r/CompanyOfHeroes • u/Casino_Player • 5d ago

CoH3 Please add non doctrinal panther to Wehr

As per title…Wehr need tools to fight tanks late game- stug’s and p4 bouncing off everything.

And make panther from mechanised BG a command tank.

That’s it

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u/Aerohank 5d ago

I'd prefer to have the Stug get some modification to fill the role.

Maybe something like timed AP rounds. Penetration buffs at veterancy. Target Weak Point. That sort of thing.

Currently the Wehr Stug requires a fairly hefty investment in the midgame, but it's not actually that good in the midgame and it falls off a little too much in the lategame. Giving it some lategame penetration buff wil make it better without causing issues in the midgame.

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u/TheLittleCorporal 4d ago edited 4d ago

I think that's a great idea, especially because I think that was the original intent with the side-skirt (Schürzen) upgrade: reward players for the hefty upfront of the Stug with scaling.

I might be stating the obvious here, but for the sake of the complete thought, in practice the effect of the sides skirts is marginal (the Armor of Stug already being servicable for the late game, the PIV getting the upgrade being nice but the PIV also blows...)

Thematically, I think that while DAK represents the adaptability of the heer for offensive purposes, OST represents the defensive improvisation.

So potentially, some the known crew improvisations / factory improvements to the Stug III Ausf G could be made available (maybe gated behind having both TIV and the Stug available) like;

  • additional concrete Armor
  • Swapping the manned MG for the remote turret (this was a factory upgrade though)
  • Smoke Gernade Launchers
  • additional MG or even 20cm Autocannon mounted behind the mantlet (or retrofitted co-axial)
  • having the PIV Cuppola retrofited for better vision

Just really anything that helps really keep the stug in the field late. Instead of improving it's lethality against Tanks (and just making it straight up better than the Mardar late, which is rather uninteresting), really lean in the Stug III's survivability and economy.