any one else find the shermans difficult to kill

[KodiakUltimate]

i play germans and my pz III j1 had a hell of a time on realistic battles after haveing a enemy team of all shermans, in one area i had a shell go through me and kill the Flackpanzer behind me

[The Kerberos™]

LOL

[IRMcG]

Standing off and sniping will only get you killed. Get close, keep moving and target the side hull. Can't remember if that tank gets APCR like the IIIL, but your 50mm will have a hard time doing anything to the front and turret without it.

Check out the preview view of the Sherman in the research tree to see it's vulnerable points.

[KodiakUltimate]

its hard to flank when they start combat from a km away and kill your driver on the first shot

[KodiakUltimate]

and the sherman with the rounded sides i cant pen its flank but my Pz III J II can kill if its at a back angle on the turret if i can get behond them they can be killed but they wil get a chance with their armor
edited wrong tank i ment my Pz III L

[Concorde]

It is a fair challenge to kill... On the other hand I reasearched the 3L then had to reasearch the 3J1 THEN due to the normal 3J being added, I HAVE TO GET THAT just to play the 3L. I cannot stand playing the Germans due to it, not a gameplay just a nitpick issue tha keeps me from seeing how the sherman should be killed

[Jide Aurelius]

I have zero problems dying in my sherman :)

[KodiakUltimate]

wait you have no problems dying or you have no problems beacause you dont die

also i dont say the shermas are over powered because they cant die but they have almost no areas a pz can pen in the front, a skilled player wont die but a new player who rushes will still get a few kills unlike a german player who has to be accurate and tactical just for any kill

[KodiakUltimate]

as a German i have no problen taking out other Panzers but shermans i always have to run from shermans and ambush them from the side but if i dont take out the gunner or loader im good as dead

[Probably Lime]

The damage model for US tanks is a bit weird. They seem to be a lot more roomey than German/Soviet tanks, so you get a lot more shots missing critical bits.

[Der Lachende Mann]

If your only chance is frontal, try hit at the lower part of the chassis, less armour, and usually it'll start a fire. Works well for US tanks and even sometimes for hard nuts like IS-4.

[KodiakUltimate]

yeah actually i was playing right now and a sherman was angled on the far end of a hill, I put an APCR on that part and it killed the driver and radio man after diverting up then exploded in the turret didnt touch the radio man so i dont know how he died but when the tank is on a slope the pens get wierd

[KodiakUltimate]

i think i found a weak point a indent on the front side is particualy vunrable and has a ammo rack right behind it a apcr can peirce it at medium range perfect for close quarters fights

[WickedestCard]

Pz.39 to the side hull or turret of the Sherman will either crit, catch it on fire, or just knock it out. Using the 50mm on the front is not all that reliable. But you can shoot the transmission cover on bottom front and it'll also catch on fire. Once you get the long barrel 75mm on the PnzKmpf. IV you can just laugh as Shermans try to take you out as you snipe them from over 700m.

Course people keep saying that the 75mm isn't working properly but I haven't had any trouble with it. Just remember that your flat armor is vulnerable to everything else.

[KodiakUltimate]

panzers exell at ambushes but the game makes these hard in fact the stug relied on bait tactics to kill tanks they would hide in bushes and treelines while panzers attract the enemy then fire at their flank but there is no stealth function yet as markers apear as soon as the have direct sight within their visual range
unfourtunatly for me i took the tiger path which dosent have a strong long range cannon but dose have decent medium range tanks

[dr>GAZ]

I laugh at silly sherman tank because when put boolit in front shermun tank is kill

Glorious soviet bias master race! Silly american tank not good enough!