Gaijin??? What the hell, why is M44 in 4.0 br when it got like massive bomb HE.
It can kill anything at it’s sight no matter where the hell you shoot with M44???
Please explain this system, M44 is basically m109 but with 2 br differences
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It’s a derp tank. If you face it frontally I recommend you shoot at its right, where you’ll kill the driver, gunner and most likely reach the ammunition rack.
On the other hand I do agree adding it was a little meh, the M37 would’ve done the same job and stayed 4.0 to fight WW2 stuff (mostly), instead of a vehicle in the highly agile M41 platform (which also breaks any sort of immersion if you ask me). Other SPGs like the Sexton, Priest, Hummel or Wespe seem to be completely ignored by devs, making it more evident that they kind of no longer care about WW2.
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Yes, i completly understand about shooting it’s right, but thing is if it sees u before u even get chance. You never will get chance again and it’s insanely stupid. its fighting against heavy vehicles that it can kill instantly.
I do see and agree with your point. I find it ridiculous that it shoots the M107 round at 4.0, whilst you have the M109 and it’s variants firing the same round at 6.3.
The stupid diffrence is that this has a 2.2 second reload diffrence from the M109. They’re set apart 2.3 br diffrence and yet this fires the powerfull M107 round at much smaller tanks which are more prone to ovepressure. Plus ontop of that the only diffrence between them is the 20mm armor on the turret & hull and a O.4hp/t diffrence not counting the obvious gun depression, elevation &whatnot.
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It’s true, tho it ain’t even from WW2, it’s from the 50s (*).
Unless the M44 is really dumb, you really only get one (1) chance to save yourself.
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1 chance which is ultra slim when its really exprienced m44 player.
It entered service early 50s. The development of the M41 Walker Bulldog dates from mid 40s.
its the most unprotected SPG available to most nations, a small MG strafe kills it quickly.
Its velocity and reload are also considerably worse. its balanced decently all things given
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My bad, still kinda breaks the immersion if u ask me
I wouln’t say that its balanced when it can one shot everything in sight. Plus most of times you die before u even get chance to shoot m44. ‘‘unprotected’’ yeah maybe, not even single mg can kill anything from it though. Doesnt give it rights to put up to 4.0 where every tanks are insanely fragile against M44’s
7.62 can be stopped by the front plate. and alot of tanks at 4.0 use that caliber for their machine guns.
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Well it’s a glass cannon, if you hit one well placed shot it’s over for it.
*front turret plate
True but what rights glass cannon can make it 4.0?`
This BR range from 3.7 to 6.7 is the most unimmersive if you take a look. In my opinion, to fit some SPG on this scenario, the M41 HMC is a good option, same firepower, even less protected but on a less agile platform, based on the M24 Chaffee.
At some point M44 SPG may go up BR to 4.7, but at the moment, if no other exist to replace, I’m supporting it staying at 4.0.
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Imma be real with y’all I think the root of the issue is the attempt of adding artillery vehicles as tank hunters, which makes them relatively hard to balance since they’ve got huge guns but 0 armor, and some will say it’s OP while others will say it’s garbage.
Even it gets uptiered, it doesnt matter. ur fighting against KV-1 ZIS-5’s that u can even one tap it instanely without trying. I play KV-1 ZIS-5 and i always die it shooting my tracks or anywhere in body. I canno’t sadly agree with your terms of supporting it being 4.0
Everywhere. It trades all protection for a monstruous weapon. A 155 mm howitzer at 4.0 with barely armor to withstand 12,7 mm shells, may be the best position at the moment.
I had game where he was incredibly unbalanced spot without anything being able to kill him but flanking which aswell obviously FAILED.
They can shoot over hills like nothing most of times
It already dies to any anti air in that br, still. Just because armour, doesnt give rights to put it up into 4.0 and fight against insanely fragile tanks. For example, 2S3M at 6.3 br being close to weaker than m44, dying to 50. cals any time
Why not put 2S3M into 4.7 or 5.0 at this point? It almost acts same as M44 but at it’s br, it cant do anything most of times that you need to shoot only cupola and turret to explode roof of tank unlike m44 being able to destroy anywhere?