The Sturmpanzer 1 is too long ranged

[kokkorhekkus]

yes 1940 and other deducter's changes seems to be right too, and the unit is still a decent choice
sturmpanzer is not the king of arty (I've got only two - because of low ammo - but it's a terror shark in '39 & '40 and a *** '41 can make good losses on tanks in '41...; far from the reality of battles in this years

[Loki1942]

It acts like one of the late war SP artilleries, when it really wasnt anything like that, should be changed to better reflect reality in my humble opinion.

[AgentTBC]

That looks much more balanced with the massively increased cost combined with reduced damage. I'd still prefer a 1 range with a cheap cost, I think. There simply should not be self-propelled artillery with any sort of range at that point in the war. It's unbalancing and ahistoric.

[deducter]

Based on my playtesting, the Sturmpanzer I with my stats is not that great. It may be ahistorical to field more than 1 of them, but I don't see why anyone would, considering all the drawbacks: extremely low ammo, low attack, especially HA, low speed, vulnerability to air attacks, high cost.

From a gameplay perspective, range 1 artillery needs to have high defenses, like the StuG IIIB. Otherwise such units are much too vulnerable for use.

[monkspider]

I am going to leave an extensive comment in your thread as to not derail this thread too much but I do recommend everyone check out Dedcuter's mod. I am kind of an anti-mod guy and it took some doing to finally become motivated to try it but it really makes the game infinitely deeper.

[Kamerer]

I am going to leave an extensive comment in your thread as to not derail this thread too much but I do recommend everyone check out Dedcuter's mod. I am kind of an anti-mod guy and it took some doing to finally become motivated to try it but it really makes the game infinitely deeper.

I agree. I am enjoying it quite a bit - a nice evolutionary change after getting a good handle on the game.