strafing run is pointless

[CvltofAshenFlock]

it does almost nothing and takes way to long to hit to effectively hit things square on and the target area is tiny. the ability is also fairly expensive for what it does, I heard it was better in beta but as it is its a waste to acquire it.

[Bloody Roar 2]

I am never using it. The flying time is to slow, because CoH 3 is way faster than CoH 2. Most units in CoH 3 are always running or are way to fast to be hit by a strafing run.

Sadly this is making the strongest point of the USA, their close air support useless.

[The King in Yellow]

Originally posted by Donutierende Donutrolle:

I am never using it. The flying time is to slow, because CoH 3 is way faster than CoH 2. Most units in CoH 3 are always running or are way to fast to be hit by a strafing run.

Sadly this is making the strongest point of the USA, their close air support useless.

luftwaffe has strafe too

[Bloody Roar 2]

Originally posted by The King in Yellow:

Originally posted by Donutierende Donutrolle:

I am never using it. The flying time is to slow, because CoH 3 is way faster than CoH 2. Most units in CoH 3 are always running or are way to fast to be hit by a strafing run.

Sadly this is making the strongest point of the USA, their close air support useless.

luftwaffe has strafe too

Yes you are right. But Luftwaffe has some very good ground options too. Especailly their defense structures. I mean airborne is right now the best way to play the USA too. Because of the drop in anti tank guns and the infanntery.

But in terms of strafe runs i am not using them too while i play Luftwaffe. It is a waste of ammo.

[katzenkrimis]

Airborne Battlegroup is the best, anyway.

With that you can get the P-47 to do rocket strikes instead of strafing runs.

And you get carpet bombing. Plus all of the useful drops.

Special Ops Battlegroup isn't as good. The commando squad, the Whizbang, and the Re-Supply Operation are the only things that I'd be interested in, out of the ten techs in the tree.

I never even got to try the strafe before I stopped playing the US.

It says dual strafing runs over the target area. It sounded good.

Guess not.

[dr46onfusion]

It's actually because the AI in this game cheats and intentionally moves out of the way the moment a AoE attack comes in.

Imagine 10-20 individual players microing each unit, you launch a mortar at a blob? They move aside.

In CoH1 and CoH2 they do not proactively evade any form of indirect fire.
In this game they have Ultra Instinct.

Mortar are useless in Coop vs AI because their range is equal to that of a SMG/Rifle team. They need a much wider range but it looks like the devs intentionally nerfs all forms of indirect automation.

[katzenkrimis]

I just tried Strafe for the first time.

Wiped out three squads in the first pass. And the P-47 does two passes. It's overkill.

It was devastating. Much more punishing than the CoH I strafe.

It's just a timing thing. Because the target area is fat enough, and it's fairly long.

I saw three squads leaving their bass and coming over a hill. Any player who blobs like that, will regret it.

Just brutal.

Seeing all those green XP numbers from their deaths.

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I don't think that I'd want to choose the Special Operations Battlegroup over the Airborne, though, just for the Strafe.

The Whizbang is fantastic, too, but its range is fairly short. I thought it would be much further.

[mayrc]

Strafing is AWESOME if you know how and when to use. I use it all the time.

[dr46onfusion]

Originally posted by katzenkrimis:

I just tried Strafe for the first time.

Wiped out three squads in the first pass. And the P-47 does two passes. It's overkill.

It was devastating. Much more punishing than the CoH I strafe.

It's just a timing thing. Because the target area is fat enough, and it's fairly long.

I saw three squads leaving their bass and coming over a hill. Any player who blobs like that, will regret it.

Just brutal.

Seeing all those green XP numbers from their deaths.

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I don't think that I'd want to choose the Special Operations Battlegroup over the Airborne, though, just for the Strafe.

The Whizbang is fantastic, too, but its range is fairly short. I thought it would be much further.

Good luck using any AoE stuff on the AI.