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: hgghg4 on February 04, 2010, 06:47:11 PM
You're one of two ;D
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: Paciat on February 04, 2010, 09:12:47 PM
With the nature of the first two years of the Eastern Front, a lot of Soviet equipment fell into the hands of the german forces during their many advances into the country. It was quite common to see soviet tanks in use as war booty, usually repainted with distinctive markings. To keep things different, the axis T-34s would be always the 76mm gun variant, since the flow of russian equipment into german hands had slowed significantly as the initiative changed hands before the T-34 85 was introduced, but the german crews are much better trained.
what do you guys think?

I think that this will create shitstorms when American, British and Russian players want Panthers and Tigers because historically, they managed to capture some.
Some? 20 captured damaged Panthers is not the same as 500 captured undamaged T-34.
In 3 first months of fighting Soviets surrendered more man and equipment than France in 1940 (hotchkiss light tanks and Gwagons are in the game). Germans took 3 times less casualties. There were many unused T-34 that german captured.
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: hgghg4 on February 04, 2010, 09:20:37 PM
its just not a good idea overall, because think about it... If you see the Ostheer running T-34s into your base you are gonna think 'Well damn I want a Panther because they have T-34s' and you will...Also the Allies did capture quite a few undamaged Panzer 4s and used them. So why can't they use them??? See my point?
Title: Re: T-34 for the Ostheer?
Post by: BDNeon on February 04, 2010, 11:49:09 PM
Didn't we already go over this? Read all the posts in the thread before posting please.