User blog comment:Tybaltcapulet/Michael Wittmannn vs Welkin Gunther/@comment-36053634-20190505145531

Guitarcar’s “Wehraboos, Total war! tm” edges

Heavies: Armor and heavy fire power usually dont amass for insta wins and other aspect need to be seen usually as seen with Arracourt, Kursk and other engagements, Potential history does cover up the tiger hype. In terms of terrain, the Edelweiss has this in the bag. they would find it easy to reposition themselves in the towns and tall hedges Normandy would possess. Suspension Issues including the horrible track the tiger uses will prove a lot of discomfort in the offense.

In firepower, I do believe the Edel has the inferior 88 but The 76mm M1A2 the Sherman could hold in ‘44 was smaller than the Edel and was more than capable of killing Tigers. The Edel’s turret speed is slightly better and smoke screens will remove the Tiger’s range advantage.

Armor type, Tiger gets the win. Period.

Tank fighting often involves who spots the other first, positions themselves better and who gets to kill each other at that range. Not some GUP,WOT, WT action that others think.

I do not see how the Tiger does beat a tank who could position itself better, grab the tiger in its sight easier aswell as kill the Tiger’s range advantage. All these aspects beat the tiger in a real life battle scenario.

Real life tank battles are more of a coordinated sit, shoot then close in. and that 50/50 mark...

But...

That 50/50 mark is a big thing. Its about who gets to shoot first as both tank are capable of killing each other in a single blow. With this in mind, No winner could be brought up with nothing as both tanks are quite shit in the recon side of things.

Edge: 50/50 mark, The DW machine would probably be the only thing to fix it.

Light tanks:

This is where the 2 tanks finally face off in a team based combat. While the Gallian is quite strong when it comes to fire power and speed, I do hear a vote from Leo that says that the Gal was vulnerable to small arms fire at the rear which kinda killed it.

The only thing that would save this thing from getting evascarated by a lone Mg42 motorcycle is by long range sniping which it would not excell well with its height and gun.

Major Edge: Wittman

Infantry: While I tend to be the kind of guy who kills the SS being an elite special unit somehow myth, I do see Squad 7’s weakness.

They are militiamen which means on default, they suck in combat. Their weapons lack capacity and the only way they could win is if they somehow outshoot the SS in accuracy.

The SS on the otherhand, has a hand few of veterans who are skilled aswell as carrying weapons that could supress Squad 7 and beat them in long range combat.

Being on the offence also puts the SS in favour as they are much more well adversed in shock and awe strikes.

Major edge: Wittmann

X-factors:

Gunther does not have what it takes to beat Wittmann. While Wittmann was reckless. He was capable of creating shock and awe in his sudden strikes that gave him victories on enemies who are not familliar in the scenario.

His special skills and Experience with commands aswell as his offensive capabilities puts him above Gunther.

Major Edge: Wittmann

Results: Major Wittman Victory

Wittman was a clearly better commander and with units that were better trained and much more formal in their approach to war aswell as an uncanny way of attack was capable of putting Gunther out of action easily.