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How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

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#65261

How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

How do I deal with Tank Hunters as PE? There are a wide array of vehicles I use as PE, but they are extremely vulnerable to PTRD anti tank rifles. These are vehicles I love using but are vulnerable to the PTRD rifle:
Scout Car
Infantry Halftrack
Armored Car
Mortar Halftrack

What should I do when Tank Hunters show up? What should I use to counter them? MP44 eqiupped Grenadiers is obvious, but it's not easy getting to those.
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#65263

Re: How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

irik wrote:
How do I deal with Tank Hunters as PE? There are a wide array of vehicles I use as PE, but they are extremely vulnerable to PTRD anti tank rifles.
Kampf Gruppe tactic: Engage w/PGgr43 Squad and or LWgr at medium to long range. This should distract them long enough that you can engage with HTAT(focus fire) at long range or HTmortar at medium range. You can also try manuevering past, no at the squad with ACoverdrive. If he's got a Zis backing up the TH's run past that too and keep manuevering. At that point though it will probably be like writing with a pitchfork on water.
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#65270

Re: How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

How to deal with light AT squads you ask?
Any infantry will do (and PE has only 1 type :P ) and 3 man MP44 are easier to get (5 fuel less) than tank hunters. ::)
#69162

Re: How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

An effective vehicle counter that I like is the Wirbelwind FlakPanzer. I always pick Luftwaffe Tactics. PTRD's do nothing against Wirbelwind FlakPanzers, considering they easily surpress and pin Tank Hunters.
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#69210

Re: How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

Any PE infantry (mp44 works best), good microed AC. If you are useing Vehicles make sure not to stand still otherwise TH's can hit you with their AT-Nades and theyre nasty :)
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#69421

Re: How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

irik wrote:
How do I deal with Tank Hunters as PE?
There are a wide array of vehicles I use as PE, but they are extremely vulnerable to PTRD anti tank rifles.
What should I do when Tank Hunters show up?
What should I use to counter them?
MP44 equipped Grenadiers is obvious, but it's not easy getting to those.


1)Infantry
2)Of course
3)Give 'em distance and close with infantry.
4) Panzer grenadiers, what else?
5) That's not true!
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Re: How to deal with Tank Hunters as PE? Help!

STG44 > get close and bam
I identify as a four-eyed bird man. /s