How to Deal with KV Heavy Tanks ? :: Company of Heroes 2 General Discussions

Amin

Mar 29, 2019 @ 11:43pm

Hi, dear friend.
You may use AT guns like Pak40. Also, you can flank the tank to execute a side or rear attack.

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Amin

Mar 29, 2019 @ 11:44pm

Do you have this problem in multiplayer or in DLC missions?

#2

COMP DBD 1V1 has Company of Heroes 2

Mar 30, 2019 @ 2:26am

click on your pak 40 or panther/panzer 4
press right click on the kv1
then the kv1 dies because it has no combat effectiveness presence to deal with anti tank

Last edited by COMP DBD 1V1; Mar 30, 2019 @ 2:27am

#3

Lung

Mar 30, 2019 @ 2:57am

KV1's are beefy but slow tanks. A simple PAK and a Panzerfaust will cripple it. Shoot it once with the PAK, shoot the panzerfaust as to cripple the engine, then proceed to beat it some more as it slowly wallows off.

The KV1 also isnt a super anti infantry tank more than it is just a Beefy "anti tank", tank. Meaning swarming it with infantry can also work to your advantage depending on the approach with Panzergrenadiers using Panzershrecks,

The KV2 is Heavy Anti Infantry and Moderate anti tank, if you are fighting a KV2 all I can say is use Armor and anti tank guns like the PAK again.

Last edited by Lung; Mar 30, 2019 @ 2:58am

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Dr. TrollFace has Company of Heroes 2

Mar 30, 2019 @ 3:42am

Originally posted by 󠀡:
KV1's are beefy but slow tanks. A simple PAK and a Panzerfaust will cripple it. Shoot it once with the PAK, shoot the panzerfaust as to cripple the engine, then proceed to beat it some more as it slowly wallows off.

The KV1 also isnt a super anti infantry tank more than it is just a Beefy "anti tank", tank. Meaning swarming it with infantry can also work to your advantage depending on the approach with Panzergrenadiers using Panzershrecks,

The KV2 is Heavy Anti Infantry and Moderate anti tank, if you are fighting a KV2 all I can say is use Armor and anti tank guns like the PAK again.

KV2 is immortal for sure it takes a lot of resources to take it down andmost of them you find your self missing shots after shots with panther with pak and most of AT stuff, i think it should get some movement speed nerf to make it killable

#5

Trem

Mar 30, 2019 @ 5:28am

Originally posted by missharvey <intel>:
click on your pak 40 or panther/panzer 4
press right click on the kv1
then the kv1 dies because it has no combat effectiveness presence to deal with anti tank

hahahahaha, good joke.

Reality is the KV1 just sits around and watches funny soviet cartoons (which incidentally aren't funny) because all those weapons just bounce of its armour.

@OP the KV tanks are immune to medium armour such as the StuG or Panzer IV (don't listen to the deluded Miss Harvey, she only plays Allies and is incredibly biased and furthermore ignorant), and they'll also be immune to any solo AT gun. You'll probably need two Pak 40s to fight it, Panther will also help but be deflected a lot and do very low damage (since its RoF is suuuper slow). Your best bet is to use combined arms. Once its taken some degree of damage, try to break its engine with a Panzerfaust, and then bring in as much AT as you can to finish it off. Avoid using Panzerschreck Panzergrenadiers as they will be deflected and easily wiped out by any variant of KV. The KV8 is incredibly threatening to Paks but much weaker against your armour. The KV2 is exceptionally hard to kill due to its range, and it would be vulnerable to 2 Panthers (but not 1) - forget using AT guns on it unless you're doing a massive combined arms assault and it isn't firing on the AT.

Land mines also work wonders but of course its difficult to rely on them.

Last edited by Trem; Mar 30, 2019 @ 5:36am

#6

Dr. TrollFace has Company of Heroes 2

Mar 30, 2019 @ 5:38am

Originally posted by Tremozl:
Originally posted by missharvey <intel>:
click on your pak 40 or panther/panzer 4
press right click on the kv1
then the kv1 dies because it has no combat effectiveness presence to deal with anti tank

hahahahaha, good joke.

Reality is the KV1 just sits around and watches funny soviet cartoons (which incidentally aren't funny) because all those weapons just bounce of its armour.

@OP the KV tanks are immune to medium armour such as the StuG or Panzer IV (don't listen to the deluded Miss Harvey, she only plays Allies and is incredibly biased and furthermore ignorant), and they'll also be immune to any solo AT gun. You'll probably need two Pak 40s to fight it, Panther will also help but be deflected a lot and do very low damage (since its RoF is suuuper slow). Your best bet is to use combined arms. Once its taken some degree of damage, try to break its engine with a Panzerfaust, and then bring in as much AT as you can to finish it off. Avoid using Panzerschreck Panzergrenadiers as they will be deflected and easily wiped out by any variant of KV. The KV8 is incredibly threatening to Paks but much weaker against your armour.

