Tank hunter IS

[LoopDloop]

Are they any good? I just recently got the special weapons regiment from a drop and I want to know if they are worth using.

[Cast]

Really useful if you don't like AT guns and sit on tons of munitions

[Lonely Riderrr]

I think it's best UKF doctrine for offensive play. Tank hunters have AT-snare which imo. should be also for regular IS.

But the best thing with this faction that munitions halftrack provides you weapons, especially Vickers LMG's and works as spawn.

And in late game, if you have at least half of the territory and german late game tanks are trying to break trough line, you can play "hold the lines"- CAG support + land units get more defensive bonus.

[General Disarray]

yeah it is one of my favourite doctrines that arty at the end and the croc. Tank hunters tho are meh. Ill usually have 1 tank hunter and 1 2 x bren IS. They can also spot tanks in the fog of war minimap which can be handy

[Crystal meth enthusiast]

Better than Piat.

[mustachewarfare]

Originally posted by Pink Omega:

Better than Piat.

pretty much anything is better than piat unless you are fighting heavy armour

[Tasty x3]

They can save your a rse from Luchs and Scout cars.

[Skullfumble]

They rekt light vehicles.

Just put them in cover.
Profit.

[LoopDloop]

Thanks for the info guys, I'd also like to know how they stand up against medium armor an infantry, at a gues I would say a little lacking, so I'm not expecting too much there.

[Tasty x3]

Originally posted by LoopDloop:

Thanks for the info guys, I'd also like to know how they stand up against medium armor an infantry, at a gues I would say a litle lacking, so I'm not expecting too much there.

They're like guards, decent against Stug and Ostwind can't be upgraded with Brens though but still decent.

[Riley]

The AT rifles are much better against inf than piats, and most likely better against armour given their accuracy, so it's an improvement, the AT snare is a godsend early game as well. Overall i'd say they're good, get 2x tank hunter IS and 2x normal IS with brens and you'll be rocking. Flame churchill is good, but comes late into the game and can be expensive for what you get, but it's good considering you can go hammer tactics and still get a churchill on the field with a comet.

[daelin4]

Love the commander, it allows you to play the Brits in a more offensive and mobile manner thanks to the halftrack. Unlike the AT Sniper, you got more survivability due to the squad size, plus the Tank Hunters still retain all the abilities of vanilla infantry sections, able to build caches and such.
That the commander also features a halftrack that not only reinforces but slows dropping Piats without researching the racks, is a huge plus: stick a few regular squads with your tank hunters and equip them with Piats or Vickers to add some further firepower as you deem fit. The halftrack provides on-site reinforcement as well as transport as you can roam around the map without fear of needing to run back to base and giving ground.

[Chaos_Umbra]

No one has meantioned that the Tank Hunters also reveal enemy vehicles in the FoW passivly at a much greater range than sight, meaning you will never be caught unawares. Also if you put your IS in the Halftrack they gain their Cover Bonus anywhere making them powerful mobile anti infantry when equiped with 2 Vickers.

[LoopDloop]

Thanks again for all the responses, all the info will be very useful when I can finally bring myself to use something other than Vanguard Ops Regiment XD