What is counter for Heavy Tanks

[Necksahn]

So, how do you counter heavy tanks in MP? They destroy my base with no losses and a minute to spare. They could literally drop the tanks anywhere on base and just walk away to get coffee and still win.

And they completely ignore missile silo. They just let it fire away.

The last attack they were also German nation which is now getting into sadistic territory.

 

[KniferX]

Anti-tank guns and upgraded air defense, along with upgraded bunkers.
In that case they'd need to drop tactics on your base at which point it doesn't matter what army they have, they'll beat you if your base defense isn't at equal age as their offense.

 

[melheor]

Air defense isn't going to help you against heavy tanks, unless you're talking about the planes that accompany them. Best defense against heavy tanks is heavy walls and compartmentalized base, since their only weakness is inability to destroy walls fast enough or shoot over them. I only ever got the dreaded heavy tank attack you speak of once and he couldn't kill the base fast enough, probably because I use walls well in my base and make sure to upgrade them. Also, keep in mind, this is not a cheap attack, the player needs to be sure his troops survive. For that reason the player attacking you will probably have all of the following going for them:

- Maxed HT for their age
- One age above you
- Brandenburg Gate (for DPS bonus)
- All HT university researches (for DPS bonus + HP)
- Germans (for DPS bonus)

Basically, that player is significantly stronger and with that kind of firepower, he could bulldoze your base with any army he chooses, he simply chose HT to save resources and retrain time. So you'd be screwed no matter what, it just adds more insult to injury knowing he has no downtime.

 

[Necksahn]

Yah, he was an age higher and much higher level. I’ll get attacked by similar strength but they always lose stuff. With this strategy you can hit continually

 

[Kaiser Shag]

I always use HT for my attacks (mk6 in a week !), and what's the most annoying for me are the anti tank guns which are well defended against air attacks because I destroy them so that my HT are safe. Another good defense are mine traps, when they are well placed they deal heavy damage to the tanks.
But yes an advantage is that with HT you can totally ignore the missile silo

 

[KniferX]

Air support is mandatory in every type of attack now.
Ever since silo you can't send tanks with your main army to take mortar fire away from shooters/howies.

And with full HT armies you were never able to avoid AT guns without plane support.

 

[melheor]

Yea, but as you say yourself, the anti-tank gun needs to be well defended. If it's not behind a wall, my HT can take it out with 1 hit. That same gun needs to get 4-5 hits in on HT to take it out.

 

[Kaiser Shag]

Every good defense needs to be well defended, for example it would be stupid to put the silo outside the walls, same rule for anti-tank guns. Also anti-tank guns are small an easy to place inside the walls.