B-4 203mm Howitzer

[ChiliOil]

All jokes aside, What use does it serve? Even if it is over-priced and innacurate, does it have a job to do, and if so, is it capable of doing that job?

If not, what must be done for it to be capable of doing that job? If it has no job to do, then if whining can bring about the end of allied L.V., wouldn't an even larger amount of whining fix the B-4?

I really like really long-ranged things and things that go boom.

[nemO]

It's a bit of a niche artillery piece.

Get it to 1 star and use it's direct fire ability to practically one shot armour - even up to Tiger level - the Steppes is a fantastic place for it. It's standard artillery is very powerful but a bit haphazard . . as I said - niche.

[Sir Whiskers]

What use does it server? Making a large boom that looks cool.

Is it capable of doing that job? Yes, it makes a large boom and it looks cool.

Would whining fix the B-4? Whining usually works.

All jokes aside? I don't know, but i guess it was very cool when it had the precision strike ability, now? I guess it sucks, i don't know.

[Butz]

It used to have a 90 muni precision strike, pretty much making it the Soviet equivalent of the stuka dive bomb, but it was nerfed.

The only role that comes to mind is for team matches all the OKW players decide it's a good idea to cluster all their HQs together. That usually doesn't happen, so it really is just an overpriced RNG cannon at this point. You're better off with an ML-20.

[AxisInfantryAreOp]

Well that commander is useless anyway
But if you had to use it it helps loads late game where you can snipe down a tank or 2 along with their engineers when they retreat if you were lucky enough but it definatly worth it as its a huge set back to lose engies late game

[nemO]

There you go - been so long that I used it that I didn't even realise it was nerfed.

Russian artillery isn't as good overall as Ostheer and can get regularly outmatched in amount of shells going down range . . it's ok but Russians have much more facets that each part is used as a cog, not a concentration in the same way other factions are . .

[nemO]

Originally posted by 3rd Guard Army:

Well that commander is useless anyway
But if you had to use it it helps loads late game where you can snipe down a tank or 2 along with their engineers when they retreat if you were lucky enough but it definatly worth it as its a huge set back to lose engies late game

don't quite agree but I realise where you're coming from . .

it has shock troops - always good, aerial recon - always good, KV1 - almost as hard as a churchill - always good.

howitzer - fun :)

not a particularly bad commander as such, it has some nice elements for team games.

[Tasty x3]

Originally posted by nemO:

It's a bit of a niche artillery piece.

Get it to 1 star and use it's direct fire ability to practically one shot armour - even up to Tiger level - the Steppes is a fantastic place for it. It's standard artillery is very powerful but a bit haphazard . . as I said - niche.

That ability is long gone, it's overpriced garbage compared to the other arty options.

[nemO]

Originally posted by Tasty x3:

Originally posted by nemO:

It's a bit of a niche artillery piece.

Get it to 1 star and use it's direct fire ability to practically one shot armour - even up to Tiger level - the Steppes is a fantastic place for it. It's standard artillery is very powerful but a bit haphazard . . as I said - niche.

That ability is long gone, it's overpriced garbage compared to the other arty options.

On it's own - maybe but the Soviets are not a one trick pony. The great socialism ideal comrade - all hands working as one :)

[Mate Cocido]

#PraiseTheB4

[Maschinengewehr]

The ML-20 is probably more useful, and comes in a few decent commanders.

[ShodaN]

It can one shot a lot of things since it does 640 damage. It's the fact that it is an immobile artillery piece that makes it so pointless in 90% of matches. But in case you can get one of those rare matches where you don't get instantly bombed and get a lot of shots out, it can be great.

Originally posted by 3rd Guard Army:

Well that commander is useless anyway

FMR is one of the best timed buff abilities in the game for a comparably low price. That thing alone is enough to justify the choice sometimes.

[Robin]

If your opponent lets you have stationary targets to shoot at, it can be really impressive (when scatter doesn't just nope it a few meters to the left.)

afaik, most houses will go down in one shot. It only has one shot, so there isn't a lot to react to. Like a really unreliable Sturmtiger, in that it can generally fire from a range the opponent usually can't react to.

[Medryn]

Originally posted by nemO:

Originally posted by 3rd Guard Army:

Well that commander is useless anyway
But if you had to use it it helps loads late game where you can snipe down a tank or 2 along with their engineers when they retreat if you were lucky enough but it definatly worth it as its a huge set back to lose engies late game

don't quite agree but I realise where you're coming from . .

it has shock troops - always good, aerial recon - always good, KV1 - almost as hard as a churchill - always good.

howitzer - fun :)

not a particularly bad commander as such, it has some nice elements for team games.

Shock troops are prety meh these days

[Lonely Riderrr]

Originally posted by VenomDelta:

All jokes aside, What use does it serve? Even if it is over-priced and innacurate, does it have a job to do, and if so, is it capable of doing that job?

It was useful against OKW blobs / forward bases back in the days when it used to have some accuracy.
Then they nerfed it useless.

And it's always been very vulnurable to call in arty / etc.

If you vet it, direct hit can one shot damaged panther.
But it is unlikely it lives to see a day where this would be possible.

[ChiliOil]

I come from the bottom of the ladder pool. I think I could make it work.