The SPW 251/9 Stummel

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DellieJonut

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I have a newfound respect for this bad boy. I took a bunch of these in my current huge city game with Fuchs, thinking maybe they could serve as bullet magnets for my tanks. Well, at the beginning of the match I lost about half my armor force due to boneheaded positioning. Since then I've been using them in a close infantry support role, and not only have they held the line, they have probably scored more tank and infantry kills than any other type of unit I have. Their spotting is as good as an unbuttoned tank, but they're not nearly as vulnerable to small arms fire, and the "Stump" gun they're sporting is very accurate at shorter ranges. I even took out a Churchill with one of the heat rounds (I think :)) Really the only downside is the traverse speed, but it's not that much of a problem.

Props to Fuchs for being an excellent player. I'm still in the match thanks solely to these bad boys. I'll get some screenies up later with kill counts and whatnot.
 
I did love them in CMAK and CMBB already and used them a lot. You get a nice amount of HE for few points...
Maybe I am a little bit biased regarding this vehicle since a relative was loader on such one during ww2. He served with Div. Grossdeutschland (Pz. Aufkl. Abt) since spring 1943 until 11. Feb 1945 when he was wounded with a splinter into his belly near Mehlsack in East Prussia. He survived the war and passed away in 2009. R.I.P.
 
Here are some of the Standout Stummels from my match with Fuchs... sorry for the quality, I can't run big battles on max settings on my notebook

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12 Enemy Casualties
1 Humber III Light Recon Car
1 Cromwell VI Close Support Tank
1 Carrier Mortar

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6 Enemy Casualties

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10 Enemy Casualties
1 Stuart V Light Tank

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5 Enemy Casualties
1 Cromwell VI Close Support Tank

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19 Enemy Casualties
1 Sherman I Cruiser Tank
1 Humber III Light Recon Car
1 Daimler Dingo Scout Car

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11 Enemy Casualties
1 Humber III Light Recon Car
 
Here is the final state of the map at Fuchs's surrender

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And here I am politely moving my crewmen and drivers to the back edge of the map :D

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GG Fuchs
 
Nice results from a cheapo vehicle;

Though I shouldn't be surprised by the ability of low cost, light armoured vehicles to operate so well in urban enviroment with short sightlines. It also has the GREAT penetration/HE performance over v.short ranges.

I do like your non-gamey tactic of retreating vehicle crews etc... sort of thing I tend to do. Hey AFV crews are valuable assets (and crap in a gunfight) :)
 
Zinzan said:
Nice results from a cheapo vehicle;

Though I shouldn't be surprised by the ability of low cost, light armoured vehicles to operate so well in urban enviroment with short sightlines. It also has the GREAT penetration/HE performance over v.short ranges.

I do like your non-gamey tactic of retreating vehicle crews etc... sort of thing I tend to do. Hey AFV crews are valuable assets (and crap in a gunfight) :)
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I think I was just surprised that they were more capable than my tanks in the CQB... I had several KO'd PZ IVs with no kills, but it might have just been bad luck.
 
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