Unit suggestion thread:

[Jesusisback]

Hi, i do not know a whole lot on the balance issues and what-not, but this is my unit idea...

For my idea to work, this unit would have to replace a current unit of the ostheer (reward unit).
I was looking at german vehicles used on the eastern front, and i came across a photo of a t34/85 with a tiger 88mm cannon instead of regular, it had a german insignia on the turret and was painted a german green (german grey prob') and i was thinking it would be great to have to replace something such as the reg. pzkpfw VI tiger which i dont even know if you are considering using but eh, that was my idea i will get picture too...

newbielink:http://henk.fox3000.com/t34/t3488/01.jpg [nonactive]

[cephalos]

Hi, i do not know a whole lot on the balance issues and what-not

believe me, you should
Let me understand your idea: German T-34 with 88mm cannon... er, no thanks. This is too original.

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

1st: Your picture link is broken.
2nd: T-34/85 with 8,8cm gun? There is a rumour about 1!!! field modification; A german division had captured a T-34/85. The turret of the T-34/85 was blown away. The division decided to put a Flak 18 on top of this tank.
This modification was a try to use this captured tank and to mobilise the own field artillery. Just one tank was converted.
So out of my view too unique for an general Ostheer unit

Ah; And one question; Why converting 85mm gun into 88mm gun?
Germans had captured a lot of munition and guns at the eastern front. Supplying the captured weapons wasnt the biggest problem.

Edit: And your shown T-35 with 88 is a concept idea This tank was never realised.

[Desert_Fox]

You mean this Jesus?

[cephalos]

This looks like captured T-34. The gun looks like 76,2mm not 88mm.

[Paciat]

Ah; And one question; Why converting 85mm gun into 88mm gun?
Germans had captured a lot of munition and guns at the eastern front. Supplying the captured weapons wasnt the biggest problem.

III reich didnt capture much 85mm ammo becouse from march 1943 there was no major German offensive that they won.
But the whole idea of a T-34/88 is one of the worst unit suggestions that Ive read so far.

[SublimeSnugz]

But the whole idea of a T-34/88 is one of the worst unit suggestions that Ive read so far.

Nah Explosive dogs and Bear mounted cavalry gotta be the worst ones so far HHAHAH  ... but its a close one T-34/88 is pretty horrible too.

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

Ah; And one question; Why converting 85mm gun into 88mm gun?
Germans had captured a lot of munition and guns at the eastern front. Supplying the captured weapons wasnt the biggest problem.

III reich didnt capture much 85mm ammo becouse from march 1943 there was no major German offensive that they won.
But the whole idea of a T-34/88 is one of the worst unit suggestions that Ive read so far.

To capture ememy's supplies u dont need a "major offensive".
Destroyed enemy tanks were salvaged by german soldiers.
German forces started local counter offensive and hit enemy troops. And so one... Germany army had a lot of munition and weapons of enemy forces - till the end of war

[TheReaper]

Hi, i do not know a whole lot on the balance issues and what-not, but this is my unit idea...

For my idea to work, this unit would have to replace a current unit of the ostheer (reward unit).
I was looking at german vehicles used on the eastern front, and i came across a photo of a t34/85 with a tiger 88mm cannon instead of regular, it had a german insignia on the turret and was painted a german green (german grey prob') and i was thinking it would be great to have to replace something such as the reg. pzkpfw VI tiger which i dont even know if you are considering using but eh, that was my idea i will get picture too...

http://henk.fox3000.com/t34/t3488/01.jpg

Geee, learn some history, before posting something....
(1/10) Battlefield II Leningrad Ep6 World War II

[Jesusisback]

i just went to a couple websites for info on this, not much info to be found, only pictures of were drawings+ models :S, but, after reading it i believe it, plus...the first website, said only one was made but then 17 more like it by the end of ww2...i figured it coulld be a kingtiger style unit...super expensive, one per game and doctrinized.

i also saw a picture of it sitting beside an is-2, mightve been fake though idk really.

but i know it was not the best idea...do you really have to be so mean? ...after all, it is just an opinion on a mod for a video game...not that important, not really enough to get that mad at?

[Paciat]

Ah; And one question; Why converting 85mm gun into 88mm gun?
Germans had captured a lot of munition and guns at the eastern front. Supplying the captured weapons wasnt the biggest problem.

III reich didnt capture much 85mm ammo becouse from march 1943 there was no major German offensive that they won.
But the whole idea of a T-34/88 is one of the worst unit suggestions that Ive read so far.

To capture ememy's supplies u dont need a "major offensive".
Destroyed enemy tanks were salvaged by german soldiers.
German forces started local counter offensive and hit enemy troops. And so one... Germany army had a lot of munition and weapons of enemy forces - till the end of war

Sure Germans allways had a lot captured small arms, AT guns, artillery shells, etc since all they had to do is to kill (or make them surrender) all the soldiers in the area. The situation with tanks is different. You usually dont know if the men inside are dead and what kind of damage the tank sustained till it blows up.
Germans usually fired at a tank till it got on fire so captured 85mm shells werent that common.

[TheReaper]

i just went to a couple websites for info on this, not much info to be found, only pictures of were drawings+ models :S, but, after reading it i believe it, plus...the first website, said only one was made but then 17 more like it by the end of ww2...i figured it coulld be a kingtiger style unit...super expensive, one per game and doctrinized.

i also saw a picture of it sitting beside an is-2, mightve been fake though idk really.

but i know it was not the best idea...do you really have to be so mean? ...after all, it is just an opinion on a mod for a video game...not that important, not really enough to get that mad at?

I didn't mean to be a smartass, if you feel I insulted you that I'm sorry. Why I post the youtube video I wanted to help to get new ideas, and learn something, so you get a picture about the EF. Not from shitty websites or sooooter games.

[Jesusisback]

well, this isnt a place to fight about stuff so im sry really...shouldnt of posted that last part, just was mad and all...

[Griptonix]

Ah; And one question; Why converting 85mm gun into 88mm gun?
Germans had captured a lot of munition and guns at the eastern front. Supplying the captured weapons wasnt the biggest problem.

III reich didnt capture much 85mm ammo becouse from march 1943 there was no major German offensive that they won.
But the whole idea of a T-34/88 is one of the worst unit suggestions that Ive read so far.

To capture ememy's supplies u dont need a "major offensive".
Destroyed enemy tanks were salvaged by german soldiers.
German forces started local counter offensive and hit enemy troops. And so one... Germany army had a lot of munition and weapons of enemy forces - till the end of war

Sure Germans allways had a lot captured small arms, AT guns, artillery shells, etc since all they had to do is to kill (or make them surrender) all the soldiers in the area. The situation with tanks is different. You usually dont know if the men inside are dead and what kind of damage the tank sustained till it blows up.
Germans usually fired at a tank till it got on fire so captured 85mm shells werent that common.

That wasn't hard, in most of the footage i've seen it was very common for the turret to explode off the tank from the shells exploding inside the turret.

[jaime]

you Guys should take a look at the volksgewer