Use of Heavy Tanks in multiplayer

[MSS-Gaming]

I have fully upgraded, but never used the heavy tank. I wish to continue using APCs, Howitzers, shooters, and healers. My question is whether anyone has tried putting a single Heavy Tank MK5 in their army composition to attract the attention of the missile silo? In world war attacks, this is not an issue as most active atomic age players attack with full mercenaries, but in multiplayer that method is not viable due to the cost of the mercenaries.

 

[melheor]

I always have a single HT (currently MK5) in my line up. And no, it will not attract the missile silo away from your other units by itself. It has about 35k HP prior to the university upgrade, which is just barely more than the Tank Destroyer mercenary (which has 32k). You need 2-3 Tank Destroyers to draw fire away from other troops, so it would be the same for HT MK5.

 

[MSS-Gaming]

Thanks for the response, I guess I'll stick to my current army composition. APCs are my favorite at the moment, having finished the university research for the heavy infantry, they are so efficient for farming resources.

 

[Persia]

Don't APCs drop off your unique unit if your nation has a heavy infantry UU?

 

[MSS-Gaming]

They do, but my nation doesn't have special heavy infantry.

 

[True God]

I now use a couple of MK2 factory heavy tanks in war. I'm currently level152 Roman with 154 space. At the moment my planes are only 2 and weak so they are not effective in battles.

 

[Necksahn]

I see tanks used against me with a lot of success. I have trouble using myself because of my play style. I like using rally to keep my troops together as I move around map. When I introduce heavy cav (tanks) I can’t keep group anymore and find myself playing a reactive strategy.

 

[SiuYin]

Put a single HT in the place with weak defense, and deploy main troop far away is the common practice against MS

But make sure you got at least HT MK4

 

[arcelalmelor]

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I use 6 HTMK5 while raiding at 1000-1800 medal range. However I only attack bases with weak air defense(that includes low level tower and anti air) so my strike fighter mk6 wont die while raiding. I can farm 1-2hours straight without losing a single troop.

here are some of my farm using HT. im british btw lvl 202. will change nation to germans as soon as the workers finished up.

 

[Persia]

This is genius, does it work better with Romans in earlier ages (IA & GA)?

 

[arcelalmelor]

Whats the troop count again in IA/GA? is it 140? being a Roman in that age meaning you have around 154 troop count? you can use 6 HT.

im in AA i was thinking before if i will be switching to roman so I can have 7 HT while raiding.