CONQUEROR (Rainbow Arts) (?)
Solution:
If you are having a little trouble with Rainbow Arts` superb tank - battle
simulator have a shuffle at these official hints from the team themselves.
German tanks have a worse hill-climbing ability than both American and
Russian tanks. The point determines both strategies for both divisions - if
you`re playing as the Germans, a good tactic is to wait at the top of hills
and rush down at the enemy when they approach, whereas if you take control
of the allies, then it`s a good idea to escape by heading up the steepest
hill, so as to slow down any pursuers.
- The program actually works out the angle of incidence of any shot, and
uses the data to calculate the most effective use of armour. Therefore an
oblique shot at a tank will have more armour to penetrate than a `square
on blast'. So if you are under attack, try to make sure that the enemy
have to fire angled shots, but if you are attacking, then try to get a
good, straight (that is 90 degrees) shot to do the most damage.
- Front armour is always the thickest, giving the best defence on all
tanks, so always try to face the enemy straight on so as to present the
toughest, most heavily armoured face towards them. For this same reason,
you should also try to attack enemy tanks` flank or rear where they are
less protected.
- One of the most sensible tactics to use (the computer player employs
this) is to form the heavy tanks into groups and leave the light tanks to
reconnoitre. This means that the lighter, faster tanks can act as your
`eyes', giving advance warning of enemy manoeuvres (they can also run
away quickly!) The tactic they use under the auto-driver is to run away
from anything they can`t shoot, reporting the sightings to your force.
You can then move in the heavy tanks for the real action.
- When using map firing, always remember that any shells fired will take
about 30 seconds to hit the ground, so try to judge where the enemy tanks
will be when the missiles strike and aim your guns there. Be warned,
however, that computer-controlled tanks don`t look for map fire, so keep
clear of the area until all the shells have landed.
- Don`t go for a whole bunch of heavy guns; instead try to build a nice
balanced tank force. Light tanks are useful for reconnaissance and also
as an emergency reserve, whereas heavy tanks are good for straight head-
to-head battles. Medium tanks combine the advantages of both light and
heavy vehicles, but lack the speed and firepower of the others.
- Don`t forget to use your drome tanks! Direct one to hold an enemy tank`s
attention while driving your tank to the rear from where you can unleash
a powerful attack. Watch out when doing this, though, as the computer
tank has two objectives - to both defend itself and attack any player
tanks. Thus it will turn it`s strongest armour towards the most powerful
gun and take out the lightest enemy tanks.
The tanks:
Various tanks are useful for different things, and experienced players will
be able to utilise the individual strengths of each. Here are some notes on
the strengths of the different tanks.
CHAFFEE: Very fast and cheap.
M36 GMC: Also very fast and has a good gun, but has fairly weak armour.
SHERMAN FIREFLY: Good Gun, medium speed and adequate armour.
PERSHING: Has the same gun as the M36 GMC with medium speed, but has the
advantage of good armour.
PANZER III: Very cheap, but not particularly good at any one thing.
PANTHER: Excellent front armour, a good gun and average mobility, but the
side and rear armour are both weak.
TIGER 1: Excellent all round armour and good gun.
KING TIGER: Best armour and gun of any tank, but travels slowly.
T34/76: Good all round armour (as with the other Russian tanks), good gun
but has average speed.
KV1S: Better armour than the T34/76, but has the same gun.
KV85: Has a better gun than the KV1S
JSII: Excellent gun and armour and has good mobility.
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