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HardLuckYetAgain -> RE: Another World : AAR Soviet Stelteck Vs German Pelton (No Pelton Zone) (12/1/2016 7:18:48 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Dinglir
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ORIGINAL: HardLuckYetAgain
U-2's (all versions) are the first factories I move turn 3 to the welcoming arms of the Germans. So much for so little imho on these airframes, so I just dispense with the nonsense and circular file them. Just start building out your Tactical squadrons Turn 1 by consolidating them on a few airbases and bombing lead german units. After a few turns you should easily have a couple of guard Tactical units. On turn 8 start building 2 to 4 tactical squadrons a turn since you are receiving over 70+ frames a turn from Voronezh.
In my opinion, an argument stating that you should not build U-2's because IL-2's are better, is like stating that you should not build KV-1's because T-34's are better. The U-2 should be evaluated on it's own terms, looking at what it can and can not do.
Personally, I feel I have had a lot of success using it to bomb German infantry on secondary fronts. At a build cost of 81, you get 10 of these for every one IL-4 you can build. If placed one hex behind the front, it can do 5-6 attacks pr turn dropping a total of 10 100kg GP Bomba and 10 50kg GP Bombs. As the IL-4 will seldom do more than one or two attacks pr turn, you get more than 5 times as many bombs dropped pr turn as you do with the IL-4 for the same price in armaments. On top of this, the U-2 also gets a to hit bonus if used during the day.
You need to be careful with what you attack however. Those 100kg GP bombs are next to utterly useless if dropped on something with a level two terrain/fortification modifier or bigger. It can be very good against targets moving in the open.
In my game with Pelton, I can evaluate my U-2VS by looking at my Commander's Report. By turn 39, my 59 U-2VS Air Groups have killed a total of 1324 ground elements. That is more or less a full German infantry division.
The cost has been a little armaments points and 50 or som Admin points.
Well worth it in my book.
So 59 U-2VS air groups with 1,324 ground element kills by turn 39. Not bad.
Here is a screen shot of my Commanders Report turn 10 on my game with Pelton with my Tactical squadrons bombing his lead units. Please note that I ONLY stack 4 squadrons per airbase for bomber types. Top Tactical bomber base has 402 alone, with the next (5) coming in at 170, 166, 134, 122, and 82 for a total of 1,076 ground kills turn 10. Just imagine what these would be doing by turn 39 with experience. I will keep my IL-2's and I wish you the best with the U-2VS's :) For me the U2 factories are German treats I love to feed them.
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