Land mines also work wonders but of course its difficult to rely on them.

just ignore her comments,shes a known clown in coh 2 forums, but about kv tanks dont even try using medium tanks you should rely on flanking and out moving it, the best option is aiming for his engine so it cant scape then try with ats and panthers which they will miss 40 50 % of the times but anyway, heavy tanks as kt or eleph is also good to out range it or you can ambush it by using mines that can be handy or at air abilites or artillaries which arent too useful but can at least harras.

#7

Pioneer

Mar 31, 2019 @ 4:01am

Thank you for your valuable advices . I will try them all for sure . now is the time to Deal with KV - 3 !

#8

Farlon

Mar 31, 2019 @ 4:59am

Originally posted by Tremozl:
Originally posted by missharvey <intel>:
click on your pak 40 or panther/panzer 4
press right click on the kv1
then the kv1 dies because it has no combat effectiveness presence to deal with anti tank

hahahahaha, good joke.

Reality is the KV1 just sits around and watches funny soviet cartoons (which incidentally aren't funny) because all those weapons just bounce of its armour.

@OP the KV tanks are immune to medium armour such as the StuG or Panzer IV (don't listen to the deluded Miss Harvey, she only plays Allies and is incredibly biased and furthermore ignorant), and they'll also be immune to any solo AT gun. You'll probably need two Pak 40s to fight it, Panther will also help but be deflected a lot and do very low damage (since its RoF is suuuper slow). Your best bet is to use combined arms. Once its taken some degree of damage, try to break its engine with a Panzerfaust, and then bring in as much AT as you can to finish it off. Avoid using Panzerschreck Panzergrenadiers as they will be deflected and easily wiped out by any variant of KV. The KV8 is incredibly threatening to Paks but much weaker against your armour. The KV2 is exceptionally hard to kill due to its range, and it would be vulnerable to 2 Panthers (but not 1) - forget using AT guns on it unless you're doing a massive combined arms assault and it isn't firing on the AT.

Land mines also work wonders but of course its difficult to rely on them.

Panthers wont bounce as much as you think, but then again, they are meant to counter heavy armour and are the only reliable non-doctrinal axis counter to heavy tanks. 3 Paks can work wonders too if it's not an IS-2

#9

Cobravirus has Company of Heroes 2

Mar 31, 2019 @ 12:17pm

Panthers take down KV tanks with ease lol; use infantry to give your panther range and KVs will have no choice but to retreat. If you're having trouble with bouncing then just re-position the panther behind KVs (which is fairly easy considering how slow KVs are) and just blow them up.

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Dr. TrollFace has Company of Heroes 2

Mar 31, 2019 @ 1:01pm

Originally posted by USF4Revival Special K:
Panthers take down KV tanks with ease lol; use infantry to give your panther range and KVs will have no choice but to retreat. If you're having trouble with bouncing then just re-position the panther behind KVs (which is fairly easy considering how slow KVs are) and just blow them up.

yeh that works in dreams, maybe in your dreams enemy leaves kv by him self without any at or tank cover as a statue for you to take down and by the way it takes 15 sec for a panther to be lucky enough to kill kv without any bounce shot from behind .

Last edited by Dr. TrollFace; Mar 31, 2019 @ 1:03pm

#11

Hat8

Mar 31, 2019 @ 1:16pm

Are you talking about the DLC missions?

If you are, the only solution is support guns like AT weapons.

#12

Cobravirus has Company of Heroes 2

Mar 31, 2019 @ 11:32pm

Originally posted by Troll Face # Priapism:
Originally posted by USF4Revival Special K:
Panthers take down KV tanks with ease lol; use infantry to give your panther range and KVs will have no choice but to retreat. If you're having trouble with bouncing then just re-position the panther behind KVs (which is fairly easy considering how slow KVs are) and just blow them up.
yeh that works in dreams, maybe in your dreams enemy leaves kv by him self without any at or tank cover as a statue for you to take down and by the way it takes 15 sec for a panther to be lucky enough to kill kv without any bounce shot from behind .

So what if the KV is supported by other units? Are you not supporting your armour?

#13

Dr. TrollFace has Company of Heroes 2

Mar 31, 2019 @ 11:56pm

Originally posted by USF4Revival Special K:
Originally posted by Troll Face # Priapism:
yeh that works in dreams, maybe in your dreams enemy leaves kv by him self without any at or tank cover as a statue for you to take down and by the way it takes 15 sec for a panther to be lucky enough to kill kv without any bounce shot from behind .
So what if the KV is supported by other units? Are you not supporting your armour?

i do and your plan isnt going to work this way that kv tanks need nerf in armour or speed .

Last edited by Dr. TrollFace; Mar 31, 2019 @ 11:57pm

#14

StierlitZ

Apr 1, 2019 @ 5:02am

L2P

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